ML20262H121
| ML20262H121 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 09/04/2020 |
| From: | Mazza J NRC/NRR/DANU/UARL |
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| Mazza J, NRR/DANU/UARL,3014150498 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20262H108 | List: |
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| Download: ML20262H121 (2) | |
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1 DRAFT Request for Additional Information Issue Date:
Application
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Oklo Aurora COL - Docket 52-049 Operating Company: Oklo Power LLC Docket No.52-049 Review Section: Aurora Step 1 - QA Application Section: Part II.12.0 Quality Assurance Plan Description Aurora Step 1 - QA-Draft Question 1 Regulatory Basis Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 52 Section 79(a) states that an application for a combined license (COL) must contain a final safety analysis report (FSAR) that describes the facility, presents the design bases and the limits on its operation, and presents a safety analysis of the structures, systems, and components of the facility as a whole. The FSAR shall include information, at a level of information sufficient to enable the Commission to reach a final conclusion on all safety matters that must be resolved by the Commission before issuance of a COL including a description of the quality assurance program, applied to the design, and to be applied to the fabrication, construction, and testing, of the structures, systems, and components of the facility as required by 10 CFR 52.79(a)(25). Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 sets forth the requirements for quality assurance programs for nuclear power plants. Pursuant to 10 CFR 52.79(a)(25), the description of the quality assurance program in a COL application must include a discussion of how the applicable requirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 have been and will be satisfied, including a discussion of how the quality assurance program will be implemented.
10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B Part II, "Quality Assurance Program," requires the applicant to identify the structures, systems, and components to be covered by the quality assurance program and the major organizations participating in the program, together with the designated functions of these organizations.
Issue Part II-"Quality Assurance Program Description Details," Section 2, "Quality Assurance Program" of Oklo, Inc. Quality Assurance Program Description (QAPD): Design and Construction OKLO-2019-14-NP, Rev.1, (ML20027A007) states: Oklo ensures through the systematic process described herein that its suppliers of safety-related equipment or services meet the applicable requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B. Staff is seeking information on which SSCs and services, if any, fall under Part II in the QAPD.
FSAR Section 5.6.2.12.1, Design Commitment DC.RXS.01.A states: The fuel in the reactor system is procured according to 10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B, with a critical characteristic of thermal conductivity (see Oklo QAPD). Staff is seeking clarification on which Part of the QAPD this refers to and if the QAP is limited to specific activities or specific characteristics of the fuel.
Request
2 Please identify in the FSAR all the equipment and services which fall under the requirements outlined under Part II of the QAPD. Please identify if the fuel procurment will fall under Part II or Part III of the QAPD, and what specific aspects of the fuel will fall under the QAPD, and how the specific characteristics will be treated under the QAPD.
Aurora Step 1 - QA-Draft Question 2 Regulatory Basis Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 52 Section 79(a) states that an application for a combined license (COL) must contain a final safety analysis report (FSAR) that describes the facility, presents the design bases and the limits on its operation, and presents a safety analysis of the structures, systems, and components of the facility as a whole. The FSAR shall include information, at a level of information sufficient to enable the Commission to reach a final conclusion on all safety matters that must be resolved by the Commission before issuance of a COL including a description of the quality assurance program, applied to the design, and to be applied to the fabrication, construction, and testing, of the structures, systems, and components of the facility as required by 10 CFR 52.79(a)(25). Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 sets forth the requirements for quality assurance programs for nuclear power plants. Pursuant to 10 CFR 52.79(a)(25), the description of the quality assurance program in a COL application must include a discussion of how the applicable requirements of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 have been and will be satisfied, including a discussion of how the quality assurance program will be implemented.
10 CFR Part 50 Appendix B Part II, "Quality Assurance Program," requires the applicant to identify the structures, systems, and components to be covered by the quality assurance program and the major organizations participating in the program, together with the designated functions of these organizations.
Issue Part III - "Nonsafety-Related SSC Quality Control," of Oklo, Inc. Quality Assurance Program Description (QAPD): Design and Construction OKLO-2019-14-NP, Rev.1, (ML20027A007) states, in part: Specific program controls are applied to nonsafety-related SSCs, for which 10 CFR 50, Appendix B is not applicable, that are significant contributors to plant safety. Staff is seeking information on which SSCs, if any, fall under Part III in the QAPD.
Request Please provide a listing in the FSAR of those SSCs, if any, which fall under the requirements outlined under Part III of the QAPD.