ML23236A005

X Energy, LLC - U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Observations Regarding Xe-100 White Paper: Plant Control and Data Acquisition System

ML23236A005
Person / Time
Site:	99902071
Issue date:	08/24/2023
From:	Michael Wentzel NRC/NRR/DANU/UAL1
To:	Chapman T X-Energy
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EPID L-2022-LRO-0013
Download: ML23236A005 (1)

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OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION August 24, 2023 Travis Chapman Director, Reactor Licensing and Regulatory Affairs X Energy, LLC 801 Thompson Avenue Rockville, MD 20852

SUBJECT:

X ENERGY, LLC - U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF OBSERVATIONS REGARDING XE-100 WHITE PAPER: PLANT CONTROL AND DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM (EPID: L-2022-LRO-0013)

Dear Mr. Chapman:

On February 17, 2023, X Energy, LLC (X-energy) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Xe-100 Plant Control and Data Acquisition System White Paper, Revision 3 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23048A309).

X-energy requested that the NRC staff review this white paper and provide feedback regarding X-energys proposed approach to support Xe-100 plant licensing efforts. The NRC staff completed its review of the submittal. The enclosure to this letter provides the NRC staffs observations regarding the white paper for X-energy to consider.

The NRC staffs observations provided in the enclosure are specific to the white paper as submitted. The NRC staff encourages further pre-application engagement, especially for novel design, site features, or planned licensing approaches that differ from current operating reactors.

The enclosure to this letter contains Proprietary Information. When separated from the Enclosure(s), this letter is DECONTROLLED.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION OFFICIAL USE ONLY - PROPRIETARY INFORMATION If you have questions regarding this matter, please contact Stephanie Devlin-Gill at (301) 415-5301 or Stephanie.Devlin-Gill@nrc.gov.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Michael Wentzel, Chief Advanced Reactor Licensing Branch 2 Division of Advanced Reactors and Non-Power Production and Utilization Facilities Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Project No.: 99902071

Enclosure:

As stated cc: X-Energy Xe-100 via GovDelivery

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