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February 28, 2007

Luis Reyes, Executive

Director for Operations

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New Reactor Licensing Applications

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NRO Mission Statement

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the public interest by enabling the

safe, secure, and environmentally

responsible use of nuclear power

in meeting the nation's future

energy needs.

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OFFICE OF NEW REACTORS

OFFICE DIRECTOR

R. William Borchardt

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Transition Issues

* Agreement with NRR on staff

assignments

" Partnering on reorganization

* Office space

" NRO web page

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Staffing Milestones

NRO/Region II

* October 2006 on board: 85

* December 2006 on board: 100/4

* February 2007 on board: 243/6

* Target Staffing level FY08: 355120

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Coordination Issues

" Technical Consistency

" Security/Emergency Planning

* Multinational Design Evaluation

Program

* Advanced Reactor Coordination

* Interface Committees

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Infrastructure Status

* Rulemaking

* Guidance Development

* InfrastructureTools

* Technical Assistance Contracting

* Development of Construction

Inspection Program

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Rulemaking

" Part 52

" Limited Work Authorization

" Fitness for Duty requirements for

construction

" Security Rulemakings

- Design Basis Threat

- Power Reactor Security Requirements

- Security Assessments

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Infrastructure Stat

" Rulemaking

" Guidance Development

* InfrastructureToIs

" Technical As•Itance Contracting

Development of Construction

Inspe--tion Program,

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Guidance Development

* SRP Update: ACRS interactions

" DG-1145 "Combined License

Applications for Nuclear Power

Plants": Resolving public

comments

" Regulatory Guide updates

" Performing consistency review

between draft Part 52 rule, SRP,

DG-1 145, and Regulatory Guides.

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I nfrastructureTools

" Licensing Program Plan

* Construction Inspection Program

Information Management System

" Electronic filing, review, and

distribution

* Tools to assist reviewers

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Technical Assistance

Contracting

" Adds flexibility to address a changing

workload

" Provides needed technical expertise

" Includes a mix of commercial, small

businesses, and national laboratories

* Includes large flexible multi-year

contracts

" Lean Six Sigma pilot application

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Construction Inspection

Program Development

* ITAAC Inspection procedures

" Non - ITAAC Inspection

procedures

" Early site permit inspections

" Vendor inspections

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Project Status

" Current Application Review

Activities

* Pre-application review activities

" Multinational Design Evaluation

Program

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Current Application

Review Activities

* Early site permits for Clinton,

Grand Gulf, North Anna, and

Vogtle

* ESBWR design certification

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Pre-application Review

Activities

" AP-1000 pre-Combined License

activities

" Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR)

pre-design certification activities

" Creation of and interactions with

Design Centered Working Groups

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Multinational Design

Evaluation Program

* Stage 1 focused on the AREVA

EPR

* On-going interactions with

technical/regulatory counterparts

in Finland and France

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Future Briefings

* Construction Inspection and Oversight

program

* Early Site Permit Lessons Learned

* Technical Review Challenges

* External outreach activities

" Contracting Strategy and Process

Improvements

" International Cooperation/MDEP

* Advanced reactor activities

" Technical consistency between operating and

new reactors

° Environmental issues

" Standardization

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Acronyms

" SRP - Standard Review Plan

* ACRS - Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards

" ITAAC - Inspections, Tests, Analyses and

Acceptance Criteria

" ESBWR - Economic Simplified Boiling

Water Reactor

* EPR - Evolutionary Power Reactor

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