ML24291A083
| ML24291A083 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 10/28/2024 |
| From: | Angela Buford NRC/NRR/DNRL/NLRP |
| To: | Michele Sampson NRC/NRR/DNRL |
| References | |
| Download: ML24291A083 (6) | |
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October 28, 2024 MEMORANDUM TO:
Michele Sampson, Director Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Angela R. Buford, Chief
/RA/
Vessel and Internals Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, COMMENT-GATHERING PUBLIC MEETING ON THE ADVANCE ACT OF 2024, SECTION 401 - ADVANCED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR), the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS), and the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES) held a meeting on September 30, 2024 to solicit external stakeholder input to support the development of the NRC report that will be submitted to Congress related to advanced methods of manufacturing and construction for nuclear energy projects, as described in Section 401 of the ADVANCE Act.
The meeting notice and agenda, dated September 30, 2024, are located at Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Accession No ML24271A182. The slides for the staff presentation are also available (ML24269A140). A list of participants is provided as Enclosure 1.
The NRC staff began with an overview of Section 401 of the ADVANCE Act and discussed each of the subsections within Section 401. The NRC staff discussed the purpose of the public meeting and emphasized the importance of receiving feedback and input from external stakeholders to support the staffs development of the report. The NRC staff noted that the report is due to the appropriate committees of Congress by January 5, 2025.
Following the NRC presentation, the meeting moved to the comment-gathering portion of the agenda. This portion was organized by the subsections of Section 401 to ensure that time was allotted for each subsection.
CONTACT:
Angela Buford, NRR/DNRL 301-415-3166
For Section 401(c)(1)(A), a representative from the Breakthrough Institute provided their understanding and insights on rapid improvement and iterative innovation process, and how current and potential future regulatory processes can impact both topics. A representative from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) noted that many codes and standards are being developed or revised to apply new materials or new design principles, and in order to apply them efficiently, opportunities for risk information and performance-based approaches should be identified and collaborated upon among all stakeholders. A representative from ClearPath noted that advanced manufacturing technologies and processes are being developed through different codes sections and code cases. A representative from the Argonne National Laboratory noted that codes and standards are very important for adopting any new materials and advanced manufacturing techniques and that some new technologies are not necessarily able to be quickly incorporated into the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code. The representative provided their perspective on how new tools and technical data can be used to establish technical bases to qualify the material manufacturing technology and verify the performance of material.
For Section 401(c)(1)(B), a representative from NEI discussed the requirements related to the transport of a fueled reactor core from a manufacturing licensee and the consideration of the status of the fuel within the current regulatory framework.
For Section 401(c)(1)(C), a representative from NEI discussed the definition of safety aspects in relation to the safety aspects of advanced manufacturing processes.
For Section 401(c)(1)(D), a representative from ClearPath noted that any actions that will be implemented should not only consider the existing regulatory framework or new rulemaking, but also different processes and procedures that could be used to implement the current rules and guidance.
For Section 401(c)(1)(E), a representative from NEI noted concerns about the existing supply chain and discussed alternative quality management programs.
For Section 401(c)(1)(F), a representative from NEI noted the NRC Commission messages relating to new and advanced reactors.
Enclosure:
- 1. Participant List
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, COMMENT-GATHERING PUBLIC MEETING ON THE ADVANCE ACT OF 2024, SECTION 401 - ADVANCED METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION DATED: OCTOBER 28, 2024 DISTRIBUTION:
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ENCLOSURE 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting on ADVANCE Act of 2024 -
Section 401 - Advanced Methods of Manufacturing and Construction September 30, 2024 Participant List Name Affiliation Meimei Li Argonne National Laboratory Scott Price Brasfield & Gorrie Joy Jiang The Breakthrough Institute Bryson Roberson ClearPath Jacob Kincer ClearPath Niko McMurray ClearPath Jana Bergman Curtiss Wright Dirk Cairns-Gallimore Department of Energy (DOE)
Logan Scott DOE Sujata Goetz DOE Marc Tannenbaum Electric Power Research Institute Nolfi, Rachael General Electric Daniel Lamond GSE Solutions Clark Shurtleff Holtec Justin Hawkins Holtec Michael D. McMurtrey Idaho National Laboratory Steven Pope Information Systems Laboratory, Inc.
Zara Sardooee Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Kadoya Yutaka Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Christine Dobert New York State Department of Health Daniel Suite New York State Department of Health Mary Furan New York State Department of Health Sara McMahon New York State Department of Health Bruce Greer Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Andrew Mauer NEI Kelli Voelsing NEI Mark Richter NEI Matt Hendrickson Oregon Department of Energy Yanli Wang Oak Ridge National Laboratory Asif Mahmud Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
Bruce McDowell PNNL Caitlin Wessel PNNL Daniel Yoon PNNL Frank Putzu PNNL Maury Pressburger Sargent & Lundy Kaylyn Kennedy TerraPower Mike Montecalvo TerraPower Max Blankinship Westinghouse
Emily Caffrey U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget Andrew Zach U.S. Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works Maddie Blalock U.S. Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works Matthew Marzano U.S. Senate Committee of Environment and Public Works Andrew Bowman Westinghouse Daniel Carlin Westinghouse Edward Renaud Westinghouse Janis Ossmann Westinghouse Paul Loza Westinghouse Shannon Finch Westinghouse Weston Boyd Westinghouse Bill Elzinga WSP Nick Davis WSP Alexander Chereskin U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Alysia Bone NRC Angie Buford NRC Brett Klukan NRC Bruce Lin NRC Carol Moyer NRC Carolyn Fairbanks NRC Carolyn Lauron NRC Carolyn Wolf NRC Chris Van Wert NRC Christian Leatherbury NRC Christopher Cook NRC Christopher Nellis NRC Dan Widrevitz NRC Daniel Barnhurst NRC David Decker NRC David Dijamco NRC David Rudland NRC Diane Screnci NRC Duncan White NRC Emma Duncan NRC Eric Focht NRC George Wang NRC Greg Oberson NRC Ismael Garcia NRC Jeff Poehler NRC Jeremy Tapp NRC Jessie Quintero NRC John Wise NRC Joseph Bass NRC Laura Willingham NRC Laurel Bauer NRC
Maggie Chauhan NRC Mark Yoo NRC Matthew Gordon NRC Matthew Hiser NRC Meg Audrain NRC Mekonen Bayssie NRC Mel Gray NRC Michael Benson NRC Michele Sampson NRC Michelle Albert NRC Nishka Devaser NRC Norma Garcia Santos NRC Raj Iyengar NRC Richard Turtil NRC Robert Tregoning NRC Ryann Bass NRC Samuel Lee NRC Soly Soto Lugo NRC Ting-Leung Sham NRC Tony Nakanishi NRC Varoujan Kalikian NRC Jason Hurst No affiliation identified Jeff Luse No affiliation identified Nicholas A. Davis No affiliation identified Pat McCarthy No affiliation identified Vi Khong No affiliation identified