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| Issue date: | 11/09/2021 |
| From: | Juan Uribe NRC/NRR/DANU/UARP |
| To: | Steven Lynch NRC/NRR/DANU/UARP |
| Uribe J | |
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| Download: ML21306A336 (3) | |
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S. Lynch 1 November 9, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: Steven Lynch, Acting Chief Advanced Reactor Policy Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Signed by Uribe, Juan FROM: Juan F. Uribe, Project Manager on 11/09/21 Advanced Reactor Policy Branch Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSS THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONS DEVELOPMENT OF A REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR THE POSSIBLE COMMERCIAL DEPLOYMENT OF FUSION ENERGY SYSTEMS On September 16, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a comment-gathering meeting public meeting with stakeholders to discuss the NRCs development of a regulatory framework for the commercial deployment of fusion energy systems. The meeting notice is available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML21250A190, and the presentation slides are available at ADAMS Accession No. ML21258A320. Due to technical difficulties, the attendees for the meeting (as captured by Microsoft Teams) were not available.
Meeting Highlights The NRC staff informed presenters and attendees that the meeting was being recorded.
The purpose of the recording was to take advantage of the virtual environment tools available, and have the recording available on the NRCs fusion public website for future use. The NRCs fusion public website can be accessed by going to:
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/advanced/fusion-energy.html A total of seven presentations were made during the September 16, 2021, meeting. The first portion (six presentations) of the meeting focused on the United Kingdoms (UKs) efforts to develop a regulatory and licensing framework for commercial fusion systems.
The second portion (one presentation) focused on the NRC staff providing a status update of recent activities related to fusion, and providing insights into decision-making criteria that would serve as the basis for a scalable, or graded approach.
CONTACT: Juan Uribe, NRR 301-415-3809
S. Lynch 2 As part of the NRC discussions, the NRC staff reaffirmed and emphasized to stakeholders that while there are three options currently being considered by the NRC staff for the regulatory and licensing of commercial fusion systems, no decision has been made yet on a proposed regulatory framework for fusion. The NRC staff is even considering the option of providing a SECY paper to the Commission without a recommendation.
As part of the NRC discussions to ensure openness and transparency, the NRC staff shared insights into the NRCs thought-process, which included a series of concepts and questions that the NRC staff is looking to address. The NRC staff clarified that while the NRC was sharing those insights publicly, the NRC was not seeking formal responses by stakeholders to the questions being shared. This clarification was done as a result of limitations from the Paperwork Reduction Act.
The meeting was well attended with over 150 participants. Questions and comments from stakeholders included:
o An appreciation of the importance of having a technically sound regulatory framework for fusion systems.
o An understanding of the initial insights into siting criteria for commercial fusion systems in the UK.
o An understanding of the development of information that accurately describes the risk hazards from Fusion systems.
o An understanding of the advantages and challenges regarding international harmonization efforts for the advancement of technical and regulatory efforts to license a commercial fusion system.
There were no significant or major actions for NRC staff as a result of the meeting. The NRC staff stated that the next public meeting is tentatively scheduled for the late October or early November timeframe.
ML21306A336 OFFICE NRR/DANU/UARP/PM NRR/DANU/UARP/BC (a) NRR/DANU/UARP/PM NAME JUribe SLynch JUribe DATE 09/30/2021 11/09/2021 11/09/2021