ML043500351
| ML043500351 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden, Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 12/14/2004 |
| From: | Corp K NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs |
| Corp K, NRR/DRIP/RLEP. 301-415-1091 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML043500351 (7) | |
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December 14, 2004 LICENSEE:
Exelon Generation Company FACILITY:
Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2004, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE EXELON GENERATION COMPANY REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON REACTOR SAFEGUARDS On September 23, 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives from the Exelon Generation Company (Exelon) held a telephone conference call to discuss the recommendations provided by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) in their September 16, 2004, letter to Chairman Diaz.
In the ACRSs letter, the Committee noted that Exelon had not provided appropriate justification for the exclusion of the steam dryers from being in the scope of license renewal. The steam dryers are not safety-related, but structural failure can cause pieces to pass through safety-related components, and could cause them to fail to operate properly. The Committee recommends that the steam dryers be in the scope of license renewal for Dresden and Quad Cities according to 10 CFR 54.4(a)(2). The staff agrees with this recommendation. Exelon has committed to put the steam dryers in the scope of license renewal. The aging effect to be managed is cracking and it will be managed by an aging management program (AMP). The AMP will be the BWRVIP Steam Dryer Inspection and Evaluation Guideline that has been reviewed and approved by the staff. If the BWRVIP Steam Dryer Inspection and Evaluation Guideline is not approved by the staff prior to December 22, 2007, which is two years before the first Dresden unit enters the period of extended operation, then a plant-specific AMP will be submitted to the NRC for review and approval by that date.
The Committee also recommended that the staff and Exelon should evaluate extended power uprate (EPU) operating experience, including aging management programs before entering the period of extended operation. Exelon has agreed to perform an evaluation of operating experience at EPU levels prior to the period of extended operation to ensure that operating experience at EPU levels is properly addressed by the AMPs. The evaluation will include the Dresden and Quad Cities units and other plants operating at EPU levels. Exelon will submit this evaluation to the staff for their review and approval by December 22, 2007, for Dresden Units 2 and 3, and by December 14, 2010, for Quad Cities Units 1 and 2.
Exelon will submit these two new commitments in a formal response letter and these commitments will be incorporated into the Safety Evaluation Report for Dresden and Quad Cities upon review and approval of the staff.
Enclosure 1 provides a listing of the telephone conference call participants. The applicant has had an opportunity to review this summary.
/RA/
Kimberley A. Corp, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvements Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-237, 50-249, 50-254, and 50-265
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/enclosures: See next page Enclosure 1 provides a listing of the telephone conference call participants. The applicant has had an opportunity to review this summary.
/RA/
Kimberley A. Corp, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvements Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.: 50-237, 50-249, 50-254, and 50-265
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/enclosures: See next page DISTRIBUTION: See next page ADAMS accession no.: ML043500351 E:\\Filenet\\ML043500351.wpd OFFICE:
PM:RLEP LA:RLEP SC:RLEP NAME:
K. Corp M. Jenkins S. Lee DATE:
11/23/04 12/9/04 12/14/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR TELEPHONE CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE EXELON GENERATION COMPANY SEPTEMBER 23, 2004 Participants Affliliation P. T. Kuo U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Sam Lee NRC Raj Auluck NRC Kimberley Corp NRC Al Fluvio Exelon Fred Polaski Exelon Rob Stachniak Exelon Mike Hayse Exelon
DISTRIBUTION: Note to Licensee: Exelon Generation, Re: Dresden Nuclear Units 2 and 3 and Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2, Dated: December 14, 2004, Accession No.:ML043500351 HARD COPY RLEP RF K. Corp (PM)
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S. Duraiswamy Y. L. (Renee) Li RLEP Staff L. Kozak, RIII M. Ring, RIII
Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Stations cc:
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 Regional Administrator U.S. NRC, Region III 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Illinois Emergency Management Agency Division of Disaster Assistance &
Preparedness 110 East Adams Street Springfield, IL 62701-1109 Document Control Desk - Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Senior Vice President - Nuclear Services Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President of Operations - Mid-West Boiling Water Reactors 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 Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Associate General Counsel Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Manager Licensing - Dresden, Quad Cities and Clinton 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
Dresden and Quad Cities Nuclear Power Stations cc:
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 Nuclear Resources Manager MidAmerican Energy Company One River Center Place 106 E. Second St.
Davenport, IA 52801 Vice President - Law and Regulatory Affairs MidAmerican Energy Company One River Center Place 106 E. Second Street P.O. Box 4350 Davenport, IA 52808 Chairman Rock Island County Board of Supervisors 1504 3rd Avenue Rock Island County Office Bldg.
Rock Island, IL 61201 Mr. Fred Emerson Manager - License Renewal Program Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N-3 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Sr. Engineer - License Renewal Program Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Christopher M. Crane President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555