ML19336A568
| ML19336A568 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902069 |
| Issue date: | 12/09/2019 |
| From: | Luissette Candelario NRC/NRR/DANU/UARL |
| To: | Benjamin Beasley NRC/NRR/DANU/UARL |
| Candelario L,NRR/DANU/UARL, 415-8189 | |
| References | |
| KP-TR-006 | |
| Download: ML19336A568 (5) | |
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December 9, 2019 MEMORANDUM TO: Benjamin Beasley, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Luissette Candelario, Project Manager /RA/
Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
AUDIT PLAN FOR THE REGULATORY AUDIT OF KAIROS POWER, LLC TOPICAL REPORT KP-TR-006, SCALING METHODOLOGY FOR THE KAIROS POWER TESTING PROGRAM, REVISION 0 By letter dated March 6, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML19066A047), Kairos Power, LLC (Kairos), requested U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review and approval of Topical Report (TR) KP-TR-006, Scaling Methodology for the Kairos Power Testing Program. This TR describes the Kairos methodology to perform scaling analyses with surrogate fluids for Flibe (2LiF:BeF2) as part of the Evaluation Model Development and Assessment Process described in Regulatory Guide 1.203, Transient and Accident Analysis Methods, (ADAMS Accession No. ML053500170).
Additionally, the technical content of the TR was discussed in a public meeting on November 15, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19308A077 and ADAMS Accession No. ML19290E570).
During this meeting, several items for follow-up on the discussions were identified. The purpose of this audit is to address those follow-up discussion items identified in the public meeting of November 15, 2019.
The audit will take place at NRC headquarters via use of the Kairos electronic reading room.
The audit entrance will be held in early December, as mutually agreed. The audit exit will be held in early January, based on the availability of Kaiross and NRC staff. The contents of the audit plan are provided as an enclosure.
Project No. 99902069
Enclosure:
Audit Plan CONTACT: Luissette Candelario, NRO/DAR/UARL 301-415-8189
ML19336A568 *via email NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UARL NRR/DANU/UARL NRR/DANU/UARL NRR/DANU/UART NAME LCandelario* SMagruder BBeasley MHayes DATE 11/20/2019 12/6/2019 12/9/2019 12/9/2019 UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AUDIT PLAN FOR THE REGULATORY AUDIT OF OF KAIROS POWER, LLC TOPICAL REPORT KP-TR-006, SCALING METHODOLOGY FOR THE KAIROS POWER TESTING PROGRAM, REVISON 0 PROJECT NO. 99902069 APPLICANT: Kairos Power, LLC APPLICANT CONTACT: Drew Peebles DATE: December 2019 - January 2020 LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters (via Kairos Power, LLC electronic reading room (eRR))
Kairos Power, LLC 707 W. Tower Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501 AUDIT TEAM: Antonio Barrett, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Steve Bajorek, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)
I. Background By letter dated March 6, 2019 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML19066A047), Kairos Power, LLC (Kairos), requested U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review and approval of Topical Report (TR) KP-TR-006, Scaling Methodology for the Kairos Power Testing Program. This TR describes the Kairos methodology to perform scaling analyses with surrogate fluids for Flibe (2LiF:BeF2) as part of the Evaluation Model Development and Assessment Process described in Regulatory Guide 1.203, Transient and Accident Analysis Methods, (ADAMS Accession No. ML053500170). Additionally, the technical content of the TR was discussed in a public meeting on November 15, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19308A077 and ADAMS Accession No. ML19290E570). During this meeting, several items for follow-up clarification were identified. The purpose of this audit is to address those follow-up clarification items identified in the public meeting of November 15, 2019.
II. Regulatory Audit Bases This regulatory audit is based on KP-TR-006, Scaling Methodology for the Kairos Power Testing Program, (ADAMS Accession No. ML19066A047).
Enclosure
III. Regulatory Audit Scope or Methodology The audit team will review supporting calculations and meet with subject matter expert(s) to discuss details of the calculations supporting KP-TR-006.
IV. Information and other Material Necessary for Audit The NRC staff requests that following material be made available for audit:
- The updated heat transfer oil properties discussed during the public meeting on November 15, 2019.
- The calculations used to develop Tables 3 through 8, and Table 12 of KP-TR-006 be made available for audit.
- The list of references used to support the use of surrogate fluids in the separate effects testing for (1) the twisted tube heat exchanger and (2) packed bed heat transfer experiments.
V. Audit Team Assignments The audit team includes:
- Antonio Barrett, NRR (Technical Reviewer)
- Timothy Drzewiecki, NRR (Technical Reviewer)
- Steve Bajorek, RES (Technical Reviewer)
- Stu Magruder, NRR (Senior Project Manager)
- Luissette Candelario, NRR (Project Manager and Audit Lead)
VI. Logistics Date: December 2019 - January 2020 Location: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Headquarters (via Kairos Power, LLC electronic reading room (eRR))
Kairos Power, LLC 707 W. Tower Ave.
Alameda, CA 94501 2
VII. Special Requests The NRC staff requests that Kairos provide subject matter expert(s), if necessary, to discuss the details of the audit material requested in Section IV of this audit plan.
VIII. Deliverables An audit report will be prepared and issued in accordance with NRR-LIC-111 within 90 days following the completion of the audit.
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