ML22244A236

Kairos Power, LLC - Transmittal of Response to NRC Question on Dhrs Testing from PSAR Section 6.3 Audit on Hermes Preliminary Safety Analysis Report

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Site:	Hermes File:Kairos Power icon.png
Issue date:	09/01/2022
From:	Hastings P Kairos Power
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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September1,2022 DocketNo.507513

USNuclearRegulatoryCommission ATTN:DocumentControlDesk Washington,DC205550001

Subject:

KairosPowerLLC TransmittalofResponsetoNRCQuestiononDHRSTestingfromPSARSection6.3Audit onHermesPreliminarySafetyAnalysisReport

References:

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

2. AuditPlan,NuclearRegulatoryCommission,KairosPowerLLC-Hermes ConstructionPermitPreliminarySafetyAnalysisReportChapter6,Section6.3Audit Plan,February12,2022(ML22039A226)

InSeptember2021,KairosPowersubmittedaPreliminarySafetyAnalysisReport(PSAR)(Reference1)as partoftheConstructionPermitApplication(CPA)fortheHermesnonpowerreactor.Thisletter transmitsaresponsetoNRCquestiononDHRStestingprovidedaspartoftheSection6.3auditonthe KairosPowerHermesTestReactorPreliminarySafetyAnalysisReport(Reference2).KairosPower requestsNRCreviewoftheresponseinsupportofcontinuedreviewoftheHermesnonpowertest reactorconstructionpermitapplication.

Portionsoftheattachedresponseareconsideredproprietary,andKairosPowerrequeststhoseportions tobewithheldfrompublicdisclosureinaccordancewiththeprovisionsof10CFR2.390.Enclosure1 providestheproprietaryversionoftheresponse.Enclosure2providesthenonproprietaryversionof theresponse.AnaffidavitsupportingthewithholdingrequestisprovidedinEnclosure3.

Additionally,theinformationindicatedasproprietaryhasalsobeendeterminedtocontainExport ControlledInformation.Thisinformationmustbeprotectedfromdisclosurepursuanttothe requirementsof10CFR810.

Ifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedanyadditionalinformation,pleasecontactDelaneySimmonsat simmons@kairospower.comorat(605)8385132,orDarrellGardneratgardner@kairospower.comor (704)7691226.

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

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Enclosures:

1) KairosPowerResponsetoNRCQuestiononDHRSTesting(Proprietary)

2) KairosPowerResponsetoNRCQuestiononDHRSTesting(NonProprietary)

3) KairosPowerLLCAffidavitandRequestforWithholdingfromPublicDisclosure(10CFR2.390)

xc(w/enclosure):

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

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KairosProprietaryInformation WithholdfromPublicDisclosureunder10CFR2.390(a)(4)

Enclosure1 KairosPowerResponsetoNRCQuestiononDHRSTesting (Proprietary)

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Enclosure2 KairosPowerResponsetoNRCQuestiononDHRSTesting (NonProprietary)

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Enclosure3

KairosPowerLLCAffidavitandRequestfor WithholdingfromPublicDisclosure(10CFR2.390)

I,DarrellGardner,herebystate:

1. IamSeniorDirector,Licensing,atKairosPowerLLC(Kairos),andassuchIhavebeenauthorized byKairostoreviewinformationsoughttobewithheldfrompublicdisclosureinconnectionwith thedevelopment,testing,licensing,anddeploymentoftheKairosreactoranditsassociated structures,systems,andcomponents,andtoapplyforitswithholdingfrompublicdisclosureon behalfofKairos.

2. Theinformationsoughttobewithheld,initsentirety,iscontainedinKairosEnclosure1tothis letter.

3. Iammakingthisrequestforwithholding,andexecutingthisaffidavitinsupportthereof,pursuant totheprovisionsof10CFR2.390(b)(1).

4. IhavepersonalknowledgeofthecriteriaandproceduresutilizedbyKairosindesignating informationasatradesecret,privileged,orasconfidentialcommercialorfinancialinformation.

SomeexamplesofinformationKairosconsidersproprietaryandeligibleforwithholdingunder

§2.390(a)(4)include:

a. Informationwhichdisclosesprocess,method,orapparatus,includingsupportingdataand analyses,wherepreventionofitsusebyKairoscompetitorswithoutlicenseorcontractfrom Kairosconstitutesacompetitiveeconomicadvantageoverothercompaniesintheindustry;

b. Information,whichifusedbyacompetitor,wouldreducehisexpenditureofresourcesor improvehiscompetitivepositionindesign,manufacture,shipment,installation,assuranceof quality;

c. Informationwhichrevealscostorpriceinformation,productioncapacities,budgetlevels,or commercialstrategiesofKairos,itscustomers,itspartners,oritssuppliers;

d. Informationwhichrevealsaspectsofpast,present,orfutureKairosorcustomerfunded developmentplansorprograms,ofpotentialcommercialvaluetoKairos;

e. Informationwhichdisclosespatentablesubjectmatterforwhichitmaybedesirableto obtainpatentprotection;and/or

f. InformationobtainedthroughKairosactionswhichcouldrevealadditionalinsightsinto reactorsystemdevelopment,testing,qualificationprocesses,and/orregulatoryproceedings, andwhicharenototherwisereadilyobtainablebyacompetitor.

5. KairosinformationcontainedinEnclosure1tothislettercontainsdetailsofKairosDHRStesting foraKairosPowerfluoridesaltcooledhightemperaturereactor.Thesedetailscouldprovidea competitorwithacommercialadvantageiftheinformationweretoberevealedpublicly.

6. Pursuanttotheprovisionsof§2.390(b)(4),thefollowingisfurnishedforconsiderationbythe Commissionindeterminingwhethertheinformationsoughttobewithheldfrompublicdisclosure shouldbewithheld:

a. Theinformationsoughttobewithheldfrompublicdisclosureisownedandhasbeenheldin confidencebyKairos.

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b. TheinformationisofatypecustomarilyheldinconfidencebyKairosandnotcustomarily disclosedtothepublic.Kairoshasarationalbasisfordeterminingthetypesofinformation customarilyheldinconfidencebyitand,inthatconnection,utilizesasystemtodetermine whenandwhethertoholdcertaintypesofinformationinconfidence.Theapplicationofthat systemandthesubstanceofthatsystemconstituteKairospolicyandprovidetherational basisrequired.

c. TheinformationisbeingtransmittedtotheCommissioninconfidenceand,underthe provisionsof10CFR2.390,itistobereceivedinconfidencebytheCommission.

d. Thisinformationisnotreadilyavailableinpublicsources.

e. Publicdisclosureofthisproprietaryinformationislikelytocausesubstantialharmtothe competitivepositionofKairos,becauseitwouldenhancetheabilityofcompetitorsto providesimilarproductsandservicesbyreducingtheirexpenditureofresourcesusingsimilar projectmethods,equipment,testingapproach,contractors,orlicensingapproaches.This informationistheresultofconsiderableexpensetoKairosandhasgreatvalueinthatitwill assistKairosinprovidingproductsandservicestonew,expandingmarketsnotcurrently servedbythecompany.

f. Theinformationcouldrevealorcouldbeusedtoinferpriceinformation,costinformation, budgetlevels,orcommercialstrategiesofKairos.

g. Eachcomponentofproprietaryinformationpertinenttoaparticularcompetitiveadvantage ispotentiallyasvaluableasthetotalcompetitiveadvantage.Ifcompetitorsacquire componentsofproprietaryinformation,anyonecomponentmaybethekeytotheentire puzzle,therebydeprivingKairosofacompetitiveadvantage.

h. UnrestricteddisclosurewouldjeopardizethepositionofKairosintheworldmarket,and therebygiveamarketadvantagetothecompetitioninthosecountries.

Ideclareunderpenaltyofperjurythattheforegoingistrueandcorrect.

Executedon:September1,2022

DarrellGardner SeniorDirector,Licensing