ML091060016
| ML091060016 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Clinton  |
| Issue date: | 04/22/2009 |
| From: | Peter Bamford Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | Exelon Generation Co |
| Bamford, Peter J., NRR/DORL 415-2833 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML091060016 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 22, 2009 LICENSEE: Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon)
FACILITY: Clinton Nuclear Power Station, Unit No.1 (Clinton)
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE MARCH 31,2009, CATEGORY 1 PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH EXELON TO DISCUSS A PROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST REGARDING COBALT PRODUCTION On March 31,2009, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)
Accession No. ML090760150), a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) at the NRC headquarters complex, 6003 Executive Boulevard, Rockville, Maryland.
The purpose of the pre-application meeting was to discuss a planned license amendment request involving the production of Cobalt-60, a radioactive isotope with uses in the medical and food irradiation applications, at the Clinton Nuclear Power Station. A list of attendees is enclosed. Exelon's presentation handouts can be found at ADAMS Accession No. ML090890494.
The presentation to the NRC staff included a description of the proposed Cobalt-60 isotope generation process involving a partnership between Exelon and General Electric-Hitachi (GE Hitachi). The process flow includes installing a limited number of Cobalt-59 target rods into fuel bundles during fuel fabrication, irradiating them in the reactor, removal of the cobalt producing rods from the associated fuel bundles in the Clinton spent fuel pool, transfer of the cobalt rods to a shipping cask, and shipment of the rods to a GE-Hitachi facility in California for hot cell handling.
The NRC staff gave Exelon feedback on the submittal. The staff expressed concerns with the timing of the submittal, including the supporting analyses, as well as the use of the Lead Test Assembly framework. Many of the staff's concerns were focused on the fact that the pending application would not include the results of reload and safety analyses that the licensee plans to complete in May 2009. The staff informed Exelon that this would pose challenges for the staff's acceptance and technical reviews. The staff discussed options for auditing these analyses once complete and encouraged Exelon to keep the staff informed of their progress and any delays encountered. Based on these concerns, the staff encouraged Exelon to develop a contingency plan in case the NRC staff could not reach a safety conclusion in sufficient time to support the upcoming Clinton outage. In addition, questions were raised regarding the applicability of the certificate of conformance for the proposed shipping cask, as well as the review of transportation security considerations. No regulatory decisions were made at the meeting by the NRC.
-2 Several members of the public were present for the meeting, both in person and by telecon. No attendees chose to complete any Public Meeting Feedback Forms (NRC Form 659), which were available at the meeting.
Please direct any inquiries to Peter J. Bamford at 301-415-2833, or peter.bamford@nrc.gov.
r?4~£7 Peter J. Bamford, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-461
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc: Distribution via Listserv
LIST OF ATTENDEES CATEGORY 1 PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC REGARDING CLINTON CO-50 PRODUCTION March 31,2009 Organization Organization Jeff Hansen Exelon Paul Clifford NRC Timothy Byam Exelon Robert Taylor NRC Krista Lopykinski Exelon Patrick Castleman NRC Donald Ferraro Exelon Leta Brown NRC Joe Watson Exelon Allen Howe NRC Christopher Brown Exelon Roger Pedersen NRC Michael Reitmeyer Exelon Jason Draper (telecon) NRC Anthony Giancatarino Exelon Steve Orth (telecon) NRC William Gassmann Exelon Brian Kemker (telecon) NRC Marshall Murphy Exelon Mark Ring (telecon) NRC James Peterson (telecon) Exelon James Lynch (telecon) NRC Bruce Paulson (telecon) Exelon Bill Russell GE-Hitachi Peter Bamford NRC Patricia Campbell GE-Hitachi Aleem Boatright NRC Jim Harrison GE-Hitachi Stephen Sands NRC Steve Collins (telecon) State of Illinois Mark Blumberg NRC Charles Vinson (telecon) State of Illinois Donna-Beth Howe NRC Daren Perrero (telecon) State of Illinois Susan Uttal NRC Cecil Settles (telecon) State of Illinois Mary Adams NRC Frank Niziolek (telecon) State of Illinois Scott Burnell NRC Donald Notigan PSE&G Russell Gibbs NRC Vincent Zabielski PSE&G Christopher Staab NRC Robert Hoffman (telecon) PSE&G (contractor)
Michael Zeitler NRC Steven Dolly Platts Anthony Mendiola NRC Richard Martin American Society for Radiation Oncology
Several members of the public were present for the meeting, both in person and by telecon. No attendees chose to complete any Public Meeting Feedback Forms (NRC Form 659), which were available at the meeting.
Please direct any inquiries to Peter J. Bamford at 301-415-2833, or peter.bamford@nrc.gov.
/RA/
Peter J. Bamford, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-461
Enclosure:
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