ML20268C260
| ML20268C260 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 05200049 |
| Issue date: | 09/28/2020 |
| From: | Benjamin Beasley NRC/NRR/DANU/UARL |
| To: | |
| Mazza J, NRR/DANU/UARL, 301-415-0498 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20268C255 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2020-NEW-0004 | |
| Download: ML20268C260 (4) | |
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OKLO AURORA - REGULATORY APPLICABILITY AUDIT PLAN (EPID NO. L-2020-NEW-0004)
APPLICANT INFORMATION Applicant: Oklo Power LLC Applicant Address: 230 East Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Plant Name(s) and Unit(s): Aurora Docket No(s).: 52-0049
Background:
By letter dated March 11, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20075A000), Oklo Power LLC (Oklo), submitted a combined license (COL) application for one micro-reactor to be located at the Idaho National Laboratory located in Idaho. This proposed plant is to be designated as the Aurora. By letter dated June 5, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20149K616), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) informed Oklo of its decision to accept the application for docketing and that a two-step approach will be used in order to gain a fulsome understanding of four key safety and design aspects of the licensing basis prior to establishing a schedule for the licensing review. One of those key safety and design aspects is the identification of regulations that are or are not applicable to the Aurora.
Purpose:
The purpose of this audit is for the NRC staff to gain a better understanding of Oklos position on the applicability of regulations to the Aurora. The NRC staff will audit documentation in support of Part V, Section 2 of the application to determine if any information is needed on the docket and if any requests for additional information are appropriate.
Regulatory Audit Basis:
The bases for the audit are the regulations of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)52.77, 10 CFR50.33, 10 CFR 52.79, and 10 CFR 52.80.
Regulatory Audit Scope This audit will focus on information provided by Oklo on the online reference portal.
Information and Other Material Necessary for the Regulatory Audit The audit team requests to have available any reports, documents, or references that would support Oklos determination of non-applicability of regulations for the Aurora.
Team Assignments Michelle Hayes Branch Chief, NRR/DANU/UART, responsible for general audit oversight Tim Lupold Sr. Mechanical Engineer, NRR/DANU/UART, Audit Lead responsible for audit summary report preparation Jan Mazza Project Manager, NRR/DANU/UARL, responsible for audit logistics Additional audit team members may be added as needed.
Logistics Entrance Meeting September 28, 2020 Exit Meeting October 30, 2020, or earlier, Time TBD Audit meetings take place in a virtual format, using Microsoft Teams, or via other, similar platform. Audit meetings will be scheduled on an as needed basis after the entrance meeting and once the NRC staff has had the opportunity to review any documents placed in the online reference portal. The audit duration is anticipated to be approximately 6 weeks with activities occurring intermittently during that period. Requests for Additional information may be issued after the audit if information is needed on the docket to support determinations in the safety evaluation for the Aurora application.
Special Requests The NRC staff requests that Oklo have available for the audit meetings, personnel who prepared or are knowledgeable on the basis for Part V, Chapter 2 of the application.
Deliverables The audit will be completed when staff has a fulsome understanding of the basis for Oklos determination that certain regulations are not applicable to the Aurora described in Part V, Section 2 of the Aurora application. At the completion of the audit, the audit team will issue an audit summary within 90 days after the exit meeting but will strive for a shorter duration. The audit summary will be declared and entered as an official agency record in ADAMS and be made available for public viewing through the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs ADAMS.
References Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
If necessary, any circumstances related to the conduct of the audit should be communicated to Jan Mazza (NRC) at 301-415-0498 or by email at Jan.Mazza@nrc.gov.
Date: September 28, 2020
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Benjamin G. Beasley, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation cc: Distribution via list serv
ML20268C255 Package; ML20268C260 Audit Plan
- via e-mail OFFICE NRR/DANU/UART/LEAD* NRR/DANU/UARL/PM
- NRR/DANU/UARL/LA*
NAME TLupold JMazza SLent DATE 09/24/2020 09/24/2020 9/25/2020 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UART/BC* NRR/DANU/UARL/BC*
NAME MHayes BBeasley DATE 09/24/2020 09/28/2020