ML21274A084
| ML21274A084 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Calvert Cliffs, Dresden, Peach Bottom, Salem, Nine Mile Point, Byron, Braidwood, Limerick, Ginna, Clinton, Quad Cities, Zion, FitzPatrick, LaSalle, Crane  |
| Issue date: | 10/01/2021 |
| From: | Domeyer T, Lighty R, Polonsky A Exelon Generation Co, Morgan Lewis, Morgan, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP |
| To: | NRC/OCM |
| SECY RAS | |
| References | |
| Exelon Generation Company, LLC, RAS 56253 | |
| Download: ML21274A084 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of:
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC; EXELON CORPORATION; EXELON FITZPATRICK, LLC; NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, LLC; R. E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LLC; and CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LLC (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 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; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; and Associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations)
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Docket Nos.:
STN 50-456, STN 50-457, 72-73, STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 72-68, 50-317, 50-318, 72-8, 50-461, 72-1046, 50-10, 50-237, 50-249, 72-37, 50-333, 72-12, 50-373, 50-374, 72-70, 50-352, 50-353, 72-65, 50-220, 50-410, 72-1036, 50-171, 50-277, 50-278, 72-29, 50-254, 50-265, 72-53, 50-244, 72-67, 50-272, 50-311, 72-48, 50-289, 72-77, 50-295, 50-304, and 72-1037 -LT October 1, 2021 EXELON GENERATIONS NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMISSION REGARDING INFORMATION POTENTIALLY RELEVANT TO THE ADJUDICATORY PROCEEDING In accordance with its obligation to inform the Commission of information potentially relevant to the adjudicatory proceeding,1 Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon Generation) hereby notifies the Commission and the parties of the following information that the Commission and the parties may find relevant to certain proposed contentions in the above-captioned proceeding.
(1)
On September 15, 2021, the State of Illinois enacted energy legislation that provides the opportunity for additional revenue that would support the continued operation of Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, and Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3.2 1
See Duke Power Co. (William B. McGuire Nuclear Station, Units 1 & 2), ALAB-143, 6 AEC 623, 625 (1973).
2 Illinois Public Act 102-0662 enacted September 15, 2021, Section 90-30, amending the Illinois Power Agency Act, 20 ILCS § 3855/1-75(d-10).
2 (2)
On September 15, 2021, Exelon Generation informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its decision, because of Item (1) above, to reverse its previously announced decisions to retire both units at both Byron and Dresden Stations before the end of their licensed operating lives.3 (3)
On September 29, 2021, Exelon Generation submitted to the NRC an update (LTA Update)4 to its pending Application for Order Approving License Transfers and Proposed Conforming License Amendments (LTA). The LTA Update reflects new information since the LTA was filed related to its discussion of financial qualifications and decommissioning funding assurance. Specifically, based on Items (1) and (2) above, the LTA Update reflects Exelon Generations updated assumption that its Byron, Dresden, Braidwood, and LaSalle Stations will continue to operate. The LTA Update also includes updated pro forma financial projections (proprietary and non-proprietary) that reflect those updated assumptions, as well as: updates to Exelon Generations 2021 - 2025 long range plan, including updated market prices for energy and capacity as of July 31, 2021; the final purchase price of Exelon Generations acquisition of EDF, Inc.s ownership interest in Calvert LLC, Ginna LLC, and NMP LLC; and updates from Exelon Generations Updated Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations for Byron Station and Dresden Nuclear Power Station, which was submitted to the NRC on September 28, 2021.5 The non-proprietary version of the LTA Update is enclosed herewith.
The Commission and the parties may view this information as relevant to the Environmental Law and Policy Centers Proposed Contentions 1 and 2, and the State of Illinoiss Proposed Contentions 1, 2, and 3.
3 Letter from J. B. Fewell, Exelon Generation, to NRC Document Control Desk, RS-21-096, Withdrawal of Certification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations for Byron Station, Units 1 and 2, and Previously Submitted Licensing Actions in Support of Decommissioning (Sept. 15, 2021) (ML21258A276); Letter from J. B. Fewell, Exelon Generation, to NRC Document Control Desk, RS-21-097, Withdrawal of Certification of Permanent Cessation of Power Operations for Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 and 3, and Previously Submitted Licensing Actions in Support of Decommissioning (Sept. 15, 2021) (ML21258A281).
4 Letter from G. T. Kaegi, Exelon Generation, to NRC Document Control Desk, Update to Application for Order Approving License Transfers and Proposed Conforming License Amendments (Sept. 29, 2021) (non-proprietary version enclosed herewith).
5 Letter from P. R. Simpson, Exelon Generation, to NRC Document Control Desk, RS-21-103, Updated Report on Status of Decommissioning Funding for Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations for Byron Station and Dresden Nuclear Power Station, (Sept. 28, 2021) (ML21271A113).
3 Executed in Accord with 10 C.F.R. § 2.304(d)
Respectfully submitted, Executed in Accord with 10 C.F.R. § 2.304(d)
Tamra S. Domeyer, Esq.
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 Phone: (630) 657-3753 E-mail: Tamra.Domeyer@exeloncorp.com Alex S. Polonsky, Esq.
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004 Phone: (202) 739-5830 Email: Alex.Polonsky@morganlewis.com Signed (electronically) by Ryan K. Lighty Ryan K. Lighty, Esq.
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 739-5274 Ryan.Lighty@morganlewis.com Counsel for Exelon Generation Company, LLC Dated at Washington, D.C.
this 1st day of October, 2021
DB1/ 124633766 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE COMMISSION In the Matter of:
EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC; EXELON CORPORATION; EXELON FITZPATRICK, LLC; NINE MILE POINT NUCLEAR STATION, LLC; R. E. GINNA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LLC; and CALVERT CLIFFS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, LLC (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 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; R. E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Three Mile Island Nuclear Station, Unit 1; Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2; and Associated Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations)
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Docket Nos.:
STN 50-456, STN 50-457, 72-73, STN 50-454, STN 50-455, 72-68, 50-317, 50-318, 72-8, 50-461, 72-1046, 50-10, 50-237, 50-249, 72-37, 50-333, 72-12, 50-373, 50-374, 72-70, 50-352, 50-353, 72-65, 50-220, 50-410, 72-1036, 50-171, 50-277, 50-278, 72-29, 50-254, 50-265, 72-53, 50-244, 72-67, 50-272, 50-311, 72-48, 50-289, 72-77, 50-295, 50-304, and 72-1037 -LT October 1, 2021 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.305, I certify that, on this date, a copy of the foregoing Exelon Generations Notification to the Commission Regarding Information Potentially Relevant to the Adjudicatory Proceeding and its Enclosure were served upon the Electronic Information Exchange (the NRCs E-Filing System), in the above-captioned docket.
Signed (electronically) by Ryan K. Lighty Ryan K. Lighty, Esq.
MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004 (202) 739-5274 Ryan.Lighty@morganlewis.com Counsel for Exelon Generation Company, LLC