ML22339A216
| ML22339A216 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/12/2022 |
| From: | Adrian Muniz Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| Download: ML22339A216 (1) | |
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Advanced Non-Power Reactor Licensing Adrian Muniz, Project Manager Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 2 TRTR Annual Conference October 12, 2022
Current and Prospective Advanced Non-Power Reactor Applicants
Kairos Power (Hermes) 3 Technology:
TRISO pebble bed fuel, fluoride salt coolant, graphite moderator Hermes testing facility designed for 35 MW Thermal Power Facility to be located at East Tennessee Technology Park in Oak Ridge, TN Project Status:
Construction Permit Application submitted September 2021 Draft Safety Evaluation (completion by November 2022)
Draft Environmental Impact Statement (ML22259A126)
Project Number:
99902069
Abilene Christian University (ACU) 4 Technology:
Graphite moderated fluoride salt flowing fluid reactor designed for 1 MW Thermal Power (Non-Power Molten Salt Reactor)
Facility to be located at ACU campus in Abilene, TX Project Status:
Construction Permit Application submitted August 2022 (undergoing acceptance review)
Regulatory Engagement Plan submitted March 2020 (ML20241A071)
Project Number:
99902088 Source: ACU Regulatory Engagement Plan
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) 5 Technology:
Testing facility using Ultra Safe Nuclears high temperature gas-cooled reactor technology 15 MW Thermal Power with electrical power conversion capability for campus use TRISO particle fuel encased within a dense silicon carbide matrix Facility to be located on UIUC campus in Urbana-Champaign, IL Project Status:
Regulatory Engagement Plan submitted August 2022 (ML22216A059)
NRC staff reviewing PSAR overview white paper NRC staff reviewed 104(c) classification white paper (ML22235A764)
Project Number:
99902094
Draft White Paper -
Preapplication Engagement to Optimize Advanced Reactors Application Reviews (ADAMS Accession No. ML21145A106)
Purpose Provides information to advanced reactor developers on the benefits of robust preapplication engagement in order to optimize application reviews.
Encourages pre-application interactions with advanced reactor developers to provide stability and predictability in the licensing process through early identification and resolution of technical and policy issues that would affect licensing.
Proposes a set of pre-application activities that, if fully executed, will enable staff to offer more predictable and shorter schedules and other benefits during the review of an advanced reactor license application.
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Benefits of Pre-Application Engagement Enhanced regulatory predictability Greater review efficiency More visibility for public on key topics Early engagement and interactions with ACRS and other agencies Streamlined acceptance reviews Shorter full review schedules than the generic schedules Key Assumptions for shortened schedule Timely Responses to Requests for Additional Information (RAIs)
No Substantive Changes to Application No Significant Design Changes (Pre-application vs Application) 8
Pre-Application Engagement
- NRC staff applied a graded approach to identify key safety and environmental licensing areas for pre-application engagement with advanced reactor developers Topical Reports - definitive findings White Papers, Audits and Meetings -
feedback and staff awareness 9
Topical Reports Principal Design Criteria for non-light water reactors Process for selection of licensing basis events and classification and treatment of structures, systems, and components Fuel qualification plan and associated methodologies Source term methodology Quality Assurance Program description Plan for protection of safeguards information Safety and accident analysis methodologies 10
- Meetings, Audits and White Papers Probabilistic risk assessment Regulatory Gap Analysis Policy Issues Consensus codes and standards and code cases Environmental Activities
- Unique or Novel Methodologies and Issues
- Alternatives to the Proposed Project
- Cooling Water Availability
- Status of Permits and Authorizations
- Meetings on critical components of environmental reviews identified in the white paper 11
Pre-Application Readiness Assessment Applicant should allow staff to conduct a pre-application readiness assessment
- See Office Instruction LIC-116, Pre-Application Readiness Assessment, ADAMS Accession No. ML20104B698)
Six months prior to submittal date Applicant should provide most current draft of safety analysis report and environmental report, referenced documentation, and applicant staff and contractors Right-sized scope based on type of application and extent of pre-application activities leading up to this point 12
UNPL/UAL Collaboration
UNPL/UAL Collaboration for Advanced Non-Power Reactor Reviews
- Support efficient review of licensing submittals
- Leverage Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch (UAL) experience with licensing reviews involving novel reactor designs
- Leverage Non-Power Production and Utilization Facility Licensing Branch (UNPL) experience with non-power reactor licensing, and associated regulations, guidance, and precedents 14
UNPL/UAL Collaboration for Advanced Non-Power Reactor Reviews Project Managers (PMs) from both UAL and UNPL are assigned for each advanced non-power reactor applicant or prospective applicant, as appropriate UAL PM: Primary contact, and primary Project Management responsibility for each applicant or prospective applicant UNPL PM: Primary UNPL resource for each applicant or prospective applicant, to provide expertise and ensure consistency with non-power reactor guidance (e.g., NUREG-1537) and precedents 15
Questions?
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