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Summary of Meeting to Discuss Safety Classification for the Oklo Advanced Reactor Design
ML23159A140
Person / Time
Site: 99902095
Issue date: 01/31/2024
From: David Williams
NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL1
To: Jessup W
NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL1
References
EPID L-2022-LRM-0042
Download: ML23159A140 (4)


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January 31, 2024 MEMORANDUM TO:

William Jessup, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:

Donna Williams, Senior Project Manager /RA/

Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 21, 2023, MEETING TO DISCUSS SAFETY CLASSIFICATION FOR THE OKLO ADVANCED REACTOR DESIGN (EPID NO. L-2022-LRM-0042)

Meeting Information:

Applicant: Oklo, Inc. (Oklo)

Project No.: 99902095 Public Meeting Notice Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No.: ML23104A096 Meeting Attendees: See Enclosure 1 for a list of meeting attendees.

CONTACT: Donna Williams, NRR/DANU/UAL1 301-415-1322

W. Jessup 2

Meeting Summary:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted the meeting in accordance with NRC Management Directive 3.5, Attendance at NRC Staff-Sponsored Meetings (ML21180A271). Highlights from the meeting included the following:

The following three topics were discussed during the April 21, 2023, meeting:

o Status of pre-application activities, o Oklos intended path to closure of pre-application discussion on certain items related to safety classification, and o Preliminary NRC staff feedback on draft white papers (WPs) related to safety-related compliance, safety classification, and regulatory controls.

The NRC staff and Oklo discussed environmental issues, principal design criteria (PDC),

seismic design and site characterization, and physical security as part of the broader discussion on pre-application engagement activity status updates.

o The NRC staff agreed to schedule a separate meeting between Oklo and NRC staff in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards to discuss matters related to Oklos forthcoming environmental report.

o The NRC staff and Oklo discussed the General Design Criteria (GDC) found in Appendix A, General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants, to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities, and how the GDC provide guidance for establishing PDC for non-water-cooled nuclear power plants.

o The NRC staff encouraged Oklo to formally submit a WP on the topic of seismic design and site characterization to obtain written NRC staff feedback on its proposed approach for addressing these areas in a future license application.

o Oklo shared its plans for addressing physical security in its proposed advanced reactor design and indicated that it may be helpful to schedule an additional meeting on this topic in the future.

In January 2023, Oklo shared a draft WP entitled, Safety-Related Compliance -

Approach to Safety Classification (draft). In February 2023, the NRC staff shared four questions regarding this draft WP and indicated that these four questions should be used as the basis for future discussions on regulatory controls. During the April 21, 2023, meeting, Oklo provided responses to these four questions. The NRC staff acknowledged Oklos responses and stated it will consider this information as it reviews the WP when it is submitted.

On April 12, 2023, Oklo shared draft WPs entitled Safety Classification Overview and Regulatory Controls Example. At the April 21, 2023, meeting, the NRC staff also provided preliminary feedback regarding these draft WPs. The NRC staff identified several areas where it would need clarification to fully understand Oklos approach.

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A future meeting will be scheduled to discuss the NRC staffs feedback on the draft WPs.

No regulatory decisions were made as a result of this meeting.

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees
2. Meeting Notes (proprietary) cc: Oklo Powerhouse via GovDelivery to this letter contain proprietary information. When separated from Enclosure 2, this letter is DECONTROLLED.

Package: ML23159A137 Letter: ML23159A140 : ML23159A141 NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UAL1: PM NRR/DANU/UAL1:BC NRR/DANU/UAL1: PM NAME DWilliams WJessup DWilliams DATE 09/06/2023 1/23/24 1/31/24

List of Meeting Attendees

SUMMARY

OF THE APRIL 21, 2023, MEETING TO DISCUSS SAFETY CLASSIFICATION FOR THE OKLO ADVANCED REACTOR DESIGN (EPID NO. L-2022-LRM-0042)

Name Organization Donna Williams U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Reed Anzalone NRC Alex Siwy NRC Andrew Proffitt NRC Candace de Messieres NRC Trace Orf Oklo, Inc. (Oklo)

Ross Moore Oklo Alex Renner Oklo Alan Smith Oklo Patrick Everett Oklo Caroline Cochran Oklo John Hanson Oklo