ML25225A138
| ML25225A138 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 99902028 |
| Issue date: | 08/20/2025 |
| From: | Prosanta Chowdhury NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB |
| To: | Jardaneh M NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB |
| Shared Package | |
| ML25059A100 | List: |
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| Download: ML25225A138 (5) | |
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August 20, 2025 MEMORANDUM TO:
Mahmoud Jardaneh, Chief New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Prosanta Chowdhury, Senior Project Manager /RA/
New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SUMMARY
OF THE JUNE 25, 2025, PUBLIC MEETING FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE TO PRESENT PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE LICENSEES TO USE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS CODE CASE N-883 COMPONENTS (PROJECT NO. 99902028)
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) conducted an Observation public meeting on June 25, 2025, where the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) representatives presented a proposed framework for future licensees to use components fabricated under American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Code Case (CC) N-883: Construction of Items Prior to the Establishment of a Section III, Division 1, Owner. In coordination with NEI, ASME representatives made part of the presentation. There was no closed session for this meeting.
The NEI presentation can be found at the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML25174A125.
The presentation discussed a proposed business model on the fabrication of safety-related components before identifying an owner (NRC licensee) that will be submitted for NRC review in NEI guidance NEI 25-05. Unlike the traditional practice where NRC oversight begins at fabrication, the new model would propose NRC oversight and enforcement to begin after a component is fabricated; this approach is expected to promote flexibility in delivery and shorten deployment time for time-sensitive uses. The presentation focused on the following high-level elements of draft NEI 25-05: (1) statutory requirements; (2) applicable NRC requirements; (3)
NRC enforcement and inspections; (4) procurement practices for safety-related components; (5) procurement practices for ASME Code Items; (6) ASME CC N-883 requirements; and (7) future licensee acceptance process. The presentation concluded with a comparison of traditional and alternative approaches. For further details, refer to the NEI presentation cited above.
NEI plans to submit the guidance document (NEI 25-05) at the end of June or early July 2025, including a letter with Revision 2 of CC N-883 for NRC review. NEI would request that the NRC review and provide comments within 60 days and eventually endorse the guidance once finalized. The NRC commented that the agency was working on process enhancements to expedite review and endorsement, aiming to provide clarity and transparency for future
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construction projects. The NRC confirmed its commitment to streamlining the endorsement process in order to accommodate an expedited schedule.
There were several comments on the process and applicability of the guidance shared by industry stakeholders attending the meeting; the NRC and NEI staff answered questions and provided clarification, as appropriate. The NRC staff shared insights on references to regulatory authority in Revision 2 of CC N-883.
No regulatory decisions were discussed or made at this meeting.
The public meeting notice posted on the NRC public website can be found under ML25174A188. Enclosure to this summary provides a list of the attendees of the meeting.
Project No.: 99902028
Enclosure:
List of Attendees
Pkg: ML25059A100 Memo: ML25225A138 NEI Slides: ML25174A125 Meeting Notice: ML25174A188
- via email NRR-106 OFFICE NRR/DNRL/NRLB: PM NRR/DNRL/NLIB: LA NRR/DRO/IQVB: BC NAME PChowdhury SGreen*
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DATE 08/13/2025 08/14/2025 08/14/2025 OFFICE NRR/DNRL/NRLB: BC NRR/DNRL/NRLB: PM NAME MJardaneh*
PChowdhury DATE 08/19/2025 08/20/25
U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
SUMMARY
OF THE JUNE 25, 2025, PUBLIC MEETING FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY INSTITUTE TO PRESENT PROPOSED FRAMEWORK FOR FUTURE LICENSEES TO USE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS CODE CASE N-883 COMPONENTS LIST OF ATTENDEES June 25, 2025 Name Organization Michele Sampson U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Prosanta Chowdhury NRC Stacy Joseph NRC Kerri Kavanagh NRC Russell Felts NRC Philip McKenna NRC Jeremy Groom NRC John Honcharik NRC Ricky Vivanco NRC Aaron Armstrong NRC Phil OBryan NRC Yiu Law NRC Susan Vrahoretis NRC Robert Weisman NRC David Roth NRC Sheldon Clark NRC Juli Ezell NRC Evan Anderson NRC Samuel Lee NRC Chakrapani Basavaraju NRC Billy Gleaves NRC Stewart Bailey NRC Johnathan Evans NRC Kamal Manoly NRC Krzysztof Otlik International Assignee at NRC Marcus Nichol Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Thomas Basso NEI Enclosure
Alison Hahn NEI Kelli Voelsing NEI Julianne McCallum NEI Tim Stuhldreher NEI Timothy Polich Public Gary Brouette Public Paul Coco Public Clark Shurtleff Public Alex Chereskin Public Peter Thomopoulos Public Michael Fitzgerald Public Jana Bergman Public Tim Czubakowski Public Steve Andrews Public Trace Orf Public Eric Oesterle Public Crystal Slavens Public Kyle Vargas Public Sam Mummert Public Daniel Long Public Said Roubi Public Terri Spicher Public Aixa Belen-Ojeda Public Mike Melton Public Kris Cummings Public Timothy McDonald Public Hunter Metzger Public Matt Mallet Public William Deric Tilson Public Brett McGlone Public Gary Becker Public Carolyn Monaco Public Scott B.
Public Kathryn Hyam Public 2