ML18065A836

Summary of February 27, 2018, Meeting with Exelon Generation Company, LLC Planned Fleet License Amendment Request to Relocate Staff Qualification Requirements from TSs to the Quality Assurance Topical Report

ML18065A836
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs, Dresden, Peach Bottom, Nine Mile Point, Oyster Creek, Byron, Braidwood, Limerick, Ginna, Clinton, Quad Cities, LaSalle, 07000650
Issue date:	03/07/2018
From:	Blake Purnell Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear
Purnell B, NRR/DORL/LPLIII, 415-1380
References
EPID L-2018-LRM-0013
Download: ML18065A836 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 7, 2018 LICENSEE:

EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC FACILITIES: BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; BYRON STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2; CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2; CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1; DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3; JAMES A. FITZPATRICK NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3; QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; R. E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; AND THREE MILE ISLAND NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1

SUMMARY

OF FEBRUARY 27, 2018, MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC REGARING PLANNED FLEET LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO RELOCATE STAFF QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FROM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TO THE QUALITY ASSURANCE TOPICAL REPORT (EPID L-2018-LRM-0013)

On February 27, 2018, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee) via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Exelon's planned fleet license amendment request (LAR) to relocate staff qualification requirements from technical specifications (TS) to the quality assurance topical report (QATR). The February 15, 2018, meeting notice and agenda are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML180548599. A list of attendees is enclosed.

Exelon provided slides (ADAMS Accession No. ML180548359) which it used for its discussion.

Exelon stated that the LAR would be submitted on March 1, 2018, for Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1; Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2; Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3; Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; and Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1.

Exelon discussed the content of its planned application. The current unit staff qualification requirements are currently in either TS 5.3.1 or TS 6.3.1, depending on the facility. The wording for these TS will be entirely relocated verbatim, with minor exceptions for FitzPatrick, to the QATR. The existing TS wording will be entirely replaced with: "Each member of the unit [facility or plant] staff shall meet or exceed the minimum qualifications referenced for comparable positions as specified in the Exelon Quality Assurance Topical Report." Exelon stated the LAR will be consistent with the precedence established by a Tennessee Valley Authority LAR (ADAMS Accession No. ML16105A287).

After approval of the amendments, Exelon plans to revise the training requirements in the QATR under paragraph 50.54(a) of Title 1 O of the Code of Federal Regulations to adopt Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.8, Revision 4, "Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants" (see Draft Regulatory Guide (DG)-1329 at ADAMS Accession No. ML16091A267), once it is finalized by the NRC. Exelon anticipates RG 1.8, Revision 4, will be issued by September 2018, and it would like to immediately implement this revision. Therefore, Exelon stated it will request a 6-month turnaround on the LAR. Exelon noted that new staff are currently being trained to the newer standard discussed in DG-1329.

The NRC staff noted that the metric for LAR reviews is 12 months. In addition, this LAR would not be considered as a high priority under the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations's prioritization scheme. The staff stated it could not commit to a shorter review but it would inform Exelon of its review schedule if the application is accepted.

Public meeting feedback forms were not received. Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1380, or Blake.Purnell@nrc.gov.

Docket Nos. STN 50-456, STN 50-457,

Enclosure:

STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 50-317, 50-318, 50-461, 50-237, 50-249, 50-244, 50-373, 50-37 4, 50-352, 50-353, 50-220, 50-410, 50-277, 50-278, 50-254, 50-265, 50-333, and 50-289 List of Attendees cc w/encl: Listserv Blake Purnell, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch Ill Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

LIST OF ATTENDEES FEBRUARY 27, 2018, MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC PLANNED FLEET LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO RELOCATE STAFF QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENS FROM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TO THE QUALITY ASSURANCE TOPICAL REPORT Name Affiliation Blake Purnell NRC Phil Natividad NRC John Hughey NRC Paul Prescott NRC Bhalchandra Vaidya NRC Caroline Tilton NRC Terry Jackson NRC Julie Sickle Exelon Heather Davis Exelon Robert Radulovich Exelon Michael Porter Exelon David Helker Exelon Frank Mascitelli Exelon Rich Janati Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiological Protection Enclosure

SUMMARY

OF FEBRUARY 27, 2018, MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC REGARING PLANNED FLEET LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO RELOCATE STAFF QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FROM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS TO THE QUALITY ASSURANCE TOPICAL REPORT (EPID L-2018-LRM-0013) DATED MARCH 7, 2018 DISTRIBUTION:

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