ML19165A161
| ML19165A161 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/19/2019 |
| From: | Stewart Magruder Office of New Reactors |
| To: | |
| Magruder S, NRO/DAR/ARLB,301-348-5766 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML19165A161 (16) | |
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Realizing Innovation in Advanced Reactors GAIN-EPRI-NEI-US NIC MICRO-REACTOR WORKSHOP Stewart Magruder, Senior Project Manager Division of Advanced Reactors June 19, 2019
Non-Light Water Reactor Landscape 2
NRCs Advanced Reactor Program Vision and Strategy 3
Implementation Action Plans Strategy 1 Strategy 2 Strategy 3 Strategy 4 Strategy 5 Knowledge, Skills Strategy 6 Computer Codes Flexible Review Consensus Codes Policy and Key and Capability Communication
& Review Tools Processes and Standards Technical Issues Identification & ASME BPVC Siting near ONRL Molten Salt Regulatory NRC DOE Assessment of Section III densely populated Reactor Training Roadmap Workshops Available Codes Division 5 areas ANS Standards Periodic Knowledge Code Prototype Insurance and 20.1, 20.2 Stakeholder Management Development/V&V Guidance Liability 30.2, 54.1 Meetings Consequence Competency Non-LWR Design Non-LWR NRC DOE GAIN Based Security Modeling Criteria PRA Standard MOU (SECY-18-0076)
Fast Reactor Environmental EP for SMRs Reviews International Training and ONTs Coordination (SECY-18-0103)
Licensing Functional Modernization HTGR Training Containment Project (SECY-18-0096)
Environmental Early Movers Micro Reactors 4
Potential Licensing Pathways 5
Flexible Regulatory Engagement 6
Fundamental Safety Functions and Mechanistic Source Term 7
Licensing Modernization Project (LMP)
- Nuclear Energy Institute Technical Report (NEI 18-04)
Modernization of Technical Requirements for Licensing of Advanced Non-Light Water Reactors
- Risk-Informed Performance-Based Guidance for Non-Light Water Reactor Licensing Basis Development
- NRC issued Draft Regulatory Guide (DG-1353) for public comment on May 3, 2019
- Endorses NEI 18-04 with some clarifications
- One acceptable method
- The industry has conducted several pilots of LMP and more are planned 8
LMP Goals
- Selection of Licensing Basis Events
- Structures, Systems, and Components Classification
- Defense in Depth Assessment 9
Other Non-LWR Licensing Initiatives
- Advanced Reactor Design Criteria
- Functional Containment Performance
- Emergency Planning Requirements
- Security Requirements
- Siting Guidance
- Industry Codes & Standards (e.g., ASME Section III, Division 5, Non-LWR PRA Standard) 10
Micro Reactors
- Department of Energy/Department of Defense interest
- Pushing the envelope further
- Emergency Planning
- Minimal Security
- Minimal Staffing
- Remote/Autonomous Operations
- Reduced Environmental Impacts
- Siting
- Oversight
- Transportation (Portable)
- Need to scale review to consequences 11
Notable External Drivers
- Nuclear Energy Innovation Capability Act (NEICA)
- Staged licensing
- Risk-informed licensing
- Technology-inclusive regulatory framework
- Stationary Micro-reactors - Nuclear Defense Authorization Act
- Portable Micro-reactors - Interfacing with DoD and DOE 12
Making Progress (Quotes from November 27, 2018 Memo on Third Way Website) 13
Addressing Challenges
- Planning for the broad range of designs under development, including various numbers, types and timing of applications
- Communicating with stakeholders to engage developers with limited regulatory experience
- Expanding NRC staff organizational capacity
- Ensuring coherence of new licensing approaches
- Pursuing paradigm shift in regulatory reviews 14
Thank you for your attention!
References
- NRC Vision and Strategy (ML16356A670)
- Implementation Action Plans (IAPs) (ML17165A069 and ML17164A173)
- Regulatory Review Roadmap including prototype guidance (ML17312B567)
- RG 1.232, "Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light Water Reactors" (ML17325A611)
- SECY-18-0011, Advanced Reactor Program Status (ML17334B217)
- SECY-19-0009, Advanced Reactor Program Status (ML18346A075)
- SECY-18-0076, Option and Recommendations for Physical Security for Advanced Reactors (ML18052B032)
- SECY-18-0096, Functional Containment Performance (ML18114A546)
- SECY-18-0113, Proposed Rule: Emergency Preparedness for Small Modular Reactors and other New Technologies, (ML18134A086)
- NEI-18-04, Risk-Informed Performance-Based Guidance for Non-Light Water Reactor Licensing Basis Development, (ML18271A172)
- DG 1353, Guidance for a Technology-Inclusive, Risk-Informed, and Performance-Based Approach to Inform the Content of Applications, (ML18264A093)