ML020250024

5/9/2001 Clinton Power Station - Meeting with Amergen Energy Company, LLC - Proposed 20 Percent Power Uprate of the Clinton Power Station

ML020250024
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Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	01/29/2002
From:	Hopkins J NRC/NRR/DLPM
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Hopkins J , NRR/DLPM, 301-415-3027
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January 29, 2002 LICENSEE: AmerGen Energy Company, LLC FACILITY:

Clinton Power Station

SUMMARY

OF MAY 9, 2001, MEETING ON PROPOSED CLINTON POWER STATION EXTENDED POWER UPRATE On May 9, 2001, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) management and staff met in Rockville, Maryland, with representatives of AmerGen Energy Company, LLC. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a proposed 20 percent power uprate of the Clinton Power Station (CPS). A list of the meeting participants is included as an enclosure, and a copy of the meeting handout is in ADAMS at accession number ML011290447.

The licensee stated that they intend to submit a 20 percent power uprate for CPS in June 2001.

The licensee plans to implement the uprate over two operating cycles, because of the need to complete transition to the GE 14 fuel type and because of the number of modifications that will need to be done. Following the refueling outage in the spring of 2002, the licensee expects to be able to increase power by 7 percent. The remaining 13 percent of power increase would be achieved after the following refueling outage. The licensee stated that the uprate would not increase reactor dome operating pressure. Also, the licensee expects to stay within their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The licensee requested a March 2002, completion date for NRC staff review. The staff stated that it would commence review of the power uprate application when submitted, and that the requested schedule was aggressive and may be difficult to achieve.

/RA/

Jon B. Hopkins, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Projects Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-461

Enclosure:

List of Meeting Participants cc w/encl: See next page

January 29, 2002 LICENSEE: AmerGen Energy Company, LLC FACILITY:

Clinton Power Station

SUMMARY

OF MAY 9, 2001, MEETING ON PROPOSED CLINTON POWER STATION EXTENDED POWER UPRATE On May 9, 2001, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) management and staff met in Rockville, Maryland, with representatives of AmerGen Energy Company, LLC. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a proposed 20 percent power uprate of the Clinton Power Station (CPS). A list of the meeting participants is included as an enclosure, and a copy of the meeting handout is in ADAMS at accession number ML011290447.

The licensee stated that they intend to submit a 20 percent power uprate for CPS in June 2001.

The licensee plans to implement the uprate over two operating cycles, because of the need to complete transition to the GE 14 fuel type and because of the number of modifications that will need to be done. Following the refueling outage in the spring of 2002, the licensee expects to be able to increase power by 7 percent. The remaining 13 percent of power increase would be achieved after the following refueling outage. The licensee stated that the uprate would not increase reactor dome operating pressure. Also, the licensee expects to stay within their National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit. The licensee requested a March 2002, completion date for NRC staff review. The staff stated that it would commence review of the power uprate application when submitted, and that the requested schedule was aggressive and may be difficult to achieve.

/RA/

Jon B. Hopkins, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Projects Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-461 DISTRIBUTION:

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Enclosure:

List of Meeting Participants AMendiola THarris OGC ACRS JZwolinski/TMarsh TBergman cc w/encl: See next page GGrant, RIII SBajwa NTrehan GThomas EKendrick RArchitzel PBoehnert ZAbdullahi DHarrison JWu RLobel MChawla GHubbard ADAMS Accession Number: ML020250024 OFFICE PM:LPD3-2 LA:LPD3-2 SC:LPD3-2 NAME JHopkins THarris AMendiola DATE 1/25/02 1/25/02 1/25/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

MEETING ATTENDEES PROPOSED CLINTON POWER UPRATE MAY 9, 2001 NRC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC J. Hopkins T. Byam A. Mendiola R. Kerestes S. Bajwa N. Trehan G. Thomas Exelon Generation Company, LLC E. Kendrick R. Architzel R. Krich P. Boehnert D. Spencer Z. Abdullahi D. Harrison J. Wu R. Lobel M. Chawla G. Hubbard ENCLOSURE

Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC cc:

John Skolds Chief Operating Officer Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 William Bohlke Senior Vice President Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 John Cotton Senior Vice President - Operations Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Christopher Crane Senior Vice President - Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Jeffrey Benjamin Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Robert J. Hovey Operations Vice President Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 K. A. Ainger Director-Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Robert Helfrich Senior Counsel, Nuclear Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Document Control Desk-Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 J. M. Heffley Vice President Clinton Power Station RR 3, Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 M. J. Pacilio Plant Manager Clinton Power Station RR 3, Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 W. S. Iliff Regulatory Assurance Manager (Acting)

Clinton Power Station RR 3, Box 228 Clinton, IL 61727-9351 cc:

Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission RR#3, Box 229A Clinton, IL 61727 R. T. Hill Licensing Services Manager General Electric Company 175 Curtner Avenue, M/C 481 San Jose, CA 95125 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Chairman of DeWitt County c/o County Clerks Office DeWitt County Courthouse Clinton, IL 61727 J. W. Blattner Project Manager Sargent & Lundy Engineers 55 East Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 AmerGen Energy Company, LLC Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, Illinois 60555