Pre-Application Activities for the Carbon Free Power Project

On November 10, 2023, Carbon Free Power Project (CFPP), LLC and NuScale Power (NuScale), LLC submitted a letter and informed the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff that the CFPP project has been terminated and requested to withdraw the Limited Work Authorization application, Exemption Request, and the Topical Reports associated with the CFPP combined license application (COLA). Accordingly, effective November 13, 2023, the NRC staff has suspended its review of the CFPP submittals in support of its COLA.

CFPP planned to submit a COL application, referencing the NuScale Standard Design Approval (SDA) for a 77 MWe module plant design (NuScale US460). The NRC staff was reviewing an LWA in support of the COL application.

The CFPP is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS) that was established to develop, own and operate the project.

For details on preapplication activities, see the following topics on this page:

Public Meetings
Date	Topic	Summary
05/19/2022	Regulatory Engagement Plan	ML22146A343
06/09/2022	Cybersecurity	ML22179A154
08/23/2022	Quality Assurance Program Description	ML22236A512
09/13/2022	Early construction and LWA requests	ML22264A150
09/14/2022	Volcanic Hazards Assessment White Paper	ML22265A187
09/20/2022	Physical Security and Emergency Planning	ML22270A002
10/18/2022	Quality Assurance Program Description	ML22292A043
10/31/2022	Proposed 4-Phase Review of Combined License Application	ML22306A005
12/15/2022	Cold Plant and Operator Licensing Examination	ML22353A557
01/25/2023	NuScale's proposed 4-Phase NRC Review of CFPP COLA Follow-up to 10/31/22 Meeting	ML23065A108
01/26/2023	Preconstruction, Early Construction, and Request for limited work authorization	ML23037A865
01/31/2023	Cybersecurity	ML23039A027
02/28/2023	Decommissioning White Paper	ML23067A037
03/02/2023	Emergency Response Staffing Organization	ML23072A040
03/02/2023	Emergency Action Levels Scheme	ML23073A066
04/20/2023	Contents of the Limited Work Authorization	ML23123A042
06/15/2023	License Structure	ML23167A359

Preapplication Topics and Submittals
Topic	Submittal
Quality Assurance	Topical Report (TR)-121172, "CFPP Nuclear Quality Assurance Program Description," Rev. 0, dated, July 26, 2022 TR-121172, Rev. 1, dated, September 22, 2022 NRC Acceptance Letter, dated September 22, 2023 TR-121172, Rev. 2, dated, November 17, 2022 TR-121172, Rev. 3, dated, February 13, 2023 Safety Evaluation Report, dated April 7, 2023 TR-121172-NP-A "-A" version, dated May 11, 2023 TR-121172, Rev. 4, dated July 31, 2023 NRC Acceptance Letter for Topical Report, TR-121172-NP, Rev. 4, dated August 28, 2023
Limited Work Authorization/Early Construction	NuScale letter to NRC, dated August 2, 2022, "Excavation supports as a preconstruction activity," NRC Response Letter, dated, September 14, 2022 CFPP Regulatory Engagement Plan For Early Construction, dated March 22, 2023 Application for a Limited Work Authorization, dated July 31, 2023 Request for Exemption to Authorize Early Construction of CFPP Excavation Wall Treatments”, dated July 31, 2023 NRC Acceptance of the LWA for Docketing, Letter to CFPP, dated September 5, 2023
Readiness Assessment	NuScale request for a readiness assessment review of the environmental report for the LWA, dated February 23, 2023 NuScale request for a readiness assessment review of the environmental report for the COLA, dated February 23, 2023 NRC's Readiness Assessment Plan for Select Chapters of the LWA/COLA Environmental Reports. Request for Preapplication Readiness Assessment of the Draft Carbon Free Power Project CFPP Combined License Application, Letter from NuScale, dated May 24, 2023 NRC Readiness Assessment Plan for CFPP COLA, dated June 05, 2023 Amended NRC Readiness Assessment Plan for CFPP COLA, dated September 19, 2023
Volcanic Hazards	Volcanic Hazards Assessment White Paper, dated August 12, 2022 NRC Feedback Letter: Dated October 12, 2022
Regulatory Engagement Plan	Regulatory Engagement Plan, Rev. 0, dated, January 28, 2022 Regulatory Engagement Plan, Rev. 1, dated, August 12, 2022 "License Structure for the Carbon Free Power Project Multi-Module NuScale Power Plant," letter from NuScale, dated May 24, 2023 Use of eRR Agreement, dated March 7, 2023 Regulatory Engagement Plan for Early Construction, dated March 22, 2023
Operator Licensing	NuScale Letter, entitled, "NRC Review of the NuScale Operator Exam Methodology and Learning Objective Based Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Catalog, dated December 1, 2022
Decommissioning	CFPP Decommissioning Cost Estimate Methodology White Paper, dated November 14, 2022 NRC Feedback Letter, dated April 24, 2023
Cybersecurity	Cybersecurity White Paper, dated August 17, 2023
License Structure	License Structure for the Carbon Free Power Project Multi-Module NuScale Power Plant, letter from NuScale, dated May 24, 2023

Additional information can be obtained from ADAMS by searching on docket number 99902052.

Contacts:
Safety Project Manager	Omid Tabatabai
Environmental Project Manager	Daniel Barnhurst
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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, February 11, 2025

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