ML12110A311
| ML12110A311 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden, Peach Bottom, Oyster Creek, Byron, Braidwood, Limerick, Clinton, Quad Cities, LaSalle, Crane |
| Issue date: | 05/03/2012 |
| From: | Joel Wiebe Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Exelon Generation Co |
| Wiebe J | |
| References | |
| TAC ME8163, TAC ME8164, TAC ME8165, TAC ME8166, TAC ME8167, TAC ME8168, TAC ME8169, TAC ME8170, TAC ME8171, TAC ME8172, TAC ME8173, TAC ME8174, TAC ME8175, TAC ME8176, TAC ME8177, TAC ME8178, TAC ME8179 | |
| Download: ML12110A311 (4) | |
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May 3, 2012 LICENSEE:
Exelon Generation Company, LLC FACILITY:
BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; BYRON STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2; CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1; DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 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; AND THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF APRIL 10, 2012, PUBLIC MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC REGARDING ITS FUTURE SUBMITTAL OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION CHANGES OF LICENSED OPERATOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS (TAC NOS. ME8163, ME8164, ME8165, ME8166, ME8167, ME8168, ME8169, ME8170, ME8171, ME8172, ME8173, ME8174, ME8175, ME8176, ME8177, ME8178, ME8179).
On April 10, 2012, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and representatives of Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) at the NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Exelons plan to submit an application for amendment to technical specifications (TSs) regarding licensed operator eligibility requirements for units in its reactor fleet. A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1.
Exelon presented information at the meeting (see Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML120870140). Exelon proposes to implement National Academy for Nuclear Training Academy Document, ACAD 10-001, Revision 0, Guidelines for Initial Training and Qualification of Licensed Operators. To do so, it is necessary to submit a TS amendment to change the current requirement which is ACAD 00-003, Revision 1, Guidelines for Initial Training and Qualification of Licensed Operators.
However, Exelon wants to be able to implement future changes to these guidelines without making TS changes. To do so, Exelon proposes to remove the current TS exception clauses for licensed operators, which will effectively require meeting the current TS American National Standards Institute (ANSI) guidance. Exelons comparison of the ANSI guidance with the ACAD 10-001 requirements revealed a potential issue with licensed operator training/experience equivalency for academic training. Exelon proposed an interpretation of the ANSI guidance to resolve the issue (see slide 8 of the Exelon presentation). While no decision was made, the NRC staff in attendance did not see a clear path to acceptance of the proposed interpretation.
As a result of the discussion, the attendees reached a consensus that for licensed operators the ANSI guidance does not reflect current Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
Part 55, statements regarding a systems approach to training. Therefore, making changes to TSs which requires meeting the ANSI guidance may not be the best approach. Industry standards, such as ANSI, which are endorsed by the NRC are one means of meeting regulatory requirements. In the case of licensed operator staff qualifications, the regulations are sufficiently detailed that using an industry standard to implement the regulation may not be necessary.
No decisions were made regarding the acceptability of Exelons proposed submittal, but the NRC staff agreed to consider changes to the TSs that are similar to the current Limerick TS 6.3.1, which refers to 10 CFR Part 55, for licensed operator staff qualifications.
Members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were available, but not received.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-6606, or Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov.
Joel S. Wiebe, Senior Project Manager
/RA/
Plant Licensing Branch III-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Dockets Nos.: 50-456, 50-457, 50-454, 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
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encls: Distribution via ListServ
ML12110A311 NRC-001 OFFICE DORL/LPL3-2/PM DORL/LPL3-2/LA DIRS/IOLB/BC DORL/LPL3-2/BC DORL/LPL3-2/PM NAME JWiebe KGoldstein/SRohrer JMcHale JZimmerman JWiebe DATE 05/01/12 04/23/12 05/01/12 04/23/12 05/03/12 05/01/12
Enclosure LIST OF ATTENDEES PUBLIC MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC REGARDING FUTURE SUBMITTAL TO REVISE LICENSED OPERATOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS APRIL 10, 2012 Name Affiliation Jack McHale NRC John Munro NRC Shaun Anderson NRC Joel Wiebe NRC David Helker Exelon Gregg Ludlam Exelon Frank Mascitelli Exelon Putri Kusumawatimurry*
Exelon Ron Zak* (Partial, dropped off because of phone noise)
Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Nuclear Radiation State of New Jersey
- Via Teleconference