ML21250A379

Letter from NEI Transmitting NEI 21-07, Revision 0, Technology Inclusive Guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors Safety Analysis Report Content for Applicants Utilizing NEI 18-04 Methodology Project Number

ML21250A379
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Site:	Nuclear Energy Institute
Issue date:	08/30/2021
From:	Nichol M Nuclear Energy Institute
To:	Andrea Veil Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Sebrosky J
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NEI 21-07, Rev 0
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MARCUS R. NICHOL Senior Director, New Reactors 1201 F Street, NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20004 P: 202.739.8031 mrn@nei.org nei.org August 30, 2021 Ms. Andrea Veil Director, Office of New Reactors Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

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NEI 21-07, Revision 0, Technology Inclusive Guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors Safety Analysis Report Content for Applicants Utilizing NEI 18-04 Methodology Project Number: 689

Dear Ms. Veil:

On behalf of the nuclear energy industry, in support of continued ongoing interactions between the industry Technology Inclusive Content of Application Project working group and the NRC staff, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)1 is forwarding to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the attached report NEI 21-07, Rev 0, Technology Inclusive Guidance for Non-Light Water Reactors Safety Analysis Report Content for Applicants Utilizing NEI 18-04 Methodology. These ongoing interactions are intended to support NRCs review and development of regulatory guidance with the ultimate goal of obtaining NRC endorsement of NEI 21-07. Based on anticipated interactions with the NRC, and the potential need for additional refinements to NEI 21-07, Rev 0, NEI intends to provide Revision 1 to this document before formally requesting NRC review and endorsement.

Over the last several years the industrys Advanced Reactor Regulatory Task Force has worked in close collaboration with the Southern Company-led Licensing Modernization Project to develop the guidance. In addition, there have been numerous meetings with NRC staff and this feedback has been incorporated into the current NEI document. The document has further incorporated input from the NEI Advanced Reactor Regulatory Task Force as well as benefiting from tabletop exercises with advanced reactor developers.

1 The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is responsible for establishing unified policy on behalf of its members relating to matters affecting the nuclear energy industry, including the regulatory aspects of generic operational and technical issues. NEIs members include entities licensed to operate commercial nuclear power plants in the United States, nuclear plant designers, major architect and engineering firms, fuel cycle facilities, nuclear materials licensees, and other organizations involved in the nuclear energy industry.

Ms. Andrea Veil August 30, 2021 Page 2 NEI and the nuclear industry view the development of NEI 21-07 and NRCs review and endorsement via regulatory guide as an essential step to creating a streamlined and predictable licensing pathway to deployment for advanced reactors. Significant time and resources have been devoted to this effort by both the industry and the NRC. As the industry continues its interaction with the NRC on this important topic, NEI urges the NRC to identify areas where the staff is contemplating the need to provide clarifications and exceptions in its endorsement of the NEI guidance. This will provide a better understanding of the staffs position and will clearly identify the topics for industry focus moving forward.

Thank you for your time and attention to this important matter. If you have any questions or require additional information, please contact me (mrn@nei.org).

Sincerely, Marcus R. Nichol Attachment c: Robert Taylor, NRR, NRC Mohammed Shams, NRR, NRC Joseph Sebrosky, NRR, NRC Eric Oesterle, NRR, NRC NRC Document Control Desk