ML19009A022
| ML19009A022 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07109228 |
| Issue date: | 01/08/2019 |
| From: | William Allen Spent Fuel Licensing Branch |
| To: | Christopher Regan Division of Spent Fuel Management |
| Allen W | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19009A083 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2018-LRM-0090 | |
| Download: ML19009A022 (6) | |
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January 8, 2019 MEMORANDUM TO: Christopher M. Regan, Deputy Director Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM: Chris Allen, Project Manager /RA/
Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF DECEMBER 17, 2018 PUBLIC MEETING WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC HITACHI TO DISCUSS SHIPPING ACCIDENT TOLERANT FUEL IN THE MODEL NO. 2000 PACKAGE
Background
This was a category 1 public meeting between General Electric Hitachi (GEH), and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff to discuss shipping irradiated accident tolerant fuel rod segments in the Model 2000 package. Regulatory commitments were not made at the meeting.
GEH provided presentation slides prior to the meeting. The meeting presentation slides are attached as Enclosure 3.
MEETING
SUMMARY
On December 17, 2018, NRC staff held a partially closed public meeting with GEH representatives via teleconference. The list of meeting attendees is Enclosure 1. The discussion followed the agenda provided in Enclosure 2.
After introductions and opening remarks, GEH explained the impetus for developing accident tolerant fuel and described how their fuel designs provided oxidation resistance under both anticipated operating occurrences and design basis accident conditions as well as enhanced resistance to stress corrosion cracking. GEH also explained, in response to a question from staff, how the lead test assembly design would facilitate disassembling the irradiated fuel rods into segments for loading into the transportation package. GEH discussed their programmatic timeline including when they planned to load both the ARMOR and Ironclad fuel designs into reactors as well as when the rod segments would be removed from the reactor sites. When questioned by staff, GEH identified that tests of the irradiated rod segments would focus both on properties important to the package safety evaluation (e.g., fuel rod mechanical properties).
Staff asked about the thermal and radiation levels of the rod segments, and GEH indicated thermal limits would not change due to the amendment and bounding radiation source terms would be developed. After outlining a proposed licensing strategy, GEH explained the fissile material description would be similar to that contained in revision 26 of the Model No. 2000 certificate of compliance. GEH also indicated that they were taking into consideration information requests associated with their most recent amendment application. After staff
C. Regan suggested information to include in the amendment request, GEH stated they planned for another pre-application meeting in late January 2019 with a submittal in May 2019. The meeting was subsequently adjourned.
Docket No.: 71-9228 EPID No. L-2018-LRM-0090
Enclosures:
- 1. Meeting Attendees
- 2. Agenda
- 3. Meeting Slides
C. Regan 3
SUMMARY
OF DECEMBER 17, 2018, PUBLIC MEETING WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC HITACHI TO DISCUSS SHIPPING ACCIDENT TOLERANT FUEL IN THE MODEL NO. 2000 PACKAGE, DOCUMENT DATE: January 8, 2019 DISTRIBUTION:
DSFM r/f NRC attendees Filename: G:\SFST\Allen\Part 71\9228 (GE-2000)\ATF\MeetingSummary.docx ADAMS No.: ML19009A083 Memo: ML19009A022 Slides: ML19009A084 OFC: SFM SFM SFM NAME: WAllen SFigueroa JMcKirgan DATE: 1/7/19 1/8/19 1/8/19 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
MEETING ATTENDEES NAME AFFILIATION Travis Tate NRC Chris Bajwa NRC Tae Ahn NRC Chris Allen NRC Bernie White NRC David Tang NRC Drew Barto NRC Jim Hammelman NRC Frank Akstulewicz NRC Russ Fawcett GEH/GNF Michelle Catts GEH/GNF Christopher Kmiec GEH/GNF Scott Pfeffer GEH/GNF Lisa Schichlein GEH/GNF Don Hartsock GEH/GNF Andy Zach Public Enclosure 1
AGENDA Meeting between General Electric Hitachi (GEH) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission December 17, 2018 2:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
One White Flint 4-B-4 Non-proprietary discussion
- General Overview Proprietary Discussion
- Description of Global Nuclear Fuels Accident Tolerant Fuel technologies (ARMOR &
ATF)
- Programmatic timeline (with an emphasis on irradiated material transport and its implications)
- Description of the lead test assemblies to be transported, and the role this material plays in the overall licensing plan
- Description of the GE2000 and High Performance Insert
- Licensing strategy o Clarification of the 1-year decay in the 10 CFR 71.4 definition of spent fuel and its implications on the licensing strategy o Clarification regarding the environmental assessment mentioned during a November 29, 2018 call Enclosure 2
Meeting Presentation Slides Enclosure 3