ML20280A248
| ML20280A248 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden, Byron  |
| Issue date: | 10/07/2020 |
| From: | Haskell R Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | Exelon Generation Co |
| Haskell R-NRR/DORL 301-415-1129 | |
| References | |
| EPID L-2020-LRM-0087 | |
| Download: ML20280A248 (4) | |
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October 7, 2020 LICENSEE:
Exelon Generation Co. LLC FACILITY:
Byron Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, and Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2020, PRESUBMITTAL MEETING BETWEEN THE NRC AND EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC REGARDING LICENSING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE PLANNED EARLY CLOSURES OF BYRON, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 AND DRESDEN, UNITS 2 AND 3 (EPID L-2020-LRM-0087)
On September 22, 2020, a Category 1 public meeting was held between the staff of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Exelon Generation Company LLC (Exelon), via teleconference. The purpose of the meeting was for Exelon to present to the NRC staff forthcoming licensing requests and schedules in support of the announced early closures of the Byron and Dresden nuclear power stations.
The meeting was published on the NRCs public webpage on September 9, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20260H299). A copy of Exelons presentation is available at ADAMS Accession No. ML20258A030.
A list of meeting attendees/affiliations is provided as an Enclosure to this meeting summary.
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Background===
The NRC was notified of the planned early closures of both the Byron and Dresden stations by Exelon letters dated September 2, 2020 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML20246G613 and ML20246G627, respectively).
Summary To prepare for these closures, Exelon presented information to the NRC staff as it pertains to each station: (1) certified fuel handler program, (2) security plans, (3) technical specifications, (4) emergency plans, and, (5) administrative requirements. Exelon indicated there will be further licensing activities which will be submitted to the NRC during the spring of 2021 associated with: (1) decommission activities, (2) decommissioning costs, and, (3) spent fuel management. Exelon stated the bases of their license application submittals would be consistent with NRC regulatory requirements and industry guidance. Further, Exelon informed the staff that forthcoming submittals will reflect available benchmarking and industry lessons learned from previous decommissioning transition experience (i.e., Oyster Creek, Three Mile Island 1, other sites). Exelon intends to inform the submittals with similar licensing activities that have been previously approved by the NRC staff.
In response to a staff question regarding current licensing activity under NRC review, Exelon stated that there were no known licensing requests, or associated actions, that would interfere with the projected licensing submittals to support the planned early closures. The NRC staff requested for Exelon to explain in greater detail the schedule for the Post-Shutdown Emergency Plan, which was included as part of the presentation. In response, Exelon proposed to coordinate another meeting with the NRC staff to discuss application details. The NRC staff agreed this would be beneficial. Exelon concluded by reiterating that the announced planned early closure for Byron, Units 1 and 2, is scheduled for September 30, 2021, and for Dresden, Units 2 and 3, is scheduled for November 30, 2021.
There were no final determinations or regulatory decisions made by the NRC staff during the meeting.
Public Participation During the public question and comment period, the NRC staff received and responded to public comments and questions in the following general areas:
o Direct/Indirect socioeconomic impacts on adjacent communities due to the early shutdowns o Plant safety o On-site spent nuclear fuel storage (safety) o Security of dry cask storage canisters o Decommissioning funding A fact sheet on the decommissioning process can be found at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/decommissioning.html. Also, the current Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about reactor decommissioning can be found at:
http://www.nrc.gov/waste/decommissioning/faq.html.
Meeting feedback forms were available; no comments were received.
Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-1129 or by e-mail at Russell.Haskell@nrc.gov.
/RA/
Russell S. Haskell, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch, III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-454 and 50-455, 50-237 and 50-249,
Enclosure:
List of Attendees cc w/encl: Listserv
Enclosure LIST OF ATTENDEES/AFFILIATION/ORGANIZATION RE:
SUMMARY
OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2020, PRESUBMITTAL MEETING BETWEEN THE NRC AND EXELON GENERATION COMPANY LLC REGARDING LICENSING ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT THE PLANNED EARLY CLOSURES OF BYRON, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 AND DRESDEN, UNITS 2 AND 3 ATTENDEES (92)
AFFILIATION/ORGANIZATION NRC Staff (et al.)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Exelon Staff (et al.)
Exelon Generation Co. LLC (Exelon)
Adam Levin AHL Consulting Tom Rielly VISTA 360 Will Wayne Bloomberg News Dean Merchati Coal City Fire Protection District Mitch Bailey Coal City Fire Protection District Stephanie Pilenko Concerned Citizen Nancy Norton Director of Grundy Economics Development Council Howard Learner Environmental Law & Policy Center David Mcellis Environmental Law & Policy Center Allen Grosboll Environmental Law & Policy Center Jeffery Quinn Engineering Planning and Management (EPM), Inc.
Kent Bugg Faircom & Coal City School District #1 Timothy Harris III Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Michael Keegan Member of Public Christina Van Yperen Grundy Co. Chamber of Commerce & Industry George Gray Grundy County Admin Joe Schroeder Grundy Emergency Management IEMA Staff (et al.)
Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA)
Roger Bonuchi Keneall County Emergency Management Agency Stuart Whitt Local Government Attorney Linda Lewison Nuclear Energy Information Service (NEIS)
David Kraft NEIS Jan Boudart NEIS Coley Chappell PSEG Nuclear Shannon Hogan Office of State Senator Sue Rezin (38th District)
Steven Sondheim Sierra Club Lisa Matis Tetra Tech Brittany Theis Whitt Law LLC Tom Murray Will Co. Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
Harold Damron Will Co. EMA William Conway Member of Public
ML20280A248 (Meeting Summary)
- via e-mail OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NRR/DORL/LPL3/LA* NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC* NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME RHaskell SRohrer NSalgado RHaskell DATE 10/6/2020 10/6/2020 10/7/2020 10/7/2020