ML14231A072

8/14/2014, Meeting Slide Re. National Nuclear Security Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Meeting on Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Regarding 1700 G LAR

ML14231A072
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Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	08/14/2014
From:	Greenaugh K, Rotella T US Dept of Energy, National Nuclear Security Admin
To:	Plant Licensing Branch II
Lingam S
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NRC Meeting T iti Tritium Production P d ti NNSA Represented by:

Dr. Kevin Greenaugh Mr. Tom Rotella August 14, 14 2014

Agenda Introduction Overview of Defense Programs Tritium Requirement Overview of Tritium Readiness Program NRC Support of LAR Review Closing Remarks DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 2

Defense Programs - Central to the Nuclear Security Enterprise The mission of NNSAs Defense Programs sustain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent though g the application pp of science,,

technology, engineering and manufacturing.

Under Secretary for Nuclear Security & Administrator:

Frank G. Klotz Principal Deputy Administrator: Madeline Creedan James McConnell Donald L.

L Cook Anne M M. Harrington Admiral John M M. Joseph J.

J Krol Michael Lempke Steven Aoki (NA-00) (NA-10) (NA-20) Richardson, USN (NA-40) (Act) (NA-70) (NA-80)

(NA-30) Assoc. Adm. for Assoc. Admin. Deputy Admin. for Deputy Admin. for Defense Nuclear Assoc. Admin. &

Deputy Under for Infrastructure & Defense Programs Defense Nuclear Deputy Admin. for Assoc. Admin. for Security & Chief, Secretary for Operations Nonproliferation Naval Reactors Emergency Defense Nuclear Counterterrorism &

Security Counterproliferation William S. Goodrum (NA-12)

• Assistant Deputy Admin. for Stockpile Management

• including tritium DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 3

The National 3+2 Vision Three ballistic missile-type warheads, each deployable on both Air Force and Navy delivery systems, employing three interoperable nuclear explosive packages with adaptable non-nuclear components.

Two types of air-delivered nuclear weapons, both deployable in a cruise missile and a bomb weapon system, employing interoperable nuclear explosive packages with adaptable non-nuclear components.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 4

The Need for Tritium Tritium, a radioactive material with a half-life of 12.3 years, is an integral g component p of nuclear weapons. p An assured supply must be available to meet the requirements of the nuclear weapons stockpile.

One of NNSAs missions is to provide freshly filled tritium reservoirs for the stockpile to replace reservoirs that have reached their end of life.

Need ~1700 grams per cycle to meet Future Stockpile requirements.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 5

Notional Tritium Supply & Demand (Illustrates Concepts -Not to Scale)

Tritium Supply pp y without Production (Natural decay loses ~5.5% per year)

Tritium Supply with Production Crossover C

Graams of Tritium Point n-year Reserve Hedge g Reserve Demand Laboratory Requirements Active Stockpile Pipeline Active Stockpile p

Savannah River Site Required Inventory Fiscal Year Tritium production offsets the normal 5.5% annual decay of tritium.

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 6

The Tritium Readiness Program DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 7

Tritium Program - Overview 30 Year Interagency Agreement since Dec. 1999 Economyy Act requires q reimbursement of all TVA costs but no profit p or fee Tritium production at WBN1 since 2003 Recently funded modifications to WBN1 including the 500,000 gallon tank DOE/TVA O / issued ssued tthee Draft a t Supplemental Supp e e ta Environmental o e ta Impact pact Statement (SEIS) for the Production of Tritium in a Commercial Light Water Reactor (CLWR)

- Issued for public comment on August 8 8, 2014

- Public meetings are scheduled for September 9 and 10 in Athens and Chattanooga DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 8

NNSA Requesting Support of NRC NNSA Interests:

- Meet production requirement of 1700 grams per cycle (~1792 TPBARs) by early 2020s

- Minimize risks and maintain a stable program

- Maintaining a single l reactor path h to conserve unobligated bl d ffuel,l untill stable supply of unobligated LEU is certain DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 9

Closing Remarks Tritium production is one of the most important items required to sustain a safe,, secure and reliable stockpile p NNSA appreciates TVA partnership for National Security NNSA requests q that the NRC support pp the review and approval pp of the license amendment request to increase tritium production at Watts Bar Unit 1 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS 10