ML20169A590

June 18, 2020 Advanced Reactor Stakeholder Meeting Presentation Slides

ML20169A590
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Issue date:	06/18/2020
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Advanced Reactor Stakeholder Public Meeting June 18, 2020 Telephone Bridgeline: (888) 390-0788 Passcode: 4560771#

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Time Agenda Speaker 10:00 - 10:10 Opening Remarks NRC 10:10 - 10:15 Overview of Advanced Reactor Integrated Schedule of Activities J. Segala, NRC 10:15 - 10:45 NRC Endorsement of the Advanced Non-LWR PRA standard M. Gonzalez, M. Stutzke, NRC 10:45 - 11:10 Overview of NEI 20-09, Performance of PRA Peer Reviews Using the ASME/ANS Advanced Non-LWR Standard V. Anderson, NEI 11:10 - 11:30 Promoting Preapplication Participation B. Beasley, NRC 11:30 - 12:00 Discussion of Annual Fee Regulations for Non-LWRs K. Austgen, NEI 12:00 - 12:15 Concluding Remarks and Future Meeting Planning NRC/All 2 of 26

Advanced Reactor Integrated Schedule of Activities https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/advanced.html 3 of 26

NRC Endorsement on the Advanced Non-LWR PRA Standard Michelle M. Gonzalez-RES/DRA Marty Stutzke-NRR/DANU 4

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Objectives

• Update on the advanced non-LWR PRA standard (ANLWR) review/endorsement

• Update on the NRC planned schedule for endorsement and schedule for future public engagement

• Endorsement of NEIs guidance on peer review

• Seek feedback from designers/applicants on the risk-informed applications that they plan to use 5

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Status of Endorsement of ANLWR PRA Standard

• Staff has developed an endorsement plan, Review and Endorsement of ASME/ANS Advanced NON-LWR PRA Standard Action Plan (ML20104C132)

- Task 1 - Supporting development of the standard

- Task 2 - Preparation for review of the ANLWR PRA standard and NEIs peer review guidance

- Task 3 - Staff review and endorsement

- Task 4 - Development of schedule for staff review and endorsement*

- Task 5 - Identification of resources*

- Task 6 - Development of communication plan

• These tasks have been completed

• Staff completed initial review and submitted ballot comments to the JCNRM on May 22nd 6

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Status of Endorsement of ANLWR PRA Standard

• NRC is preparing to endorse the ANLWR PRA standard. Some of the ongoing activities include:

- Comparing the ANLWR PRA standard to other PRA standards

- Enhancing the staff guidance

- Finalizing the scope of regulatory activities

• Staff will endorse the ANLWR PRA standard with the development of a new regulatory guide (RG), similar to RG 1.200

• Staff anticipates publishing the draft RG for public review and comment by Summer 2021 and the final RG by Fall 2022 7

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Schedule for Endorsement and Public Engagement 8

• Draft RG-September 2021

• Public review and comment-September through November 2021

• Final RG-November 2022

• Public meetings

- First public meeting: July 2020 (tentative)

- Approximately every 3-6 months thereafter 8 of 26

NEIs Guidance on Peer Review

• Received NEI 20-09, Performance of PRA Peer Reviews Using the ASME/ANS Advanced Non-LWR Standard

• Staff to review and endorse concurrently with the ANLWR PRA standard (2021) 9 9 of 26

Risk-Informed Applications 10 10 of 26

Acronyms ANLWR-advanced non-light water reactor ANS-American Nuclear Society ASME-American Society of Mechanical Engineers COL-combined license DC-design certification JCNRM-Joint Committee on Nuclear Risk Management LMP-Licensing modernization project LWR-light water reactor NEI-Nuclear Energy Institute NPP-nuclear power plant RG-regulatory guide RIPB-risk-informed performance-based SSC-structure, system, and component 11 11 of 26

©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute NEI 20-09: NLWR PRA Peer Review Victoria Anderson, NEI June 18, 2020 12 of 26

©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 2 Largely based on NEI 17-07 (LWR PRA Peer Review Guidance)

Retained key aspects of LWR peer reviews Review team Consensus process Assignment of findings for supporting requirements not met Newly developed method process Documentation of review in report NEI 20-09: NLWR PRA Peer Review Guidance 13 of 26

©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 3 NLWR adjustments Reflects differing standard structure Changes to wording on qualifications to reflect novel designs On-site review replaced with final dedicated meetings based on anticipated design reviews Path forward Conduct of Kairos peer review using NEI 20-09 in the future Future revision based on

Kairos pilot feedback

NRC feedback

Changes in final version of NLWR standard NEI 20-09: NLWR PRA Peer Review Guidance 14 of 26

Reprise of Promoting Preapplication Participation Ben Beasley, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 15 of 26

• Pre-application interaction:

- White paper, audit

- Topical report, Preliminary Safety Information Document

• Value

- Reliable regulatory findings early

- More efficient permit or license review

- More visibility for public on key topics Write SER No SER 13 Brief Background 16 of 26

Key Interactions - Topical Reports

• Principle design criteria

• Classification of SSCs

• Fuel qualification

• Source term development

• QA Program

• Safeguards Information Plan

• Accident analysis method 14 17 of 26

What and Why?

• Add definition

• Specify key activities

• Promote use

• Offer clear strategies

• Caveats

• No substantive design changes

• Timely RAI responses 15 18 of 26

Strategies What would be meaningful?

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©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute Annual Fee Regulations for Non-Light Water Reactors June 18, 2020 20 of 26

©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 2 Annual fees outlined in 10 CFR Part 171, governed by OBRA-90 Current variable annual fee structure established for light-water SMRs in June 2016 Currently, annual fees not technology-inclusive and apply only to light-water reactors (LWRs)

Timely consideration given non-LWR application in front of NRC and more developers in pre-application discussions with the NRC Current Annual Fee Regulations 21 of 26

©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 3 Urgent need for annual fee regulations for non-LWRs; important for investment decisions Meet OBRA-90 requirements Regulatory costs shared equitably among large and smaller-scale reactor facilities, as well as among various technologies Reasonable relationship to cost of regulatory services.

Ensure continued protection of public health and safety Goals to Consider in Fee Rule Change 22 of 26

©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 4 Expand the SMR variable fee rule to include non-LWRs Basis for light-water SMR variable annual fee is equally applicable to non-LWRs Maximum, minimum, and variable fees are appropriate for large &

SMR non-LWRs Fees should be much lower than the variable fee rule minimum Fairness & equitability: fees have disproportionate impact on plant Cost of regulatory service expected to be very small Micro-reactors require further consideration Preferred Annual Fee Rule Approach 23 of 26

©2020 Nuclear Energy Institute 5 Future annual fee rulemakings based on operating experience of SMRs and non-LWRs Longer term considerations Verify the expectations that advanced reactors require less regulatory service due to improved safety and simplicity Refine the SMR and non-LWR annual fees as detailed information becomes available through operating experience Consider whether risk-insights could be used in setting annual fees for SMRs and non-LWRs 24 of 26

Future Meeting Planning and Open Discussion 2020 Tentative Schedule for Periodic Stakeholder Meetings August 6 September 24 November 5 25 of 26

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