ML18288A368

M181011: Scheduling Notes and Slides - Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Lines (Public)

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SCHEDULING NOTE

Title:

STRATEGIC PROGRAMMATIC OVERVIEW OF THE DECOMMISSIONING AND LOW-LEVEL WASTE AND SPENT FUEL STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS LINES (Public Meeting)

Purpose:

The purpose of the briefing is to provide the Commission with a discussion of strategic considerations associated with the Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste business line and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation business line.

Scheduled: October 11, 2018 9:00 a.m.

Duration: Approx. 3 hours3.472222e-5 days <br />8.333333e-4 hours <br />4.960317e-6 weeks <br />1.1415e-6 months <br /> Location: Commissioners' Conference Room , 15 tfl OWFN Decommissioning and Low Level Waste Business Line

Participants:

NRC Staff1 40 mins.*

Daniel Dorman, Acting Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, State, Tribal, Compliance, Administration and Human Capital Programs Marc Dapas, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)

Topic:

• Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste Business Line Safety and Security - Licensing and Oversight Successes and Challenges John Tappert, Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, NMSS Topic:

• Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Program Update Chris McKenney, Chief, Risk and Technical Analysis Branch, NMSS Topic:

• Low-Level Waste Program Update 1 Other business line partner office directors and regional administrators will be located in the well as appropriate

James Trapp, Director, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I Topic:

• Decommissioning and Non-Military Radium Inspection Program Accomplishments and Challenges Commission Q & A 50 mins.

Break 5 mins.

Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Line

Participants:

NRC Staff1 30 mins.*

Daniel Dorman, Acting Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, State, Tribal, Compliance , Administration and Human Capital Programs Marc Dapas, Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)

Topic:

• Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Line -

Licensing and Oversight Successes and Challenges Michael Layton, Director, Division of Spent Fuel Management, NMSS Topic:

• Spent Fuel Storage Update John McKirgan, Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Topic:

• Spent Fuel Licensing Activities Christian Araguas , Deputy Director, Division of Systems Analysis , Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Topic:

• Spent Fuel Research Activities Commission Q & A 50 mins.

Discussion - Wrap-Up 5mins.

• For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A 2

U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting Peopl.e and the Environment Strategic Programmatic Overview Of the Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Lines Commission Meeting October 11, 2018

U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, State, Tribal, Compliance, Administration and Human Capital Programs Daniel Dorman

NRC Panel will Address the Following Topics:

• Licensing and Oversight Successes and Challenges

• Current Uranium Recovery and Decommissioning Environment

• Current Low-Level Waste Environment

• Decommissioning l_n spection Program

U.S.NRC United Stares Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting Peopk and the Environment Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Marc Dapas, Director

Ensuring Safety for a Broad Range of Activities

• Preparing for increased number of reactors in

-decommissioning

• Working effectively with DOE regarding Waste Incidental to Reprocessing

{WIR) activities

• Responding to changes in the Low-Level Waste Program

• Implementing Commission direction on the 10 CFR Part 61 rulemaking and follow on activities

Further Enhancing the Effectiveness of Licensing Processes

• Leveraging best licensing practices

• Completion of major licensing actions

• Ensuring equitable and transparent fees for all fee classes - Uranium Recovery

Realizing Success Through Internal and External Interaction

• Transitioned uranium recovery licensees to Wyoming

• Continuing international engagement to share experienc_e and learn from others

• Near completion of the Non-Military Radium Program

7 U.S.NRC U nited States Nuclear Regul atory C ommissi on Protecting People and the Environment Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs John Tappert, Director

Successfully Operating in a Dynamic Environment

• Ensuring resources and organizational structure ore consistent with anticipated workload

• Transitioning to a new decommissioning model for power reactors

• Evaluating decommissioning beyond the 60-year timeframe

Continued Progress to Enhance Effectiveness and Efficiency

• Extended renewal period to align with risk and enhance efficiency

• Completed independent assessment of uranium recovery licensing practices

• Improved performance in meeting licensing timeliness metrics

Safe and Effective Decommissioning

• Effective decommissioning of licensed sites

- Hematite Centrus Lead Cascade

- State University of New York Buffalo

• Progress at our most challenging sites

- American Nuclear Corporation FMRI

Engaging a Broad Range of Stakeholders *

• Coordinating with the National Park Service on response action involving radioactive material

• Coordinating with the Environmental Protection Agency on Radium Remediation

• Holding public meetings to discuss technical issues regarding Greater-Than-Class C a~d Very Low-Level Waste

U.S.NRC U nited States N uclear Reg ul atory Co m missio n Protecting People and the Environment Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Risk and Technical Analysis Branch Chris McKenney, Chief

Enhancing National Low-Level Waste Framework

• Actively updating US Ecology our regulations Hanford and guidance

• Risk informing EnffljySolutions Clive Utah regulatory approaches in the Specialists Low-Level Waste ..___ _ _ _ _ _ _......

and WIR Programs

Risk Informing 10 CFR Part 61

• Revising regulations on near surface land disposal

- Risk Informing the regulations

- Addressing new waste types

- Establishing performance based requirements considering site-specific factors

• Implementing Commission direction with respect to Part 61 proposed rule

Evaluating Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) Waste Disposal

• Developing a regulatory basis

• Analyzing whether disposal presents such a hazard that the NRC should retain regulatory authority

• Evaluating whether GTCC can be disposed in the near surface

• Risk-informing the approach to disposal of GTCC waste

Evaluating Greater-Than-Class C (GTCC) Waste Disposal (cont'd)

• Outreaching to stakeholders to identify the various technical issues

• Coordinating with the Department of Energy

• Planning to issue a draft regulatory basis shortly after publishing the supplemental proposed Part 61 rule

• Finalize regulatory basis within 6 months thereafter

Effectively Implementing Waste Incidental to Reprocessing Responsibilities

• DOE consultation with the NRC on waste determinations is required under the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

• Evaluating whether waste that is incidental.

to reprocessing can be managed differently than high-level waste

Monitoring DOE Disposal Actvities in a Risk-Informed Manner Savannah River Site's Saltstone Disposal Facility

Responding to Changing National LLW Environment

• Working on a Very-Low-Level Waste Scoping Study

-Anticipating increase in the amount of LLW

-Soliciting stakeholder feedback

- Preparing Commission paper including stakeholder inputs and perspectives

7 U.S.NRC U ni ted Scares N uclea r Rcgularo ry Commission Protecting People and the Environment Region I Division of Nuclear Materials Safety Jim Trapp, Director

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Acronyms

• GTCC - Greater-Than-Class C

• LLW - Low-Level Waste

• VLLW -Very Low-Level Waste

• WIR - Waste Incidental to Reprocessing

• DOE - Department of Energy

• EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

• NPS - National Park Service

• MOU - Memorandum of Understanding

• SECY - Office of the Secretary

U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Strategic Programmatic Overview Of the Decommissioning and Low-Level Waste and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Lines Commission Meeting October 11, 2018

U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Deputy Executive Director for Materials, Waste, Research, State, Tribal, Compliance, Administration and Human Capital Programs Daniel Dorman

Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business Line Meeting Agenda:

• Business Line Overview - Marc Dapas

• Current Spent Fuel Program Environment - Michael Layton

• Spent Fuel Licensing Activities - John McKirgan

• Spent Fuel Research Activities -

Christian Araguas

7 U.S.NRC U n ited States N uclear Regula tory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Office of Nuclear -M aterial Safety and Safeguards Marc Dapas, Director

Focusing on Our Priorities

• Ensuring safety and security through effective licensing and oversight activities

• Continuing to conduct lessons learned, self-assessments, and knowledge management in support of continuous improvement

Making Significant Progress on Several Regulatory Initiatives

• Continuing to make progress in key .

guidance documents

• Completing graded approach licensing review pilot

• Applying flexibilities in the regulatory review process

U.S.NRC United States N uclear Regu latory Commiss ion Protecting People and the Environment Division of Spent Fuel Management Michael Layton, Director

Planning to Address Increase Workload

• Anticipating amendments and new applications

• Continuing to support Accident Tolerant Fuel activities

• Expecting an increase in license/certificate renewals

• Leveraging CNWRA contractor expertise

Actively Seeking Improvements to Licensing and Oversight Processes

• Risk-informing our processes

• Closely coordinating with Regions on reviewing design changes

• Conducting training and knowledge management to improve Ii c ens in g /oversight

• Leveraging research activities

7 U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Division of Spent Fuel Management Spent Fuel Licensing Branch John McKirgan, Chief

Meeting the Challenges of a .

Dynamic External Environment

• Proactively engaging and communicating with industry

• Mitigating unanticipated schedule changes by coordinated prioritization

• Addressing increase in technical complexity to meet accelerated reactor decommissioning schedules

Focused Attention on Consolidated Interim Storage Facility Applications

• Good planning and communication

• Working across the agency to obtain critical skills for licensing reviews

Outreach Opportunities with Consolidated Interim Storage

• Staff responded quickly to outreach opportunities with respect to Consolidated*.

Interim Storage Facility applications.

• . Higher than expected number and breadth of inquires offer outreach opportunities and challenges.

Successful Implementation of Enhanced Renewal Guidance

• Licensing

- Significant efficiency gains in renewal reviews demonstrated by reduced number of requests for information

- Active engagement with stakeholders yields early benefits

• Oversight

- Performing pre-inspection of Aging Management Programs enables the development of a high quality inspection procedure

7 U.S.NRC United States N uclea r Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research Division of System Analysis Christian Araguas, Acting Deputy Director

Providing Technical Advice, Tools, and Information

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• Technical Expertise Guidelines for Dry Cask Applications Provided in Materials, Final Report Thermal, Fuels, and Criticality Safety

Ensuring Safety Through the Use of Advanced Computer Modeling

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Reducing Regulatory Burden Through Cooperative Research Programs

• Dry Cask Simulator Photo by Randy Montoya, Courtesy of Sandia National Laboratory

Reducing Regulatory Burden Through Cooperative Research Programs

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• North Anna High Burn-Up Cask Demonstration Project Photo Courtesy of Dominion Energy

Acronyms

• CFD - Computational fluid dynamics

• CNWRA - Center of Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analysis

• EPRI - Electric Power Research Institute

• ISFSI - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

• MAPS - Managing Aging Processes in Storage

• SFST - Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation

• SNL - Sandia National Laboratory

• STIMS - Storage and Transportation Information Management System