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Cover Letter - Oklo Inc. NRC Feedback Regarding Oklo White Paper on Source Term Modeling Overview
ML23187A577
Person / Time
Site: 99902095
Issue date: 08/10/2023
From: Jessup W
NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL1
To:
Oklo Inc
Williams D
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EPID L-2022-TOP-0047
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Mr. Ross Moore Director of Regulatory Affairs Oklo Inc.

3190 Coronado Dr.

Santa Clara, CA 95054

SUBJECT:

OKLO INC. - U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF FEEDBACK AND OBSERVATIONS ON THE OKLO WHITE PAPER FOR PRE-APPLICATION ENGAGEMENT, SOURCE TERM MODELING OVERVIEW

Dear Mr. Moore:

By letter dated April 21, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23111A297), Oklo Inc. (Oklo) submitted a white paper (WP),

Source Term Modeling Overview, for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs review. This WP describes Oklos modeling approach for performing source term analysis, including sources of radionuclides produced during operation, modeling tools used in the source term analysis, and experimental data that support the modeling approaches. Oklo also provided specific questions that it would like the NRC staff to address in its feedback. On March 29, 2023 (ML23171B120), the NRC staff met with Oklo to discuss a draft version of the WP that was shared with the NRC staff prior to the meeting. Oklo addressed the NRC staffs meeting feedback in its WP submittal. The enclosure to this letter provides the NRC staffs feedback and observations for Oklo to consider as part of any future submittal that may address this topic.

The enclosure to this letter contains proprietary information.

When separated from the enclosure, this document is DECONTROLLED.

August 10, 2023

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION 2

If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Donna Williams at (301) 415-1322 or via email at Donna.Williams@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, William Jessup, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 99902095

Enclosure:

As stated Signed by Jessup, William on 08/10/23

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ML23187A578 (Proprietary)

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