ML15274A087

Transmittal of Report Titled Five Year Post-Construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near the Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge Location, Dated September 2015

ML15274A087
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	09/29/2015
From:	Gallagher M P Exelon Generation Co
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Shared Package
ML15274A093	List: ML15274A087 RS-15-259, Final Report: Five Year Post-Construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community Near the Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge.
References
RS-15-259, TAC MF1832, TAC MF1833
Download: ML15274A087 (4)

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Exelon Generation Michael P. Gallagher Vice President, License Renewal Exelon Nuclear 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 610 765 5958 Office 610 765 5956 Fax www.exeioncorp.com rnichaelp.gallagher@exeloncorp.corn 10 CFR 50 10 CER 51 10 CFR 54 RS 259 September 29, 2015 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

Subject:

Report Titled "Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community near the Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge Location," dated September 2015

References:

1. Letter from Michael P. Gallagher (Exelon Generation Company, LLC [Exelon Generation])

to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Document Control Desk, "Application for Renewed Operating Licenses", dated May 29, 2013 2. Letter from Christopher G. Miller (NRC) to Michael P. Gallagher (Exelon Generation),"Schedule Revision for the Review of the Braidwood Station, Units 1 And 2, License Renewal Application (TAC NOS. MF1 832 AND MF1 833)", dated September 14, 2015 In the Reference 1 letter, Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon Generation) submitted the License Renewal Application (LRA) for the Byron and Braidwood Stations, Units 1 and 2, which contained combined technical information required by 10 CFR 54.21 for both stations and separate site-specific environmental information required by 10 CFR 54.23 for each station.In the Reference 2 letter, the NRC informed Exelon Generation that the schedule for issuance of the final site-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2 (Braidwood) license renewal has been delayed from September 2015 to November 2015. The purpose of the delay is to allow time for NRC staff "to review the results of[a field] study in the Kankakee River and revise the final Braidwood SEIS, as appropriate," with respect to anticipated effects of extended Braidwood operation on the federally-listed endangered sheepnose mussel (Plethobasus cyphyus).The enclosure to this letter is the report titled "Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community near the Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge Location," dated 2' September 29, 2015 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 September 2015. It presents the field study results requested by the NRC staff in order to finalize the Braidwood license renewal SEIS in accordance with the revised schedule set forth in the Reference 2 letter.Please note that a copy of this letter and its enclosure are being provided to the U.S.Department of Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -Chicago Field Office (FWS) in the context of the ongoing Endangered Species Act Section 7 informal consultation between NRC and FWS regarding the endangered sheepnose mussel in the Kankakee River near the location of the Braidwood discharge.

This letter and its enclosure contain no regulatory commitments.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Nancy Ranek, Environmental Lead, Exelon Generation License Renewal, at 610-765-5369.

I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.Executed on: Ot? z2 -"2,tf/)Michael P. Gallagher Vice President

-License Renewal Projects Exelon Generation Company, LLC

Enclosure:

"Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community near the Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge Location." Prepared for Exelon Nuclear. Prepared by Ecological Specialists, Inc. (ESI Project No.15-020).September 2015.cc: Regional Administrator

-NRC Region III (w/o Enclosure)

NRC Project Manager (Environmental Review), NRR-DLR (w/o Enclosure)

NRC Project Manager (Safety Review), NRR-DLR (w/o Enclosure)

NRC Project Manager, NRR-DORL Braidwood Station (w/o Enclosure)

NRC Senior Resident Inspector, Braidwood Station (w/o Enclosure)

Illinois Emergency Management Agency -Division of Nuclear Safety (w/o Enclosure)

U.S. Department of Interior -Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (wI Enclosure)

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -Chicago Illinois Field Office (w/ Enclosure)

RS- 15-259 Enclosure Page 1 RS-1 5-259 ENCLOSURE"Five Year Post-construction Monitoring of the Unionid Community near the Braidwood Station Kankakee River Discharge." Prepared for Exelon Nuclear. Prepared by Ecological Specialists, Inc. (ESI Project No.15-020). September 2015.(42 pages)

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