ML22286A167
| ML22286A167 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902080 |
| Issue date: | 10/17/2022 |
| From: | Holly Cruz NRC/NRR/DANU/UNPL |
| To: | Eiden T Atomic Alchemy |
| Cruz H | |
| References | |
| CAC 000955, EPID L-2022-LRM-0075 | |
| Download: ML22286A167 (5) | |
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ATOMIC ALCHEMY INC PRELIMINARY SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT PRE-SUBMITTAL AUDIT PLAN (CAC NO. 000955; EPID NO. L-2022-LRM-0075)
APPLICANT INFORMATION Applicant:
Atomic Alchemy, Inc.
Applicant Address:
855 North Capital Ave, STE #3 Idaho Falls, ID 83402-3405 Plant Name(s) and Unit(s):
Versatile Isotope Production Reactor (VIPR)
Project No(s).:
99902080
Background:
Atomic Alchemy, Inc (AAI) began pre-application discussions with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff on their Versatile Isotope Production Reactor (VIPR) in October 2019.
Over the past several years, AAI has submitted topical reports and white papers that apply to the VIPR. As discussed in various teleconferences and in a meeting held on August 9, 2022, AAI plans to submit an application for a construction permit (CP), including a preliminary safety analysis report (PSAR), for the VIPR in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Domestic licensing of production and utilization facilities. The staff plans to review the PSAR in accordance with NUREG-1537, Part 1, Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors, Format and Content (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML042430055), or applicable guidance.
Purpose:
To support pre-application engagement, AAI volunteered for this audit to provide the NRC staff an opportunity to assess the readiness of the draft PSAR before it is formally submitted for the NRC staffs review. The audit will allow the NRC staff to (1) identify any required information that is missing from the application, (2) identify technical or regulatory issues that may complicate the acceptance or technical reviews of the application, and (3) become familiar with the content of the application, particularly in areas where AAI plans to propose new concepts or novel design features. The NRC staff will summarize its observations related to items (1) and (2) in an audit report to be provided to AAI, as discussed below.
2 Regulatory Audit Basis:
The bases for the audit are the regulations in 10 CFR Part 50, Sections 50.34(a), Preliminary safety analysis report, and 50.35, Issuance of construction permits.
Regulatory Audit Scope The NRC staff will use parts of NRCs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Instruction LIC-116, Pre-application Readiness Assessment (ADAMS Accession No. ML20104B698), as guidance for conducting this audit. This audit will cover all the chapters of the PSAR.
Information and Other Material Necessary for the Regulatory Audit The NRC staff requests that all the documents in the audit scope be provided by AAI on the online reference portal.
Team Assignments Michael Balazik Project Manager, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities (DANU) Audit Lead (responsible for technical review)
Holly Cruz Sr. Project Manager, DANU (responsible for audit logistics)
Justin Hudson Project Manager, DANU Xiaosong Yin Project Manager, DANU Duane Hardesty Sr. Project Manager, DANU Michael Takacs Security Specialist, DANU Josh Borromeo Branch Chief, DANU Amit Ghosh Geotechnical Engineer, Division of Engineering and External Hazards (DEX)
Jason White Meteorologist, DEX Hosung Ahn Hydrologist, DEX Bryce Lehman Structural Engineer, DEX Andrew Prinaris Structural Engineer, DEX Ian Tseng Mechanical Engineer, DEX Adam Rau Nuclear Systems Performance, Division of Safety Systems (DSS)
Joshua Kaizer Nuclear Methods and Fuel Analysis, DSS Gordon Curran Reactor Systems Engineer, DSS Rao Karipineni Safety and Plant Systems Engineer, DSS Rossnyev Alvarado Instrumentation and Controls, DEX Norbert Carte Instrumentation and Controls, DEX Dinesh Taneja Senior Electronics Engineer, DEX Jorge Cintron-Rivera Electrical Engineer, DEX Yawar Faraz Fuel Facility Licensing, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Charles Moulton Fire Protection Engineer, Division of Risk Assessment (DRA)
Jay Robinson Senior Fire Protection Engineer, DRA Zachary Gran Radiation Protection and Consequence, DRA Edward Robinson Senior Emergency Preparedness Specialist, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response (NSIR)
Charles Teal Materials Security, NSIR
3 Dan Warner Cybersecurity, NSIR Andrea Keim Quality Assurance and Vendor Inspection, Division of Reactor Oversight Amy Beasten Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Oversight, DANU Kevin Roche Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Oversight, DANU Nancy Martinez Environmental Scientist, NMSS Glenn Tuttle Material Control and Accounting, NMSS Elijah Dickson Senior Reliability and Risk Analyst, DRA Trent Wertz Senior Financial Analyst, NMSS Additional audit team members may be added as needed.
Logistics Entrance Meeting October 18, 2022 Exit Meeting November 18, 2022, or earlier, Time TBD Audit meetings will take place in a virtual format, using Microsoft Teams. Audit meetings will be scheduled on an as needed basis after the entrance meeting and once the NRC staff has had the opportunity to review any documents placed in the online reference portal. The audit duration is anticipated to be approximately 4 weeks with activities occurring intermittently during that period. The NRC staff estimates that the level of effort for the audit is approximately 300 hours0.00347 days <br />0.0833 hours <br />4.960317e-4 weeks <br />1.1415e-4 months <br />.
Special Requests The NRC staff requests that AAI ensure that their technical staff are available to answer questions during the audit.
Deliverables At the completion of the audit, the audit team will issue an audit summary within 30 days after the exit meeting. The audit summary will be declared and entered as an official agency record in ADAMS and be made available for public viewing through the publicly available records component of ADAMS.
References Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
NUREG-1537, Part 1, Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors, Format and Content, February 1996 NRR Office Instruction LIC-116, Pre-application Readiness Assessment
4 Please contact Holly Cruz (NRC) at 301-415-1053 or by email at holly.cruz@nrc.gov about any issues related to the conduct of the audit.
Date: October 17, 2022 Holly Cruz, Sr. Project Manager Non-power Production and Utilization Facility Licensing Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
ML22286A169 (Package);
ML22286A167 (Audit Plan)
OFFICE NRR/DANU/UNPL/PM NRR/DANU/UNPL/BC NRR/DANU/UNPL/PM NAME HCruz JBorromeo HCruz DATE 09/26/2022 10/17/2022 10/17/2022