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:

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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

All Exelon Plants cc:

Regional Administrator, Region III Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Will County Board of Supervisors 801 Warrenville Road Will County Board Courthouse Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Joliet, IL 60434 Document Control Desk - Licensing Attorney General Exelon Generation Company, LLC 500 S. Second Street 4300 Winfield Road Springfield, IL 62701 Warrenville, IL 60555 George L. Edgar Ms. C. Sue Hauser, Project Manager Morgan, Lewis and Bockius Westinghouse Electric Corporation 1800 M Street, NW Energy Systems Business Unit Washington, DC 20036-5869 Post Office Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 Braidwood Station Plant Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC Joseph Gallo 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Gallo & Ross Braceville, IL 60407-9619 1025 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 1014 Washington, DC 20036 Site Vice President - Braidwood Exelon Generation Company, LLC Ms. Bridget Little Rorem 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Appleseed Coordinator Braceville, IL 60407-9619 117 N. Linden Street Essex, IL 60935 Senior Vice President, Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC Howard A. Learner 4300 Winfield Road Environmental Law and Policy Warrenville, IL 60555 Center of the Midwest 35 East Wacker Dr., Suite 1300 Vice President - Operations Support Chicago, IL 60601-2110 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Warrenville, IL 60555 Braidwood Resident Inspectors Office 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 79 Chairman, Ogle County Board Braceville, IL 60407 Post Office Box 357 Oregon, IL 61061 Ms. Lorraine Creek RR 1, Box 182 Regulatory Assurance Manager -

Manteno, IL 60950 Braidwood Exelon Generation Company, LLC Illinois Emergency Management 35100 S. Rt. 53, Suite 84 Agency Braceville, IL 60407-9619 Division of Disaster Assistance &

Preparedness 110 East Adams Street Springfield, IL 62701-1109

All Exelon Plants cc:

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

All Exelon Plants cc:

Manager Licensing - Dresden and Robert Cushing, Chief, Public Utilities Quad Cities Division Exelon Generation Company, LLC Illinois Attorney Generals Office 4300 Winfield Road 100 W. Randolph Street Warrenville, IL 60555 Chicago, IL 60601 Site Vice President - LaSalle County Station Manager Licensing - Clinton and LaSalle Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road 4300 Winfield Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 Warrenville, IL 60555 LaSalle County Station Plant Manager Site Vice President - Quad Cities Nuclear Exelon Generation Company, LLC Power 2601 North 21st Road Station Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 22710 206th Avenue N.

Regulatory Assurance Manager - LaSalle Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2601 North 21st Road Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Plant Marseilles, IL 61341-9757 Manager Exelon Generation Company, LLC U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 22710 206th Avenue N.

LaSalle Resident Inspectors Office Cordova, IL 61242-9740 2605 North 21st Road Marseilles, IL 61341-9756 Regulatory Assurance Manager - Quad Cities Phillip P. Steptoe, Esquire Exelon Generation Company, LLC Sidley and Austin 22710 206th Avenue N.

One First National Plaza Cordova, IL 61242-9740 Chicago, IL 60603 Quad Cities Resident Inspectors Office Assistant Attorney General U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 100 W. Randolph St. Suite 12 22712 206th Avenue N.

Chicago, IL 60601 Cordova, IL 61242 Chairman David C. Tubbs LaSalle County Board MidAmerican Energy Company 707 Etna Road One River Center Place Ottawa, IL 61350 106 E. Second, P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, IA 52808-4350 Chairman Illinois Commerce Commission Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs 527 E. Capitol Avenue, Leland Building MidAmerican Energy Company Springfield, IL 62706 One River Center Place 106 E. Second Street P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, IA 52808

All Exelon Plants cc:

Chairman Regulatory Assurance Manager - Limerick Rock Island County Board of Supervisors Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1504 3rd Avenue P.O. Box 2300 Rock Island County Office Bldg. Sanatoga, PA 19464 Rock Island, IL 61201 Vice President - Mid-Atlantic Operations Director Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mid-West Regional Operating Group 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Exelon Generation Company, LLC Kennett Square, PA 19348 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Director Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC Zion Nuclear Power Station Nuclear Group Headquarters Decommissioning Plant Manager Correspondence Control Exelon Generation Company, LLC P. O. Box 160 101 Shiloh Blvd. Kennett Square, PA 19348 Zion, IL 60099-2797 Manager Licensing Regulatory Assurance Engineer - Zion Limerick and Peach Bottom Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Generation Company, LLC 101 Shiloh Blvd. Nuclear Group Headquarters Zion, IL 60099-2797 Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Director Project Management Kennett Square, PA 19348 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Vice President Warrenville, IL 60555 General Counsel and Secretary Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mayor of Zion 2301 Market Street, S23-1 Zion, IL 60099 Philadelphia, PA 19101 Mr. Karl Nollenberger, County Administrator Correspondence Control Desk Lake County Administrators Office Exelon Generation Company, LLC 18 N. County Street, 9th Floor 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N-1 Waukegan, IL 60085-4334 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Site Vice President Regional Administrator, Region I Limerick Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Exelon Generation Company, LLC 475 Allendale Road P.O. Box 2300 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Sanatoga, PA 19464 Senior Resident Inspector Plant Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Limerick Generating Station Limerick Generating Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC P.O. Box 596 P.O. Box 2300 Pottstown, PA 19464 Sanatoga, PA 19464

All Exelon Plants cc:

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

Plant Manager Manager-Financial Control & Co-Owner Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC Public Service Electric and Gas Company 1848 Lay Road P.O. Box 236 Delta, PA 17314 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236 Regulatory Assurance Manager Director - Licensing Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1848 Lay Road Nuclear Group Headquarters Delta, PA 17314 Correspondence Control P.O. Box 160 Resident Inspector Kennett Square, PA 19348 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Senior Vice President P.O. Box 399 Mid-Atlantic Regional Operating Group Delta, PA 17314 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Mr. Roland Fletcher Kennett Square, PA 19348 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

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 ENCLOSURE 1