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The Nuclear Electrical Engineer

An educational resource for electrical engineers in the nuclear power industry

Here you can find design tips on technical skills like cable and breaker sizing, short-circuit evaluations and more, PLUS deep-dive analysis of nuclear-specific topics like design basis, Tech Specs, UFSARs, and safety-related SSCs — built from primary source documents.

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A brief into to the Tech Specs

The Technical Specifications, or Tech Specs for short, are the documented technical parameters that govern the plant’s safe operation. Whereas the UFSAR reads more…

Licensing Basis

The UFSAR

One of the most popular of the licensing basis documents that you’ll work with (or hear about) is the UFSAR. It stands for updated…

Licensing Basis