ML24173A183
| ML24173A183 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/21/2024 |
| From: | John Wise NRC/NRR/DNRL |
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| Download: ML24173A183 (1) | |
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Subsequent License Renewal John Wise Senior Technical Advisor Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Industry/NRC Materials Technical Exchange Meeting June 25-27, 2024
Status of U.S. Reactors
- 94 operating power reactors 10 with 40-year licenses 78 renewed 6 subsequently renewed
- 56 operating reactors have exceeded 40 years of service
- Oldest approaching 55 years Operating Reactor Service Time 2
0 10 20 30 40 Operating Reactors 0-10 10-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 >50 Years in Service
Renewals Watts Bar 1 Comanche Peak 1 & 2 Diablo Canyon 1 & 2 Perry 1 Clinton 1 Seabrook 1 (2019)
FY 2026 Submittal Ongoing Review Most recent issuance Turkey Point 3 & 4 (2019)
Peach Bottom 2 & 3 (2020)
Surry 1 & 2 (2021)
Issuance North Anna 1 & 2 Monticello 1 Point Beach 1 & 2 Browns Ferry 1, 2 & 3 Oconee 1, 2 & 3 Summer 1 St. Lucie 1 & 2 Dresden 2 & 3 Ongoing Review FY 2025 Submittals LR SLR 3
Robinson 2, Hatch 1 & 2, several
Environmental Rulemaking
- February 2022 Commission Orders Concluded 10 CFR 51.53(c)(3) and NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (LR GEIS), do not address subsequent renewal Impacted issued (Turkey Point, Peach Bottom) and pending SLR licenses
- Final Rule & revised GEIS to address SLR Feb 2024: SECY-24-0017 (request Commission approval)
May 2024: SRM M240516A (Commission approval)
Staff directed to issue for publication 4
SLR Guidance Updates NUREG-2191 (GALL-SLR) and NUREG-2192 (SRP-SLR), Revision 1, based on:
- Interim staff guidance
- Revised/new codes & standards
- Lessons from first SLR reviews
- Operating experience
- Substantive corrections Drafts for Comment, July 2023 SRP (ML23213A036)
GALL Vol 1 (ML23180A182) and Vol 2 (ML23180A188)
Tech basis (ML23180A208)
Public Meeting (ML24131A085),
May 2024 ACRS, October 2024 Issuance, February 2025 Milestones 5
SLR Guidance Updates 6
Common themes in industry comments (examples):
- Eliminate one-time inspections
- Eliminate prescriptive corrective actions
- Eliminate opportunistic inspections (when AMPs also include periodic inspections)
- Refining Fire Water AMP guidance
- Refining Selective Leaching AMP guidance
SECY-24-0026, Achieving Timely Completion of License Renewal Safety and Environmental Reviews (License Renewal Roadmap) 7 Goal of timely and predictable 18-month reviews, while reducing staff resources An optimized, efficient review depends on a high-quality, uncontested application, and timely and sufficient responses to requests for information Enhanced review approaches, many adapted from new and advanced reactor application reviews, have already led to efficiency gains 18-month schedules Feasible starting FY 2026 Staff recommendation to stagger applications Public dashboard on Roadmap Progress (August 2024)
Safety Review Process Improvements Tiered Approach Updated to NUREG-2191 and 2192 Environmental Review Process Improvements Updated SLR GEIS Ongoing work to evaluate new NEPA requirements from the FRA
8 Safety Review: 3-Phase Approach Mar 2024 Apr 2024 Dec 2024
International Engagements The NRC continues to support several activities and requests related to long-term operations 9
IAEA NEA Regulator Engagements Industry Engagements Research Partnerships Nuclear Innovation Conference (Netherlands)
IAEA Report - Aging Management in Design, Construction, &
Commissioning IAEA IGALL IAEA SALTO & other missions/workshops Koeburg (S. Africa)
Atucha (Argentina)
Angra (Brazil)
Borselle (Netherlands)
Armenia NPP Regulator Support, CSN (Spain) - LTO inspection of Almaraz Remote Bilaterals S. Africa regulator EDF (France)
NRC Office of Research collaborations (SMILE, etc.)
NEA/OECD LTO Beyond 60 Project Some examples - since June 2023 tech exchange NRC LTO Review Workshop
THANK YOU 10