ML18103A019
| ML18103A019 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/27/2018 |
| From: | Bruno Caballero NRC/RGN-II |
| To: | |
| Cushing E, NRR/DIRS, 415-1064 | |
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| Download: ML18103A019 (14) | |
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Update on New Reactors Bruno Caballero, Region II
Objectives
- 1. For AP1000, identify:
- a. number of NRC exams administered
- b. status of applicants who passed NRC exam
- c. number of additional NRC exams anticipated
- d. projected online date
- 2. For NuScale (small modular reactor - SMR) discuss:
- a. SMR technology
- b. control room staffing
- c. Project activities underway
- 3. Discuss the goals and status of the following NRC Charter Teams:
- a. Operator Licensing Process at Cold Plants
- b. Plant-Referenced Simulators & Commission-Approved Simulation Facilities 2
AP1000 Simulator 3
AP1000 NRC Exams
- VC Summer (project cancelled)
- May 2015 (wr) + Sept 2016 (full) + Feb 2017 (op)
- 22 pass letters; 14 applicants to Vogtle
- Vogtle
- July 2016 (full) + Feb 2017 (full)
- 37 pass letters (not including 14 VCS applicants)
- March 2018 class (24 applicants)
- Licensee requesting ~ 75 licenses 4
AP1000 applicants w/ pass letters
- SAT-based continuing training program enrollment (Form 398 item)
- Maintain skills & knowledge previously evaluated
- New operationally important topics since NRC exam
- Deferred experience item which includes pre-operational testing 5
Vogtle AP1000
- Projected online dates, and other milestone info can be found at:
- https://www.georgiapower.com/about-energy/energy-sources/nuclear/overview.cshtml
- Unit 3 expected online November 2021
- Unit 4, November 2022 6
NuScale SMR
- Reactor, Pzr, & SG combined
- Fuel bundle ~ 6ft
- 5% of op fleet fuel
- Natural circulation
- Containment sits in pool
- Each reactor module has turb-gen, ~ 50 Mwe
- Twelve module plant
- 12 reactor modules ~
- License class ~ 11 mos.
600 MWe total (includes GFE)
- Can test major events 1 STA (total) on multiple units at the same time
Activities for NuScale
- K/A Catalog development in progress
- ISV Testing in progress
- Final NRC SER ~ Sept 2020
- Part 52 Rulemaking ~ Jan 2021
- First license class could begin ~ Jan 2021
- Fuel load could be ~ April 2025 10
Two Charters following AP1000 Exams ML17010A081 ML17268A243 11
Charter: Operator Licensing Process at Cold Plants
- Part A Focus
- Maintenance of skills & knowledge after NRC exam until licensing process completed
- hot vs cold eligibility requirements in NUREG-1021
- Deferral of 6 month meaningful/practical experience
- Operator licensing process completion at Vogtle
- Part B Focus
- In-plant JPMs when plant not yet built
- Simulator/Training Program Inspections
- Operational draft procedure pedigree
- K/A Catalog development
- GFE shelf life
- Roll-out method for Part A & B
- Parts A & B target date is May 2018 12
Charter: Plant Reference Simulator (PRS) and Commission Approved Simulator (CAS)
- Part 1 Focus
- Identify items necessary for PRS
- Part 2 Focus
- Identify attributes for a CAS
- Parts 1 & 2 target date is May 2018 13
Questions?
- 1. For AP1000, identify:
- a. number of NRC exams administered
- b. status of applicants who passed NRC exam
- c. number of additional NRC exams anticipated
- d. projected online date
- 2. For NuScale (small modular reactor - SMR) discuss:
- a. SMR technology
- b. control room staffing
- c. Project activities underway
- 3. Discuss the goals and status of the following NRC Charter Teams:
- a. Operator Licensing Process at Cold Plants
- b. Plant-Referenced Simulators & Commission-Approved Simulation Facilities