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 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
Speakers
Strategic Overview of the Fuel Facilities Business Line JOHN LUBINSKI, DIRECTOR OFFICE OF NUCLEAR MATERIAL SAFETY 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
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.
Current Considerations for the Fuel Cycle Program Strategic Workforce Planning and Recruitment Knowledge Management and Training 7
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.
Future Considerations for the Fuel Cycle Program New Fuels Stakeholder Interactions and Outreach Interagency and International Coordination 8
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.
Oversight:
Today and Tomorrow
- Smarter Inspection Program
- Triennial Inspection Cycle Data
- Construction Oversight 9
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
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 Overview of Fuel Facility Licensing Activities 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 13
- 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
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
Mission Focused We focus on our mission of oversight for operating and under-construction facilities licensed in accordance with 10 CFR Part 70.
16 4,800 93 21 10 4
2 2
1 Hours of Direct Inspection Activities Onsite Inspections Covering Focus Areas Inspectors Assuring Mission Success Facilities Inspected Divisions Sharing Resources Special Inspections New Applicants Preparing for Construction Licensee Preparing for Construction
Values Centered We exhibit our values via technical excellence, cooperation, respect, inclusion, and proactive engagement with all our partners and stakeholders.
17 COMMITMENT EXCELLENCE COOPERATION RESPECT INTEGRITY SERVICE OPENNESS to and with stakeholders to our mission and each other with our Program and Partner Offices in our oversight & organizational effectiveness in all our interactions
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 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 CALENDAR YEAR CURRENT INSPECTION STAFF &
PROJECTED WORKLOAD INCREASES 14 QUALIFIED 5
IN TRAINING 2
OPENINGS
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 20 GRADED RISK-INFORMED APPROACH TO SECURITY OPTIMIZING THE SECURITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY FRAMEWORK SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY MEASURES ORDERS REGULATIONS
Preparing for the Future (continued)
Staff activities related to security of special nuclear material (SNM)
SECY PAPER IN RESPONSE TO SRM-SECY-19-0095 STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH 21 SRM-SECY-19-0095, Discontinuation of Rulemaking - Enhanced Security of Special Nuclear Material (ML21217A065)
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 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 Speakers
Strategic Overview of the Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Line John Lubinski, Director Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards 26
People 27 Recruiting, developing, and retaining our workforce Leveraging technology to inform data-driven decision making Enhancing public outreach and inspiring stakeholder confidence Workload Trust
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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Promoting Safety and Fostering Stakeholder Confidence Apply risk insights, lessons-learned, and a variety of regulatory tools to perform reviews more consistently and efficiently.
Risk Tool Facilitate acceptance reviews Risk-informed and knowledge-based tool Periodic assessments to identify improvements Goal:
Consistent and Efficient Reviews Early Engagement Identify cross-cutting issues Improve schedules Manage workload 30
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 31 Implement the inspection program to ensure that we meet our safety and security mission related to spent fuel storage and transportation of radioactive materials.
Meeting NRCs Mission and Ensuring Compliance
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
GE-Hitachi Morris subsequent renewal Accomplishments and Significant Licensing Reviews Processing a large number of licensing actions Fiscal year 2022
- 63 licensing actions completed Fiscal year 2023 (Quarters 1 and 2 only) - 64 licensing actions completed Examples of Actions Completed TRAVELLER package amendment 33
Accomplishments and Significant Licensing Reviews (Continued) 34
Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Licensing Activities Leveraging the regulatory framework Risk-informing the regulatory framework Developing and improving infrastructure 35
36 New Fuels Atlas:
Regulatory Planner
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 38 Hiring new staff and qualifying new inspectors
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
lREADY be 42 DATA Phenomena Identification and Ranking Tables Modeling and Simulation Operating Experience Experimental Testing Datacentric Approach to Licensing
lREADY be 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.
TOOLS 43
lREADY be 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.
TRAINING 44
lREADY be lENGAGED be In the Sibling Rod Project, an instrumented spent fuel storage container with high burnup fuel assemblies is collecting data.
RES staff participation is securing valuable validation and nondestructive examination data at a discount.
Observation of DOE ARPA-e activities provides early insights into advanced reactor waste forms and types.
It also provides insights into spent fuel treatment processes and different storage and transportation considerations.
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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