ML23017A187

RIC 2023: T2 New Fuels Licensing Readiness NRC RIC Presentations Donoghue

ML23017A187
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Issue date:	03/14/2023
From:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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New Fuels Licensing Readiness Regulatory Information Conference Session T2 March 14, 2023 PANELISTS:

JOSEPH DONOGHUE, U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION CHRIS VAN WERT, U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WILLIAM MCCAUGHEY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY JOHNATHAN CHAVERS, SOUTHERN NUCLEAR COMPANY, LLC DR. DIDIER JACQUEMAIN, NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY

What Is Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF)?

Makes an existing commercial nuclear reactor more resistant to nuclear incidents.

Lowers the cost of electricity over the licensed lifetime of an existing commercial nuclear reactor.

Engagement and Collaboration Domestic:

• Routine Stakeholder Engagements:

• EPRI CRAFT* Observer

• DOE Projects and Research

• Conferences and Workshops International:

• ATF Testing and Simulation (ATF-TS) with the International Atomic Energy Agency

• International Research and Collaboration

• CRAFT: Collaborative Research on Advanced Fuel Technologies for Light-Water Reactors.

Recent ATF Accomplishments Research Information Communication to Letter 2021-13: Numerous Workshops Industry: Scheduling Interpretation of and Stakeholder Expectations Regarding Research on Fuel Engagements throughout the Licensing of Accident Fragmentation, the Past Year Tolerant, Increased Relocation, and Dispersal Enrichment, and Higher at High Burnup Burnup Fuels Regulatory Framework Licensing Reviews: Lead Applicability Assessment Commission Meetings on Test Assemblies, Topical and Licensing Pathway Overview of ATF Reports, License Diagram for the Licensing Activities and Amendment Requests, of ATF-Concept, Higher Overview of Advanced and Certificates of Burnup, and Increased Reactor Fuel Activities Compliance Enrichment Fuels

Ongoing Efforts Regulatory Guide 1.183: SRM-SECY-21-0109: Regulatory Issue Alternative Radiological Rulemaking Plan on Use Summary: Scheduling Source Terms for of Increased Enrichment Information for the Evaluating Design Basis of Conventional and Licensing of Accident Accidents at Nuclear Accident Tolerant Fuel Tolerant, Higher Burnup, Power Reactors, Designs for Light-Water and Increased Revisions 1 and 2 Reactors Enrichment Fuels Research Efforts:

Environmental Framework for Evaluation of ATF with Roadmap to Readiness Irradiation Experiments Increased Enrichment Development (FIDES), Studsvik and Higher Burnup Cladding Integrity Project (SCIP), and QUENCH-ATF

Additional ATF Information

Contact:

Accident_Tolerant_Fuel@nrc.gov Website: www.nrc.gov/reactors/atf.html Public Meeting Schedule: https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg