ML23320A032
| ML23320A032 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902078, 05200050 |
| Issue date: | 11/16/2023 |
| From: | Vivanco R NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB |
| To: | Jardaneh M NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB |
| References | |
| Download: ML23320A032 (4) | |
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November 16, 2023 MEMORANDUM TO:
Mahmoud Jardaneh, Chief New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Ricky A. Vivanco, Project Manager /RA/
New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SUMMARY
OF THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023, OBSERVATION PUBLIC MEETING ON THE STATUS OF NUSCALES US460 STANDARD DESIGN APPROVAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held an observation public meeting on November 7, 2023, to discuss topics related to NuScale LLCs (NuScale) US460 Standard Design Approval (SDA) application (available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22339A066). This meeting was part of a periodic NRC and NuScale management engagement to discuss the status of the application, technical topics of interest, project processes and workflows. The meeting consisted of open and closed portions.
During the open portion of the meeting, the NRC staff gave an overview of the current status of the NuScale application that is now docketed and under review. The staff discussed the progress of the ongoing audit for Phase A of the safety review. The staff noted that three new High Impact Technical Issues (HITIs) were added. The staff discussed the status of the new HITIs and the five HITIs identified earlier in addition to the identified focus items that are needed to support a reliable schedule development (FISDs).
CONTACT:
Ricky Vivanco Getachew Tesfaye (301) 415-0021 (301) 415-8013
The staff also presented on the status of the eight Licensing Topical Reports (LTRs) submitted in the pre-application phase and the four LTRs submitted with the SDA application. The review of five of the LTRs submitted in the pre-application phase is completed and the remaining three are near completion. The four LTRs that were submitted at same time as the SDA application are being reviewed concurrently with the SDA applications safety review. Additionally, NuScale has submitted two generic LTRs, and plans to submit two more generic LTRs by the end of 2023 to support future licensing applications. The presentation material for the open portion of the meeting can be found under ML23310A126 (nonproprietary).
The closed portion of the meeting was held to discuss proprietary items The public meeting notice dated November 7, 2023 was posted on the NRC public website, and can be found in ML23310A120. The enclosure to this summary provides a list of the meeting participants.
Docket Nos.: 99902078 and 05200050
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl.: NuScale Power, LLC Listserv
Pkg: ML23320A022 Memo: ML23320A032 Action Items: ML23320A031 (Proprietary)
Slides: ML23310A126 (Nonproprietary)
Slides: ML23318A169 (Proprietary) *via email NRR-106 OFFICE DNRL/NRLB: PM DNRL/NRLB: PM DNRL/NLIB: LA NAME RVivanco GTesfaye SGreen DATE 11/15/23 11/16/23 11/16/23 OFFICE DNRL/NRLB: BC DNRL/NRLB: PM NAME MJardaneh RVivanco DATE 11/16/2023 11/16/2023
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SUMMARY
OF THE NOVEMBER 7, 2023, OBSERVATION PUBLIC MEETING ON THE STATUS OF NUSCALES US460 STANDARD DESIGN APPROVAL APPLICATION LIST OF ATTENDEES July 26, 2023 Name Organization Rob Taylor NRC Andrea Kock NRC Mahmoud Jardaneh NRC Getachew Tesfaye NRC Brian Smith NRC Rebecca Patton NRC Joe Donoghue NRC Eric Benner NRC Shanlai Lu NRC Stacy Joseph NRC Ricky Vivanco NRC Michael Franovich NRC Carrie Fosaaen NuScale Mark Shaver NuScale Tom Griffith NuScale Robert Gamble NuScale Gary Becker NuScale Sarah Fields Uranium Watch Donna Gilmore Public