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MONTHYEARPMNS20250046, Closed Meeting with Framatome Inc. and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Post Submittal Discussion of Topical Report, ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors2025-01-15015 January 2025 Closed Meeting with Framatome Inc. and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for Post Submittal Discussion of Topical Report, ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors Project stage: Request ML25027A4112025-01-24024 January 2025 January 29, 2025, Meeting Presentation for Framatome ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors Topical Report (Affidavit) Project stage: Meeting ML25023A1962025-01-29029 January 2025 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staffs Acceptance of Request for Review and Approval of Framatomes Topical Report, ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors Project stage: Acceptance Review ML25034A0552025-02-0303 February 2025 Withholding Determination for January 29, 2025, Proprietary Presentation on Framatome Topical Report ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors (Form 897) - Project stage: Other ML25034A0502025-02-0303 February 2025 Withholding Determination for January 29, 2025, Proprietary Presentation on Framatome Topical Report ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for PWRs (Pressurized Water Reactors) Transmittal Project stage: Other ML25062A2072025-03-0707 March 2025 Summary of January 29, 2025, Meeting on Framatome Topical Report ANP-0358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors Project stage: Meeting ML25071A0012025-03-17017 March 2025 March 25-27, 2025, Audit Plan for Framatome Topical Report ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors Project stage: Request ML25120A1352025-04-29029 April 2025 Requests for Additional Information Regarding Framatome Topical Report ANP-10358P, Rev. 0 Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors (Non-Proprietary) Project stage: RAI ML25120A0442025-05-0505 May 2025 Requests for Additional Information Regarding Framatome Topical Report, ANP-10358P, Rev. 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors - (Letter) Project stage: RAI ML25106A1652025-06-0404 June 2025 March 25-27, 2025, Audit Report for Framatome Topical Report ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors - Non-Proprietary Project stage: Other ML25106A1632025-06-0404 June 2025 March 25-27, 2025, Audit Report for Framatome Topical Report ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors - Letter Project stage: Other ML25168A2582025-06-18018 June 2025 Report for June 17, 2025, Virtual Regulatory Audit for Framatome Inc. Topical Report, ANP-10358p, Revision 0 Project stage: Other ML25171A0442025-06-19019 June 2025 Framatome, Inc., - Affidavit for Withholding Proprietary Information Project stage: Other ML25171A0452025-06-20020 June 2025 ANP-10358Q1NP, Rev, 0, Response to Request for Additional Information Project stage: Response to RAI ML25171A0472025-06-20020 June 2025 Framatome - Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding ANP-10358P, Rev. 0, Increased Burnup for PWRs Project stage: Response to RAI ML25174A1862025-07-0101 July 2025 Withholding Determination for Framatome TR ANP-10358P RAI Responses - NRC Form 897 Project stage: RAI ML25199A1162025-07-23023 July 2025 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff’S Revised Schedule for Review and Approval of Framatomes Topical Report, ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors Project stage: Other ML25174A1872025-11-24024 November 2025 Withholding Determination for Framatomes Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for PWRs (Pressurized Water Reactors) Transmittal (L-2024-TOP-0033) Project stage: RAI ML25318A1262025-12-11011 December 2025 Draft Safety Evaluation for Framatome Topical Report ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for Pressurized Water Reactors (EPID L-2024-TOP-0033) - Letter Project stage: Draft Approval 2025-03-07
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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION December 11, 2025 Ms. Gayle Elliott, Director Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Framatome, Inc.
3315 Old Forest Road Lynchburg, VA 24501
SUBJECT:
DRAFT SAFETY EVALUATION FOR FRAMATOME TOPICAL REPORT ANP-10358P, REVISION 0, INCREASED BURNUP FOR PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS (EPID L-2024-TOP-0033)
Dear Ms. Elliott:
By letter dated November 26, 2024, and supplemented by letter dated June 20, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Package Accession Nos. ML24331A085 and ML25171A043), respectively, Framatome Inc. (Framatome) submitted Topical Report (TR) ANP-10358P, Revision 0, Increased Burnup for PWRs [Pressurized Water Reactors], for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff review and Approval. The NRC staffs review and approval as described in the safety evaluation (SE) applies to Framatome advanced codes and methods used to perform neutronics analyses, thermal hydraulic analyses, non-loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) analyses, small break and large break LOCA analyses, and thermal-mechanical fuel evaluations for PWR fuel with burnup above 62 Gigawatt days per metric ton.
A copy of the proprietary draft SE (ML25318A127) has been placed in the NRC SharePoint External Sharing (SPxS) folder. Jerald Holm, Framatome, has been given access to the folder.
The draft SE is provided for a proprietary information review. If Framatome provides comments on other areas, the NRC staff will exercise its discretion on whether to address those comments.
Pursuant to Section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), we have determined that the draft SE may contain proprietary information. If you believe that any information in the draft SE is proprietary, please identify such information line-by-line and define the basis pursuant to the criteria of 10 CFR 2.390. Use bold brackets and yellow highlights to identify any [proprietary information].
NOTICE: Enclosure 1 to this letter contains Proprietary Information. When this letter is separated from Enclosure 1, this letter is decontrolled.
OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Your response must be via a letter from an authorized individual. Please provide your response within 20 working days. To facilitate the NRC staffs review of your comments, please provide a marked up copy of the draft SE showing proposed changes and provide a summary table of the proposed changes. The final SE will be issued after making any necessary changes. If Framatome would like to discuss this draft SE in detail, we can do that in a noticed meeting.
If you have any questions, please contact Ngola Otto at 301-415-6695 or by email at Ngola.Otto@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Michael L. Marshall, Jr., Acting Chief Licensing Projects Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 99902041 Project No. 728
Enclosure:
Proprietary Draft SE
ML25318A130 (Package)
ML25318A126 (Letter)
ML25318A127 (Draft SE - Proprietary)
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