ML102310408

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Acceptance of License Amendment Request Related to Liquid Nitrogen Storage
ML102310408
Person / Time
Site: Peach Bottom  
Issue date: 09/14/2010
From: John Hughey
Plant Licensing Branch 1
To: Pacilio M
Exelon Nuclear
Hughey J, NRR/DORL, 301-415-3204
References
TAC ME4131, TAC ME4132
Download: ML102310408 (3)


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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 14, 2010 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3: ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST RELATED TO LIQUID NITROGEN STORAGE (TAC NOS. ME4131 AND ME4132)

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

By letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated June 25, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML101790114), Exelon Generation Company, LLC, (Exelon) submitted a request to revise the Technical Specifications (TS) for the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, (PBAPS) Units 2 and 3. The proposed change would revise TS Surveillance Requirement (SR) 3.6.1.3, "Primary Containment Isolation Valves (PCIVs)," and SR 3.6.1.5, "Reactor Building-to-Suppression Chamber Vacuum Breakers," to modify the required level for the liquid nitrogen storage tank. Exelon supplemented the amendment request on August 16, 2010, in response to the NRC staff's request for supplemental information dated July 30, 2010. The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of this amendment request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

Consistent with Section 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), an amendment to the license (including the TS) must fully describe the changes requested and following, as far as applicable, the form prescribed for original applications. Section 50.34 of 10 CFR addresses the content of technical information required. This section stipulates that the submittal address the design and operating characteristics, unusual or novel design features, and principal safety considerations.

The NRC staff has reviewed the supplemental information, in addition to your application, and concluded that technical information has been provided in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staffs ability to complete the detailed technical review are

M. Pacilio

- 2 identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staff's detailed technical review by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3204.

Sincerely.

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1 John D. Hughey, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 cc: Distribution via Listserv

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