ML14231A072
| 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 P
d ti Tritium Production NNSA Represented by:
Dr. Kevin Greenaugh Mr. Tom Rotella August 14 2014 August 14, 2014
Agenda Introduction Overview of Defense Programs Tritium Requirement Overview of Tritium Readiness Program NRC Support of LAR Review Closing Remarks 2
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Defense Programs - Central to the Nuclear Security Enterprise The mission of NNSAs Defense Programs sustain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear deterrent though the application of
- science, g
pp technology, engineering and manufacturing.
Under Secretary for Nuclear Security & Administrator:
Joseph J Krol Under Secretary for Nuclear Security & Administrator:
Frank G. Klotz Principal Deputy Administrator: Madeline Creedan Donald L Cook Anne M Harrington Admiral John M Michael Lempke James McConnell Steven Aoki Joseph J. Krol (NA-40)
Assoc. Admin. for Emergency Donald L. Cook (NA-10)
Deputy Admin. for Defense Programs Anne M. Harrington (NA-20)
Deputy Admin. for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Admiral John M.
Richardson, USN (NA-30)
Deputy Admin. for Naval Reactors Michael Lempke (Act) (NA-70)
Assoc. Adm. for Defense Nuclear Security & Chief, Defense Nuclear Security James McConnell (NA-00)
Assoc. Admin.
for Infrastructure &
Operations Steven Aoki (NA-80)
Assoc. Admin. &
Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism &
Counterproliferation William S. Goodrum (NA-12)
- Assistant Deputy Admin. for Stockpile 3
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Stockpile Management
- including tritium
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 4
system, employing interoperable nuclear explosive packages with adaptable non-nuclear components.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
The Need for Tritium Tritium, a radioactive material with a half-life of 12.3 years, is an integral component of nuclear weapons.
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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.
of life.
Need ~1700 grams per cycle to meet Future Stockpile requirements.
5 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Notional Tritium Supply & Demand (Illustrates Concepts -Not to Scale)
Tritium Supply without Production pp y (Natural decay loses ~5.5% per year)
Tritium Supply with Production C
n-year Reserve Hedge Reserve ams of Tritium Crossover Point g
Laboratory Requirements Active Stockpile Pipeline Active Stockpile Gra Demand p
Savannah River Site Required Inventory Fiscal Year 6
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS Tritium production offsets the normal 5.5% annual decay of tritium.
The Tritium Readiness Program 7
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
Tritium Program - Overview 30 Year Interagency Agreement since Dec. 1999 Economy Act requires reimbursement of all TVA costs but no profit y
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or fee Tritium production at WBN1 since 2003 Recently funded modifications to WBN1 including the 500,000 gallon tank DOE/TVA issued the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact O /
ssued t e a t Supp e e ta o
e ta pact Statement (SEIS) for the Production of Tritium in a Commercial Light Water Reactor (CLWR)
Issued for public comment on August 8 2014
- Issued for public comment on August 8, 2014
- Public meetings are scheduled for September 9 and 10 in Athens and Chattanooga 8
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
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 l
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- Maintaining a single reactor path to conserve unobligated fuel, until stable supply of unobligated LEU is certain 9
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS
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 that the NRC support the review and approval of the q
pp pp license amendment request to increase tritium production at Watts Bar Unit 1 10 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY l NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION l OFFICE OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS