ML22243A248

Kairos Power, LLC - Response to NRC Request for Additional Information 348 and 339

ML22243A248
Person / Time
Site:	Hermes File:Kairos Power icon.png
Issue date:	08/31/2022
From:	Hastings P Kairos Power
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML22243A247	List: ML22243A248 ML22243A249 ML22243A250
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KP-NRC-2208-014
Download: ML22243A248 (2)

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KPNRC2208014

August31,2022 DocketNo.507513

USNuclearRegulatoryCommission ATTN:DocumentControlDesk Washington,DC205550001

Subject:

KairosPowerLLC ResponsetoNRCRequestforAdditionalInformation348and339

References:

1. Letter,KairosPowerLLCtoDocumentControlDesk,SubmittalofthePreliminary SafetyAnalysisReportfortheKairosPowerFluorideSaltCooled,HighTemperature NonPowerReactor(Hermes),September29,2021(ML21272A376)

2. Email,NuclearRegulatoryCommissionBenjaminBeasleytoDarrellGardner,Drew Peebles,JimTomkins,andMartyBryanFinalRAI348onShutdownRodReliability andDefenseinDepthAugust8,2022(ML22227A180)

3. Email,NuclearRegulatoryCommissionBenjaminBeasleytoDarrellGardner,Drew Peebles,JimTomkins,andMartyBryanNRCFinalRequestforAdditional Information339forHermesConstructionPermitApplicationRegardingInspectionof VesselInternalsandtheNaturalCirculationFlowPathAugust8,2022 (ML22230D076)

InSeptember2021,KairosPowersubmittedaPreliminarySafetyAnalysisReport(PSAR)(Reference1)as partoftheConstructionPermitApplication(CPA)fortheHermesnonpowerreactor.OnAugust8,2022, theNuclearRegulatoryCommissiontransmittedRequestsforAdditionalInformation(RAI)348andRAI 339(Reference2and3,respectively).Enclosure1providesKairosPowersresponsetoRAI348and providestheresponsetoRAI339.KairosPowerrequestsNRCreviewoftheseresponsesas partofthecontinuedreviewoftheHermesCPA.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedanyadditionalinformation,pleasecontactNicoleSchlichting schlichting@kairospower.comor(980)2159252,orDarrellGardneratgardner@kairospower.comor (704)7691226.

Sincerely,

PeterHastings,PE VicePresident,RegulatoryAffairsandQuality

KairosPowerLLC www.kairospower.com 707WTowerAve,SuiteA 5201HawkingDrSE,UnitA 2115RexfordRd,Suite325 Alameda,CA94501 Albuquerque,NM87106 Charlotte,NC28211

KPNRC2208014 Page2

Enclosures:

1) ResponsetoNRCRequestforAdditionalInformation348

2) ResponsetoNRCRequestforAdditionalInformation339

xc(w/enclosure):

WilliamKennedy,ActingChief,NRRAdvancedReactorLicensingBranch BenjaminBeasley,ProjectManager,NRRAdvancedReactorLicensingBranch EdwardHelvenston,ProjectManager,NRRAdvancedReactorLicensingBranch SamuelCuadradodeJesus,ProjectManager,NRRAdvancedReactorLicensingBranch