ML17023A267

Acceptance of Relief Request I5R-07 for Review (CAC Nos. MF8989 and MF8990)

ML17023A267
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	01/23/2017
From:	Green K J Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Nicely K M Exelon Corp
Green K J
References
MF8989, MF8990
Download: ML17023A267 (2)

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1 NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Green, Kimberly Sent: Monday, January 23, 2017 1:36 PM To: Nicely, Ken M.:(GenCo-Nuc)

Subject:

Acceptance of Relief Request I5R-07 for Review (CAC Nos. MF8989 and MF8990)

Dear Mr. Nicely:

By letter dated December 19, 2016, Exelon Generation Company, LLC, submitted a relief request for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff's acceptance review of this relief request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient te chnical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

Pursuant to Sections 50.55a(z)(1) and 50.55a(z)(2) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the applicant shall demonstrate that the proposed alternatives would provide an acceptable level of quality and safety, or that compliance with the specified requirements of Section 50.55a would result in hardship or unusual difficulty without a compensating increase in the level of quality or safety.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that

impact the NRC staff's ability to complete the detailed te chnical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

Based on the information provided in your submittal, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 240 hours0.00278 days <br />0.0667 hours <br />3.968254e-4 weeks <br />9.132e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by the requested date of December 21, 2017. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated to you during our routine interactions.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Sincerely, Kimberly Green, Sr. Project Manager Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (301) 415-1627 kimberly.green@nrc.gov

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3280 Mail Envelope Properties (Kimberly.Green@nrc.gov20170123133500)

Subject:

Acceptance of Relief Request I5R-07 for Review (CAC Nos. MF8989 and MF8990) Sent Date: 1/23/2017 1:35:48 PM Received Date: 1/23/2017 1:35:00 PM From: Green, Kimberly Created By: Kimberly.Green@nrc.gov Recipients: "Nicely, Ken M.:(GenCo-Nuc)" <ken.nicely@exeloncorp.com> Tracking Status: None

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