Criticality Benchmarking

The DOE/NRC Criticality Safety for Commercial-Scale High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) for Fuel Cycle and Transportation (DNCSH) initiative is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to establish new criticality benchmark data for commercial-scale nuclear energy. The results will be crucial for the regulation and licensing of facilities handling special nuclear material and the certification of transportation packages for such materials, as outlined in the federal regulations. The project also l engages in activities that support the efficiency and robustness of licensing and criticality safety benchmark development processes such as nuclear data improvements.