ML22231B226

Kairos Power LLC, Transmittal of Changes to Construction Permit Application, PSAR Chapters 2 and 3

ML22231B226
Person / Time
Site:	Hermes
Issue date:	08/19/2022
From:	Hastings P Kairos Power
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML22231B225	List: ML22231B226 ML22231B227
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KP-NRC-2208-002
Download: ML22231B226 (2)

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KP-NRC-2208-002 August 19, 2022 Docket No. 50-7513 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Kairos Power LLC Transmittal of Changes to Construction Permit Application, PSAR Chapters 2 and 3

References:

1. Letter, Kairos Power LLC to Document Control Desk, Submittal of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report for the Kairos Power Fluoride Salt-Cooled, High Temperature Non-Power Reactor (Hermes), September 29, 2021 (ML21272A376))

2. Audit Plan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Kairos Power LLC - Hermes Construction Permit Preliminary Safety Analysis Report Site Characteristics (Chapter

2) Audit Plan, May 31, 2022 (ML22151A181)

In September 2021, Kairos Power submitted a Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR) (Reference 1) as part of the Construction Permit Application (CPA) for the Hermes non-power reactor. This letter transmits changes to the pages of the PSAR to address NRC feedback received on PSAR Chapter 2 in the Site Characteristics Audit (Reference 2). Consistency changes were also required to PSAR Chapter 3 as a result of these updates. Changes to the pages of the PSAR are provided in Enclosure 1. Kairos Power requests NRC review of these changes as part of the continued review of the Hermes CPA.

If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact Martin Bryan at bryan@kairospower.com or (865) 399-1136, or Darrell Gardner at gardner@kairospower.com or (704) 769-1226.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on August 19, 2022 Sincerely, Peter Hastings, PE Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality

Enclosure:

Changes to PSAR Chapters 2 and 3 Kairos Power LLC www.kairospower.com 707 W Tower Ave, Suite A 5201 Hawking Dr SE, Unit A 2115 Rexford Rd, Suite 325 Alameda, CA 94501 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Charlotte, NC 28211

KP-NRC-2208-002 Page 2 xc (w/enclosure):

William Kennedy, Acting Chief, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Benjamin Beasley, Project Manager, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Edward Helvenston, Project Manager, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Samuel Cuadrado de Jesus, Project Manager, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch