ML19163A277

Enclosure 1 - Public Meeting Summary: Brainstorming and Scoping Workshop on the NRC Initiatives for Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing and Oversight Program

ML19163A277
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Issue date:	06/20/2019
From:	Margie Kotzalas Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
To:	Mark King, Ladonna Suggs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, NRC/RGN-II
Marcano J
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING

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Brainstorming and Scoping Workshop on the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Initiatives for Building a Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing and Oversight Program Date of Meeting: Tuesday, May 21, 2019 Location: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Three White Flint North, Room 1C05 11601 Landsdown Street, Rockville, MD 20852 Type of Meeting: Category 3 Purpose of the Meeting(s):

The purpose of this brainstorming and scoping workshop is to allow the NRC staff and interested stakeholders to provide specific ideas or areas for changes to the fuel cycle licensing and oversight programs. Specifically, the NRC staff wants to engage with all interested stakeholders on two recently issued working group (WG) charters to identify improvements to the fuel cycle facilities licensing and oversight programs. The NRC staff would like to gather stakeholders ideas for transformation and innovation in the licensing and oversight programs.

The charters for the Working Groups on Building Smarter Fuel Cycle Licensing and Oversight Programs are available via NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML19115A011 and Accession No. ML19074A139.

General Details:

The NRC conducted a workshop where members of the NRC staff, industry representatives, representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), and a member of the public provided specific ideas or areas for changes to the fuel cycle licensing and oversight programs.

Approximately 40 people participated in the meeting, both in-person and remotely using a Webinar and a teleconference line. The meeting began with an introduction of NRC staff and a review of meeting ground rules, followed by presentations from the NRC and NEI.

Summary of Presentations:

The NRC provided an overview of the WG charter purpose, WG tasks and proposed schedule for the completion of the initiatives. In addition, the NRC staff provided perspectives on the initiatives and provided examples of areas for further consideration to improve the oversight and licensing programs. The NRC slides are available via ADAMS at Accession No. ML19135A612.

Enclosure 1

The NEI provided a presentation with input and perspectives on the NRC initiative to improve the oversight and licensing programs. The slides from NEI are attached to this summary in .

After the presentations the NRC staff engaged in an open discussion with the attendees on areas of enhancement for the oversight and licensing programs. A summary of the feedback received is attached in Enclosures 3 and 4 respectively.

Attachments:

• Meeting agenda - https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg?do=details&Code=20190493

• NRC staff presentations - ADAMS Accession No. ML19135A612

• Meeting Attendees - Enclosure 2

• NEI Presentation - Enclosure 3

• Oversight Program Meeting Notes and Themes - Enclosure 4

• Licensing Program Meeting Notes and Themes - Enclosure 5 2