Enum: LicensingStageEnum

Nuclear facility licensing stages

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
SITE_PERMIT	None	Early site permit for nuclear facility
DESIGN_CERTIFICATION	None	Certification of standardized reactor design
CONSTRUCTION_PERMIT	None	Authorization to begin nuclear facility construction
OPERATING_LICENSE	None	Authorization for commercial reactor operation
LICENSE_RENEWAL	None	Extension of operating license beyond initial term
COMBINED_LICENSE	None	Combined construction and operating license
DECOMMISSIONING_PLAN	None	Approval of facility decommissioning plan
LICENSE_TERMINATION	None	Final termination of nuclear facility license

Slots

Name	Description
licensing_stage	Nuclear facility licensing stage

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets

LinkML Source

name: LicensingStageEnum
description: Nuclear facility licensing stages
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/valuesets
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  SITE_PERMIT:
    text: SITE_PERMIT
    description: Early site permit for nuclear facility
    annotations:
      scope:
        tag: scope
        value: site suitability evaluation
      duration:
        tag: duration
        value: 10-20 years typically
      flexibility:
        tag: flexibility
        value: technology-neutral
      advantage:
        tag: advantage
        value: reduced licensing risk
    title: Site Permit
  DESIGN_CERTIFICATION:
    text: DESIGN_CERTIFICATION
    description: Certification of standardized reactor design
    annotations:
      scope:
        tag: scope
        value: reactor design approval
      duration:
        tag: duration
        value: 15-20 years typically
      advantage:
        tag: advantage
        value: reduced construction licensing time
      standardization:
        tag: standardization
        value: enables multiple deployments
    title: Design Certification
  CONSTRUCTION_PERMIT:
    text: CONSTRUCTION_PERMIT
    description: Authorization to begin nuclear facility construction
    annotations:
      authorization:
        tag: authorization
        value: construction activities
      requirements:
        tag: requirements
        value: detailed design and safety analysis
      oversight:
        tag: oversight
        value: construction inspection program
      milestone:
        tag: milestone
        value: major licensing milestone
    title: Construction Permit
  OPERATING_LICENSE:
    text: OPERATING_LICENSE
    description: Authorization for commercial reactor operation
    annotations:
      authorization:
        tag: authorization
        value: power operation and fuel loading
      duration:
        tag: duration
        value: initially 40 years
      renewal:
        tag: renewal
        value: possible for additional 20 years
      testing:
        tag: testing
        value: extensive pre-operational testing
    title: Operating License
  LICENSE_RENEWAL:
    text: LICENSE_RENEWAL
    description: Extension of operating license beyond initial term
    annotations:
      extension:
        tag: extension
        value: additional 20 years typical
      review:
        tag: review
        value: aging management program review
      basis:
        tag: basis
        value: demonstrated safe operation
      economics:
        tag: economics
        value: enables continued operation
    title: License Renewal
  COMBINED_LICENSE:
    text: COMBINED_LICENSE
    description: Combined construction and operating license
    annotations:
      scope:
        tag: scope
        value: construction and operation authorization
      advantage:
        tag: advantage
        value: single licensing process
      requirements:
        tag: requirements
        value: complete design and safety analysis
      efficiency:
        tag: efficiency
        value: streamlined licensing approach
    title: Combined License (COL)
  DECOMMISSIONING_PLAN:
    text: DECOMMISSIONING_PLAN
    description: Approval of facility decommissioning plan
    annotations:
      scope:
        tag: scope
        value: facility dismantlement plan
      funding:
        tag: funding
        value: decommissioning funding assurance
      schedule:
        tag: schedule
        value: decommissioning timeline
      end_state:
        tag: end_state
        value: final site condition
    title: Decommissioning Plan Approval
  LICENSE_TERMINATION:
    text: LICENSE_TERMINATION
    description: Final termination of nuclear facility license
    annotations:
      completion:
        tag: completion
        value: decommissioning completion
      survey:
        tag: survey
        value: final radiological survey
      release:
        tag: release
        value: site release for unrestricted use
      finality:
        tag: finality
        value: end of regulatory oversight
    title: License Termination