The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted an exemption to Framatome Inc. from certain reporting requirements for their U.S. EPR standard design certification application. This exemption, which is valid from 2024 to 2028, allows Framatome to delay submitting annual reports on emergency core cooling systems (ECCS) performance, as the review of their application was previously suspended. The NRC determined that this exemption poses no risk to public health and safety, does not affect common defense and security, and meets the legal criteria for special circumstances. Framatome has committed to update and submit required reports before requesting the reactivation of the review by the NRC.
Simple Explanation
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission told Framatome Inc. that they don't need to send certain reports about their nuclear design project until later, because they took a break on working on it, and this won't make people unsafe.