ML18149A641
| ML18149A641 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/05/2018 |
| From: | Proffitt J NRC/NRR/DLP/PLPB |
| To: | Dennis Morey NRC/NRR/DLP/PLPB |
| Proffitt A, NRR/DLP, 415-1418 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML18149A641 (3) | |
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June 5, 2018 MEMORANDUM TO:
Dennis C. Morey, Chief Licensing Processes Branch Division of Licensing Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
J. Andrew Proffitt, Project Manager /RA/
Licensing Processes Branch Division of Licensing Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MAY 4, 2018, PUBLIC MEETING WITH U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ON ACCIDENT TOLERANT FUEL On May 4, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a public meeting at Idaho National Laboratory to highlight key interactions of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/NRC Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) Coordination Workshop that took place May 1-4, 2018. The workshop, conducted in accordance with the provisions of the NRC/DOE memorandum of understanding, provided NRC staff with a high-level, holistic view of the DOE-sponsored ATF program.
The workshop began with tours of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) facilities that related to DOEs ATF program. These facilities included the Experimental Fuels Facility (EFF), Hot Fuel Examination Facility (HFEF), Irradiated Materials and Characterization Laboratory (IMCL),
Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) facility, and the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR). DOE staff then gave an overview of the Advanced Fuels Campaign program and a background on ATF work at DOE as well as an overview of the Nuclear Energy Advanced Modeling and Simulation (NEAMS) effort.
NRC gave presentations on the ATF project plan, near-term ATF priorities, and initial thoughts on conducting phenomena identification and ranking table (PIRT) exercises for near-term ATF concepts. NRC staff also presented an overview of the vendor inspection program, which is being explored as a possible option for giving lasting regulatory durability to ATF testing programs.
DOE updated the staff on the status of research and development efforts related to advanced cladding and fuels, an overview and status of ATF testing programs, and advanced post irradiation examination capabilities being developed at INL.
CONTACT: J. Andrew Proffitt, NRR/DLP/PLPB (301) 415-1418
Finally, DOE presented on several advanced modelling and simulation capabilities that may assist in the development, and potentially the licensing, of ATF concepts. This included analysis of ATF using coupled TRACE - BISON, simulation capabilities of fission gas release in doped UO2 fuel, and computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations of complex geometry fuel.
The following action items from the workshop were noted:
DOE/NRC: Finalize points of contact list for major ATF areas NRC: Develop a strategy for NRC staff to engage DOE on their advanced codes The public was then given an opportunity to participate in the meeting with questions or comments for the NRC staff. There were no comments or questions from the public.
NRC management concluded the meeting highlighting the clarity brought by the meeting and thanking DOE and INL staff for hosting the workshop.
Meeting Participants Andrew Proffitt, NRC Steve Hayes, INL Ray Lorson, NRC Kate Richardson, INL Mirela Gavrilas, NRC Bill McCaughey, DOE Jane Marshall, NRC Frank Goldner, DOE Rebecca Karas, NRC Brayton Ford, DOE Shaun Anderson, NRC
- concurrence via e-mail NRC-001 OFFICE NRR/DLP/PLPB/PM* NRR/DLP/PLPB/BC NRR/DSS/SRXB/BC NRR/DLP/PLPB/PM NAME AProffitt DMorey JWhitman AProffitt DATE 6/1/2018 6/1/2018 6/1/2018 6/5/2018