ML21104A425
| ML21104A425 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 04/21/2021 |
| From: | Juan Uribe NRC/NRR/DANU/UARP |
| To: | John Segala NRC/NRR/DANU/UARP |
| Uribe J | |
| References | |
| Download: ML21104A425 (6) | |
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J. Segala 1 April 19, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: John P. Segala, Chief Advanced Reactor Policy Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Signed by Uribe, Juan FROM: Juan F. Uribe, Project Manager on 04/19/21 Advanced Reactor Policy Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MARCH 30, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONs DEVELOPMENT OF A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT OF FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS On March 30, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 3 public meeting with stakeholders, to discuss the NRCs development of a regulatory framework for the possible commercial deployment of fusion energy systems. The meeting notice is available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML21088A408, and the presentation slides are available at ADAMS Accession No. ML21088A294. During the meeting, there was a letter referenced (and in support of) a presentation provided by Hogan Lovells. The letter is from David Kirtley (Helion Energy) to William Reckley (NRC) titled Developing a Graded Approach to Fusion Regulation and is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML21085A477. The Enclosure to this summary provides the majority of attendees for the meeting as captured by Microsoft Teams. Due to technical difficulties, the complete list was not available.
Meeting Highlights The NRC staff discussed the new public meeting categories as described in a recent Commission policy statement (see ADAMS Accession No. ML21050A046) for stakeholder awareness. The NRC staff further emphasized that the March 30, 2021 meeting was a Comment-Gathering Public Meeting based on the new categorization, and that public discussion, feedback, and comments were actively sought.
A total of 9 presentations were scheduled for the meeting. However, due to time constraints only 8 presentations were discussed. It was determined that the NRCs presentation titled NRC Perspectives - Hybrid Approach would be provided at a subsequent meeting.
The meeting was well attended with over 155 participants. Questions and comments from stakeholders included:
o An appreciation of the importance of having social acceptance for a new
J. Segala 2 technology, such as Fusion, in order to be successful; o Understanding the importance of information that accurately describes the risk hazards from Fusion systems; o The challenges regarding licensing a Fusion system under several different regulatory approaches such as: a utilization facility, a byproduct material, or a hybrid approach; and o The availability of additional time such that a Fusion regulatory framework is not tied to the same regulatory framework timeline currently in development for advanced fission reactors, but still within the constraints imposed by the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act.
There were no significant or major actions for NRC staff as a result of the meeting. The NRC staff stated that the next public meeting is tentatively scheduled for the June timeframe.
Enclosure:
Attendance List
ML21104A425 NRC-001 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UARP/PM NRR/DANU/UARP/BC NRR/DANU/UARP/PM NAME JUribe JSegala JUribe DATE 4/16/2021 4/19/2021 4/19/2021 March 30, 2021, Public Meeting to Discuss the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions Development of a Regulatory Framework for the Possible Commercial Deployment of Fusion Energy Systems Attendance List*
NAME AFFILIATION NAME AFFILIATION Nuclear Regulatory Commission Amy Hull Abbey Goodman (NRC)
Anthony McMurtray NRC Adam Dodd Bob Beall NRC akash singh Carolyn Wolf NRC Akli, Kramer Dennis Andrukat NRC Allan Offenberger Derek Widmayer NRC Artem Smirnov Donald Palmrose NRC Ballantyne Paul Kinectrics Duncan White NRC Barbara Sandfuchs Eric Bowman NRC Barnes, Katherine Eric Oesterle NRC Ben Levitt Eric Schrader NRC Ben Levitt Hipo Gonzalez NRC Bernard Bevill Hipolito Gonzalez NRC Bob Probert Savannah River National John Segala NRC Brenda Garcia-Diaz Laboratory Joseph Sebrosky NRC Brian Nelson Juan Uribe NRC Bromley, Blair Maxine Keefe NRC Calle Vives, Paula IAEA Mohamed Shams NRC Cameron Tarry Nestor Makris NRC Cappello Prosanta Chowdhury NRC Caroline Sorensen Samantha Crane NRC Chan, Desmond Steve Lynch NRC Charles Gordon Steven Vitto NRC Charles Kessel Tony Nakanishi NRC Chirayu Batra William Reckley NRC Chris Ajemian Chris Faranetta Jennifer Uhle Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Chris Jones NASEM Richard Hawryluk Princeton Plasma Physics Lab Corinne Mitchell Seth Hoedl Post Road Foundation Crowley, David P Andrew Holland Fusion Industry Association Dale Meade Princeton University Michl Binderbauer TAE Daniel Clark Bob Mumgaard CFS Daniel Slesinski Greg Snitchler TAE Dave Babineau Tyler Ellis CFS Dave Roop DWR Associates Jeffrey S. Merrifield Pillsbury Dennis Whyte MIT Plasma Science and Desai, Sachin Hogan Lovell Dennis Whyte Fusion Center David Kirtley Helion Energy Derek Sutherland Diego Saenz DHS - Wisconsin Desmond Chan Diane Demers Enclosure
2 NAME AFFILIATION NAME AFFILIATION Dodd, Adam Laila El-Guebaly Don Beyer Lindsay Daly Edwin Lyman UCS Lindsay Daly Eric Sezgen Manoj Albot Ethan Peterson Manship, Joel Ferguson, Phillip Marta Calvo Floyd DesChamps Mary Burkhart Fowler, Sidney L Mary McCormick Francesco Volpe Matt Miles Frank Schaaf Matt Miller Gehring, Michael Matteo Barbarino George Larsen Matthew Greenwood Gianluca Pisanello Matthew Parsons Glenn Kelly Michael H Grace Peach Miguel Pretelli OCEM Greg Wallace MIT PSFC Mike O'Neill Guillaume Mike Stephens Hsu, Scott C DOE Mike Z Iouri Prokofiev Mike Zarnstorff Jacob A. Schwartz MMeekins Jake Blanchard Nardella, Gene DOE James Kring Nehl, Colleen James Kring Neil Alexander Jan Kirchhoff Niko McMurray ClearPath Jana Bergman Panayotov Dobromir F4E Jane Hotchkiss Patrick White Jed Styron Patrick White Jennifer Ganten Paul W. Humrickhouse Jerome Lacapere Peter Lyons Joanne Zulinski Phillip Peterson Johnny Graves Poore III, Willis Jon K. Kapitz Prof Prabhat Ranjan DYPIU Jonathan Musgrove R. David Edelman Joshua Daehler Robert C. Harris Karen Gibson Roger Karen Tuccillo Roger Champion Kathryn Hitch Sen. Crapo staff Roger Fenner Katie Rittenhouse Rognlien, Tom Kevin Lee Roma, Amy C.
Kim Steves KDHE Rosenberg, Alex
3 NAME AFFILIATION NAME AFFILIATION Ryan Umstattd Sara E Ferry Scott Krisiloff Scott Landry CDPH - California Sean Mahoney shaun haskey Shaun Haskey Shaw, Guinevere DOE Shober, Megan L DHS Steven Lawler Steven Pope Susan Gallier Taylor, Alex Thomas Davis Thomas Magette Thomas Vanek Tim Bohm Univ. of Wisconsin Vanek, Thomas Vesselina Ranguelova IAEA Waide Warner Whitehorne, Todd Wurzel, Sam Zachary Johnson Zulinski, Joanne
- Attendance list based on Microsoft Teams Participant list.