ML24177A120
| ML24177A120 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/08/2024 |
| From: | Kevin Roche NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL2 |
| To: | Stephen Philpott NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL2 |
| Kevin Roche, NRR/DANU | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML24163A038 | List: |
| References | |
| Download: ML24177A120 (1) | |
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MEMORANDUM TO:
Stephen S. Philpott, Chief (Acting)
Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 2 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Kevin M. Roche, Project Manager Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 2 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF MAY 22, 2024 - ADVANCED REACTOR CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT PROCESS PUBLIC WORKSHOP #3 Meeting Information:
Public Meeting Notice Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No.: ML24129A079 Presentation Slides ADAMS Accession No.: ML24129A075 In-person Participant Handout ADAMS Accession No.: ML24163A042 In-person NRC facilitator handout ADAMS Accession No.: ML24163A041 Meeting Attendees: See the enclosure for a list of meeting attendees.
CONTACT:
Kevin Roche, NRR/DANU (301) 415-1554 July 8, 2024 Signed by Roche, Kevin on 07/08/24
S. Philpott Meeting Summary:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted the meeting in accordance with NRC Management Directive 3.5, Attendance at NRC Staff-Sponsored Meetings (ADAMS Accession No. ML21180A271). The main points of discussion during the meeting included:
The morning hybrid session topics included:
The staff provided a brief recap of the previous workshops discussing the following:
o ARCOP conceptual cornerstone framework o
Inspection scoping options o
Inspection of manufacturers o
The proposed significance determination process (SDP) o Dispositioning manufacturer inspection findings The staff discussed the NRC Enforcement Policy and potential options for the ARCOP SDP including the following proposed flow charts:
o Initial screening for inspection issues of concern o
Dispositioning licensee findings o
Dispositioning non-licensed manufacturer findings o
Minor and more than minor determination o
SDP table The staff conducted an in-person afternoon session. During this session, the staff divided participants into two groups where they were given multiple examples of inspection issues and asked to use the proposed issue screening, more than minor, and SDP flowcharts to disposition the issue.
Participants were able to use the flowcharts to disposition issues consistent with the staffs intent of the examples. The staff did note the following during the exercises:
The proposed unique designs and deployment models will require knowledgeable, trained inspectors to ensure that they disposition issues consistent with the NRC principles of good regulation.
While the current fleet of operating reactor licensees is well versed in the how inspectors disposition issues, new vendors and licensees would benefit from additional workshops and training to solidify their knowledge and familiarity of the process.
Inspector training and guidance is needed to understand the Part 50 licensing process and how it will impact inspection planning and issue disposition.
Inspector guidance is needed on crediting design features that play an important role in fulfillment of fundamental safety functions when assessing the risk significance of issues, particularly for those features that are not subject to construction inspection like fuel design.
The NRC made no regulatory decisions during this meeting.
Enclosure:
List of Meeting Attendees cc:
Advanced Reactor Stakeholder Meeting for the NRC Advanced Reactor Rulemaking and Guidance Development for the NRC via GovDelivery
Pkg: ML24163A038 Memo/Summary: ML24177A120 NRC Handout: ML24163A041 Participant Handout: ML24163A042 NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UAL2/PM NRR/DANU/UAL2 RII/DCO/DD NAME KRoche CWelch NCoovert DATE 06/25/2024 06/25/2024 06/25/2024 OFFICE RI/DORS/PB4/BC NRR/DANU/UAL2/BC NRR/DANU/UAL2/PM NAME JGreives SPhilpott KRoche DATE 06/27/2024 07/08/2024 07/08/2024
Enclosure List of Meeting Attendees ADVANCED REACTOR CONSTRUCTION OVERSIGHT PROCESS PUBLIC WORKSHOP #3*
May 22, 2024 Name Organization Anthony Ponko NRC Binesh Tharakan NRC Carolyn Lauron NRC Christopher Welch NRC Frederick Sock NRC George Khouri NRC Ian Jung NRC James Gaslevic NRC Jonathan Greives NRC Joseph Ashcraft NRC JP Parent NRC Kevin Roche NRC Luis Colon Fuentes NRC Mihaela Biro NRC Ming Li NRC Nicole Coovert NRC Norbert Carte NRC Odunayo Ayegbusi NRC Ossy Font NRC Phil O'Bryan NRC Raju Patel NRC Robert Mathis NRC Weijun Wang NRC William Roggenbrodt NRC Abhinav Anup Public Ben Chen Public Brandon Norris Public Brett Banks Public Chace Allen Public Edwin Lyman Public Eric Thornsbury Public Farshid Shahrokhi Public Gibboney, Sarah Public Jake Dolecki Public Jana Bergman Public Jeffrey Gehrlein Public
2 Joe Gillespie Public Jon Facemire Public Mary H Miller Public Meredith Heh Public Michael Ellett Public Mike Keller Public Nick Ertle Public Nick Kellenberger Public Patrick Donnelly Public Rani Franovich Public Raymond Burski Public Rick Trotta Public Rob Burg Public Robert Boston Public Ronald Carpino Public Sarah Gibboney Public Sarah Horacek Public Steven Pope Public Tim Polich Public Tom Kozak Public Trace Orf Public Travis Chapman Public
- Attendance list based on Microsoft Teams Participant list. This list does not include individuals that connected via phone.