ML22112A169
| ML22112A169 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/10/2022 |
| From: | Dan Dorman NRC/EDO |
| To: | |
| Doane S | |
| References | |
| 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, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities 10 CFR Part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants 10 CFR Part 53
- Construction Permit
- Operating License
- Limited Work Authorization
- Site Suitability Reviews
- Early Site Permits
- Standard Design Certification
- Combined License
- Manufacturing License
- Duplicate Plant License
- Standard Design Approval
- Site Suitability Reviews Under Development 2
3 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
PART 53 l TRANSFORMATIVE Part 53 builds on a strong foundation of Commission policies and decisions o Evolves use of risk o Leverages performance-based requirements o Modernizes licensing basis change process o Includes consequence-oriented scalable requirements o Enables operational flexibility o Optimizes balance between flexibility and predictability Establishes a Transformative Regulatory Framework Features 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 High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors (HTGR)
Liquid Metal Cooled Fast Reactors (LMFR)
Molten Salt Reactors (MSR)
GEH PRISM (VTR)
Advanced Reactor Concepts Framatome X-energy
- StarCore General Atomics Kairos (Hermes l RTR)
ThorCon Flibe TerraPower/GEH (Natrium)*
Elysium Liquid Salt Fueled TRISO Fuel Sodium-Cooled Westinghouse Columbia Basin Hydromine Lead-Cooled Alpha Tech Muons Micro Reactors Oklo Stationary Transportable Westinghouse (eVinci)*
Liquid Salt Cooled BWX Technologies Southern (TP MCRE) l RTR ARDP Awardees MIT ACU l RTR
- ARC-20 Demo Reactors In Licensing Review Risk Reduction Preapplication RTR Research/Test Reactor LEGEND General Atomics (EM2)
X-energy Radiant l RTR UIUC / Ultra Safe l RTR*
Kairos
- Terrestrial
- TerraPower (MCFR) 7
International Regulatory Cooperation 8