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Summary of Pre-Application Public Meeting with Terrapower, LLC to Discuss the Digital Instrumentation and Control System for the Natrium Reactor
ML21363A176
Person / Time
Site: 99902100
Issue date: 02/18/2022
From: Mallecia Sutton
NRC/NRR/DANU/UARL
To: William Kennedy
NRC/NRR/DANU/UARL
Sutton M
References
EPID L-2021-LRM-0071
Download: ML21363A176 (5)


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MEMORANDUM TO:

William Kennedy, Acting Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:

Mallecia Sutton, Senior Project Manager Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF NOVEMBER 9, 2021, PRE-APPLICATION PUBLIC MEETING WITH TERRAPOWER, LLC TO DISCUSS THE DIGITAL INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE NATRIUM REACTOR (EPID NO. L-2021-LRM-0071)

On November 9, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held an observation public meeting with TerraPower, LLC (TerraPower) to provide the NRC staff with an overview of the digital instrumentation and control (I&C) system for the Natrium Reactor. The public meeting notice, dated October 18, 2021, can be found in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML21291A266.

The presentation slides can be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21306A316.

Participants included personnel from the NRC, TerraPower, General Electric Hitachi, Bechtel, PacifiCorp, Union of Concerned Scientists, and members of the public. The enclosure to this memorandum provides the list of meeting attendees.

This pre-application interaction provided information on digital I&C implications and approaches in regard to the Natrium plant design. Additionally, updates on programs related to I&C selection process were provided.

The NRC staff began the public meeting with an introduction and explanation of logistical information. The NRC staff explained that the meeting was an observation meeting and that TerraPower representatives would provide the NRC staff with an overview of the digital I&C for the Natrium Reactor.

During the meeting, TerraPower provided an overview of the Natrium defense-in-depth concept as applied to the Natrium Reactor, the Natrium Plant I&C architecture, the Natrium safety-related I&C vendor selection process, and the Natrium cybersecurity program.

CONTACT: Mallecia Sutton, NRR/DANU 301-415-0673 February 18, 2022 Signed by Sutton, Mallecia on 02/18/22

W. Kennedy At the end of the presentation, the public had an opportunity to ask questions of the NRC staff.

The NRC staff asked for feedback, concerns, and any improvements that can be made to the public meeting process, at the closure of the meeting.

Project No. 99902100

Enclosure:

List of Attendees

ML21363A176 NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UARL/PM NRR/DANU/UARL/PM NRR/DANU/UARL/LA NAME KWagner MSutton CSmith (SLent for)

DATE 1/11/2022 1/14/2022 2/9/2022 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UARL/BC(A)

NRR/DANU/UARL/PM NAME WKennedy MSutton DATE 2/18/2022 2/18/2022

Enclosure List of Attendees Public Meeting between TerraPower and the NRC Staff to Discuss Digital Instrumentation and Controls for the Natrium Reactor Tuesday, November 9, 2021 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Name Organization Mallecia Sutton U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Chris Van Wert NRC Katherine Wagner NRC Alexandra Siwy NRC Joseph Ashcraft NRC Paul Rebstock NRC Ryan Sprengel TerraPower, LLC (TerraPower)

Bryan Eyers TerraPower Eric Williams TerraPower Baofu Lu TerraPower Ted Quinn TerraPower Christopher Hope TerraPower Ian Gifford TerraPower Mark Werner TerraPower Lisa Schichlein General Electric Hitachi (GEH)

Shelby Small GEH Lee Meek GEH Christopher Robinson GEH Thomas Walker GEH Peter Reibe GEH David Hinds GEH Steven Kline Bechtel Chuck Tack PacifiCorp Edwin Lyman Union of Concerned Scientists Robin Bagley Public Citizen Adam Stein Public Citizen Royce Lindengren Public Citizen Victor Camacho Public Citizen William Catullo Public Citizen Edwin Bird Public Citizen Ibrahim Ezelarab Public Citizen David Jarosh Public Citizen Stephen Kimura Public Citizen Thomas Walker Public Citizen Trushant Shah Public Citizen Name Organization Margaret Ellenson Public Citizen Matt Hertel Public Citizen James Mermigos Public Citizen Jong Kim Public Citizen Deann Raleigh Public Citizen Steve Kincaid Public Citizen Thomas Tweedle Public Citizen Jungwoo Kim Public Citizen Michelle Byman Public Citizen Sola Talabi Public Citizen