ML25325A037
| ML25325A037 | |
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|---|---|
| Site: | 99902049 |
| Issue date: | 12/01/2025 |
| From: | Victoria Huckabay NRC/NRR/DNRL/NLIB |
| To: | Jardaneh M NRC/NRR/DNRL/NRLB |
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| Download: ML25325A037 (0) | |
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MEMORANDUM TO: Mahmoud Jardaneh, Chief New Reactor Licensing Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM:
Victoria V. Huckabay, Senior Project Manager Licensing and Regulatory Infrastructure Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE AUGUST 27, 2025, PUBLIC MEETING WITH SMR, LLC (A HOLTEC INTERNATIONAL COMPANY) TO DISCUSS AN UPDATE FOR PLANNED LIMITED WORK AUTHORIZATION APPLICATION FOR SMR-300 Meeting Information:
Vendor: SMR, LLC (SMR), A Holtec International Company (Holtec)
Docket No.: 99902049 Meeting
Title:
Update for a Planned Limited Work Authorization Application for SMR-300 Meeting Date: August 27, 2025 Meeting Type: Partially Closed Public Meeting Notice Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No.: ML25238A010 Meeting Attendees: See Enclosure 1 for list of meeting attendees CONTACT: Victoria V. Huckabay, NRR/DNRL/NLIB (301) 415-5183 December 1, 2025 Signed by Huckabay, on 12/01/25
M. Jardaneh 2
Meeting Summary:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted the meeting in accordance with NRC Management Directive 3.5, Attendance at NRC Staff-Sponsored Meetings (ML21180A271). The purpose of the meeting was for SMR (Holtec) to provide an update regarding the contents of its planned Limited Work Authorization (LWA) application for the SMR-300 project, including anticipated exemption requests, and to discuss the technical and regulatory considerations relevant to the LWA application scope.
During the open portion of the meeting, SMR (Holtec) presented its proposed application timeline and discussed the regulatory history of the LWA rule. SMR (Holtec) highlighted its plans to submit the LWA application by the end of calendar year 2025, followed by the submittal of a construction permit application (CPA) within 18 months following the LWA application. SMR (Holtec) also stated that it plans to submit an environmental report that will cover both the LWA and the CPA. SMR (Holtec) highlighted that to the extent possible, existing information about the Palisades site will be leveraged (for example, data from the existing meteorological tower will be used).
At the end of the open portion of the meeting, members of the public were invited to provide comments or ask the NRC staff questions pertaining to the scope of the meeting. One member of the public provided several comments, most of which were not directly related to the scope of the meeting. The commenter also expressed a concern with the perceived expedited schedule of the LWA application review and stated that a full review under the National Environmental Policy Act would be required.
Enclosures:
1.
List of Attendees 2.
Meeting Minutes - Closed Portion (non-public)
Package: ML25325A029 Memo: ML25325A037 : ML25325A038
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NRR/DNRL/NLIB:PM NAME VHuckabay SGreen MJardaneh VHuckabay DATE 11/21/2025 11/21/2025 11/26/2025
Enclosure 1 August 27, 2025, Public Meeting with SMR (Holtec) to Discuss an Update for a Planned Limited Work Authorization Application for SMR-300 Meeting Attendees Name Organization Victoria Huckabay U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Amitava Ghosh NRC Patrick Koch NRC Luis Colon Fuentes NRC Lou McKown NRC Mahmoud Jardaneh NRC Robert Hoffman NRC Jenise Thompson NRC Phil OBryan NRC John Hughey NRC Cayetano Santos NRC Robert Weisman NRC Carol Dye NRC Jan Mazza SMR (Holtec)
Justin Hawkins SMR (Holtec)
Clark Shurtleff SMR (Holtec)
Monica Haneman SMR (Holtec)
Brenna Ruff SMR (Holtec)
Phil Lashley SMR (Holtec)
Anveshan Bommareddi SMR (Holtec)
Steven Mitchell SMR (Holtec)
Joelle Starefos SMR (Holtec)
JP Ohanessian SMR (Holtec)
Jerry Humphreys New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJ DEP)
Veena Gubbi NJ DEP Walter Williams Blue Energy Martin ONeill Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI)
Spencer Klein NEI Kevin Kamps Dont Waste Michigan Michael Keegan Bette Pierman