ML18213A188

Verification Letter of the Approval Version of Topical Report ANP-10300P-A, Revision 1, AURORA-B: an Evaluation Model for Boiling Water Reactors; Application to Transient and Accident Scenarios (CAC No. ME2979; EPID L-2009-TOP-0004)

ML18213A188
Person / Time
Site:	99902041
Issue date:	08/22/2018
From:	Dennis Morey NRC/NRR/DLP/PLPB
To:	Peters G Framatome
Rowley J
References
CAC ME2979, EPID L-2009-TOP-0004
Download: ML18213A188 (2)

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August 22, 2018 Mr. Gary Peters, Director Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Framatome Inc.

3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501

SUBJECT:

VERIFICATION LETTER OF THE APPROVAL VERSION OF FRAMATOME INC. TOPICAL REPORT ANP-10300P-A, REVISION 1, AURORA-B: AN EVALUATION MODEL FOR BOILING WATER REACTORS; APPLICATION TO TRANSIENT AND ACCIDENT SCENARIOS (CAC NO. ME2979; EPID L-2009-TOP-0004)

Dear Mr. Peters:

By letter dated June 26, 2018 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML18186A178), Framatome Inc. (Framatome, formerly AREVA Inc.)

submitted an approval (-A) version of Topical Report (TR) ANP-10300P-A, Revision 1, AURORA-B: An Evaluation Model for Boiling Water Reactors; Application to Transient and Accident Scenarios, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff. Framatome has done so in accordance with our request to publish approval proprietary and non-proprietary versions of this TR, as detailed in the transmittal letter dated January 5, 2018, of the NRC staffs final safety evaluation (ADAMS Accession No. ML17346B115) for the original TR.

The NRC staff has completed its review of the approval version of the TR. The NRC staff verified that Framatome has met the requirements and determined that the submitted -A versions are acceptable for referencing in licensing applications for nuclear power plants to the extent specified and under the limitations delineated in the accepted versions of the TR. TR ANP-10300P-A, Revision 1, AURORA-B: An Evaluation Model for Boiling Water Reactors; Application to Transient and Accident Scenarios, is now approved for use in future licensing actions.

Please contact Jonathan G. Rowley of my staff at (301) 415-4053 if you have on questions on this subject.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Dennis C. Morey, Chief Licensing Processes Branch Division of Licensing Projects Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 99902041

ML18213A188 *concurrence via e-mail NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DLP/PLPB NRR/DLP/PLPB* NRR/DSS/SNPB NRR/DLP/PLPB NAME JRowley DHarrison RLukes DMorey DATE 08/02/2018 08/07/2018 08/20/2018 08/22/2018