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Letter: Terrapower, LLC - Final Safety Evaluation of Nat-9392, Radiological Source Term Methodology Report, Revision 0
ML25063A323
Person / Time
Site: 99902100
Issue date: 06/16/2025
From: Joshua Borromeo
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To: George Wilson
TerraPower
References
EPID L-2023-TOP-0046
Download: ML25063A323 (1)


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June 16, 2025 George Wilson Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs TerraPower, LLC 15800 Northup Way Bellevue, WA 98008

SUBJECT:

TERRAPOWER, LLC - FINAL SAFETY EVALUATION OF NAT-9392, RADIOLOGICAL SOURCE TERM METHODOLOGY REPORT, REVISION 0 (EPID NO. L-2023-TOP-0046)

Dear George Wilson:

By letter dated August 11, 2023, TerraPower, LLC (TerraPower) submitted topical report (TR) TPLIC-RPT-0003 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23223A234), which provides an overview and description of the model developed to evaluate mechanistic source terms for the proposed Natrium reactor design. By letter dated November 15, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff concluded that Revision 0 of the TR was not sufficiently detailed to begin the NRC staffs detailed review. The NRC staff also informed TerraPower that it could supplement the submittal with the additional information (ML23292A269). By letter dated January 16, 2024, TerraPower supplied the supplemental information by submitting Revision 1 of the TR (ML24017A115) as a replacement to the information contained in Revision 0.

By letter dated May 16, 2024, the NRC staff transmitted an audit plan to TerraPower (ML24127A048) and subsequently conducted an audit of materials related to the TR from May 28, 2024, through August 13, 2024. The NRC staff issued the audit summary on January 7, 2025 (ML24232A223). By letter dated September 13, 2024, TerraPower submitted a further revision of the radiological source term methodology, which superseded the prior submissions, and renumbered the TR as NAT-9392, Revision 0 (ML24261B944).

The enclosed final safety evaluation (SE) is being provided to TerraPower, because the NRC staff has found NAT-9392, Revision 0, acceptable for referencing in licensing actions to the extent specified and under the limitations and conditions delineated in the TR. The final SE defines the basis for the NRC staffs acceptance of the TR.

The NRC staff requests that TerraPower publish an approved version of this TR within 3 months of receipt of this letter. The approved version should incorporate this letter and the enclosed SE after the title page. The approved version should include a -A (designating approved) following the TR identification symbol.

If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Devlin-Gill at (301) 415-5301 or via email at Stephanie.Devlin-Gill@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Joshua Borromeo, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 1 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 99902100

Enclosure:

As stated cc: TerraPower Natrium via GovDelivery

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