ML13347B326

M. Pacilio Ltr. Request for Additional for Decommissioning Funding Status Report for Dresden Unit 1 and Peach Bottom Unit 1

ML13347B326
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden, Peach Bottom
Issue date:	12/16/2013
From:	John Hickman NRC/FSME/DWMEP/DURLD/RDB
To:	Pacilio M Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
Hickman J
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December 16, 2013 Mr. Michael J. Pacilio, Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT 1 AND PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION UNIT 1- 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On April 1, 2013, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1 as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.75(f)(1) and 10 CFR 50.82 (a)(8)(v)-(vii). In order to complete our review of your DFS report we require additional information as detailed in the enclosure. Please provide a response to our request for additional information within 30 days from the date of this letter.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket Nos.50-010 and 50-171

Enclosure:

RAI for Dresden Unit 1 and Peach Bottom, Unit 1 cc: Dresden, Unit 1 and Peach Bottom, Unit 1 Service Lists

Mr. Michael J. Pacilio, Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555

SUBJECT:

DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT 1 AND PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION UNIT 1- 2013 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Pacilio:

On April 1, 2013, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1 as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.75(f)(1) and 10 CFR 50.82 (a)(8)(v)-(vii). In order to complete our review of your DFS report we require additional information as detailed in the enclosure. Please provide a response to our request for additional information within 30 days from the date of this letter.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.

Sincerely,

/RA/

John B. Hickman, Project Manager Reactor Decommissioning Branch Decommissioning and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs Docket Nos.50-010 and 50-171

Enclosure:

RAI for Dresden Unit 1 and Peach Bottom, Unit 1 cc: Dresden, Unit 1 and Peach Bottom, Unit 1 Service Lists DISTRIBUTION: ROrlikowski, RIII MFerdas, RI AKock, NRR KLois, NRR ML13347B326 OFC DWMEP DWMEP DWMEP DWMEP DWMEP NAME JHickman CHolston SGiebel BWatson JHickman DATE 12 / 16 / 2013 12 / 16 / 2013 12/16 /2013 12 / 16 / 2013 12 / 16 / 2013 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION 2012 DECOMMISSIONING FUNDING STATUS REPORT FOR DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION UNIT 1 AND PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION UNIT 1 The requests for additional information (RAIs) are in response to the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) Report for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1. On April 1, 2013, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the 2013 Decommissioning Funding Status (DFS) report for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 (Dresden 1), and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1 (Peach Bottom) as required under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.75(f)(1) and 10 CFR 50.82 (a)(8)(v)-(vii).

RAI #1: Minimum Formula Amount On April 1, 2013, EGC provided radiological decommissioning costs associated with license termination for Dresden 1 and Peach Bottom. EGC did not provide the required minimum funding assurance amount, based on the formula from 10 CFR 50.75(c).

Per 10 CFR 50.75(f)(1), the information in this report must include, at a minimum the amount of decommissioning funds estimated to be required under 10 CFR 50.75(b) and (c).

For both Dresden 1 and Peach Bottom provide the amount of decommissioning funds estimated to be required based on the formula from 10 CFR Sections 50.75(b) and (c).

RAI # 2: Decommissioning Costs On April 1, 2013, EGC did not provide the estimated total cost of decommissioning activities as stated in the most recent Site Specific Cost Estimate (SSCE) update. EGC did provide the estimated cost of remaining decommissioning activities.

Per 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)(A) and (B) , the report must include the following information, current through the end of the previous calendar year: the amount spent on decommissioning, both cumulative and over the previous calendar year, the remaining balance of any decommissioning funds, and the amount provided by other financial assurance methods being relied upon; an estimate of the costs to complete decommissioning, reflecting any difference between actual and estimated costs for work performed during the year, and the decommissioning criteria upon which the estimate is based.

For both Dresden 1 and Peach Bottom provide the estimated total cost of decommissioning activities as stated in the most recent SSCE update.

RAI # 3: Decommissioning Costs On April 1, 2013, EGC did not provide the difference between actual and estimated costs for decommissioning work performed during the previous year.

Enclosure

2 Per 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v),

The report must include the following information, current through the end of the previous calendar year: an estimate of the costs to complete decommissioning, reflecting any difference between actual and estimated costs for work performed during the year, and the decommissioning criteria upon which the estimate is based.

For both Dresden 1 and Peach Bottom provide the difference between actual and estimated costs for decommissioning work performed during the previous year.

Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 Service List cc:

Site Vice President - Dresden Nuclear Director - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road 6500 North Dresden Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Morris, IL 60450-9765 Manager Licensing - Clinton, Dresden, Plant Manager - Dresden Nuclear and Quad Cities Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road 6500 North Dresden Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Morris, IL 60450-9765 Vice President and Deputy General Counsel Manager Regulatory Assurance - Dresden Exelon Generation Company, LLC Nuclear Power Station 200 Exelon Way, KSA-3E Exelon Generation Company, LLC Kennett Square, PA 19348 6500 North Dresden Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Document Control Desk - Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC Senior Vice President, Midwest Operations 4300 Winfield Road Exelon Generation Company, LLC Warrenville, IL 60555 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Associate General Counsel Exelon Business Services Company, LLC Vice President, Midwest Operations 4300 Winfield Road Exelon Generation Company, LLC Warrenville, IL 60555 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Associate General Counsel Exelon Business Services Company, LLC Senior Vice President - Operations Support 200 Exelon Way, KSA-3E Exelon Generation Company, LLC Kennett Square, PA 19348 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office Vice President - Operations Support Dresden Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC 6500 North Dresden Road 4300 Winfield Road Morris, IL 60450-9765 Warrenville, IL 60555 Chairman Vice President - Licensing and Regulatory Grundy County Board Affairs Administration Building Exelon Generation Company, LLC 1320 Union Street 4300 Winfield Road Morris, IL 60450 Warrenville, IL 60555

Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III 2443 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4352 Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety Office of Nuclear Facility Safety 1035 Outer Park Drive Springfield, IL 62704

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1 Service List cc:

Mr. Michael J. Pacilio 4300 Winfield Road Senior Vice President Warrenville, IL 60555 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Mr. Keith R. Jury Warrenville, IL 60555 Vice President, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Mr. Christopher M. Crane Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Operating Officer 4300 Winfield Road Exelon Corporation Warrenville, IL 60555 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Timothy J. Tulon Vice President, Midwest Operations, Mr. Charles G. Pardee Exelon Generation Company, LLC Chief Operating Officer (COO) 4300 Winfield Road Exelon Generation Company, LLC Warrenville, IL 60555 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Christopher H. Mudrick Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Operations Ms. Susan R. Landahl Exelon Generation Company, LLC Senior Vice President 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Exelon Generation Company, LLC Kennett Square, PA 19348 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Mr. Robert J. Hovey Vice President, Nuclear Oversight Mr. Ronald J. De Gregorio Exelon Generation Company, LLC Senior Vice President, Operations Support 4300 Winfield Road Exelon Generation Company, LLC Warrenville, IL 60555 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Mr. Tom Dougherty Site Vice President - Peach Bottom Atomic Mr. Joseph P. Grimes, Jr. Power Station Senior Vice President, Mid-Atlantic Exelon Generation Company, LLC Operations 1848 Lay Road Exelon Generation Company, LLC Delta, PA 17314 200 Exelon Way, KSA 3-N Kennett Square, PA 19348 Plant Manager - Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Mr. Stephen E. Kuczynski Exelon Generation Company, LLC Senior Vice President, Engineering and 1848 Lay Road Technical Services Delta, PA 17314 Exelon Generation Company, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Manager Regulatory Assurance - Peach Warrenville, IL 60555 Bottom Atomic Power Station Exelon Generation Company, LLC Mr. Bryan C. Hanson 1848 Lay Road Senior Vice President, Midwest Operations Delta, PA 17314 Exelon Generation Company, LLC

Mr. Roland Fletcher Vice President, Licensing and Regulatory Department of Environment Affairs Radiological Health Program Exelon Generation Company, LLC 2400 Broening Highway 4300 Winfield Road Baltimore, MD 21224 Warrenville, IL 60555 Director, Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Associate General Counsel Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Generation Company, LLC Correspondence Control 4300 Winfield Road P.O. Box 160 Warrenville, IL 60555 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Correspondence Control Desk Manager Licensing Exelon Generation Company, LLC Exelon Generation Company, LLC 200 Exelon Way, KSA 1-N-1 Correspondence Control Kennett Square, PA 19348 P.O. Box 160 Kennett Square, PA 19348 Chief-Division of Nuclear Safety PA Bureau of Radiation Protection Dept. of Environmental Protection P.O. Box 8469 Harrisburg, PA 17105-8469 Board of Supervisors Peach Bottom Township R.D. #1 Delta, PA 17314 Public Service Commission of Maryland Engineering Division Chief Engineer 6 St. Paul Center Baltimore, MD 21202-6806 Ms. Susan Grey Power Plant and Environmental Review Division Department of Natural Resources B-3, Tawes State Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401 Manager-Financial Control & Co-Owner Affairs Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038-0236