ML23103A142
| ML23103A142 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/20/2023 |
| From: | NRC/OCM |
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| ML23067A028 | List: |
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| Download: ML23103A142 (48) | |
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Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Fuel Facilities and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Lines COMMISSION MEETING APRIL 20, 2023
Opening Remarks DANIEL H. DORMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS 2
John Lubinski Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Carrie Safford Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS Yawar Faraz Speakers Senior Project Manager, Fuel Facilities Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS Lindsey Cooke Fuel Facilities Inspector, Division of Fuel Facilities Inspection, Region II Becca Richardson Deputy Director, Division of Physical and Cyber and Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response 3
Strategic Overview of the Fuel Facilities Business Line JOHN LUBINSKI, DIRECTOR OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFET Y AND SAFEGUARDS 4
People Trust Workload Working together to ensure the safe, secure, and environmentally responsible use of radioactive materials and nuclear facilities.
Current and Future Considerations for the Fuel Cycle Program Environment Carrie Safford, Deputy Director Division of Fuel Management l Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 6
Current
- Strategic Workforce Planning and Considerations Recruitment for the Fuel Cycle Program
- Knowledge Management and Training Organizational Health Promoting an organizational culture that focuses on attracting a workforce (skilled, diverse, engaged) to carry out the NRCs mission along with a focus on knowledge management, staff training, and qualifications.
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Future Considerations for the Fuel Cycle Program
- New Fuels
- Stakeholder Interactions and Outreach
- Interagency and International Coordination Inspiring Stakeholder Confidence Enhancing public outreach and inspiring stakeholder confidence through developing transparent communication strategies of fuel cycle decisions, along with engaging our federal and international partners.
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Oversight:
- Smarter Inspection Program Today and
- Triennial Inspection Cycle Data Tomorrow
- Construction Oversight Ensuring Oversight at Fuel Facilities The Fuel Facilities Business Line works to ensure the safety and security of fuel facilities, as well as fuel facilities under construction by promoting risk-informed decisionmaking that results in effective and efficient management of oversight activities.
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Fuel Facilities Licensing Activities Yawar Faraz, Senior Project Manager Fuel Facilities Licensing Branch l Division of Fuel Management l Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 10
Overview of Fuel Facility Licensing Activities Fuel Cycle Facilities 5 Fuel Fabrication Facilities
(+1 application) 2 Enrichment Facilities (+1 in development) 1 Conversion Facility (+1 not built) 10 Greater Than Critical Mass (GTCM) Facilities 11
Significant Ongoing Activities
- TRISO-X: HALEU fuel fab
- ACO: HALEU production
- NUREG-2212: SRP for GTCM
- GNF-A: 8% enriched fuel
- GNF-Natrium: HALEU fuel
- Framatome: above 5% fuel
- Sensor Concepts: renewal
- Westinghouse: owner transfer
- LES: centrifuge assembly 12
Significant Anticipated Activities
- American Centrifuge Operating LLC: Continued HALEU production
- Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas: Natrium HALEU fuel fabrication
- Global Laser Enrichment: Paducah laser enrichment
- Niowave: Mo-99 medical isotope facility
- Framatome: Criticality considerations for higher enrichment including HALEU 13
NEW FUELS ATLAS:
Readiness for new non-light water reactor FUELS 14
Oversight of Operating and Under-Construction Facilities Lindsey Cooke, Fuel Facility Inspector Division of Fuel Facilities Inspection l Region II 15
4,800 Hours of Direct Inspection Activities 93 Onsite Inspections Covering Focus Areas 21 Inspectors Assuring Mission Success 10 Facilities Inspected 4 Divisions Sharing Resources 2 Special Inspections 2 New Applicants Preparing for Construction 1 Licensee Preparing for Construction Mission Focused We focus on our mission of oversight for operating and under-construction facilities licensed in accordance with 10 CFR Part 70.
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INTEGRITY SERVICE to and with stakeholders OPENNESS COMMITMENT to our mission and each other with our Program and Partner COOPERATION Offices in our oversight & organizational EXCELLENCE effectiveness RESPECT in all our interactions Values Centered We exhibit our values via technical excellence, cooperation, respect, inclusion, and proactive engagement with all our partners and stakeholders.
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CURRENT INSPECTION STAFF &
PROJECTED WORKLOAD INCREASES 2
OPENINGS 5
IN TRAINING 14 QUALIFIED 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 CALENDAR YEAR People Driven We engage in hiring, executing agile qualification and training programs, and ensuring our workforce is prepared to drive our mission to success today and tomorrow. 18
Update on Staff Activities Related to Security of Special Nuclear Material Becca Richardson, Deputy Director Division of Physical and Cyber Security Policy l Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response 19
Preparing for the Future REGULATIONS GRADED RISK-INFORMED ORDERS APPROACH TO SECURITY SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY MEASURES OPTIMIZING THE SECURITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORK 20
Preparing for the Future (continued)
Staff activities related to security of special nuclear material (SNM)
SECY PAPER IN RESPONSE TO SRM-SECY-19-0095 SRM-SECY-19-0095, Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Enhanced Security of Special Nuclear Material (ML21217A065)
STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH 21
Continuing to Support Licensing and Oversight NRC AUTHORIZATION OF CLASSIFIED NETWORKS AT ENRICHMENT FACILITIES PRE-LICENSING ENGAGEMENT PREEMPTION AUTHORITY 22
Closing Remarks DANIEL H. DORMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS 23
Opening Remarks DANIEL H. DORMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS 24
John Lubinski Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)
Jacob Zimmerman Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS Norma Garcia Santos Speakers Project Manager, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel Management, NMSS Mark Henrion Senior Health Physicist, Division of Radiological Safety and Security, Region I John McKirgan Deputy Director, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 25
Strategic Overview of the Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Line John Lubinski, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 26
People Trust Workload Recruiting, developing, Enhancing public outreach Leveraging technology to and retaining our and inspiring stakeholder inform data-driven decision workforce confidence making 27
Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Program Environment Jacob Zimmerman, Deputy Director Division of Fuel Management l Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 28
Ensuring Safety and Security Ensure the safe design, fabrication, and operation of casks and packages, as well as the secure loading operations of spent nuclear fuel.
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Goal:
Consistent and Efficient Reviews Risk Tool Early Engagement Facilitate acceptance reviews Identify cross-cutting issues Risk-informed and knowledge-based tool Improve schedules Periodic assessments to identify Manage workload improvements Promoting Safety and Fostering Stakeholder Confidence Apply risk insights, lessons-learned, and a variety of regulatory tools to perform reviews more consistently and efficiently.
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Oversight Activities
- Calendar Year 2022, Completed:
11 Inspections of Certificate Holders 49 Inspections at ISFSIs
- Implementation and Evaluation of the Inspection Program
- Operating Experience Assessment
- Aging Management Inspections Meeting NRCs Mission and Ensuring Compliance Implement the inspection program to ensure that we meet our safety and security mission related to spent fuel storage and transportation of radioactive materials.
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Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing Activities Norma Garcia Santos, Project Manager Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch l Division of Fuel Management l Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 32
Examples of Actions Completed Accomplishments and Significant Licensing Reviews Fiscal year 2022
- 63 licensing actions completed GE-Hitachi Morris subsequent renewal Processing a large number of licensing Fiscal year 2023 actions (Quarters 1 and 2 only) - 64 licensing actions completed TRAVELLER package amendment 33
Accomplishments and Significant Licensing Reviews (Continued) 34
Leveraging the regulatory framework Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing Activities Developing and Risk-informing improving infrastructure the regulatory framework 35
New Fuels Atlas:
Regulatory Planner 36
Inspector Insights Mark Henrion, Senior Health Physicist Decommissioning, ISFSI, and Reactor HP Branch l Division of Radiological Safety and Security l Region I 37
Maintaining a Strong Focus on Staffing Hiring new staff and qualifying new inspectors 38
Open Communication Maintaining open communication and engagement with the public.
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Working with Our NRC Counterparts to Disposition Complicated Issues 40
Update on Spent Fuel Research Activities John McKirgan, Deputy Director Division of Engineering l Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research 41
DATA Operating Experience Phenomena Identification and Ranking Tables Datacentric Approach to Licensing Modeling and Experimental Testing Simulation belREADY 42
TOOLS
- Risk-informed tools facilitate more efficient licensing reviews for spent fuel storage canisters.
- RES has developed risk-informed tools for spent fuel storage canisters.
- RES is supporting review of a risk-informed approach to transportation of microreactors.
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TRAINING
- There is increased industry interest in putting hotter fuel rods in spent fuel storage canisters.
- Computational fluid dynamics can simulate the complex heat transfer mechanisms in canisters to inform safety decisions.
- RES subject matter experts recently produced a series of training seminars to instill the specialized skills needed to perform CFD analyses for spent fuel storage applications.
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In the Sibling Rod Project, an Observation of DOE ARPA-e instrumented spent fuel activities provides storage container with high early insights into advanced burnup fuel assemblies is reactor waste forms and collecting data. types.
RES staff participation is It also provides insights into securing valuable validation spent fuel treatment and nondestructive processes and different examination storage and transportation data at a discount. considerations.
belREADY belENGAGED 45
Closing Remarks DANIEL H. DORMAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS 46
- ACO: American Centrifuge Operating
- ARPA-E: Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
- CFD: computational fluid dynamics
- EPRI: Electric Power Research Institute
- GNF-A: Global Nuclear Fuels - America
- GTCM: Greater Than Critical Mass
- HALEU: High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium 47
Acronyms (continued)
- ISFSI: independent spent fuel storage installation
- LES: Louisiana Energy Services
- MC&A: material control and accounting
- NMSS: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
- RES: Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research
- SRP: Standard Review Plan