ML24220A055
| ML24220A055 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 08/20/2024 |
| From: | Michele Sampson NRC/RES/DE |
| To: | Sowder A American Nuclear Society (ANS) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML24201A039 | List: |
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| Download: ML24220A055 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Andrew Sowder, Chair ANS Standards Board 1111 Pasquinelli Drive Suite 350 Westmont, IL 60559
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO ANS LETTER REQUESTING REVIEW AND POTENTIAL ENDORSEMENT OF ANSI APPROVED STANDARDS
Reference:
Letter of notification of ANSI approved standards for NRC review and endorsement (ML24201A044)
Dear Mr. Sowder:
Thank you for your letter requesting review and consideration for endorsement of American Nuclear Society (ANS) standards that have been recently approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff responsible for the use of ANS standards in our regulatory activities considered your request. The staffs feedback1 on the standards listed in your letter is provided below.
ANSI/ANS-8.21-2023, Use of Fixed Neutron Absorbers in Nuclear Facilities Outside Reactors and ANSI/ANS-8.28-2024, Administrative Practices for the Use of Nondestructive Assay Measurements for Nuclear Criticality Safety The NRC staff is working on a draft revision of Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.71, Nuclear Criticality Safety Standards for Nuclear Materials Outside Reactor Cores. The staff is considering the endorsement of ANSI/ANS-8.21-2023 and ANSI/ANS-8.28-2024 in this guide. The staff anticipates issuing the draft RG for public comments by mid Calendar Year (CY) 2025. The NRC representatives for the related working groups and committee will provide status updates during future committee meetings.
ANSI/ANS-20.2-2023, Nuclear Safety Design Criteria and Functional Performance Requirements for Liquid-Fuel Molten Salt Reactor Nuclear Power Plants The NRC staff is currently reviewing and assessing ANSI/ANS-20.2-2023 for potential endorsement via RG 1.232, Guidance for Developing Principal Design Criteria for Non-Light-Water Reactors. The staff anticipates having a public meeting on the staffs consideration of endorsement of ANS 20.2 and proposed revision of RG 1.232 by mid CY2025. Further, the staff aims to draft the revision to RG 1.232 and publish it for public comments during Fiscal Year 2026. The NRC representatives to the related working group and committee will provide status updates during future committee meetings.
1 The feedback is based on staff plans as of August 2024. These plans are tentative and are subject to change.
August 20, 2024
We appreciate the opportunity to consider these consensus standards for endorsement and use in the NRCs regulatory process. If you have any questions, please contact me at Michele.Sampson@nrc.gov or (301) 415-7493, or Robert Roche-Rivera of my staff at Robert.Roche-Rivera@nrc.gov or (301) 415-8113.
Sincerely, Michele Sampson, NRC Standards Executive Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Cc: Todd Anselmi, ANS Standards Board Vice-Chair Gale Hauck, RARCC Chair Larry Wetzel, NCSCC Chair Pat Schroeder, ANS Standards Managerl Meraj Rahimi, Chief, NRC Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch Benjamin Parks, NRC member on Standards Board Wendy Reed, NRC member on Working Group for ANS 20.2 Leah Parks, NRC observer on Standards Board Edward Helvenston, NRC member on RARCC William Kennedy, NRC member on RARCC Jeremy Munson, NRC member on NCSCC Signed by Sampson, Michele on 08/20/24
ML24201A039; Ltr ML24220A055 OFFICE RES/DE/CIB RES/DE/RGPMB RES/DE NAME RRoche-Rivera MRahimi HKaragiannis for MSampson DATE Aug 7, 2024 Aug 7, 2024 Aug 20, 2024