ML23300A142

Kairos Power LLC, Transmittal of Response to Hermes 2 General Audit Question 1.5-1

ML23300A142
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Site:	Hermes  File:Kairos Power icon.png
Issue date:	10/27/2023
From:	Hastings P Kairos Power
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Document Control Desk
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KP-NRC-2310-004
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KP-NRC-2310-004 Kairos Power LLC www.kairospower.com 707 W Tower Ave, Suite A 5201 Hawking Dr SE, Unit A 2115 Rexford Rd, Suite 325 Alameda, CA 94501 Albuquerque, NM 87106 Charlotte, NC 28211 October 27, 2023 Docket No. 50-0611 Docket No. 50-0612 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Kairos Power LLC Transmittal of Response to Hermes 2 General Audit Question 1.5-1

References:

1. Letter, Kairos Power LLC to Document Control Desk, Submittal of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report for the Hermes 2 Kairos Power Fluoride Salt-Cooled, High Temperature Non-Power Reactor (Hermes 2), Revision 0, July 14, 2023 (ML23195A122)

2. Audit Plan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Kairos Power LLC - Plan for a General Audit of the Hermes 2 Construction Permit Application (EPID No. L-2023-CPS-0000),

October 3, 2023 (ML23268A446)

In July 2023, Kairos Power submitted Revision 0 of the Preliminary Safety Analysis Report (PSAR)

(Reference 1) as part of the Construction Permit Application (CPA) for the Hermes 2 non-power reactor.

This letter transmits Kairos Powers response to NRC Question 1.5-1 in the Hermes 2 General Audit (Reference 2) on the applicability of Hermes CPA supplements referenced in the Hermes Safety Evaluation to the Hermes 2 CPA. The response to the question is provided in Enclosure 1. Kairos Power requests NRC review of the response in support of continued review of the Hermes 2 test reactor construction permit application.

If you have any questions or need any additional information, please contact Michael Ellett at ellettmic@kairospower.com or (704) 247-6310, or Darrell Gardner at gardner@kairospower.com or (704) 769-1226.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on October 27, 2023 Sincerely, Peter Hastings, PE Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality

Enclosure:

Response to Hermes 2 General Audit Question 1.5-1

KP-NRC-2310-004 Page 2 xc (w/enclosure):

William Jessup, Chief, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Michael Orenak, Project Manager, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Matthew Hiser, Project Manager, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Edward Helvenston, Project Manager, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch Samuel Cuadrado de Jesus, Project Manager, NRR Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch