ML19326C358
| ML19326C358 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Calvert Cliffs, Dresden, Peach Bottom, Nine Mile Point, Byron, Braidwood, Limerick, Ginna, Clinton, Quad Cities, FitzPatrick, LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 12/03/2019 |
| From: | Blake Purnell NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL3 |
| To: | Exelon Generation Co |
| Purnell B | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19326C334 | List: |
| References | |
| EPID L-2019-LRM-0086 | |
| Download: ML19326C358 (4) | |
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December 3, 2019 LICENSEE:
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC FACILITIES: BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; BYRON STATION, UNITS NOS. 1 AND 2; CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2; CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT NO. 1; DRESDEN NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1, 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 1, 2, AND 3; QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2; AND R. E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF NOVEMBER 20, 2019, MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC REGARDING A PLANNED REQUEST TO REVISE THE QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM (EPID L-2019-LRM-0086)
On November 20, 2019, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff and representatives of Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee) via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Exelons planned fleet request to revise the quality assurance program internal audit frequency. Exelon has determined that this change would require NRC approval prior to implementation. Exelon plans to submit its request by the end of 2019 and will request approval within 1 year. The meeting notice and agenda are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML19312A052. A list of attendees is enclosed.
The discussion closely followed Exelons presentation, which is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML19318F951. Currently, the Exelon quality assurance program requires internal audits to be performed on a 24-month period with a 25 percent grace period. This period is consistent with older versions of industry quality assurance standards. Exelon is proposing to revise the internal audit period to 36 months with a 25 percent grace period. The increased period between audits will be supplemented by interim evaluations of functional area performance.
Exelon noted that new versions of industry quality assurance standards endorsed by the NRC do allow audit intervals to be extended beyond 24 months provided additional requirements are met. However, the Exelon proposal will be different than these industry standards. The presentation identifies the list of programs which would be affected by the proposed change.
Exelon clarified that change in the audit frequency for decommissioned units would apply only to Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 1, and Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, since these permanently shutdown reactors are under the same quality assurance program as the co-located operating units. The proposed changes would not impact the Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1, quality assurance program.
Exelon also indicated that the audit interval extension would apply to its independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs). The ISFSI at Calvert Cliffs has a specific-license, whereas the other Exelon sites have generally licensed ISFSIs. The NRC staff stated that Exelon should identify any differences between the quality assurance program requirements for the generally licensed ISFSIs and the Calvert Cliffs ISFSI.
Public meeting feedback forms were not received. Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1380 or Blake.Purnell@nrc.gov.
/RA/
Blake Purnell, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. STN 50-456, STN 50-457, STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 50-317, 50-318, 72-8, 50-461,50-010, 50-237, 50-249, 50-333, 50-373, 50-374, 50-352, 50-353, 50-220, 50-410, 50-171, 50-277, 50-278, 50-254, 50-265, and 50-244
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc: Listserv
Enclosure LIST OF ATTENDEES NOVEMBER 20, 2019, MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC Name Affiliation Blake Purnell NRC Aaron Armstrong NRC Kerri Kavanagh NRC Linda Palutsis Exelon Rob Radulovich Exelon Mike Porter Exelon Jay Cohen Exelon Patrick Simpson Exelon
Meeting Notice ML19312A052 Meeting Summary ML19326C358 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NRR/DORL/LPL3/LA NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME BPurnell SRohrer NSalgado BPurnell DATE 12/2/19 12/2/19 12/3/19 12/3/19