- Standards Progress: Advanced Nuclear and Next-Generation Fission 2026
- Chapter 6 · Readings
Readings from the other desks
Readings from the other desks: cross-references to their editions for the same scope, not copies of them.
6.1Standards and regulatory watch: the Nexus Standards reading in the GCRI edition
The instruments that shape the systems of Advanced Nuclear and Next-Generation Fission, as printed in the Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI) Systems Evidence edition. Instruments and published guidance that shape the systems in this edition, by status on the retrieval date. The edition assesses no one’s compliance.
| Instrument | Body | Scope | Status | Relevance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 CFR Part 53 final rule [10] | US Nuclear Regulatory Commission | US | PUBLISHED 2026 | licensing framework |
| Executive Order 14300 [3] | White House | US | PUBLISHED 2025 | licensing reform and goals |
| Executive Order 14301 [5] | White House | US | PUBLISHED 2025 | test reactor goal |
| Executive Order 14302 [4] | White House | US | PUBLISHED 2025 | industrial base and fuel |
| ADVANCE Act [37] | US Congress | US | IN FORCE 2024 | licensing statute |
| Prohibition on Russian low-enriched uranium imports [12] | US government | US | IN FORCE FROM AUGUST 2024 | fuel supply |
| CNSC construction licence for Darlington [14] | Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission | Canada | PUBLISHED APRIL 2025 | construction |
| i-SMR standard design approval application [19] | Nuclear Safety and Security Commission | Korea | IN REVIEW FROM FEBRUARY 2026 | design approval |
| Generation IV International Forum [40] | GIF member states | global | PUBLISHED · VOLUNTARY | six reactor concepts |
| EU taxonomy delegated act [41] | European Commission | EU | IN FORCE 2022 | finance classification |
6.2Readings from the other desks
Cross-references to the other desks’ editions for the same subject, never copies of them.
| Desk | Edition | State | Identifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standards Progress | Standards Progress: Advanced Nuclear and Next-Generation Fission 2026 | In preparation | NR-NXS-XT-15-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| GCRI Systems Evidence | Systems Evidence: Advanced Nuclear and Next-Generation Fission 2026 | Drafted, in stewardship review | NR-XTECH-FISSION-GLOBAL-2026-BASELINE-v1.0.0 |
| GRF Public Deliberation | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| GRA Capital Readiness | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit | |
| Academy Capability | Capability: Advanced Nuclear and Next-Generation Fission 2026 | In preparation | NR-RA-XT-15-2026-BASELINE (reserved) |
| Index Measurement | Outside this desk’s remit | Not in remit |
6.3Contribute to this chapter
The state of the Nexus Standards parts and of the external standards they adopt: adoption, conformance attested by those who apply them, crosswalks, and domain and industry profiles. The parts are preparatory working drafts (2026); conformance is attestation, not certification. Material for this chapter goes to the Standards Progress desk; what belongs to another desk is forwarded, not refused.
Nexus Standards reads an edition for standards progress: what was adopted, what conformed, what crosswalks exist and what is still a gap.
If you adopted or assessed a standard, send the clause, the version and the evidence. The desk will map it to the profile it belongs in.