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STRATEGIC PROGRAMMATIC OVERVIEW OF THE NEW REACTORS BUSINESS LINE (Public Meeting) | |||
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The purpose of the briefing is to provide the Commission with a discussion of strategic considerations associated with the New Reactors Business Line. | |||
Scheduled: January 25, 2018 10:00 a.m. | Scheduled: January 25, 2018 10:00 a.m. | ||
Duration: 2 hours Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 1st Floor OWFN Participants: | Duration: 2 hours Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 1st Floor OWFN | ||
==Participants:== | |||
Presentation NRC Staff 60 mins.* | |||
Michael Johnson, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs Vonna L. Ordaz, Deputy Director, Office of New Reactors Bill Jones, Director, Division of Construction, Region II Frank Akstulewicz, Director Division of New Reactor Licensing John Monninger, Director, Division of Safety Systems, Risk Assessment, and Advanced Reactors Timothy McGinty, Director, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs Topics: | Michael Johnson, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs Vonna L. Ordaz, Deputy Director, Office of New Reactors Bill Jones, Director, Division of Construction, Region II Frank Akstulewicz, Director Division of New Reactor Licensing John Monninger, Director, Division of Safety Systems, Risk Assessment, and Advanced Reactors Timothy McGinty, Director, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs Topics: | ||
* Large Light Water and Small Modular Reactor Licensing o Current and near-term licensing activities o Small modular reactor (SMR) activities (e.g., emergency preparedness for SMR rulemaking, NuScale design certification review) | * Large Light Water and Small Modular Reactor Licensing o Current and near-term licensing activities o Small modular reactor (SMR) activities (e.g., emergency preparedness for SMR rulemaking, NuScale design certification review) | ||
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- Design - Non-LWR PRA Standard | - Design - Non-LWR PRA Standard | ||
- Based - NRC DOE GAIN MOU Criteria Security | - Based - NRC DOE GAIN MOU Criteria Security | ||
::;mng near Security | ::;mng near Security | ||
- Design Consideration | - Design Consideration | ||
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* International cooperation | * International cooperation | ||
U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regul atory Commiss ion Protecting People and the Environment Construction Inspection Program Tim McGinty, Director Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs | U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regul atory Commiss ion Protecting People and the Environment Construction Inspection Program Tim McGinty, Director Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs | ||
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SCHEDULING NOTE
Title:
STRATEGIC PROGRAMMATIC OVERVIEW OF THE NEW REACTORS BUSINESS LINE (Public Meeting)
Purpose:
The purpose of the briefing is to provide the Commission with a discussion of strategic considerations associated with the New Reactors Business Line.
Scheduled: January 25, 2018 10:00 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> Location: Commissioners' Conference Room, 1st Floor OWFN
Participants:
Presentation NRC Staff 60 mins.*
Michael Johnson, Deputy Executive Director for Reactor and Preparedness Programs Vonna L. Ordaz, Deputy Director, Office of New Reactors Bill Jones, Director, Division of Construction, Region II Frank Akstulewicz, Director Division of New Reactor Licensing John Monninger, Director, Division of Safety Systems, Risk Assessment, and Advanced Reactors Timothy McGinty, Director, Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs Topics:
- Large Light Water and Small Modular Reactor Licensing o Current and near-term licensing activities o Small modular reactor (SMR) activities (e.g., emergency preparedness for SMR rulemaking, NuScale design certification review)
- Advanced Reactor Licensing o Path to readiness to review and license advanced reactor designs
- Construction Oversight and Licensing Workload o Goals, challenges, and strategies to adapt to changes in workload 1
- Inspections, Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance Criteria (ITAAC) o Current status of ITAAC review o Efforts to confirm that NRC is prepared for a potential surge in ITAAC
- Vendor Inspections o Results and challenges Commission Q & A 50 mins.
Discussion - Wrap-Up 5mins.
- For presentation only and does not include time for Commission Q & A's 2
U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Strategic Programmatic Overview of the New Reactors Business Line January 25, 2018
Agenda
- Overview of the New Reactor Program
- Large Light Water and Small Modular Reactor Licensing - Frank Akstulewicz
- Advanced Reactor Licensing - John Monninger
- Construction Inspection Program -Tim McGinty and Bill Jones
U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the E nvironment Overview of the New Reactor Program Vonna Ordaz Deputy Director Office of New Reactors
Continued Focus on our Core Mission
- Executing efficiently with the support of our agency partner offices
- Making measurable progress
- Actively engaging with the new reactor industry and other external stakeholders in a transparent manner
Instilling Innovative Approaches to Enhance Our Outcomes
- Revised review approaches and more stringent metrics
- Enhancements to processes
- Early resolution of key issues and timely decision making
- Enhanced outreach
Proactively Planning for the Future
- Demonstrating agility in addressing industry changes
- Executing the vision for advanced reactor licensing
- Preparing for the transition to operations for new units
- Positioning the office for future organizational changes
U.S.NRC Uni ted States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the Environment Large Light Water and Small Modular Reactor Licensing Frank Akstulewicz, Director Division of New Reactor Licensing
Making Measurable Progress (1 /3)
- Completed 56 licensing actions
- 32 for Vogtle
- 24 for V.C. Summer
- Completed mandatory hearing for the Turkey Point combined license application
- Issued the North Anna combined license North Anna COL Signing Ceremony
Making Measurable Progress (2/3)
- Achieving review milestones for the Clinch River early site permit I
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- Completing final f;~:;: SOOKV transmission phases of Planned Intake Structure APR 1400 designfocmecBceedec SMR Project Ce rt ifiCa ti O n Trailers Excavation Hole For mer Met Tower application fo~~=::;:~dec 161 KV transmission TVA ESP Site - Points of Interest Photo courtesy of TVA
Making Measurable Progress (3/3)
- Proactively engaging at all levels
- Resolving technical and regulatory issues on NuScale small modular reactor design certification application Cross-sectional view of NuScale SMR Photo courtesy of NuScale Power, LLC
Increasing Effectiveness and Efficiency
- Licensing activities readiness meetings with Southern Nuclear Company
- License amendment metrics Vogtle License Amendment Average Review
- Revised review -I ll Timeliness by Fiscal Year Quarter i;° processes 300 C 255 263
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- Enhanced safety Fiscal Year Quarters focused review
Preparing for Licensing Work in FY 2018 and Beyond
- No new light water reactor design certification, combined license, or early site permit applicants expected in the near term
- Continuing licensing support of Vogtle construction
- Completing current applications
- Preparing for future operating license and combined license applications
U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Protecting People and the E nvironment Advanced Reactor Licensing John Monninger Director, Division of Safety Systems, Risk Assessment, and Advanced Reactors
Executing the Vision and Strategy Ml 16356A670 U.S.NRC NRC Vision and Strategy:
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Making Progress in the Near-Term Near-Term Implementation Action Plan I
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I I 1aenuncat1on1 ORNL Molten Assessment Regulatory ASME BPVC EP for SMRs NRC DOE Salt Reactor of available Roadmap Sect. Ill Div. 5 and ONTs Workshops Training tools AN::;
Periodic Knowledge Prototype Standards Insurance and
.... Stakeholder Management Guidance 20.1, 20.2, Liability Meetings 30.2 54.1 Non-LWR Consequence
- Competency Modeling
- Design - Non-LWR PRA Standard
- Based - NRC DOE GAIN MOU Criteria Security
- mng near Security
- Design Consideration
- densely populated Areas International Coordination Licensing Functional Basis Event - Containment Selection
Clarifying Flexible Review Processes Many paths available
Resolving Key Issues Early
- Non-light water reactor design criteria
- Risk-informed and performance-based licensing basis event selection
- Functional containment performance
- Consequence based security
Evolving Landscape
- Preparing for anticipated applications in the next 2 to 4 years
- Three major technology groups: high temperature gas reactors, liquid metal fast reactors, and molten salt reactors
- Dynamic budget environment
Supporting Early Preapplication Interactions Developer Design Power Technology Oklo Inc. Oklo "'7 MWt Compact Fast Reactor Transatomic Power Transatomic Small scale Molten Salt Reactor I
Terrestrial Energy Integral Molten Salt Reactor 400 MWt Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR)
Xe-100 200 MWt Modular High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (Pebble Bed)
Terra power Molten Chloride Fast Reactor "'2000 MWt Molten Salt Reactor (MCFR)
Robust Stakeholder Engagement
- Successful outreach
- Periodic stakeholder meetings
- Coordination with Department of Energy
- International cooperation
U.S.NRC United States Nuclear Regul atory Commiss ion Protecting People and the Environment Construction Inspection Program Tim McGinty, Director Division of Construction Inspection and Operational Programs
Focusing on Construction Inspection
- Schedule and resources
- Timely decision making
- Early resolution of policy issues
- External stakeholder feedback
Increasing Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Operator Licensing Progra m r--------,-...,,.,...~
- Cold Licensing Charters underway
- Collaboration with NRR & Region II AP1000 Control Room Simulator
- Enhancements will benefit current and future licensees NuScale Control Room Simulator
Enhancing Effectiveness of the ITAAC Closure Program
- IT AAC Closure Notification (ICN) Status
- Uncompleted ITAAC 002, 77 %
Notification (UIN) initiative Vogtle Unit 3 & 4
- ITAAC Consolidation ICN and UIN Totals
- Streamlined feedback process in public meetings
Increasing the Efficiency of the ITAAC Closure Program
- ITAAC Demonstration Project
- Cross qualification
- Complex ITAAC tabletop
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Measuring NRC's ITAAC Notification Performance
- Established ITAAC dashboard
- Early Identification of issues
- Enhancements to the public website
Preparing for the Next Phases of Construction
- Transition to Operations Implementation Plan
- Merger considerations
- 10 CFR 52.103(g) Vogtle construction site implementing procedures
Maintaining Effective Oversight of the Nuclear Supply Chain
- APlOOO components
- ITAAC closures
- Center of expertise
- Operating and new reactors Fabrication at Creusot Forge
Adapting to Reduction in New Reactor Fabrication and Construction Activities Construction ceased at V .C. Summer Units 2 and 3
- Vendor inspection metrics adjusted
- Staffing levels reduced
- Vendor Inspection branches restructured
>:J U.S.NRC U n ited States Nuclear Regu latory Commiss ion Protecting People and the Environment Construction Inspection Program William Jones, Director Division of Construction Oversight Region II
Aligning Construction Inspection Resources with Construction Activities
- Inspection staffing aligned to construction schedule
- Organizational changes facilitate inspections through operations Vogtle Unit 3 shield building
Effectively Meeting the Challenges of a Dynamic Construction Environment
- Construction status
- ITAAC and operational programs inspection status
- Coordination with N RO, NSIR, and NRR 1.4 million-pound steam generator lifted into Unit 3 containment
Piloting New and Revised Inspection Metrics
- Inspection scheduling
- ITAAC findings
- Technical resolution issues
- ITAAC screening issues
- Inspection report input Inspector performing ITAAC inspection activities
Ensuring Effective Inspection Planning and Scheduling
- ITAAC inspections
- Digital instrumentation and controls
- Initial test program inspection process
- Piping design acceptance criteria program Inspector in the field with Unit 3 reactor vessel
Leveraging International Interactions
- Inspector exchange
- Anticipated test observations
- Future inspector exchange opportunities
- Executive NRC visit to China - Fall 2017
- ITAAC Inspections, Tests, Analysis, and Acceptance Criteria
- RAI Request for additional information
- ORNL Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- LWR Light water reactor
- ANS American Nuclear Society
- GAIN Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear
- NRR Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
- NSIR Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response