ML20072M798

Meeting Summary for the January 30, 2020, Public Meeting to Discuss NuScale SDA Regulatory Engagement Plan

ML20072M798
Person / Time
Site:	NuScale
Issue date:	03/19/2020
From:	Getachew Tesfaye NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB
To:	Michael Dudek NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB
Tesfaye G / 415-8013
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March 19, 2020 MEMORANDUM TO: Michael I. Dudek, Chief New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Getachew Tesfaye, Senior Project Manager /RA/

New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

SUMMARY

OF THE JANUARY 30, 2020, CATEGORY 1, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS NUSCALE POWER, LLCS REGULATORY ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF A STANDARD DESIGN APPROVAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a Category 1 public meeting on January 30, 2020, to discuss the NuScale Small Modula Reactor Standard Design Approval (SDA) Regulatory Engagement Plan (REP) intended to guide interactions between NuScale and the NRC for the planned submittal of the SDA application. The plan identifies the planned regulatory approach and defines interactions and roles and responsibilities in order to enhance communication and reduce regulatory uncertainty. Members of the general public participated via Bridgeline during the meeting.

The public meeting notice dated January 30, 2020, was posted on the NRC public Web site and can be found in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML20029C605. NuScale presentation slides can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML20028D979. The non-proprietary version of NuScales REP can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML20023D069.

Enclosed is the meeting agenda (Enclosure 1), list of participants (Enclosure 2), and overview (Enclosure 3).

Pre-Application Docket No. 9990278

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Agenda

2. List of Attendees

3. Meeting Overview cc w/encl.: DC NuScale Power CONTACT: Getachew Tesfaye, NRR/DNRL 301-415-8013

ML20072M798 *via email NRR-106 OFFICE DNRL/NRLB:PM DNRL/NRLB:LA DNRL/NRLB:PM NAME GTesfaye SGreen* GTesfaye DATE 03/12/2020 03/18/2020 03/19/2020 U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

SUMMARY

OF THE JANUARY 30, 2020, CATEGORY 1, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS NUSCALE POWER, LLCS REGULATORY ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF A STANDARD DESIGN APPROVAL APPLICATION MEETING AGENDA JANUARY 30, 2020 Time Topic Speaker 12:30 -12:40 PM Introductions and Opening Remarks All 12:40 -02:20 PM Discussion of the NuScale SDA regulatory engagement plan NRC/NuScale 02:20 -02:30 PM Questions from the public NRC/Public 02:30 - 03:00 PM Closed Meeting NRC/NuScale 3:00 PM Adjourn Enclosure 1

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

SUMMARY

OF THE JANUARY 30, 2020, CATEGORY 1, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS NUSCALE POWER, LLCS REGULATORY ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF A STANDARD DESIGN APPROVAL APPLICATION LIST OF ATTENDEES JANUARY 30, 2020 Name Organization Getachew Tesfaye U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

John McKirgan NRC Anna Bradford NRC Rebecca Patton NRC Marie Pohida NRC Anne-Marie Grady NRC Joseph Donoghue NRC Robert Caldwell NRC Scott Krepel NRC Olivia Mikula NRC Michael Dudek NRC Dinesh Taneja NRC Gregory Cranston NRC Marty Bryan NuScale Power, LLC (NuScale)

Brad Devendorf NuScale Liz English NuScale Nadja Joergensen NuScale Mike Melton NuScale Rebecca Norris NuScale Zack Rad NuScale Dennis Williford NuScale Sarah Fields Uranium Watch Ray Shealy TVA Enclosure 2

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OVERVIEW OF THE JANUARY 30, 2020, CATEGORY 1, PUBLIC MEETING ON NUSCALE POWER, LLCS REGULATORY ENGAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SUBMITTAL OF A STANDARD DESIGN APPROVAL APPLICATION JANUARY 30, 2020 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a Category 1 public meeting on January 30, 2020, to discuss the NuScale Small Modula Reactor Standard Design Approval (SDA) Regulatory Engagement Plan (REP), intended to guide interactions between NuScale and the NRC for the planned submittal of SDA application. The REP identifies the planned regulatory approach and defines interactions and roles and responsibilities in order to enhance communication and reduce regulatory uncertainty.

NuScale presentation slides can be found under Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20028D979. The non-proprietary version of NuScales REP can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML20023D069.

A. Outcomes:

1. The NRC staff stated that NuScales REP submitted on the docket is a good source of information for resource planning purposes; however, the staff does not review and approve applicants plan for future application submittal.

2. NuScale presented a table that summarized and compared the contents of a Combined License (COL) Application, a Design Certification Application (DCA), and an SDA application that is required by the regulation. In addition, they included the contents of an SDA application that they considered is needed to support a COL application and the contents of their planned SDA application.

3. It was noted that the NuScale planned SDA application will contain ITAAC (inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria) and technical specifications in addition to what is required by the NRC regulation for an SDA application. The staff did not see an issue with an application that contains information beyond what is specifically called out in the regulation as long as it is applicable to the major portion of the standard design for which NRC staff approval is sought. The staff also noted that final determination on the acceptability of the content of the application cannot be made until the application is submitted and a formal acceptance review is performed.

4. At the conclusion of the meeting, NRC staff opened up the meeting to questions from the general public. A member of the public asked question regarding the connection between the ongoing DCA review and the planned SDA application and what would be used in future COL application. The staff provided information to the callers satisfaction.

Enclosure 3