RS-05-094, Withdrawal of Exelon Amergen License Amendment Request Related to Administrative Controls Incorporating Requirements for Control Room Envelope Integrity Program

Withdrawal of Exelon Amergen License Amendment Request Related to Administrative Controls Incorporating Requirements for Control Room Envelope Integrity Program

ML051920406
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden, Peach Bottom, Oyster Creek, Byron, Three Mile Island, Braidwood, Limerick, Clinton, Quad Cities, LaSalle
Issue date:	07/11/2005
From:	Jury K AmerGen Energy Co, Exelon Corp, Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
2130-05-20130, 5928-05-20168, RS-05-094
Download: ML051920406 (5)

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www.exeloncorp.corn Core - zany, Exelon 4300 RS&5094 5928-05-20168 2130-05-20130 July 11, 2005 U . S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn : Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-72 and NPF-77 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-456 and STN 50-457 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 NRC Docket Nos. STN 50-454 and STN 50-455 Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 NRC Docket No. 50-461 Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos . DPR-1 9 and DPR-25 NRC Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249 LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-1 1 and NPF-1 8 NRC Docket Nos . 50-373 and 50-374 Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-39 and NPF-85 NRC Docket Nos . 50-352 and 50-353 Oyster Creek Generating Station Facility Operating License No . DPR-16 NRC Docket No. 50-219

U . S . Nuclear Regulatory Commission July 11, 2005 Page 2 Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos . DPR-44 and DPR-56 NRC Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos . DPR-29 and DPR-30 NRC Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. DPR-50 NRC Docket No. 50-289

Subject:

Withdrawal of Exelon/AmerGen License Amendment Request Related to Administrative Controls Incorporating Requirements for Control Room Envelope Program Integrity

Reference:

Exelon/AmerGen letter to NRC, dated November 29, 2004, "Exelon/AmerGen Request for Amendment to Technical Specifications Administrative Controls to Incorporate Requirement for Control Room Envelope Integrity Program" In the referenced letter, Exelon/AmerGen requested an amendment to incorporate Technical Specification administrative program requirements for control room habitability at each of the Exelon/AmerGen operating plants .

In conference calls held on March 14, 2005 and June 7, 2005, between Exelon/AmerGen and the NRC, several issues were discussed regarding the proposed amendment request. During these discussions, A was identified that the submittal did not disposition industry-generic issues subject that are the of on-going discussions between the NRC, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Control Room Habitability Task Force, and the industry Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF). The specific generic issues discussed included providing specific criteria for tracer gas retesting, proposing a specific frequency of periodic tracer gas testing, and addressing the adequacy of differential pressure testing . Additionally, the proposed amendment request did not propose any Technical Specification limiting conditions for operation and surveillance requirements for the control room envelope boundary . Therefore, it is premature at this time to proceed with the proposed amendment request and Exelon/AmerGen hereby withdraws the referenced license amendment request.

Exelon/AmerGen continues to actively support the TSTF and the NEI Control Room Habitability Task Force in working with the NRC to obtain a mutually acceptable resolution on this important issue. In that light, Exelon/AmerGen will evaluate this submittal with respect to the elements contained in TSTF traveler-448 (TSTF-448), and resubmit a proposed license amendment request based on this evaluation within 90 days following NRC approval of TSTF-448 .

Regulatory commitments as a result of this submittal are identified in Attachment 1 .

U . S . Nuclear Regulatory Commission July 11, 2005 Page 3 If any additional information is needed, please contact Mr. David J . Distel at (610) 765-5517 .

Keith R. Jury Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Exelon Generation Company, LLC AmerGen Energy Company, LLC

Attachment:

1) List of Regulatory Commitments cc: Regional Administrator, NRC Region I Regional Administrator, NRC Region III NRC Senior Resident Inspector- Braidwood Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector- Byron Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Clinton Power Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector- Dresden Nuclear Power Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector- LaSalle County Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Limerick Generating Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector- Oyster Creek Generating Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station NRC Senior Resident Inspector - TMI Unit 1 NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station K. Jabbour, NRC Senior Project Manager Illinois Emergency Management Agency, Division of Nuclear Safety Director, Bureau of Radiation Protection, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources Director, Bureau of Nuclear Engineering, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Chairman, Board of County Commissioners of Dauphin County, PA Chairman, Board of Supervisors of Londonderry Township, PA Mayor of Lacey Township, Forked River, NJ R. 1 . McLean, State of Maryland J . H . Riley - NEI

ATTACHMENT 1 Regulatory Commitments

Attachment 1 Page 1 of 1 List of Regulatory Commitments The following table identifies commitments made in this document by Exelon/AmerGen . Any other actions discussed in the submittal representing intended or planned actions by Exelon/AmerGen are described to the NRC for the NRC's information and are not regulatory commitments.

COMMITMENT COMMITTED DATE Exelon/AmerGen will evaluate this submittal Within 90 days following NRC approval of with respect to the elements contained in TSTF-448 .

TSTF traveler-448 (TSTF-448), and resubmit a proposed license amendment request based on this evaluation.