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NMSS Storage and Transportation Efficiency Idea Under Consideration
ML25134A137
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Issue date: 05/20/2025
From: Shana Helton
Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch
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NMSS Storage and Transportation Efficiency Idea under consideration May 20, 2025 Shana Helton Director, Division of Fuel Management

Meeting Logistics

  • Information public meeting with designated question and answer sessions
  • Teams Webinar Operation
  • Virtual attendees must disable/mute their devices mics when not speaking
  • During the Q&A sessions, use Teams raise hand feature, before speaking
  • In-person attendees must disable/mute their laptop mics & speakers 2

Agenda

1. Introductions
2. Opening remarks
  • ADVANCE Act Team
  • NEI
3. M-LEAP overview
4. NRC Staff presentation
5. NEI presentation
6. Decommissioning Plant Coalition presentation Break
7. Open Discussion
8. Closing remarks & adjourn 3

Shana Helton Director, Division of Fuel Management 4

Materials Licensing Efficiencies and Processes (M-LEAP)

Overview 5

M-LEAP adopts ADVANCE Act section 505, and seeks to make materials licensing more efficient, predictable, and timely.

M-LEAP team evaluated:

  • (i) efficiencies that have already been identified or that are currently being implemented,
  • (ii) past lessons learned, and
  • (iii) stakeholder feedback Decommissioning & Low-Level Waste Business Line Fuel Facilities Business Line Nuclear Material Users Business Line
    • Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Line

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M-LEAP Structured approached across BLs 7

Prioritization Factors: Efficient, Timely, Predictable, FTE/$ reduction, Schedule reduction, knowledge management, process reliability/consistency, stakeholder confidence Implementation Impacts/Costs: FTE/$

cost, implementation timeframe, workload impacts, reputational risks Relative Return on Investment Score Measurable Metrics Efficiency

Topic, Description Unique Tracking ID Approval Status Implementation Status

8 Materials Licensing Efficiencies and Processes Preapplication meetings Acceptance reviews Risk-informed decision-making RAIs and RCIs Application Submittal Portal Artificial intelligence Project management License renewals Shorter reviews Safety evaluation methods and format Metrics Return on Investment Materials Licensing Reactor Licensing

Majority of Licensing Actions Approved with No RAIs 281 total approvals since January 2021 Part 71: 122 of 168 approvals with no RAIs Part 72: 66 of 113 approvals with no RAIs 12 of 94 cases with RAIs involved follow-up Licensing Actions with RAIs 24%

4%

3%

1%

1%

0%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

SNF Fissile Uranium Waste B Plutonium Normal Form By Product Special Form By Product Normal Form Percent of RAIs, %

Type of Content Percent of Part 71 and Part 72 Approvals with RAIs Licensing Actions with no RAIs 9

Haimanot Yilma Project Manager, Division of Fuel Management, Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch 10

M-LEAP Approach 11

  • Identification of Common Process Efficiencies, for example:
  • Safety Evaluation
  • Identification of Business Line Specific Efficiencies, for example:
  • Engage stakeholders (i.e., staff, NEI, Industry, public, etc.)

Integrated Storage Rulemaking Schedule 12 Goal: Rulemaking process schedule reduction of up to 30% per review from typical schedule.

Purpose:

To reduce the time required for development and signature of the rulemaking notices.

Baseline:

  • 26 weeks to complete rulemaking.
  • We complete up to 8 per year.

Actual Savings Schedule Schedule reduction of up to 30 % or 8 weeks per review Availability of CoC to support licensees operation Availability of staff resources to focus on other major licensing actions Near-Term (CY2025Q2)

Process Improvements For Decommissioning Funding Plan (DFP) Reviews 13 Goal: DFP process resource reduction of up to 50%.

Purpose:

To streamline the Decommissioning Funding Plan review process to achieve efficient, timely, and predictable reviews.

Baseline:

  • 40 to 60 hours6.944444e-4 days <br />0.0167 hours <br />9.920635e-5 weeks <br />2.283e-5 months <br /> per review.

Potential Savings Schedule Resources reduction of

~50% or 20 to 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br /> per review.

Availability of staff resources to focus on other major licensing actions Near-Term (CY2025Q2)

Collaborative Initial Review (Core Team Approach)

Goal: Continuously optimize licensing reviews.

Purpose:

Operationalize the use of the Core Team approach for highly complex, new and unique designs, and urgent requests.

Baseline: limited Core team utilization.

14 Potential Savings Schedule Early alignment on technical issues and solution development Sound regulatory decision in an efficient and timely manner Consistency between reviewers Organic knowledge management/transfer Partially Implemented

Potential Future Actions 15

  • Evaluating the need to adjust term limits for Part 71
  • Process improvements for licensing activities
  • Work across business lines to incorporate best practices/lessons learned promptly
  • Consider feedback received from staff and the industry

Next Steps 16

  • Determine Return on Investment on efficiencies and prioritize near-term/mid-term/long-term implementation activities.
  • Report to the OEDO on Licensing efficiencies due in July 2025.

Mark Richter Director, Used Fuel, Quality Management, and Advanced Manufacturing, Nuclear Energy Institute 17

NEI presentation on licensing efficiency 18

Michael S. Callahan Governmental Strategies Inc. (on behalf of Decommissioning Plant Coalition) 19

DPC presentation on licensing efficiency 20

Break (15 min) 21

Discussion (1 hour1.157407e-5 days <br />2.777778e-4 hours <br />1.653439e-6 weeks <br />3.805e-7 months <br />)

  • Please state your name and your organization before asking your question.
  • Virtual attendees: Please use Teams raise hand feature, and NRC staff will call you to ask your question.
  • In-person attendees: raise your hands and we will call on you.

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To submit your ideas please use the QR Code Note that your comments are related to the NMSS Storage and Transportation licensing efficiency efforts 23

Closing Remarks 24

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