ML22095A056
| ML22095A056 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902071 |
| Issue date: | 05/18/2022 |
| From: | William Kennedy NRC/NRR/DANU/UARL |
| To: | Chapman T X-Energy |
| Vechioli-Feliciano L | |
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| ML22095A057 | List: |
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| EPID L-2021-LRO-0066 | |
| Download: ML22095A056 (3) | |
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Mr. Travis Chapman Manager, U.S. Licensing Xe-100 Program X Energy, LLC 801 Thompson Avenue Rockville, MD 20852
SUBJECT:
X ENERGY, LLC - THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF FEEDBACK REGARDING XE-100 LICENSING WHITE PAPER MAINTENANCE STAFF OPTIMIZATION (EPID NO. L-2021-LRO-0066)
Dear Mr. Chapman:
On December 28, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML21362A751), X Energy LLC (X-energy) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Xe-100 Licensing Maintenance Staff Optimization White Paper. On January 10, 2022, the NRC staff met with X-energy representatives in a public meeting where X-energy provided an overview of the white paper. This white paper presents X-energys approach to determining the maintenance staffing plan at an Xe-100 site. The meeting summary and presentation slides can be located at ADAMS Accession No. ML22021B658.
X-energy requested the NRC staff to review this white paper and provide feedback. The NRC staff completed its review of the submittal and noted that, in general, X-energy provided a useful perspective about how to conduct maintenance in unique ways. Future interactions regarding the human factors program should address how maintenance tasks will be addressed during human factors analysis and testing. The enclosure of this letter provides the staffs detailed observations for X-energy to consider.
The NRC staffs comments provided in the attachment are specific to the white paper as submitted. The NRC staff encourages further pre-application engagement, especially for novel design features or planned approaches that differ from currently operating reactors. Early discussions help to facilitate the NRC staff understanding of the unique aspects of the X-energy concept of operation. This will be helpful when considering other related topics such as control room staffing and other subsequent submittals.
May 18, 2022
T. Chapman If you have questions about this matter, please contact Lucieann Vechioli at (301) 415-6035 or via email at Lucieann.VechioliFeliciano@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, William B. Kennedy, Acting Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 99902071
Enclosure:
As stated Signed by Kennedy, William on 05/18/22
Pkg: ML22095A057 Letter: ML22095A056
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ML22095A060 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UAL/PM NRR/DANU/UAL/LA NRR/DANU/UTB1/BC NRR/DANU/UAL/BC NAME LVechioli DGreene BGreen WKennedy DATE 04/07/2022 04/11/2022 04/11/2022 05/18/2022