Transcript New Reactor Licensing R. William Borchardt Director, Office of New Reactors US NRC February 19, 2008

New Reactor Licensing
R. William Borchardt
Director, Office of New Reactors
US NRC
February 19, 2008
New Reactor Licensing Applications (Site and Technology Selected)
An estimated schedule by Fiscal Year
2005
2006
2007
AP1000 Program Review
Design Cert
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
DC Amendment
Hearing
Hearing
South Carolina E&G-Summer (2)
Duke – Lee Station (SC) (2)
Hearing
Progress Energy - Harris (NC) (2)
Hearing
Hearing
Southern – Vogtle (GA) (2)
Hearing
Progress Energy–Levy County (FL) (2) Hearing
Florida P&L – Turkey Point (2)
Hearing Legend:
ESBWR Program Review
North Anna ESP
Grand Gulf ESP
Design Certification
Design Certification
Hearing
Hearing
Early Site Permit
Dominion - North Anna (VA) (1) Hearing
Entergy – Grand Gulf (MS) (1)
Hearing
Entergy – River Bend (LA) (1)
Hearing
Exelon – Victoria Co. (TX) (2)
EPR Program Review
2014
* Schedules depicted for future
activities represent nominal
assumed review durations
based on submittal time frames
in letters of intent from
prospective applicants. Actual
schedules will be determined
when applications are
docketed.
TVA – Bellefonte (AL) (2)
Vogtle ESP
2013
Hearing
Design Certification
UniStar-Calvert Cliffs (MD) (1)
AmerenUE – Callaway (1)
Hearing
Hearing
PPL Generation – Berwick (1)
Combined License
Hearing
Post SER/EIS
Hearing (other hearing activities
occur during ESP/COL safety
and environmental reviews)
Number in ( ) next to COL name
indicate number of units/site.
Hearing
Hearing
Alternate Energy Holdings (ID) (1) Hearing
UniStar-Nine Mile Pt (NY) (1)
Hearing
Amarillo Power (TX) (2)
ABWR Program Review
NRG Energy–South Texas Project (2)
USAPWR Program Review
Hearing
DC – Mitsubishi USAPWR
TXU Power –Comanche Peak (TX) (2)
Hearing
2
1/02/08
NRC Response to anticipated
demand
Created new office
 Hired and trained approximately 400 new
staff
 Updated and created regulations and
guidance documents
 Developed design-centered review
approach and acceptance review process

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Licensing Process for current fleet
Construction
Permit
Application
Construction
Permit
Construction
Begins
Operating
License
Application
Operating
License
Operation
Begins
• Design effort proceeded throughout process
• Regulatory standards evolved as construction
proceeded
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Jan-99
Jan-97
Jan-95
Jan-93
Jan-91
Jan-89
Avg = 5.6 yrs
Jan-87
Jan-85
Jan-83
Jan-81
Jan-79
Jan-77
Jan-75
Jan-73
Jan-71
Jan-69
Duration of Construction
Completion Times for the Current Fleet
Avg = 11.1 yrs
25.0
20.0
15.0
10.0
5.0
0.0
OL Issuance
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New Licensing Process – 10 CFR Part 52
Early Site Permit
OR
Equivalent Site
Information
Optional
Pre-Application
Review
Pre-Construction
Construction Verification
Combined License
Review, Hearing,
and Decision
Verification of
Regulations
with ITAAC
Reactor
Operation
Decision
Standard Design
Certification
OR
Equivalent Design
Information
• Licensing decisions finalized before major construction begins
• Inspections to verify construction
• Limited work may be authorized before license is issued
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Combined License Review Process
Construction
24 – 48 Months (Industry Estimate)
Combined License - 30 months + 12 month hearing
NRC
Acceptance
Review
(1 month)
Environmental review
begins upto
22 months
prior to
Application
NRC review
and
Independent
confirmation
of information
Draft SER
with Open
Items
(10 months)
NRC review
of
information
and Draft
Supplement
SER with
Open Items
(8 months)
NRC
resolution of
open items
issuance
of SER
(7 months)
NRC Verifies ITAAC Completion
Environmental Review includes 18 months of review within a 24 month planning period
NRC issues Final Environmental Impact Statement
Fuel Load
Applicant
develops
application
(3+ years)
Applicant
develops
supplement
information
(2 months)
Applicant
responds to
open items
(2 months)
Licensee Submits ITAAC Closure
Letters
ACRS Interaction and Review
Pre-hearing
Hearing
12 months
Commission FindingCOL Acceptance
Criteria Met
Not To Scale
COL Issued with ITAAC
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How the design-centered concept works
License Reviews within a Design Center are Related
S-COL
S-COL
R-COL
Sequencing of task
closure affects ability to
complete other tasks
DC
ESP
ESP
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Completed New Reactor
Actions

3 Early Site Permits Approved
 Clinton,

North Anna and Grand Gulf
4 Designs Certified
 Westinghouse AP600
and AP1000
 GE Advanced Boiling Water Reactor
 C-E System 80+
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Applications Under Review

Combined License Applications Received
 Calvert
Cliffs, North Anna, Bellefonte, Lee, South
Texas

Designs Certifications Under Review
 General
Electric Economic and Simplified Boiling
Water Reactor (ESBWR)
 AREVA Evolutionary Power Reactor
 Mitsubishi U.S. Advanced Pressurized Water
Reactor (US APWR)
 Westinghouse AP1000 amendment
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Challenges for the NRC
Hiring and training staff
 Implementation of the design-centered
approach
 Budget constraints
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