ML16351A013

NRR E-mail Capture - Acceptance Review for Byron Relief Request I4R-11 - Alternative Requirements for the Repair of Reactor Vessel Head Penetrations

ML16351A013
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Site:	Byron
Issue date:	12/15/2016
From:	Joel Wiebe Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Krejcie J Exelon Generation Co
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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Wiebe, Joel Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2016 3:18 PM To: Jessica Krejcie

Subject:

Acceptance Review for Byron Relief Request I4R-11 By letter dated November 8, 2016 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML16320A031), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon), submitted relief request I4R-11, requesting approval of Alternative Requirements for the Repair of Reactor Vessel Head Penetrations. The request is applicable to Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this 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.

The NRC staff has reviewed your request and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the request 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 identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 120 hours5 days <br />0.714 weeks <br />0.164 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 4 months, which is March 2017. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager.

These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the application and they could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-6606.

Joel S. Wiebe, Sr. Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 1

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3218 Mail Envelope Properties (Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov20161215151800)

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Acceptance Review for Byron Relief Request I4R-11 Sent Date: 12/15/2016 3:18:01 PM Received Date: 12/15/2016 3:18:00 PM From: Wiebe, Joel Created By: Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Jessica Krejcie" <Jessica.Krejcie@exeloncorp.com>

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