ML20350B454
| ML20350B454 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902041, PROJ0728 |
| Issue date: | 01/05/2021 |
| From: | Ngola Otto Licensing Processes Branch |
| To: | Framatome |
| Otto N A-NRR/DORL 301-415-6695 | |
| References | |
| EPID: L-2020-TOP-0053 | |
| Download: ML20350B454 (2) | |
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Enclosure AUDIT REPORT FOR FRAMATOME INC. TOPICAL REPORT ANP-10297, REVISION 0, SUPPLEMENT 1P-A, REVISION 0, ERRATA 2P, REVISION 0 THE ARCADIA REACTOR ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR PWRs METHODOLOGY DESCRIPTION AND BENCHMARKING RESULTS EPID: L-2020-TOP-0053
1.0 BACKGROUND
By letter dated September 15, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access Management System Accession No. ML20262H272), Framatome Inc. (Framatome) submitted a request for review and approval of ANP-10297, Revision 0, Supplement 1P-A, Revision 0, Errata 2P, Revision 0, ARCADIA Reactor Analysis System for PWRs Methodology Description and Benchmarking Results (Supplement 1 Errata) a topical report (TR) which details minor changes to ANP-10297, Revision 0, Supplement 1P-A, Revision 0, ARCADIA Reactor Analysis System for PWRs Methodology Description and Benchmarking Results (Supplement 1).
The NRC staff conducted a virtual regulatory audit from October 14 through October 16, 2020, to increase review efficiency. This audit was held in accordance with the U.S. NRC, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) procedure as described in LIC-111, Regulatory Audits.
2.0 REGULATORY AUDIT OBJECTIVES The objective of this audit was to increase review process efficiency through interaction with Framatomes technical experts. More specifically, the NRC staff reviewed Supplement 1 Errata and asked questions of Framatomes personnel to determine whether requests for additional information (RAI) questions were needed.
Those who participated in the audit are listed below.
Name Affiliation Kevin Heller NRC Ngola Otto NRC Michelle Guzzardo Framatome Buck Barner Framatome Jerry Holm Framatome 3.0 REGULATORY AUDIT BASES Regulatory guidance for the review of fuel system materials and designs; the review of reactor physics, neutronics, and nuclear design; and adherence to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Appendix A to Part 50, General Design Criteria (GDC)-10, Reactor Design, is provided in NUREG-0800, Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants (SRP), Section 4.2, Fuel System Design, and Section 4.3, Nuclear Design.
4.0 DISCUSSION The audit consisted of a detailed walkthrough of Supplement 1 Errata. The NRC staff used personal notes as well as the TR itself to practice three-way communication, explaining to Framatome the staffs understanding of what was stated in the TR and seeking confirmation of that understanding. The review team was able to create and complete the draft safety evaluation (SE) by the exit of the audit. Concurrence on the draft SE was obtained the following week.
5.0 CONCLUSION
The audit accomplished the objectives listed in Section 2.0. The NRC staff did not issue RAI questions in conjunction with this audit.