ML18354A958
| ML18354A958 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 12/20/2018 |
| From: | William Reckley NRC/NRO/DSRA/ARPB |
| To: | John Segala NRC/NRO/DSRA/ARPB |
| Reckley W, NRO/DSRA/ARPB, 415-7490 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML18354A958 (8) | |
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December 20, 2018 MEMORANDUM TO: John P. Segala, Chief Advanced Reactor and Policy Branch Division of Safety Systems, Risk Assessment and Advanced Reactors Office of New Reactors FROM: William Reckley, Senior Project Manager /RA/
Advanced Reactor and Policy Branch Division of Safety Systems, Risk Assessment and Advanced Reactors Office of New Reactors
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF DECEMBER 13, 2018, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS REGULATORY IMPROVEMENTS FOR ADVANCED REACTORS On December 13, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a Category 2 public meeting with stakeholders, Nuclear Innovation Alliance (NIA), Nuclear Industry Council (NIC) and Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), to discuss ongoing initiatives within the industry and NRC related to the development and licensing of non-light water reactors (non-LWRs)
(Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML18249A337). A portion of the meeting included discussions about the staffs development of a draft regulatory basis document in response to the Commissions staff requirements memorandum dated November 19, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18324A478) for SECY-18-0076, Options and Recommendations for Physical Security for Advanced Reactors (ADAMS Accession No. ML18052B032). Enclosure 1 contains a list of meeting attendees and participants who joined via webinar. The slides and meeting handouts are available in ADAMS Accession No. ML18348B091.
NRC staff from the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) provided presentations on NRC activities related to modeling and simulation of non-LWRs. Presentations were provided on: (1) the combinations of NRC and Department of Energy (DOE) computer codes making up the Comprehensive Reactor Analysis Bundle (CRAB) for various non-LWR technologies, (2) MELCOR code development for non-LWRs, and (3) consequence analysis (MACCS) code development for non-LWRs.
CONTACT: William Reckley, NRO/DSRA 301-415-7490
2 Ashley Finan of NIA described a paper being developed on establishing interface requirements in support of staged licensing, and in particular to support standard design approvals.
Ms. Finan stated a draft of the report would be provided to the NRC for the purpose of soliciting staff comments and suggestions. The staff mentioned that references to the report could be made in a future revision to the NRCs paper A Regulatory Review Roadmap for Non-Light Water Reactors (ADAMS Accession No. ML17312B567) and possibly in a regulatory guide or other reference being prepared on the scope and content of applications.
David Blee and Jeffrey Merrifield of NIC described the results of a survey of developer priorities.
The survey respondents gave the highest priorities to: (1) resolution of NRC policy issues, (2) preparing licensing submittal guidance, (3) enhancing pre-licensing engagements, and (4) addressing issues (including fuel cycle) for use high-assay low enriched uranium (HALEU).
Stephen Crowe of Urenco presented on next generation nuclear fuels, including the need for additional enrichment capabilities for HALEU and transportation options for HALEU fuel.
Mr. Crowne emphasized that a number of activities related to fuel cycle facilities, transportation, and reactor development needed to be performed in parallel.
NRC staff described ongoing and planned activities related to various policy issues, and stated that an updated status table was being prepared to post on the NRCs advanced reactor website. The updated policy table will be used, along with survey results from NIC and NEI, to coordinate and prioritize activities in 2019. Kati Austgen from NEI discussed ongoing efforts by the Advanced Reactor Regulatory Task Force to identify and prioritize policy and key technical issues. Christian Marciulescu of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) provided an update on a limited scope topical report supporting the qualification of TRISO fuel particles, stating that the topical is expected to be submitted in spring 2019. The next periodic stakeholder meeting is scheduled for February 7, 2019, and will focus on policy and technical issues associated with the civil and structural design of non-LWR facilities, including the possible use of seismic isolators. The tentative dates for the other stakeholder meetings in 2019 are March 28, May 9, June 27, August 5, October 10, and December 11.
NRC staff from the Office of New Reactors (NRO) and Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR) provided background on SECY-18-0076 and the related SRM. The staff requested suggestions on the scope of a potential rulemaking that would define alternative security requirements for advanced reactors with attributes similar to those defined in the NRCs Policy Statement on the Regulation of Advanced Reactors (Volume 73 of the Federal Register, page 60612, October 14, 2008). Examples described in the SECY and SRM include changes to the requirements for a minimum number of armed responders and secondary alarm stations.
Representatives from industry (NEI, Tennessee Valley Authority, and NuScale Power) expressed support for the effort and stated they would assess other requirements for possibly including in the scope of a possible rulemaking and the associated draft regulatory basis document. A representative of the Union of Concerned Scientists voiced their continued opposition to the rulemaking effort. The Commissions direction in the SRM to complete the regulatory basis document by November 2019 establishes a need to define the scope and prepare a draft regulatory basis within the next several months. The staff stated that another meeting or teleconference would, if needed, be arranged, noticed and conducted in mid-January 2019.
Enclosure:
- 1. List of attendees
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Attendance List - Attended at least part of meeting in person Name Organization Andrew Barto NRC/NMSS James Hammelman NRC/NMSS Patricia Holahan NRC/NMSS Brian Smith NRC/NMSS Arlon Costa NRC/NRO Kevin Coyne NRC/NRO Dayna Dority NRC/NRO Tim Drzewiecki NRC/NRO Michelle Hart NRC/NRO Michelle Hayes NRC/NRO John Monninger NRC/NRO Hanh Phan NRC/NRO Bill Reckley NRC/NRO John Segala NRC/NRO Martin Stutzke NRC/NRO George Tartal NRC/NRO Boyce Travis NRC/NRO Chris Van Wert NRC/NRO Lucieann Vechioli NRC/NRO Ismael Garcia NRC/NRR Pete Lee NRC/NSIR Alison Rivera NRC/NSIR Joe Rivers NRC/NSIR Steve Bajorek NRC/RES Jon Barr NRC/RES Shawn Campbell NRC/RES Mike Case NRC/RES Keith Compton NRC/RES Hossein Esmaili NRC/RES Matt Humberstone NRC/RES Richard Lee NRC/RES Stewart Schneider NRC/RES Casper Sun NRC/RES Kim Webber NRC/RES Enclosure 1
Jeffery Wood NRC/RES William Corwin Advanced Reactor Materials Jana Bergman Curtiss-Wright Christian Marciulescu EPRI Jim Anderson Excel Farshid Shahrokhi Framatome Mark Holbrook INL Jim Kinsey INL Darrell Gardner Kairos Power Stephen Crowne LES/Urenco Stephen Burdick Morgan Lewis David Matthews NEC Katie Austgen NEI Everett Redmond NEI Mike Tschiltz NEI David Young NEI Ashley Finan NIA David Blee NIC Jeffrey Merrifield NIC/Pillsbury Kevin Deyette NuScale Caroline Cochran Oklo Alex Popova Oklo Brad Rearden ORNL Patrick Mattie SNL Amir Afzali Southern Company Jason Redd Southern Nuclear Pete Gaillard TerraPower Tara Neider TerraPower Pat Asendorf TVA Dan Stout TVA Edwin Lyman USUCS Parvez Khambatta Westinghouse 2
Attendance List - Webinar Attendees Name Organization Eddie Ashe ASME Randy Belles ONRL John Bolin GA Acacia Brunett ANL Scott Bussey NRC/OCHCO Marcia Carpentier NRC/OGC Kevin Casey TVA Lap Cheng BNL Gordon Clefton gclefton68@gmail.com Brian Cohn OSU David Diamond BNL Matt Dennis SNL Steven Dolley steven.dolley@spglobal.com Michelle Gonzalez NRC/RES Dave Grabaskas ANL Jamie Heisserer NRC/OEDO Martin Karr karrmd@centrusenergy.com Molly Marsh NRC/OGC Fredrick McCrory SNL Brian Meadors brianmeadors@gmail.com Wayne Moe INL Gary Rochau SNL Gary Rochau gary.rochau@comcast.net Pranab Samanta BNL Aaron Sanders NRC/NMSS Emily Sandt SNL Mark Snell SNL Matthew Talbot mtalbot@rhinocorps.com Leslie Terry NRC/NRO Craig Welling DOE/NE Christopher Wiegand EPRI Amy Cubbage NRC/NRO Alex Huning ORNL Michael Cheok NRC/RES 3
James Maltese NRC/OGC Fred Schofer NRC/NMSS Jill Shepherd-Vladimir NRC/NMSS Nanette Valliere NRC/OCMSB Patrick White MIT 4