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Meeting Summary - Terrapower - Severe Accident Mitigation Design Alternatives (Samdas)
ML24012A081
Person / Time
Site: 99902100
Issue date: 01/03/2024
From: Brusselmans R
NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL1
To: Jessup W
NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL1
References
EPID L-2021-LRM-0071
Download: ML24012A081 (1)


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January 3, 2024 MEMORANDUM TO:

William T. Jessup, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:

Roel A. Brusselmans, Project Manager /RA/

Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF THE AUGUST 17, 2023, PUBLIC MEETING WITH TERRAPOWER, LLC, TO DISCUSS THE SEVERE ACCIDENT MITIGATION DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR THE NATRIUM DESIGN (EPID NO. L-2021-LRM-0071)

Meeting Information:

Applicant: TerraPower, LLC (TerraPower)

Project No.: 99902100 Public Meeting Notice Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No.: ML23227A029 Applicant Presentation Slides: ML23221A186 Meeting Attendees: See the enclosure for a list of meeting attendees.

CONTACT:

Roel A. Brusselmans, NRR/DANU (301) 415-0829

W. Jessup 2

Meeting Summary:

On August 17, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held an observation (open) public meeting with TerraPower to provide the NRC staff with an overview of the Severe Accident Mitigation Design Alternatives (SAMDAs) for the Natrium design. Participants included representatives from TerraPower, General Electric (GE) Hitachi, Bechtel, and members of the general public. The NRC staff conducted the meeting in accordance with NRC Management Directive 3.5, Attendance at NRC Staff-Sponsored Meetings (ML21180A271).

The NRC staff began with introductions, described the meeting intent, and stated that the meeting was an observation-type public meeting. TerraPower provided an overview of the Natrium design, including a discussion of the project goals, plant overview, and graphics explaining the design. TerraPower discussed its methodology for SAMDAs and noted that it does not intend to deviate from the methodology of NEI 05-01, Severe Accident Mitigation Alternatives (SAMA) Analysis, Revision A. The SAMDA process flow chart was presented and discussed, ending with an overview of the potential risk determination utilizing probabilistic risk assessment. Lastly, TerraPower described Natrium-specific considerations, including the Natrium definition of a severe accident, and integration of the design with the SAMDA process.

TerraPower representatives and the NRC staff discussed the next steps for future interactions regarding the Natrium reactor design. The NRC staff expects to review a draft of the environmental report, including an evaluation of SAMDAs, as part of a forthcoming preapplication readiness assessment.

No regulatory decisions were made during this meeting.

Enclosure:

List of Meeting Attendees cc: TerraPower Natrium via GovDelivery

W. Jessup 3

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF THE AUGUST 17, 2023, PUBLIC MEETING WITH TERRAPOWER, LLC, TO DISCUSS THE SEVERE ACCIDENT MITIGATION DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR THE NATRIUM DESIGN (EPID NO. L-2021-LRM-0071) DATED: JANUARY 3, 2024.

DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC RidsNrrDanuUal1 Resource RidsNrrDanu Resource MSutton, NRR SDevlin-Gill, NRR CBanks, NRR RBrusselmans, NRR RAnzalone, NRR WJessup, NRR DGreene, NRR HPhan, NRR DPalmrose, NMSS MHart, NRR ZGran, NRR MSalay, RES IBaek, NRR JSchaperow, NRR SFlanagan, NRR ADAMS Accession Number: [ML24012A081]

NRR-001 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UAL1:PM NRR/DANU/UAL1:PM NRR/DANU/UAL1:LA NRR/DANU/UAL1:BC NAME RBrusselmans MSutton DGreene WJessup DATE 10/20/2023 10/26/2023 11/1/2023 12/22/2023 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UAL1:PM NAME RBrusselmans DATE 1/3/2024 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Enclosure List of Meeting Attendees

SUMMARY

OF THE AUGUST 17, 2023, PUBLIC MEETING WITH TERRAPOWER, LLC, TO DISCUSS THE SEVERE ACCIDENT MITIGATION DESIGN ALTERNATIVES FOR THE NATRIUM DESIGN (EPID NO. L-2021-LRM-0071)

August 17, 2023 Name Organization Mallecia Sutton U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Courtney Banks NRC Roel Brusselmans NRC Reed Anzalone NRC Hahn Phan NRC Donald Palmrose NRC Michele Hart NRC William Jessup NRC Zackary Gran NRC Michael Salay NRC Inseok Baek NRC Jason Schaperow NRC Seamus Flanagan NRC Ryan Sprengel TerraPower, LLC (TerraPower)

John Biersdorf TerraPower Ethan Graven TerraPower Zach Mayfield TerraPower Mike Montecalvo TerraPower Nick Kellenberger TerraPower CJ Standridge TerraPower Tara Neider TerraPower Brian Johnson TerraPower Ian Gifford TerraPower Barry Mingst TerraPower Tim Enfinger General Electric (GE) Hitachi Jonathin Li GE Hitachi Shane Gardner GE Hitachi Alice Carson Bechtel Ken Jha Bechtel