ML21081A200

Summary of March 18, 2021, Partially Closed Meeting with Global Nuclear Fuel and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Regarding Higher Burnup Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Fuels

ML21081A200
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Issue date:	03/23/2021
From:	Ngola Otto Licensing Processes Branch
To:	Dennis Morey Licensing Processes Branch
Otto, N.
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ML21064A404	List: ML21081A200
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EPID L-2021-LRO-0009
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March 23, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: Dennis C. Morey, Chief Licensing Projects Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Ngola Otto, Project Manager /RA/

Licensing Projects Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUMMARY

OF MARCH 18, 2021, PARTIALLY CLOSED MEETING WITH GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL AND THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGARDING HIGHER BURNUP ADVANCED BOILING WATER REACTOR FUELS (EPID L-2021-LRO-0009)

On March 18, 2021, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a partially closed teleconference meeting via Microsoft Teams with representatives from Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF). The purpose of the meeting was for GNF and the NRC staff to discuss plans for using higher burnup (HBU) advanced Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) fuels. The meeting was noticed on March 5, 2021, and is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML21064A228. This meeting is a follow-up to the February 2, 2021, meeting (ADAMS Accession No. ML21026A240) with Exelon, Southern Nuclear Company, and GNF on HBU BWR fuels.

During the open session of the meeting representatives from GNF provided an overview of GNF plan for Risk-Informed licensing for increasing the burnup limit for BWR fuels. There were no questions from members of the public during the open session. During the closed session of the meeting, GNF discussed Risk-Informed approach, submittal and approval strategy, and risk assessments for specific impacted analyses, and addressed the NRC staffs questions pertaining to its planned submittal of its HBU extension topical report. GNF and the NRC plan to have a follow-up meeting to complete the discussion on risk assessments for specific impacted analyses and high burnup core designs.

A list of the attendees is enclosed. The presentation materials, including this meeting summary, can be found at ADAMS Package Accession No. ML21064A404.

Enclosure:

As stated CONTACT: Ngola Otto, NRR/DORL 301-415-6695

List of Attendees PARTIALLY CLOSED MEETING WITH GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUELS AND U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) REGARDING HIGHER BURNUP ADVANCED BWR FUELS MARCH 18, 2021 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm NAME ORGANIZATION Paul Cantonwine Global Nuclear Fuel - Americas (GNF)

Peter Diller GNF Christopher Edgar GNF Russ Fawcett GNF Kent Halac GNF Roseanne Harrington GNF Jim Harrison GNF Dave Hindera GNF Yu Huang GNF Randy Jacobs GNF Shawn Lamb GNF Guangjun Li GNF Christan McElroy GNF Brian Moore GNF Kurshad Muftuoglu GNF Ian Porter GNF Tyler Schweitzer GNF Russell Stachowski GNF Tao Wu GNF Bill Gassmann Exelon Generation Company (Exelon)

Shane Gardner Exelon John McHale Exelon Rebecca Steinman Exelon Johnathan Chavers Southern Nuclear Company (SNC)

Randall Dunavant SNC Joseph Donoghue U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Philip McKenna NRC MJ Ross-Lee NRC Robert Lukes NRC Ekaterina Lenning NRC Michael Orenak NRC Enclosure

NAME ORGANIZATION Ngola Otto NRC Kevin Heller NRC Paul Clifford NRC Andrew Proffitt NRC Mathew Panicker NRC John Lehning NRC Joseph Messina NRC Brandon Wise NRC John Wise NRC Josh Whitman NRC Lucas Kyriazidis NRC Andrew Barto NRC Elijah Dickson NRC Kristy Buckoltz NRC James Corson NRC Alice Chung NRC April Pulvirenti NRC Ronald Ballinger Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS)

Jose March-Leuba ACRS Joy Rempe ACRS Christopher Brown ACRS Zena Abdullahi ACRS

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NAME NOtto DHarrison DMorey NOtto DATE 3/22/2021 3/22/2021 3/23/2021 3/23/2021