ML23017A162
| ML23017A162 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hermes File:Kairos Power icon.png |
| Issue date: | 01/10/2023 |
| From: | Benjamin Beasley NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL1 |
| To: | Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards |
| References | |
| Download: ML23017A162 (1) | |
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17 DECOMMISSIONING AND POSSESSION-ONLY LICENSE AMENDMENTS
THIS NRC STAFF DRAFT SE HAS BEEN PREPARED AND IS BEING RELEASED TO SUPPORT INTERACTIONS WITH THE ACRS. THIS DRAFT SE HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO FULL NRC MANAGEMENT AND LEGAL REVIEWS AND APPROVALS, AND ITS CONTENTS SHOULD NOT BE INTERPRETED AS OFFICIAL AGENCY POSITIONS.
Kairos Power LLC (Kairos) preliminary safety analysis report (PSAR), Revision 1, Chapter 17,
Decommissioning and Possession Only License Amendments, Section 1 7.1, Decommissioning, states that a decommissioning report for the Hermes facility will be provided with an operating license application, as required by Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.33, Contents of applications; general inf ormation, paragraph (k). Furthermore, PSAR Section 17.2, Possession -Only License Amendments, states that possession-only licenses are not applicable to the construction and operation phases of the Hermes facility. Kairos Hermes construction permit application did not include a decommissioning report or plan, or a possession-only license amendment request.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff (the staff) notes that 10 CFR 50.33(k) requires an applicant for an operating license for a utilization facility to submit a decommissioning report but does not require an applicant for a construction permit for a utilization facility to submit a decommissioning report or plan. The guidance of NUREG -
1537, Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors, Part 2, Standard Review Plan and Acceptance Criteria, Chapter 17, Decommissioning and Possession-Only License Amendments, indicates that decommissioning plans and applications for possession -only licenses are submitted by nonpower reactor licensees who wish to terminate operations and decommission their facilities. The staff evaluated PSAR Chapter 17 considering these requirements and guidance. Because Kairos application seeks a construction permit for a utilization facility, and because Kairos is not seeking a possession-only license, the staff concludes that no decommissioning information or possession-only license amendment request needs to be provided in the PSAR or evaluated by staff for the issuance of a construction permit for a utilization facility under 10 CFR Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.
References
Kairos Power LLC. Submittal of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report for the Kairos Power Fluoride Salt-Cooled, High Temperature Non-Power Reactor (Hermes), Revision 1, September 2022, ADAMS No. ML22272A593.
The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). NUREG -1537, Guidelines for Preparing and Reviewing Applications for the Licensing of Non-Power Reactors, Part 2, Standard Review Plan and Acceptance Criteria. NRC: Washington, D.C. February 1996. ADAMS Accession No. ML042430048.