Regulatory support is the technical input for providing appropriate answers to regulatory agencies. It may consist of performing calculations to develop a basis for the client’s position on an important issue or it may consist of review a regulatory position to ensure technical adequacy.

Key Benefits

• EDA provides key technical input for questions asked by the regulatory agency.
• EDA has a explicit understanding of the nuclear regulatory commission’s (NRC’s) operation and will support NRC audit or client self assessment audits.
• EDa can help the client provide succinct and focus input to the questions asked by the regulatory agency.

Capabilities

Capability 1

EDA personnel have many years of experience in handling regulatory issues.

Capability 2

EDA personnel have developed responses to Bulletins, LERs, Information Notices, Generic Letters, and Request for Additional Information (RAI).

Capability 3

EDA personnel have developed successful regulatory submittals for Technical Specification changes and other amendments to the operating license.

Reference Accounts

Reference 1

EDA provided 3-D calculations and licensing amendment write-up to support steam generator licensing amendment.

John Blomgren (630) 663-xxxx

Reference 2

EDA provided Appendix J leakage calculation and licensing amendment write-up to support request for Appendix J testing extension. This successful extension request ensured that a plant did not have to shut down during normal operation to perform Appendix J testing.

Dave Chryuowski (630) 663-xxxx

Reference 3

EDA provided technical support for NRC inspections.

Dr. Bob Tsai (630) 663-3045