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Interactions with the Public

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• Public Meetings
• ATF-related correspondence emails
• Submit ATF Questions

One of NRC's values is Openness: nuclear regulation is the public's business, and it must be transacted publicly and candidly. The public must be informed about and have the opportunity to participate in the regulatory processes as required by law. Open channels of communication must be maintained with Congress, other government agencies, licensees, and the public, as well as with the international nuclear community.

Compared to the pace of normal fuels development and licensing, Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) technologies are on reduced timeframes. As a result, the NRC is putting forth a concerted effort to provide the general public the opportunity to (1) view the interactions between the NRC and industry regarding ATF, (2) understand the technical and regulatory progress being made with ATF technologies, and (3) provide input and feedback to NRC ATF-related activities and decisions.

Public Meetings

The NRC is reaching out to the public in many ways. The NRC staff hold public meetings with vendors, industry groups, and other stakeholders in order to inform the public of current activities. The table below lists all of the ATF-related public meetings held since the April 12, 2018 NRC Commission Meeting on ATF.
 

DATE	SUBJECT	MEETING SUMMARY ML NUMBER
04/12/2018	Commission Meeting	ML18106A795 (transcript)
05/04/2018	DOE Interactions Meeting	ML18149A641
06/12/2018	ATF PIRT Process Meeting	N/A
09/12/2018	ATF Project Plan Public Meeting	N/A
09/13/2018	Senate EPW Hearing on ATF	N/A
11/16/2018	ACRS Subcommittee meeting: ATF Confirmatory Analysis	ML18340A016 (transcript)
12/06/2018	Fuel Burnup Extension	ML18353B011
12/17/2018	GEH meeting to discuss shipping ATF in Model 2000 package	ML19009A022
02/05/2019	GEH meeting to discuss shipping ATF fuel rods in Model 2000 package	ML19053A695
02/27/2019	GNF ATF Meeting (Closed with open portions)	ML19105B184
02/27/2019	Framatome ATF Meeting (Closed with open portions)	ML19121A258
02/28/2019	Westinghouse ATF Meeting (Closed with open portions)	ML19101A022
03/11/2019	Public meeting with GEH to discuss technical approach supporting amending Model 2000 transportation package to ship ATF	ML19086A073
03/14/2019	2019 RIC Technical Session: Licensing Consideration for Future Nuclear Fuel Cycles	N/A
03/14/2019	ATF RIC Session	N/A
04/23/2019	Coated Cladding PIRT Meeting	N/A
06/05/2019	GNF ATF Meeting (Closed with open portions)	ML19227A094
06/06/2019	Public meeting with GEH to discuss amending Model 2000 transportation package to ship ATF	ML19176A085
07/09/2019	Framatome ATF Meeting (Closed with open portions)	N/A
08/06/2019	Draft Coated Cladding ISG Public Meeting	N/A
09/12/2019	Burnup/Enrichment Project Plan Public Meeting	N/A
09/17/2019	ACRS Subcommittee meeting: Coated Cladding ISG	ML19276D420 (transcript)
09/18/2019	2019 REGCON: Advanced Fuels Update on the Front End of the Fuel Cycle	N/A
09/18/2019	Westinghouse ATF Meeting (Closed with open portions)	ML20083H066
09/25/2019	Fuel Cycle CER Public Meeting – NMSS Activities on ATF and Increased Enrichment	N/A
11/06/2019	GNF ATF Meeting (Closed with open portions)	ML20010E603
12/04/2019	Public Meeting on Coated Cladding ISG comment resolution	ML19340A022
02/25/2020	Commission meeting on ATF	ML20058F069 (transcript)
03/11/2020	GNF ATF Meeting (Closed with open portions)	ML20104A038
06/10/2020	Pre-application meeting with Daher Nuclear Technologies GmbH for a new UF6 transportation package with up to 10 percent enrichment	ML20171A774
07/30/2020	Higher Burnup Workshop	ML20260H000
08/12/2020	NRC Staff Update provided prior to Framatome ATF and Advanced Fuel Management Meeting	ML20225A009
10/28/2020	Pre-application meeting with Framatome regarding ANP-10340P (Supplement), "Incorporation of Chromia-Doped Fuel Properties in AREVA Approved Methods"	ML21008A051
02/02/2021	Partially Open Meeting with Exelon, Southern Nuclear Company, and Global Nuclear Fuel Regarding Higher Burnup and Increased Enrichment for Advanced Boiling Water Reactor Fuels	ML21026A240
02/24/2021	Partially Open meeting with Framatome regarding fuel particle transport in higher burnup fuels	ML21050A328
03/18/2021	Partially Open meeting with Global Nuclear Fuel on their plan for higher burnup boiling water reactor fuels	ML21064A404
03/30/2021	Partially Open meeting with Global Nuclear Fuel on the status of their ATF program	ML21099A096
05/25/2021	Partially Open meeting with Framatome on their plans for licensing higher burnup fuel	ML21141A235
06/02/2021	Meeting with NEI and EPRI on the EPRI technical report for licensing higher burnup fuel	ML21167A243
06/10/2021	Higher Burnup Workshop II	ML21176A040 Video
07/22/2021	Public Meeting to Discuss Changes to the Accident Tolerant Fuel Project Plan	ML21208A152
01/27/2022	Public Meeting with Southern Nuclear Company to Discuss a Planned License Amendment Request to Install ATF with Increased Enrichment Lead Test Assemblies at Vogtle, Unit 2	ML22028A045
03/09/2022	ATF RIC Session: ATF Readiness	ATF RIC Session Video
03/30/2022	NRC Staff Presentations at the March 2022 Joint EPRI/INL ATF and Higher Burnup Workshops	ML22090A002
04/18/2022	Open Meeting with Nuclear Energy Institute Regulatory Issues Task Force to discuss issues associated with licensing and oversight	ML22124A254
05/19/2022	Closed Meeting with Framatome regarding BAW-10227P, Revision 2, “Evaluation of Advanced Cladding and Structural Material (M5) in PWR Fuel”	ML22181B150
06/22/2022	Open Meeting discussing Proposed Rulemaking for Increased Enrichment of Conventional and ATF Designs for Light-Water Reactors	ML22208A001
07/14/2022	Closed Pre-submittal Meeting with Global Nuclear Fuels- Americas regarding LANCR Downstream Implementation topical report.	ML22266A055
07/28/2022	Partially Open Meeting with Framatome regarding BAW-10227P, Revision 2, “Evaluation of Advanced Cladding and Structural Material (M5) in PWR Fuel”	ML22210A272
08/10/2022	Closed Meeting with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas, Global Nuclear Fuels regarding Technology Updates	ML22314A218
08/24/2022	Higher Burnup Workshop III	ML22256A017 Higher Burnup Workshop III Video
08/24/2022	Public Meeting with the Nuclear Energy Institute regarding Source Terms and Radiological Consequences Analyses	ML22300A097
08/30/2022	Partially Open Pre-submittal meeting with EPRI regarding use of the Alternate Licensing Strategy (ALS) to address LOCA-induced fuel fragmentation, relocation, and dispersal (FFRD)	ML22249A002
09/08/2022	Closed Pre-submittal Meeting with Westinghouse regarding WCAP-18733-P/NP, “Higher Enrichment for Westinghouse and Combustion Engineering Fuel Designs”	ML22266A065
09/15/2022	Closed Meeting with Westinghouse regarding Fuel Performance and Future Plans	ML22293B706
09/22/2022	Closed Meeting with Framatome regarding Fuel Performance and Future Plans	ML22269A506
12/08/2022	Commission Meeting: Overview of Advanced Reactor Fuel Activities	Transcript Meeting SRM
01/19/2023	Public Meeting with EPRI to discuss use of xLPR code for LOCA frequency estimates	ML23037A812
01/24/2023	Commission Meeting: Overview of Accident Tolerant Fuel Activities	Transcript Meeting SRM
02/21/2023	Partially Open meeting with Framatome regarding ANP-10350P, Revision 0, “Framatome Methodology for Boiling Water Reactors: Evaluation and Validation of APOLLO2-A/ARTEMIS-B”	N/A

ATF-related correspondence e-mails

Whenever NRC-originated documents are issued, members of the public can receive a copy of that correspondence to support the NRC value of openness. These copies are distributed through email to provide timely information to the public.

Members of the public can sign up at Lyris Subscription to receive emails on many different NRC subjects, including information from specific operating reactors. The NRC has also set up an email list for ATF-related outgoing documents and any email addresses submitted will receive copies of all ATF-related correspondences.

To receive ATF-related outgoing documents

1. Please go to the "Subscribe to E-mail Updates" page.
2. Enter your email in the block that is about half way down the page.
3. Find "Accident Tolerant Fuel outgoing correspondence" near the bottom of the page.
4. Click on the small block to the left of "Accident Tolerant Fuel outgoing correspondence" so that a check mark appears in the box.
5. Click on "Subscribe" at the bottom of the page

Submit ATF Questions

Do you have an ATF-related question that has not been answered on this website? If so, please Contact Us.

Or, you can also email your question to the NRC staff at:
Accident_Tolerant_Fuel@nrc.gov

The NRC staff will review and respond to your question.