Advanced Reactor Safeguards: 2022 Program Roadmap

Technical Report · Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2022

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1884929· OSTI ID:1884929

Cipiti, Benjamin B. ^[1]; Fitzwater, Savannah ^[2]; Breshears, Andrew ^[3]; Gariazzo, Claudio ^[3]; Hoyt, Nathaniel ^[3]; Cheng, Lap ^[4]; Cui, Yonggang ^[4]; Smith, Curtis ^[5]; Croce, Mark ^[6]; Dion, Michael ^[7]; Gibbs, Philip ^[7]; Lines, Amanda ^[8]; Otto, Ty ^[8]; Evans, Alan ^[1]; Mousseau, Vince ^[1]; Russell, John R. ^[1]; Shoman, Nathan ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
2. US Department of Energy (USDOE), Washington DC (United States)
3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
4. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
5. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
6. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
7. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
8. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)

The Advanced Reactor Safeguards (ARS) program was established in 2020 as part of appropriations for the Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program (ARDP) through the Office of Nuclear Energy in the Department of Energy. The goal of this program is to help address near term challenges that advanced nuclear reactor vendors face in meeting domestic Material Control and Accountancy (MC&A) and Physical Protection System (PPS) requirements for U.S. construction. The technical work in the program is meant to (1) support nuclear reactor vendors with advanced MC&A and PPS designs for next generation reactors, (2) provide technical bases for the regulator, and (3) promote the integration of Safeguards and Security by Design early in the design process. Existing domestic regulations for safeguards and security, as outlined in the Code of Federal Regulations, were written for large light water reactors, and rule-making efforts are underway to develop regulations more suited to different reactor designs. The ARS program seeks to remove roadblocks in the deployment of new and advanced reactors by solving regulatory challenges, reducing safeguards and security costs, and utilizing the latest technologies and approaches for robust plant monitoring and protection. This roadmap discusses the goals of the ARS program, current research, and program plan for the next five years.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Nuclear Reactor Technologies (NE-7)
• DOE Contract Number: NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1884929
• Report Number(s): SAND2022-11143R; 709407
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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98 NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, SAFEGUARDS, AND PHYSICAL PROTECTION