ML23234A129
| ML23234A129 | |
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|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/29/2023 |
| From: | Michael Greenleaf NRC/RGN-II/DFFI |
| To: | Masters A NRC/RGN-II/DFFI |
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| Download: ML23234A129 (1) | |
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August 29, 2023 MEMORANDUM TO: Anthony D. Masters, Director Signed by Masters, Anthony Division of Fuel Facility Inspection on 08/29/23 Region II FROM: Michael C. Greenleaf, Technical Assistant Division of Fuel Facility Inspection Region II
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF AUGUST 15, 2023, FUEL CYCLE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT WORKSHOP PUBLIC MEETING The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted a hybrid meeting (in-person and virtual via Microsoft Teams) with representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), licensees in the fuel facility industry, applicants for licenses under 10 CFR Part 70, and members of the public on August 15, 2023. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss proposed updates to the construction inspection program for fuel cycle facilities. Topics discussed include lessons-learned from other nuclear construction projects, proposed characterization of potential findings, and conduct of readiness-reviews prior to the authorization to possess special nuclear material. The workshop included presentations on inspection sample selection using a risk-ranking methodology, applicability of management measures during pre-construction, construction, and pre-operations phases, and risks of construction prior to the issuance of a license.
The public meeting notice with the agenda, and the meeting presentations are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Numbers: ML23220A428, ML23219A025, ML23214A377, ML23219A026, ML23219A027, ML23219A028, ML23219A024, ML23219A029, ML23219A030.
Meeting Summary:
The meeting began with the NRC providing an overview of the meetings purpose and logistics.
Opening remarks were made by Laura Dudes, Regional Administrator - Region II, and Anthony Masters, Director - Division of Fuel Facility Inspection.
After opening remarks, the NRC staff provided a series of morning presentations followed by question and answer (Q&A) sessions. Morning presentations covered proposed updates to Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2694 and its associated inspection procedures (IPs); lessons learned from previous nuclear construction projects; at-risk construction; and the characterization of inspection findings, annual assessments, and readiness reviews. The morning session presentations were chaired by Omar Lopez-Santiago, Director for the Division of Construction Oversight, Region II.
A. Master 2 A series of afternoon presentations were given that covered a risk-informed inspection sample tool for Items Relied Upon for Safety (IROFS) during construction and readiness reviews, and a presentation describing expectations for management measures inspections during pre-construction, construction, and pre-operations phases of a fuel facility construction project. The afternoon session concluded with an open forum Q&A session. The afternoon session presentations were chaired by Anthony Masters, Director for the Division of Fuel Facility Inspection, Region II.
The meeting was closed by Carrie Safford, Deputy Director for the Division of Fuel Management, in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
Action Items:
Stemming from this meeting, the NRC has committed to ongoing discussions related to fuel facility construction inspection program development via additional public meetings - and during the next public Fuel Facilities Stakeholder Meeting that is tentatively scheduled for November 8, 2023. Based on discussions held during the public meeting, the NRC has broadly captured the following action items that will be addressed in subsequent meetings:
The NRC will clarify the applicability of the Construction Inspection Program (IMC 2694) for existing licensees undergoing construction.
The NRC will provide resource estimate(s) for licensee/applicant budgeting purposes for construction oversight.
The NRC will engage in public meetings to work through examples, questions, and inspection scenarios with licensees, applicants, and the public.
The NRC will clarify the scope of inspections for licensee/applicant structures that are not designated as IROFS.
The NRC will engage in further discussion on procurement inspection, QC inspection, and acceptance criteria for commercial items used in IROFS.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact Michael Greenleaf at (404) 997-4495.
Enclosure:
List of Attendees
A. Masters 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF AUGUST 15, 2023, FUEL CYCLE CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT WORKSHOP PUBLIC MEETING DATED AUGUST 29, 2023 DISTRIBUTION:
O. LOPEZ-SANTIAGO C. SAFFORD ADAMS ACCESSION NUMBER: ML23234A129 x Non-Sensitive x Publicly Available x SUNSI Review Sensitive Non-Publicly Available OFFICE RII/DFFI RII/DFFI NAME M. Greenleaf O. Lopez-Santiago C. Safford A. Masters DATE 08/23/2023 08/29/2023 08/28/2023 08/29/2023
LIST OF ATTENDEES This list of Attendees was captured via the in-person and virtual attendance sheets:
Name Organization Jack Higginbotham American Fuel Resources, LLC David H. Tiktinsky Boston Government Services, LLC Dave Spangler BWXT Dino Almendral BWXT Daniel Ashworth BWXT Julian Amalraj Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Kelly L. Fitch Centrus Energy Marty Karr Centrus Energy Deann Raleigh Curtiss Wright Michael Crawford Framatome Vince Gallacher Framatome Calvin Manning Framatome Thomas Owens Global Laser Enrichment Stephen Long Global Laser Enrichment Patt Jenny Global Laser Enrichment Scott Steuer Global Laser Enrichment Brian Stone Global Nuclear Fuels Scott Murray Global Nuclear Fuels Steven Pope Information Systems Laboratories Inc.
Jim Tomkins Kairos Michael Ellett Kairos Robert Link Nuclear Energy Institute Janet Schlueter Nuclear Energy Institute Nima Ashkeboussi Nuclear Energy Institute Tim Knowles Nuclear Fuel Services Clifton T Gibson Nuclear Fuel Services Melinda Graham Nuclear Fuel Services Ashley Morris Nuclear Fuel Services Ed Petit de Mange Oklo Inc.
Mory Diané Oklo Inc.
Andrea Jennetta S&P Global Morgan Murphy Tennessee Valley Authority Dennis Allen Petrarca Tennessee Valley Authority Jim Kloosterman TetraTech Matthew Neuman TetraTech Gerard Couture TRISO-X Jennifer Wheeler TRISO-X Richard Maurer TRISO-X Kyle Miller Urenco USA Wyatt Padgett Urenco USA Chris Schwarz Urenco USA Enclosure
Name Organization Jason R. Beebe Westinghouse Francis J. Byrne Stone & Webster Nathaniel J. Mackereth Westinghouse Mike C. Miller Westinghouse Annette H. Pope Westinghouse Stephen G. Subosits Westinghouse Masato Ono No Organization Provided William Satterfield No Organization Provided Cameron Walker No Organization Provided John Pfabe No Organization Provided Alana Bell NRC Brian Griman NRC Catherine Kanatas NRC Charles Kreuzberger NRC Cynthia Taylor NRC Dave Gasperson NRC Gregg Goff NRC Haile Lindsay NRC Jason Eargle NRC Jennifer Tobin NRC Joseph Grice NRC Joylynn Quinones-Navarro NRC Kevin Bernstein NRC Kevin Roach NRC Larry Harris NRC Luis Colon Fuentes NRC Matt Bartlett NRC Mauri Lemoncelli NRC Michael Greenleaf NRC Natreon Jordan NRC Nicole Coovert NRC Noel Pitoniak NRC Osiris Siurano-Perez NRC Patricia Glenn NRC Patricia Jehle NRC Paul Startz NRC Peter Yarsky NRC Raju Patel NRC Robert Williams NRC Samantha Lav NRC Shana Helton NRC Stephen Poy NRC Thomas Vukovinsky NRC Todd Shewmaker NRC 2
Name Organization Travis Jones NRC Yawar Faraz NRC Robert Mathis NRC Joel Rivera-Ortiz NRC Noah Woodyard NRC Cameron Ubben NRC Eric Michel NRC Carrie Safford NRC Matthew Bartlett NRC Aaron Thomlinson NRC Anthony Masters NRC Katie McCurry NRC Laura Dudes NRC Benjamin Karmiol NRC Omar Lopez-Santiago NRC Anthony Ponko NRC George Khouri NRC 3