ML20275A374
| ML20275A374 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99900003 |
| Issue date: | 09/29/2020 |
| From: | Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB |
| To: | Michelle Catts GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy |
| Franovich R | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20275A368 | List: |
| References | |
| NEDC-33912P | |
| Download: ML20275A374 (3) | |
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September 29, 2020 Ms. Michelle Catts Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC.
P.O. Box 780, M/C A-18 Wilmington, NC 28402 USA
SUBJECT:
SAFETY EVALUATION FOR GE-HITACHI LICENSING TOPICAL REPORT NEDC-33912P, REVISION 0, SUPPLEMENT 1, BWRX-300 REACTIVITY CONTROL (DOCKET N0. 99900003)
Dear Ms. Catts:
By letter dated March 31, 2020, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, LLC (GEH) submitted Licensing Topical Report (TR) NEDC-33912P, Revision 0, BWRX-300 Reactivity Control (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML20092A016), to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff for review. In that letter, GEH requested the NRC staff to review and approve the design requirements, acceptance criteria, and regulatory basis for the BWRX-300 design features and functions to control reactivity. GEH further requested that the NRC staff review this information, determine its acceptability for use, and issue a final Safety Evaluation (SE) no later than December 31, 2020.
It is the NRC staffs understanding that NEDC-33912P will be referenced in a future application for a construction permit or a combined operating license for the BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR), an evolutionary boiling water reactor based on GEHs Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) design, previously licensed by the NRC staff.
The NRC staff informed GEH that it had accepted NEDC-33912P for review in a letter dated May 28, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20150A263). By letter dated September 4, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20248H540), GEH submitted Revision 0, Supplement 1, of this TR for the NRC staffs review and approval. A public version of Revision 0, Supplement 1, of this TR can be found under ADAMS Accession No. ML20248H544.
The NRC staffs SE for NEDC-33912P, Revision 0, Supplement 1, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20275A368 (Package).
If you have any questions or comments concerning this matter, I can be reached at (301) 415-7334 or via e-mail address at Rani.Franovich@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Rani L. Franovich, Project Manager New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 99900003 cc: GEH BWRX-300 NEDC-33912P ListServ
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