ML21041A219

Summary of January 14, 2021, Category 2 Public Webnar on Implementation of Quality Assurance and 10 CFR 50.59 Criteria for Advance Manufacturing Technology Nuclear Plant Components

ML21041A219
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Issue date:	02/11/2021
From:	Isaac Anchondo NRC/NRR/DNRL/NVIB
To:	Hipolito Gonzalez NRC/NRR/DNRL/NVIB
Isaac Anchondo-Lopez-DNRL 800-200-1152
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 February 11, 2021 MEMORANDUM TO: Hipolito Gonzalez, Chief Vessels and Internals Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Signed by Anchond FROM: Isaac A. Anchondo-Lopez, Project Manager on 02/11/21 Vessels and Internals Branch Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUMMARY

OF JANUARY 14, 2021, CATEGORY 2 PUBLIC WEBINAR ON IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND 10 CFR 50.59 CRITERIA FOR ADVANCE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY NUCLEAR PLANT COMPONENTS On January 14, 2021, the NRC held a Category 2 public meeting to discuss the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) implementation of Quality Assurance (QA) criteria and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.59 for nuclear plant components produced using Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMTs). The staff presented the basis for using this criterion as documented in the QA and 50.59 draft basis document (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No ML20317A005).

The staff communicated the following takeaways:

Generic Challenge - Limited U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Operational Experience.

Additional technical data is needed to better understand the scope of design, QA, and 10 CFR 50.59 issues for AMT items.

There are no specific challenges currently identified. The staff has concluded that existing requirements and guidance are currently deemed adequate to facilitate the implementation of AMT components.

The final basis document will be formally issued from NRR to the NRC Regional offices to inform Reactor Oversight Process inspections of AMT components.

There will be continuing interactions between NRC Headquarter, Regional offices, Industry, and the public on implementation of QA and 10 CFR 50.59 criteria for changes using AMTs.

The Federal Register has released the corresponding draft basis document with the public

comment period closing on February 8, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No ML20317A006). Over 60 stakeholders attended the meeting with participation from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and multiple licensees. A representative from NEI provided specific comments regarding certain sections of the document and terminology used within the document. NEI assure the staff that these comments will be officially submitted through the federal registry.

Members of the public that might have been in attendance did not have any questions.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 817-200-1152 or via e-mail at Isaac.Anchondo-Lopez@nrc.gov.

Enclosure:

List of Attendees

LIST OF ATTENDEES JANUARY 14, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING VIRTUAL SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTATION OF QUALITY ASSURANCE AND 10 CFR 50.59 CRITERIA FOR ADVANCE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY Name Organization Jana Bergman Curtis-Wright Thomas R. Loomis Exelon Allison Read EPRI Chris Wiltz Framatone Marc Tannenbaum EPRI Albert Lafleur NexEra enery Michael Russel Oak Ridge National Laboratory Hongqing Xu Nuscale Isaac Anchondo-Lopez NRC Christopher Sydnor NRC Hipolito Gonzalez NRC Carolyn Fairbanks NRC David Beaulieu NRC Anna Bradford NRC Bob Caldwell NRC Dong Park NRC David Rudland NRC Hilary Lane NEI Maher Kassar Exelon Randal Fair Geoffrey Ottenberg NRC Brian L. Mount Jonathan Braisted NRC Michael Benson NRC John Tsao NRC Edward Coulter Alyson Coates Marc Albert Jana Bergman Jason A. Christensen Jon Talbott Jonathan Thomas Jeremy Quinn Toshiba America Energy Systems Robert Tregoning NRC Kevin Mangan NRC Larry Nicholson Dirk Cairns-Gallimore

Kerri Kavanagh NRC Jeffry Simmons Toshiba America Energy Systems Allen Hiser NRC Amy Hull NRC Brian Harris NRC Daniel Paul Stout Robert Davis NRC On Yee NRC Cailyn B Ludwig Matthew Hiser NRC Neil Sheehan NRC Mark Yoo NRC