ML22115A212

Summary of April 11, 2022, Meeting Between the U.S. NRC and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Regarding a Future Amendment to Place One High Burnup Lead Test Assembly Into the Byron, Unit 2, Reactor

ML22115A212
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	05/12/2022
From:	Joel Wiebe Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Rhoades D Constellation Energy Generation
Wiebe J
References
EPID L-2022-LRM-0022
Download: ML22115A212 (4)

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May 12, 2022 LICENSEE: Constellation Energy Generation, LLC FACILITY: Byron Station, Unit No. 2

SUMMARY

OF APRIL 11, 2022, MEETING BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC, REGARDING A FUTURE AMENDMENT TO PLACE ONE HIGH BURNUP LEAD TEST ASSEMBLY INTO THE BYRON STATION, UNIT NO. 2, REACTOR (EPID L-2022-LRM-0022)

On April 11, 2022, an observation meeting was held between the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (Constellation, the licensee), via the TEAMS meeting application. The purpose for this meeting was for Constellation to inform the NRC staff regarding a future license amendment request (LAR) to deploy one high burnup lead test assembly (LTA) at Byron Station (Byron), Unit No. 2. The meeting was published on the NRCs public webpage on March 29, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22100A002). The licensee-furnished presentation materials are located at ADAMS Accession No. ML22098A051.

A list of meeting attendees/affiliations is provided as an Enclosure to this meeting summary.

Summary Constellation presented its plans to deploy one high burnup accident tolerant fuel (ATF) LTA at Byron, Unit No. 2, in 2023. Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC and Constellation embarked on an ATF program at Byron, Unit No. 2, in 2019, as approved by NRC letter dated April 3, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. ML19038A017). The licensee intends to request a pre-submittal meeting in August 2022 to present the detailed content of the LAR. The current plans continue Constellations ATF collaboration and expands it into the high burnup domain.

The NRC staff asked questions and provided comments regarding the content of the amendment. There were no final determinations or regulatory decisions made by the NRC staff during the meeting.

Public Participation Members of the public were in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-6606 or by e-mail at Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Joel S. Wiebe, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-455

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: Listserv

LIST OF ATTENDEES/AFFILIATION/ORGANIZATION

SUMMARY

OF APRIL 11, 2022, MEETING BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) AND CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC (CONSTELLATION)

REGARDING PLACEMENT OF AN ATF LTA INTO THE BYRON, UNIT 2, REACTOR ATTENDEES AFFILIATION/ORGANIZATION Wiebe, Joel NRC Dickson, Elijah NRC Grover, Ravi NRC Whitman, Josh NRC Beaton, Robert NRC Miller, Ed NRC Heller, Kevin NRC Lukes, Robert NRC Cusumano, Victor NRC Henderson, Phillip Constellation Gassmann, Bill Constellation Neil Huizenga Constellation Behrooz Khorsandi Constellation Lueshen, Kevin Constellation Matthew Loula Constellation Wengloski, Philip Constellation Manges, Brian Constellation Iordanka Nanovsky Constellation Simpson, Lisa Constellation Steinman, Rebecca Constellation Wise, Douglas Constellation Wong, Annie Constellation Chukai Yin Constellation Bevington, Kurt Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC (Westinghouse)

Detar, Andrew Westinghouse Fortune, Scott Westinghouse Michael Gavalek Westinghouse Haas, Carey Westinghouse Hilton, Peter Westinghouse Howe, Andrew Westinghouse Karoutas, Zeses Westinghouse Norrell, Jeff Westinghouse Pitruzzella, Ernesto Westinghouse Smith, James Westinghouse Angela Valvasori Westinghouse Walker, Chandler Westinghouse Enclosure

ML22115A212 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NRR/DORL/LPL3/LA NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME JWiebe SRohrer NSalgado JWiebe DATE 4/25/2022 4/26/2022 5/12/2022 5/12/2022