ML23170A008

Decommissioning Presentation for NRC Pre-submittal Meeting, June 29, 2023

ML23170A008
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Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	06/29/2023
From:	Constellation Energy Generation
To:	Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
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Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station Unit 1 License Amendment Request NRC Pre-Submittal Meeting 6/29/2023

Peach Bottom Unit 1 - Current Status

• 1st High Temperature Gas Reactor (HTGR) prototype under the Atomic Energy Commission.

• 200 MWt/40 MWe, helium cooled, graphite moderated.

• Operated 1967-1974.

• Decommissioning activities performed by Feb. 1978 to achieve SAFSTOR.

• PB Unit 1 continues to be maintained in SAFSTOR

• License expiration date (October 2034)

PB Unit 1 (DPR-12):

• Possession only license, as amended thru Amendment 17

• Decommissioning Plan as approved in 1974 2

Peach Bottom Unit 1 - Planned Submittal License Amendment Request for DPR-12 planned for 2023:

• Amend License condition(s) and Technical Specifications (TS) which preclude decommissioning activities without prior NRC approval.

- License Condition C.(1) stipulates that shall not dismantle or dispose of the facility without prior approval from the NRC.

- TS Section 1.0 stipulates that The only activity carried on within the Exclusion Area shall be routine and emergency inspections and maintenance.

• Amend License/TS to follow Post-Shutdown Decommissioning Activities Report (PSDAR) process per 10CFR50.82 using Regulatory Guide 1.185.

• Amend controls associated with Exclusion Area to PSDAR, procedure(s), and/or program(s) controls per 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 50.82, as applicable.

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