ML22347A184

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SRM-M221208: Overview of Advanced Reactor Fuel Activities
ML22347A184
Person / Time
Issue date: 12/13/2022
From: Brooke Clark
NRC/SECY
To: Dan Dorman
NRC/EDO
References
M221208 SRM-M221208
Download: ML22347A184 (1)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 December 13, 2022 IN RESPONSE, PLEASE REFER TO: M221208 MEMORANDUM TO: Daniel H. Dorman Executive Director for Operations Digitally signed by Brooke P.

FROM: Brooke P. Clark, Secretary Brooke P. Clark Clark Date: 2022.12.13 11:23:08 -05'00'

SUBJECT:

STAFF REQUIREMENTS - BRIEFING ON OVERVIEW OF ADVANCED REACTOR FUEL ACTIVITIES On December 8, 2022, the Commission was briefed by an external panel and a staff panel on the status of, and issues associated with, the path to licensing advanced reactor fuels. The external panel included Andrew Griffith, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Supply Chain, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy; Sander van Til, Lead Scientist, Nuclear Fuel Research & Innovation, Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group; Jennifer Wheeler, Director of Regulatory Affairs, TRISO-X; Dr. Christina Back, Vice President, Nuclear Technologies and Materials, General Atomics; James Vollmer, Senior Manager, Fuel Development and Qualification, TerraPower; Dr. Rusty Towell, Director, NEXT Lab, Abilene Christian University; and Dr. Edwin Lyman, Director of Nuclear Power Safety, Union of Concerned Scientists.

The meeting, which was held in the Commissioners Hearing Room, One White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, was open to members of the public attending in person and via webcast.

The Commission identified no requirements for staff action.

cc: Chair Hanson Commissioner Baran Commissioner Wright Commissioner Caputo Commissioner Crowell OGC CFO OCA OIG OPA ODs, RAs, ACRS, ASLBP PDR