Selected review and evaluation of US safety research vis-a-vis foreign safety research for nuclear power plants

A review of currently available nuclear-safety research resources in a selected group of United States government national laboratories is presented. The current nuclear-safety research interests of industry organizations, particularly the Electric Power Research Institute, are also identified. In addition, suggestions for potential joint or cooperative funding of light-water-reactor safety research in the US between the NRC and other organizations, both foreign and domestic, are presented. The topics of research considered are associated with the areas of Siting, Structural Engineering, Metallurgy, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering