ML21097A044
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| Issue date: | 04/13/2021 |
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
Briefing to NRC Commissioners on Advanced Reactor Preparedness through Regulatory Engagement and Research Cooperation Stephen E. Kuczynski Chairman, President, & CEO Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
April 13, 2021
Topics
- SNC Perspective on Advanced Reactors
- Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project - DOE award for risk reduction
- Approach to licensing (Licensing Modernization Project and guidance)
Slide 2
SNC Perspective on Advanced Reactors Develop and demonstrate high potential advanced nuclear options that can provide the best value to the company & customers RIGHT TECHNOLOGY Provide the backbone of a net zero economy - clean electricity, heat, hydrogen Address safety & sustainability RIGHT TIMELINE Support decarbonization commitments & demands Replace potential retirements RIGHT COST Competitive with natural gas combined cycle with post-combustion carbon capture and solar with battery BEST VALUE Grow revenue in a rate neutral way Be options positive - expand the market past electricity Slide 3
Advanced Reactor Demonstration Project DOE award for Risk Reduction Project MCRE will be the first critical MCFR and positions the technology for success on MCFR Demo Reactor ADVANCED REACTOR DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM
$113M TOTAL PROJECT (80/20 Cost Share)
Principal Investigator: Nick Irvin Program Manager: Lauren Lathem MOLTEN CHLORIDE REACTOR EXPERIMENT MCRE will be the first fast spectrum molten salt reactor in the world and the fourth MSR ever operated INL sited & DOE authorize Low power operation up to ~500 kWth Provides empirical nuclear data to support design and licensing of MCFR Demo Demonstrates safe reactor control under a variety of operating conditions MCRE in LOTUS Test Bed Slide 4
Approach to Licensing Regulatory Framework to Support Development and Deployment of a Variety of Innovative Solutions AGILE Coherent, integrated safety-focused requirements for entire plant life cycle A dependable platform to equitably treat a variety of nuclear energy generating systems PREDICTABLE Performance-based objectives are explicitly established Technology-inclusive guidance to meet the expected objectives are provided RESILIENT Manages state-of-knowledge and state-of-art changes effectively without unnecessary burden, delay or disruption Technology Inclusive Risk-Informed Performance-Based Framework Part 53 NEI 18-04 / RG 1.233 (LMP) - Optional Method Slide 5
Abbreviations SNC - Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.
MCRE - Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment MCFR - Molten Chloride Fast Reactor INL - Idaho National Laboratory DOE - Department of Energy NRC - Nuclear Regulatory Commission MSR - molten salt reactor NRIC - National Reactor Innovation Center LOTUS - Laboratory for Operation and Testing in the United States EPRI - Electric Power Research Institute NEI - Nuclear Energy Institute RG - Regulatory Guide LMP - Licensing Modernization Project Slide 6