ML22112A169
| ML22112A169 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/10/2022 |
| From: | Dan Dorman NRC/EDO |
| To: | |
| Doane S | |
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| Download: ML22112A169 (8) | |
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Global Approaches to Small Modular Reactor and Advanced Reactor Licensing Dan Dorman Executive Director for Operations Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1
US NRC Licensing Options 10 CFR Part 50, 10 CFR Part 52, 10 CFR Part 53 Domestic Licensing of Licenses, Certifications, Production and Utilization and Approvals for Nuclear Facilities Power Plants
- Construction Permit
- Early Site Permits Under Development
- Operating License
- Standard Design
- Limited Work Certification Authorization
- Combined License
- Site Suitability Reviews
- Manufacturing License
- Duplicate Plant License
- Standard Design Approval
- Site Suitability Reviews 2
Pathway to New Regulatory Framework Part 53 Rulemaking by July 2025
- Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) requirement
- Technology-inclusive, risk-informed and performance based regulatory framework
- Commission direction SRM-SECY-20-0032
- Builds on current activities, including the Licensing Modernization Project
- Significant stakeholder engagement 3
PART 53 l TRANSFORMATIVE o Evolves use of risk o Leverages performance-based Establishes a Transformative requirements Regulatory Framework o Modernizes licensing basis Features change process Part 53 builds on a -->
o Includes consequence-oriented strong foundation of scalable requirements Commission policies and o Enables operational flexibility decisions o Optimizes balance between flexibility and predictability 4
Preapplication Activities to Support Licensing
- Pre-application engagement
- NRC response to applicants general correspondence
- NRC review of and feedback on applicants regulatory engagement plan
- NRC assessment and response to applicants white papers
- NRC evaluation of applicants technical and topical reports
- Pre-application audits to support a high-quality application 5
Small Modular Reactor Designs - Current Licensing Activities
- Preapplication Engagement o NuScale Power standard design approval application for the NPM-20 design o Carbon Free Power Project combined license application for the NPM-20 design o GE Hitachi BWRX-300 design o Tennessee Valley Authority license application for the Clinch River Site o SMR (Holtec) SMR-160 design
- Design Certification of NuScale standard plant design
- Alignment of requirements in 10 CFR Part 50 and Part 52 6
Broad Landscape of Advanced Reactor Designs Liquid Metal Cooled Fast High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Molten Salt Reactors Micro Reactors Reactors (MSR) Reactors (LMFR) (HTGR)
TerraPower/GEH (Natrium)* Kairos
- Westinghouse (eVinci)*
X-energy
- GEH PRISM (VTR) Kairos (Hermes l RTR) BWX Technologies Framatome Liquid Salt Cooled Advanced Reactor Concepts X-energy StarCore Sodium-Cooled Radiant l RTR MIT Transportable Terrestrial
- Westinghouse TerraPower (MCFR)
TRISO Fuel Southern (TP MCRE) l UIUC / Ultra Safe l RTR*
Columbia Basin RTR Hydromine General Atomics (EM2) ACU l RTR
- Oklo Lead-Cooled General Atomics Elysium Stationary ThorCon LEGEND ARDP Awardees Muons Demo Reactors In Licensing Review Flibe Risk Reduction
- Preapplication Alpha Tech RTR Research/Test Reactor Liquid Salt Fueled 7 ARC-20
International Regulatory Cooperation 8