ML040220718

Meeting with Exelon to Discuss Licensing Issues and Upcoming Licensing Activities

ML040220718
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Site:	Dresden, Byron, Braidwood, Clinton, Quad Cities, LaSalle
Issue date:	02/06/2004
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February 6, 2004 LICENSEE:

Exelon Generation Company, LLC, and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC FACILITIES:

Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2 and 3 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1

SUMMARY

OF MEETING ON DECEMBER 9, 2003, TO DISCUSS LICENSING ISSUES AND UPCOMING LICENSING ACTIVITIES On December 9, 2003, members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met with Exelon Generation Company, LLC, and AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, representatives (the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss licensing issues and upcoming licensing activities for the Exelon and AmerGen fleet of plants. The meeting was a Category 1 public meeting and the meeting notice was published on November 21, 2003. Enclosure 1 includes the list of attendees. The presentation slides used by the licensee are accessible in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under ADAMS accession number ML033440348 and are included as Enclosure 2.

The licensee discussed the organizational structure of Exelon/AmerGen along with their regulatory strategy and schedule for submitting multi-plant submittals. Specifically, the licensee discussed the following:

Risk Informed Initiative 5b - The risk informed initiative involves relocation of Surveillance Test Intervals (STIs) from the technical specifications to an owner controlled document. The Limerick and Peach Bottom facilities will be the pilot plants. It is anticipated that a Limerick topical report with associated technical specification changes will be submitted in February 2004. The licensee will request staff approval of the Nuclear Energy Institute methodology along with the Boiling Water Reactor Owners Group Technical Specification Task Force 425 submittal.

The staff indicated this approach would conflict with the staffs goals of completing topical report reviews within 2 years and license amendment applications within 1 year.

It was recommended that the licensee work with the project manager to develop an acceptable schedule.

Elimination of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan - The licensee may propose elimination of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, from the Technical Specifications. The licensee noted that some facilities were not licensed with an Appendix B.

Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process (CLIIP) Review Times - The licensee plans to submit license amendment changes to implement the CLIIP associated with limiting condition for operation 3.0.4 (Mode Changes). The licensee noted that the CLIIP process was established to accelerate the amendment process and questioned whether they should request and expect staff completion within 6 months as opposed to the staffs overall completion goal of 1 year for license amendment applications.

The staff will attempt to complete these submittals as requested.

Review Schedules - The licensee discussed the staffs procedures (i.e., Office Instruction LIC-101, License Amendment Review Procedures). LIC-101 contains Table 2, Guidance for Estimating Application Review Hours of Effort. Guidance within LIC-101 states that project managers will communicate the results of the planning process (i.e., the categorization of the application per Table 2, the estimated technical review staff-hours, and the completion times) to the licensee. The licensee stated that such information is not always provided and would be useful for their planning purposes.

The staff indicated that project managers are expected to provide such information within approximately 4-6 weeks following submittal. If such information has not been provided within approximately 8 weeks, the licensee should request it from the project managers.

Following the discussion of licensing topics affecting the Exelon fleet of plants, the participants broke up into two groups (Eastern Regional Operating Group and Midwest Regional Operating Group) to discuss the status of licensing actions that are currently under staff review and the schedules for the licensing issues that are planned for 2004.

/RA/

Douglas V. Pickett, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: STN 50-456, STN 50-457, STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 50-461, 50-237, 50-249, 50-373, 50-374, 50-352, 50-353, 50-219, 50-277, 50-278, 50-254, 50-265, and 50-289

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Licensees Presentation Material cc w/encls: See next page Elimination of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan - The licensee may propose elimination of Appendix B, Environmental Protection Plan, from the Technical Specifications. The licensee noted that some facilities were not licensed with an Appendix B.

Consolidated Line Item Improvement Process (CLIIP) Review Times - The licensee plans to submit license amendment changes to implement the CLIIP associated with limiting condition for operation 3.0.4 (Mode Changes). The licensee noted that the CLIIP process was established to accelerate the amendment process and questioned whether they should request and expect staff completion within 6 months as opposed to the staffs overall completion goal of 1 year for license amendment applications.

The staff will attempt to complete these submittals as requested.

Review Schedules - The licensee discussed the staffs procedures (i.e., Office Instruction LIC-101, License Amendment Review Procedures). LIC-101 contains Table 2, Guidance for Estimating Application Review Hours of Effort. Guidance within LIC-101 states that project managers will communicate the results of the planning process (i.e., the categorization of the application per Table 2, the estimated technical review staff-hours, and the completion times) to the licensee. The licensee stated that such information is not always provided and would be useful for their planning purposes.

The staff indicated that project managers are expected to provide such information within approximately 4-6 weeks following submittal. If such information has not been provided within approximately 8 weeks, the licensee should request it from the project managers.

Following the discussion of licensing topics affecting the Exelon fleet of plants, the participants broke up into two groups (Eastern Regional Operating Group and Midwest Regional Operating Group) to discuss the status of licensing actions that are currently under staff review and the schedules for the licensing issues that are planned for 2004.

/RA/

Douglas V. Pickett, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos: STN 50-456, STN 50-457, STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 50-461, 50-237, 50-249, 50-373, 50-374, 50-352, 50-353, 50-219, 50-277, 50-278, 50-254, 50-265, and 50-289

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Licensees Presentation Material cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC PD3-2 R/F CHolden GDick RLaufer SReynolds, RIII AMendiola GWunder OGC ACRS PTam TMarsh/ELeeds DPickett WMacon WRuland DSkay MChawla BPlatchek, RI MBanerjee LRossbach THarris TMensah DWeaver ADAMS Accession Number: ML040220718 OFFICE PM:LPD3-2 LA:LPD3-2 SC:LPD3-2 NAME DPickett THarris WRuland for AMendiola DATE 01/30/04 01/30/04 02/04/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

All Exelon Plants cc:

Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Document Control Desk - Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Ms. C. Sue Hauser, Project Manager Westinghouse Electric Corporation Energy Systems Business Unit Post Office Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Joseph Gallo Gallo & Ross 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1014 Washington, DC 20036 Ms. Bridget Little Rorem Appleseed Coordinator 117 N. Linden Street Essex, IL 60935 Howard A. Learner Environmental Law and Policy Center of the Midwest 35 East Wacker Dr., Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60601-2110 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 79 Braceville, IL 60407 Ms. Lorraine Creek RR 1, Box 182 Manteno, IL 60950 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Division of Disaster Assistance &

Preparedness 110 East Adams Street Springfield, IL 62701-1109 Chairman Will County Board of Supervisors Will County Board Courthouse Joliet, IL 60434 Attorney General 500 S. Second Street Springfield, IL 62701 George L. Edgar Morgan, Lewis and Bockius 1800 M Street, NW Washington, DC 20036-5869 Braidwood Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Braceville, IL 60407-9619 Site Vice President - Braidwood Exelon Generation Company, LLC 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Braceville, IL 60407-9619 Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Operations Support Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Chairman, Ogle County Board Post Office Box 357 Oregon, IL 61061 Regulatory Assurance Manager -

Braidwood Exelon Generation Company, LLC 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Braceville, IL 60407-9619

All Exelon Plants cc:

Chief Operating Officer Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Director Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Counsel, Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Manager Licensing - Braidwood and Byron Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Byron Resident Inspectors Office 4448 North German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9750 Mrs. Phillip B. Johnson 1907 Stratford Lane Rockford, IL 61107 Byron Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9794 Site Vice President - Byron Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9794 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Byron Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4450 N. German Church Road Byron, IL 61010-9794 Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Dresden Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Dresden Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dresden Resident Inspectors Office 6500 N. Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9766 Chairman Grundy County Board Administration Building 1320 Union Street Morris, IL 60450 Director - Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

All Exelon Plants cc:

Manager Licensing - Dresden and Quad Cities Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Site Vice President - LaSalle County Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 LaSalle County Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 Regulatory Assurance Manager - LaSalle Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission LaSalle Resident Inspectors Office 2605 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9756 Phillip P. Steptoe, Esquire Sidley and Austin One First National Plaza Chicago, IL 60603 Assistant Attorney General 100 W. Randolph St. Suite 12 Chicago, IL 60601 Chairman LaSalle County Board 707 Etna Road Ottawa, IL 61350 Chairman Illinois Commerce Commission 527 E. Capitol Avenue, Leland Building Springfield, IL 62706 Robert Cushing, Chief, Public Utilities Division Illinois Attorney Generals Office 100 W. Randolph Street Chicago, IL 60601 Manager Licensing - Clinton and LaSalle Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.

Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.

Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Quad Cities Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.

Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Office U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22712 206th Avenue N.

Cordova, IL 61242 David C. Tubbs MidAmerican Energy Company One River Center Place 106 E. Second, P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, IA 52808-4350 Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs MidAmerican Energy Company One River Center Place 106 E. Second Street P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, IA 52808

All Exelon Plants cc:

Chairman Rock Island County Board of Supervisors 1504 3rd Avenue Rock Island County Office Bldg.

Rock Island, IL 61201 Director Licensing Mid-West Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Zion Nuclear Power Station Decommissioning Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC 101 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, IL 60099-2797 Regulatory Assurance Engineer - Zion Exelon Generation Company, LLC 101 Shiloh Blvd.

Zion, IL 60099-2797 Director Project Management Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mayor of Zion Zion, IL 60099 Mr. Karl Nollenberger, County Administrator Lake County Administrators Office 18 N. County Street, 9th Floor Waukegan, IL 60085-4334 Site Vice President Limerick Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Plant Manager Limerick Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Limerick Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 2300 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Director Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control P. O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Manager Licensing Limerick and Peach Bottom Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Vice President General Counsel and Secretary Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2301 Market Street, S23-1 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Correspondence Control Desk Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N-1 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Limerick Generating Station P.O. Box 596 Pottstown, PA 19464

All Exelon Plants cc:

Library U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region I 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Chief-Division of Nuclear Safety PA Dept. of Environmental Resources P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Chairman Board of Supervisors of Limerick Township 646 West Ridge Pike Linfield, PA 19468 Dr. Judith Johnsrud National Energy Committee Sierra Club 433 Orlando Avenue State College, PA 16803 Mr. Timothy J. OConnor Vice President - Operations PSEG Nuclear - X15 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. John T. Carlin Vice President - Engineering PSEG Nuclear - N10 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. David F. Garchow Vice President - Projects and Licensing PSEG Nuclear - N28 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Gabor Salamon Manager - Nuclear Safety and Licensing PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Ms. R. A. Kankus Joint Owner Affairs PECO Energy Company Nuclear Group Headquarters KSA1-E 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Lower Alloways Creek Township c/o Mary O. Henderson, Clerk Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Dr. Jill Lipoti, Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Brian Beam Board of Public Utilities 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Senior Resident Inspector Salem Nuclear Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Exelon Generation Company, LLC 300 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Site Vice President Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Plant Manager Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Regulatory Assurance Manager Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Delta, PA 17314 Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station P.O. Box 399 Delta, PA 17314 Mr. Roland Fletcher Department of Environment Radiological Health Program 2400 Broening Highway Baltimore, MD 21224 Rich Janati, Chief Division of Nuclear Safety Bureau of Radiation Protection Department of Environmental Protection Rachel Carson State Office Building P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Board of Supervisors Peach Bottom Township 545 Broad Street Ext.

Delta, PA 17314-9203 Mr. Richard McLean Power Plant and Environmental Review Division Department of Natural Resources B-3, Tawes State Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401 Manager-Financial Control & Co-Owner Affairs Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 Director - Licensing Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Group Headquarters Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Senior Vice President Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348

ENCLOSURE 1 ATTENDANCE LIST NRC MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC, AND AMERGEN ENERGY COMPANY, LLC DECEMBER 9, 2003 Exelon/AmerGen NRC Mike Gallagher Tad Marsh Keith Jury Bill Ruland Dave Helker Cornelius Holden Ken Ainger Rich Laufer Pat Simpson Donna Skay George Wunder Bill Macon Maitri Banerjee George Dick Larry Rossbach Mac Chawla Peter Tam Doug Pickett