ML23165A201

Summary of Public Meeting with Holtec International to Discuss Certificate of Compliance No. 1040 for HI-STORM Umax, Amendment No. 3, Request for Additional Information

ML23165A201
Person / Time
Site:	HI-STORM 100
Issue date:	06/20/2023
From:	Yen-Ju Chen Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch
To:	Carrie Safford Division of Fuel Management
References
CAC 001028, EPID L-2017-LLA-0033
Download: ML23165A201 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 MEMORANDUM TO:

Carrie Safford, Deputy Director Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards FROM:

Yen-Ju Chen, Senior Project Manager Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

SUMMARY

OF JUNE 2, 2023, PUBLIC MEETING WITH HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL TO DISCUSS CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE NO. 1040 FOR THE HI-STORM UMAX AMENDMENT NO. 3, REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION On June 2, 2023, staff from the Division of Fuel Management (DFM) held a public meeting with representatives from Holtec International (Holtec). The purpose of this meeting was to discuss Holtecs proposed response to the staffs request for additional information (RAI) (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22258A260) issued on March 31, 2023, for the Certificate of Compliance No. 1040 for the HI-STORM UMAX Amendment No. 3.

The meeting was noticed on May 9, 2023 (ML23129A177). A portion of this meeting was closed to discuss proprietary information. No members of the public attended this meeting. The attendees list for both public and closed portion of this meeting is included in Enclosure 1. The presentation slides for the public portion of the meeting (ML23150A229) were available on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) public meeting website. The non-public proprietary slides are in ADAMS (ML23150A135).

In the opening remarks, Shana Helton, Director of DFM, stated that the staff would like an efficient review and timely closure of UMAX Amendment No. 3 review. As stated in the March 31, 2023, RAI letter, if Holtec could not provide adequate responses within a reasonable time, the staff will terminate the review because it could not make a safety finding. Shana Helton also noted that we need to hold both the NRC and the applicant accountable in the licensing process. Prompt issue resolution is an important part of being a good regulator, Shana Helton requested Holtecs response in writing by June 9, 2023, to facilitate the NRCs timely decision on the path forward for this review.

CONTACT:

Yen-Ju Chen, NMSS/DFM (301) 415-1018 June 20, 2023 Signed by Chen, Yen-Ju on 06/20/23

C. Safford 2

During the public portion of the meeting, Holtec stated that the clarification call on April 11, 2023 (ML23125A115), was helpful to understand the staffs concerns. For structural analysis, Holtec had used the same methodology previously used for the UMAX system. Holtec recognized that Amendment No. 3 contains some unique features that are not in the UMAX system and planned to provide additional information in the response. For the criticality RAIs, Holtec planned to analyze the canister and basket under wet condition using publicly available information.

During the closed meeting, staff and Holtec representatives discussed the details of Holtec's proposed approach to address staff's structural and criticality RAIs.

Holtec stated that it will provide the response schedule within a few days.

There was no public comment.

Docket No. 72-1040 CAC No. 001028 EPID No. L-2017-LLA-0033

Enclosure:

Meeting Attendee List

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Enclosure Meeting Attendee List

• Only attended the closed portion of the meeting.

Name Affiliation Stefan Anton Holtec Tom Boyce NRC Chuck Bullard Holtec Yen-Ju Chen NRC Angela Coggins NRC Shana Helton NRC Dante Johnson NRC Brian Koeppel PNNL Yong Kim NRC Vadym Makodym Holtec Kimberly Manzione Holtec Jason Piotter*

NRC Antonio Rigato PNNL Carrie Safford NRC Jeremy Smith NRC