The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) “Draft Project Plan to Prepare the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to License and Regulate Accident Tolerant Fuel,” issued in early 2018, proposed four preparatory tasks. Task 2: ‘Fuel Cycle, Transportation, and Storage Regulatory Framework’ was to address out-of-reactor regulatory framework in support of 1) batch loading of Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) into NRC-regulated power plants, and 2) crediting the safety enhancements of ATF in the licensing basis of NRC-regulated power plant.
Following the issuance of the NRC’s first draft plan, Subcommittee 2 was formed under the NEI ATF Licensing Task Force to screen for potential ATF impacts in 10CFR70, 10CFR71, 10CFR72, various NUREGs, and fabrication/transport/storage-related Regulatory Guides. Phase 1 of the review effort resulted in NEI issuing “Screening Review 10CFR71, NUREG-1609, NUREG-4775, and Shipping Related Regulatory Guides” in December 2018. This Phase 1 report presents the results of the screening completed in 2018 by Subcommittee 2, which focused on near-term ATF concepts for un-irradiated shipments.
Following the issuance of the NRC’s first draft plan, Subcommittee 2 was formed under the NEI ATF Licensing Task Force to screen for potential ATF impacts in 10CFR70, 10CFR71, 10CFR72, various NUREGs, and fabrication/transport/storage-related Regulatory Guides. Phase 1 of the review effort resulted in NEI issuing “Screening Review 10CFR71, NUREG-1609, NUREG-4775, and Shipping Related Regulatory Guides” in December 2018. This Phase 1 report presents the results of the screening completed in 2018 by Subcommittee 2, which focused on near-term ATF concepts for un-irradiated shipments.