ML22336A121
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| Issue date: | 12/08/2022 |
| From: | NRC/OCM |
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AGENDA
Title:
OVERVIEW OF ADVANCED REACTOR FUEL ACTIVITIES (Public Meeting)
Purpose:
To provide the Commission an update on the status and issues associated with the path to licensing advanced reactor fuels.
Scheduled: December 8, 2022 9:00 a.m.
Duration: Approx. 3.25 hours2.893519e-4 days <br />0.00694 hours <br />4.133598e-5 weeks <br />9.5125e-6 months <br /> Location: Commissioners Hearing Room, 1st floor OWFN
Participants:
Presentation External Panel 42 mins.*
Andrew Griffith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 6 mins.
Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain, Office of Nuclear Energy, DOE Topics:
- Current efforts of the Advanced Fuels Campaign, including high-assay low enriched uranium activities and the advanced gas reactor program
- Near and long-term advanced reactor fuels concepts Sander van Til, Lead Scientist, Nuclear Fuel Research & Innovation, 6 mins.
Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group Topic:
- Nuclear fuel testing capabilities of the Petten High Flux Reactor Jennifer Wheeler, Director of Regulatory Affairs, TRISO-X 6 mins.
Topic:
- Perspectives on fuel fabrication for advanced reactors Dr. Christina Back, Vice President, General Atomics 6 mins.
Topic:
- Overview of General Atomics EM2 advanced reactor fuel design and development of its accelerated fuel qualification methodology James Vollmer, Senior Manager Nuclear Design, TerraPower 6 mins.
Topic:
- Development and qualification of advanced fuel designs for the Natrium and Molten Chloride Fast Reactors
2 Dr. Rusty Towell, Director, NEXT Lab, Abilene Christian University 6 mins.
Topic:
- Perspectives on molten salt fuel design Dr. Edwin Lyman, Director of Nuclear Power Safety, Union of Concerned 6 mins.
Scientists Topic:
- Perspectives on advanced reactor fuel technologies Commission Q & A 50 mins.
Break 5 mins.
NRC Staff 40 mins.*
Daniel H. Dorman, Executive Director for Operations Topics:
- Introduction
- Opening remarks on the NRC's advanced reactor fuels activities Robert Taylor, Deputy Office Director for New Reactors, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)
Topic:
- Strategic overview of advanced reactor fuels activities Christopher Van Wert, Senior Reactor Systems Engineer, Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production Utilization Facilities, NRR Topics:
- Readiness for licensing of fuels for advanced reactors
- Recent licensing activities to support advanced reactor fuels concepts
- Collaboration activities on advanced reactor fuel qualification Jason Piotter, Senior Mechanical Engineer, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Topics:
- Readiness for licensing the enrichment, fabrication, transportation, and storage of advanced reactor fuels
- Front-end and back-end considerations for advanced reactor fuels concepts
- Recent licensing activities to support advanced reactor fuels concepts Mirabelle Shoemaker, International Safeguards Analyst, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Topic:
- International safeguards considerations for advanced reactor fuels
3 Dr. Wendy Reed, Metallurgist, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Topics:
Research activities supporting the entire advanced reactor fuel cycle Modelling and simulation tools to prepare for advanced reactor fuels Commission Q & A 50 mins.
Discussion - Wrap-Up 5 mins.
- For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & As