ML20302A481

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Cover Letter - NRC Feedback on Terrestrial Energy USA White Paper -Examination of Regulatory Requirements to Determine Exemption Needs for the Imsr Core-Unit
ML20302A481
Person / Time
Site: 99902076
Issue date: 01/27/2021
From: Benjamin Beasley
NRC/NRR/DANU/UARL
To: Irish S
Terrestrial Energy USA
Muniz G
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EPID: L-2020-LRO-0052
Download: ML20302A481 (3)


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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION S. Irish OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 January 27, 2021 Mr. Simon Irish Chief Executive Officer Terrestrial Energy USA, Inc.

537 Steamboat Road, Suite 200 Greenwich, CT 06830

SUBJECT:

U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION FEEDBACK REGARDING TERRESTRIAL ENERGY USA WHITE PAPER - EXAMINATION OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS TO DETERMINE EXEMPTION NEEDS FOR THE IMSR CORE-UNIT (EPID NO. L-2020-LRO-0052)

Dear Mr. Irish:

By letter dated August 25, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML20262H163), Terrestrial Energy USA (TEUSA), submitted for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff review a white paper titled Examination of Regulatory Requirements to Determine Exemption Needs for the IMSR Core-Unit.

The white paper contains TEUSA's determinations related to the potential need for exemptions for the IMSR Core-unit from applicable technical requirements contained in Parts 50 and 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Terrestrial requested that the NRC staff review the white paper and provide written comments on Terrestrials determinations of (1) the applicability of requirements, and (2) the potential exemption topic areas for a Standard Design Approval application for the IMSR Core-unit. The NRC staff has completed its assessment of the white paper. The proprietary and non-proprietary versions of the document containing NRC staffs observations are in Enclosures 1 and 2 of this document, respectively.

to this letter contains Proprietary information. When separated from Enclosure 1, this document is DECONTROLLED.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION If you have any questions about this matter, please contact Adrian Muniz at (301) 415-4093 or by e-mail at Adrian.Muniz@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Benjamin G. Beasley, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 99902076

Enclosures:

As stated

Package: ML20302A488 Cover Letter: ML20302A481 Enclosure 1: ML20302A485 (Non-Public)

Enclosure 2: ML20302A487 (Public-Redacted) *via e-mail NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UARL/PM*

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NAME AMuniz SLent MHayes KRoach BBeasley DATE 1/22/2021 1/19/2021 1/13/2021 1/20/2021 1/27/2021