ML24297A011
| ML24297A011 | |
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| Issue date: | 10/23/2024 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
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Section 205 of the ADVANCE Act:
Fusion Energy Regulation NRC Public Meeting October 23, 2024
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Time Topic Speaker 1:00 pm Welcome & Meeting Logistics Edward Harvey, NRC 1:05 pm Opening Remarks Kevin Williams, NRC 1:10 pm NRC Presentation: Goals and scope of study under Section 205 of the ADVANCE Act Edward Harvey, NRC 1:30 pm Question & Answer Session All 1:50 pm Closing Remarks & Adjourn Edward Harvey, NRC 2
Kevin Williams, Director Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. NRC 3
Goals and Scope of Study Under Section 205 of the ADVANCE Act Edward Harvey Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards U.S. NRC 4
Section 205 of the ADVANCE Act 5
The Accelerating Deployment of Versatile, Advance Nuclear for Clean Energy (ADVANCE)
Act was signed into law on July 9, 2024 Adds a new definition of fusion machine to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA)
Incorporates fusion machine into the definition of byproduct material in Section 11e(3)(B) of the AEA Made conforming changes to the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization Act (NEIMA) to replace the term fusion reactor with fusion machine Tasked the NRC with performing a study on mass-production of fusion machines and submitting a report to Congress on the results
Objective To develop recommendations for guidance or a regulatory framework regarding the licensing of mass-manufactured fusion machines and to establish an estimated timeframe for issuance 6
Scope of Study
- Develop recommendations for guidance or the regulatory framework for the standardized review of commercial fusion machine designs:
- Conduct an internal review of current NRC and Agreement State regulatory processes
- Meet with other Federal agencies to discuss relevant risk-and performance-based evaluation processes for design, manufacturing, and operations certification
- Identify other commercial certification processes that may inform this study
- Consider public and industry feedback 7
Engagement and Deliverables
- Develop a draft report to Congress that includes:
- The summary of the study and consolidated recommendations for standardized licensing of fusion machine designs
- Evaluation of industry readiness for needing guidance and regulations for licensing mass-manufactured fusion machines
- Develop Federal Register Notice that includes questions for industry and Agreement States to solicit feedback on the recommendations for the standardized review process for commercial fusion machines
- Schedule at least one additional public meeting to discuss preliminary findings with stakeholders
- Final Report to Congress 8
Indicators for Industry Readiness
- The NRC will identify indicators to inform the process: for example:
- Technical achievements
- Full-scale demonstration of novel components
- Mass-manufacturing of fusion machine parts
- Supply chain management
- Access to non-fusion specific government programs
- Funding certainty
- Economic viability 9
Complete review of internal/external regulatory processes November 2024 Complete draft report CA briefing January 2025 Host public meeting February 2025 Draft report put into internal concurrence April 2025 Report Due to Congress July 2025 Major Milestones 10
Contact Us About the ADVANCE Act
- The public may submit your questions or comments on the ADVANCE Act by visiting:
https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/governing-laws/advance-act/contactus.html
- Submissions received through this form will be considered as part of the NRC's implementation of the ADVANCE Act, and whether the NRC responds to the submission may depend on the nature of the question or comment. Submissions may be used or modified by the NRC in the NRC's implementation of the ADVANCE Act without attribution to the author of the submission.
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Question & Answer Session We welcome questions from all stakeholders during this meeting regarding the scope of the study under Section 205 of the ADVANCE Act. We are not officially accepting comments today and will not provide any formal responses to any feedback provided during this meeting.
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Thank You!
Contacts Ed Harvey, Senior Health Physicist Edward.Harvey@nrc.gov Duncan White, Senior Health Physicist Duncan.White@nrc.gov Allyce Bolger, Intergovernmental Liaison Program Manager Allyce.Bolger@nrc.gov 13