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 | |
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| 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
2 Non-Light Water Reactor Landscape
3 NRCs Advanced Reactor Program Vision and Strategy
4 Implementation Action Plans Strategy 1 Knowledge, Skills and Capability Strategy 2 Computer Codes
& Review Tools Strategy 3 Flexible Review Processes Strategy 5 Policy and Key Technical Issues Strategy 6 Communication Strategy 4 Consensus Codes and Standards ONRL Molten Salt Reactor Training Knowledge Management Competency Modeling Regulatory Roadmap Prototype Guidance Non-LWR Design Criteria ASME BPVC Section III Division 5 ANS Standards 20.1, 20.2 30.2, 54.1 Non-LWR PRA Standard Siting near densely populated areas Insurance and Liability Consequence Based Security (SECY-18-0076)
NRC DOE Workshops Periodic Stakeholder Meetings NRC DOE GAIN MOU Identification &
Assessment of Available Codes International Coordination Licensing Modernization Project Functional Containment (SECY-18-0096)
EP for SMRs and ONTs (SECY-18-0103)
Environmental Reviews Fast Reactor Training Micro Reactors HTGR Training Early Movers Code Development/V&V Environmental
5 Potential Licensing Pathways
6 Flexible Regulatory Engagement
7 Fundamental Safety Functions and Mechanistic Source Term
8 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
9 LMP Goals Selection of Licensing Basis Events Structures, Systems, and Components Classification Defense in Depth Assessment
10 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)
11 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
12 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
13 Making Progress (Quotes from November 27, 2018 Memo on Third Way Website)
14 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
Thank you for your attention!
16 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) https://www.thirdway.org/memo/against-all-expectations-the-modernization-of-the-nuclear-regulatory-commission