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| issue date = 04/10/2018 | | issue date = 04/10/2018 | ||
| title = | | title = Regulatory Audit Summary Regarding License Amendment Request to Adopt Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.69 | ||
| author name = Tobin J | | author name = Tobin J | ||
| author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLI | | author affiliation = NRC/NRR/DORL/LPLI | ||
| addressee name = Hanson B | | addressee name = Hanson B | ||
| addressee affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC, Exelon Nuclear | | addressee affiliation = Exelon Generation Co, LLC, Exelon Nuclear | ||
| docket = 05000277, 05000278 | | docket = 05000277, 05000278 | ||
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{{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Mr. Bryan C. Hanson Senior Vice President Exelon Generation | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 10, 2018 Mr. Bryan C. Hanson Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 | ||
==SUBJECT:== | ==SUBJECT:== | ||
PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 - | |||
REGULATORY AUDIT | |||
==SUMMARY== | |||
REGARDING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SECTION 50.69 (EPID L-2017-LLA-0281) | |||
==Dear Mr. Hanson:== | ==Dear Mr. Hanson:== | ||
By letter dated August 30, 2017, as supplemented by letter dated October 24, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession Nos. | |||
Exelon Generation | By letter dated August 30, 2017, as supplemented by letter dated October 24, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession Nos. ML17243A014 and ML172978521, respectively), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) requested an amendment to the Renewed Facility Operating License for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, to adopt Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.69 for risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems, and components. | ||
To support its review, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff conducted a regulatory audit that started January 31, 2018, and ended February 1, 2018, at the Exelon office, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348. The staff reviewed documents and held discussions with members of Exelon and its contractors. The regulatory audit summary is enclosed with this letter. | |||
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-2328 or Jennifer.Tobin@nrc.gov. | |||
To support its review, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff conducted a regulatory audit that started January 31, 2018, and ended February 1, 2018, at the Exelon office, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348. The staff reviewed documents and held discussions with members of Exelon and its contractors. | Sincerely, Jennifer Tobin, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 | ||
The regulatory audit summary is enclosed with this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-2328 or Jennifer.Tobin@nrc.gov. | |||
Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278 | |||
==Enclosure:== | ==Enclosure:== | ||
Regulatory Audit Summary cc: Listseiv | Regulatory Audit Summary cc: Listseiv | ||
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REGULATORY AUDIT | |||
Units 2 and 3, to adopt Title | |||
==SUMMARY== | |||
FOR JANUARY 31 -FEBRUARY 11 2018. AUDIT IN SUPPORT OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT 10 CFR 50.69 EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-277 AND 50-278 | |||
This voluntary risk-informed alternative rule allows power reactor licensees and license applicants to apply a risk-informed categorization process to categorize SSCs based on their safety significance. | |||
The final rule was published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2004 (69 FR 68008) (Reference 3). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) staff issued Regulatory Guide 1.201, Revision 1, "Guidelines for Categorizing Structures, | ==1.0 BACKGROUND== | ||
in May 2006 (Reference 4). The NRC staff's review of the application has commenced in accordance with the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Instruction LIC-101, "License Amendment Review Procedures." | By letter dated August 30, 2017 (Reference 1), as supplemented by letter dated October 24, 2017 (Reference 2), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) requested an amendment to the Renewed Facility Operating License for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (Peach Bottom), Units 2 and 3, to adopt Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.69 (10 CFR 50.69) for risk informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems, and components (SSCs ). The proposed license amendment would modify the licensing basis by the addition of a license condition to allow for the implementation of the provisions of 10 CFR 50.69, which allow adjustment of the scope of equipment subject to special treatment controls (e.g., quality assurance, testing, inspection, condition monitoring, assessment, and evaluation). | ||
The NRC staff determined that a regulatory audit of Exelon's 10 CFR 50.69 application should be conducted in accordance with NRR Office Instruction LIC-111, "Regulatory Audits," | This voluntary risk-informed alternative rule allows power reactor licensees and license applicants to apply a risk-informed categorization process to categorize SSCs based on their safety significance. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2004 (69 FR 68008) (Reference 3). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) staff issued Regulatory Guide 1.201, Revision 1, "Guidelines for Categorizing Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Power Plants According to Their Safety Significance," in May 2006 (Reference 4). | ||
for the staff to gain a better understanding of the licensee's proposed risk-informed categorization process. | The NRC staff's review of the application has commenced in accordance with the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Instruction LIC-101, "License Amendment Review Procedures." The NRC staff determined that a regulatory audit of Exelon's 10 CFR 50.69 application should be conducted in accordance with NRR Office Instruction LIC-111, "Regulatory Audits," for the staff to gain a better understanding of the licensee's proposed risk-informed categorization process. | ||
The regulatory audit was a planned license or regulation-related activity that included the examination and evaluation of primarily non-docketed information. | The regulatory audit was a planned license or regulation-related activity that included the examination and evaluation of primarily non-docketed information. The regulatory audit was conducted with the intent to gain understanding, to verify information, and/or to identify information that will require docketing to support the basis of a licensing or regulatory decision. | ||
The regulatory audit was conducted with the intent to gain understanding, to verify information, and/or to identify information that will require docketing to support the basis of a licensing or regulatory decision. | Performing a regulatory audit of the licensee's information is expected to assist the staff in Enclosure | ||
Performing a regulatory audit of the licensee's information is expected to assist the staff in Enclosure | |||
efficiently conducting its review or gain insights on the licensee's processes or procedures. | |||
Information that the NRC staff relies upon to make the safety determination must be submitted on the docket. However, the NRC staff may review supporting information retained as records under 10 CFR 50.71 and/or 10 CFR 54.37, which, although not required to be submitted as part of the licensing action, would help the staff better understand the licensee's submitted information. | Information that the NRC staff relies upon to make the safety determination must be submitted on the docket. However, the NRC staff may review supporting information retained as records under 10 CFR 50.71 and/or 10 CFR 54.37, which, although not required to be submitted as part of the licensing action, would help the staff better understand the licensee's submitted information. | ||
The purpose of the audit was to gain an understanding of the information needed to support the staff's licensing decision regarding the license amendment request (LAR) and to develop appropriate requests for additional information (RAls), as needed. The information submitted in support of the Peach Bottom LAR is under review, and additional information needed to support the LAR review will be formally communicated by the NRC staff using the RAI process in accordance with NRR Office Instruction LIC-101. | The purpose of the audit was to gain an understanding of the information needed to support the staff's licensing decision regarding the license amendment request (LAR) and to develop appropriate requests for additional information (RAls), as needed. The information submitted in support of the Peach Bottom LAR is under review, and additional information needed to support the LAR review will be formally communicated by the NRC staff using the RAI process in accordance with NRR Office Instruction LIC-101. | ||
An audit team, which consisted of the NRC staff and NRC contractor from Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL), conducted the regulatory audit from January 31, 2018, through February 1, 2018, at the Exelon office, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348. 2.0 AUDIT ACTIVITIES The NRC audit team consisted of five staff from the Division of Risk Assessment, Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Licensing Branch and one PNNL contractor. | An audit team, which consisted of the NRC staff and NRC contractor from Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL), conducted the regulatory audit from January 31, 2018, through February 1, 2018, at the Exelon office, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348. | ||
Several NRC observers including staff from the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Division of Engineering, and NRC Region 1 were in attendance for Exelon's Integrated Decision-Making Panel (IDP) meeting which occurred during the morning hours of January 31, 2018. Attachment 1 provides the list of attendees from NRC, PNNL, Exelon, and other participants. | 2.0 AUDIT ACTIVITIES The NRC audit team consisted of five staff from the Division of Risk Assessment, Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Licensing Branch and one PNNL contractor. Several NRC observers including staff from the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Division of Engineering, and NRC Region 1 were in attendance for Exelon's Integrated Decision-Making Panel (IDP) meeting which occurred during the morning hours of January 31, 2018. Attachment 1 provides the list of attendees from NRC, PNNL, Exelon, and other participants. | ||
On January 31, Exelon conducted a four-hour demonstration of the IDP associated with the Peach Bottom 10 CFR 50.69 categorization for the residual heat removal (RHR) system. The IDP primarily consisted of presentations and technical discussion of the categorization results from the PRA, non-PRA, | On January 31, Exelon conducted a four-hour demonstration of the IDP associated with the Peach Bottom 10 CFR 50.69 categorization for the residual heat removal (RHR) system. The IDP primarily consisted of presentations and technical discussion of the categorization results from the PRA, non-PRA, passive, defense-in-depth, and qualitative categorization elements of process for each of the functions associated with RHR including final conclusions of how each function translates into categorization of system safety components. For the PRA results, Exelon's 10 CFR 50.69 team presented results of categorization based both on internal events and fire core damage frequency and large early release frequency. The NRC staff were observers and mostly in listening mode for the entire IDP session. | ||
The regulatory audit started in the afternoon immediately following the IDP session, with the NRC audit team and the licensee's staff and contractors. During the audit, team members participated in technical discussions according to the audit plan available in NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) (Reference 5). Technical discussions focused on the following major review areas: technical adequacy of the internal events and fire PRA, categorization process overview, and review of the audit questions with the licensee's 10 CFR 50.69 team. In addition to reviewing the audit questions, NRC discussed lessons learned from 10 CFR 50.69 audits for other licensees. During the audit, the NRC staff discussed several questions associated with the LAR, some of which will be formally sent as RAls. | |||
For the PRA results, Exelon's 10 CFR 50.69 team presented results of categorization based both on internal events and fire core damage frequency and large early release frequency. | At the conclusion of the audit, the team participated in a summary exit meeting with the Exelon audit team on February 1, 2018. The NRC staff provided a brief conclusion of the audit objectives that were met and details on the path forward. There were no open items in the | ||
The NRC staff were observers and mostly in listening mode for the entire IDP session. | |||
The regulatory audit started in the afternoon immediately following the IDP session, with the NRC audit team and the licensee's staff and contractors. | discussion and no deviation from the audit plan. Attachment 2 contains a list of documents reviewed by the team during the audit. | ||
During the audit, team members participated in technical discussions according to the audit plan available in NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) (Reference 5). Technical discussions focused on the following major review areas: technical adequacy of the internal events and fire PRA, categorization process overview, and review of the audit questions with the licensee's 10 CFR 50.69 team. In addition to reviewing the audit questions, NRC discussed lessons learned from 10 CFR 50.69 audits for other licensees. | 3.0 RESULTS OF THE AUDIT The RAls were issued to the licensee on April 6, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML180968506), | ||
During the audit, the NRC staff discussed several questions associated with the LAR, some of which will be formally sent as RAls. At the conclusion of the audit, the team participated in a summary exit meeting with the Exelon audit team on February 1, 2018. The NRC staff provided a brief conclusion of the audit objectives that were met and details on the path forward. | with a request to submit the response within 30 days. | ||
There were no open items in the | |||
with a request to submit the response within 30 days. | ==4.0 REFERENCES== | ||
: 1. Letter from J. Barstow, Exelon, to NRC, "Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Application to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, 'Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components (SSCs) for Nuclear Power Plants,"' | |||
dated August 30, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17243A014). | |||
: 2. Letter from J. Barstow, Exelon, to NRC, "Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Supplement to Application to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors," | |||
dated October 24, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML172978521). | |||
: 3. Federal Register Notice (69 FR 68008), "Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems and Components for Nuclear Power Plants," dated November 22, 2004 (ADAMS Accession No. ML042960073). | |||
: 4. NRC Regulatory Guide 1.201, Revision 1, "Guidelines for Categorizing Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Power Plants according to Their Safety Significance," issued May 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML061090627). | |||
: 5. Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Regulatory Audit Plan - License Amendment Request to Adopt 10 CFR Section 50.69, dated January 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18005A077). | |||
List of Participants U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Audit Team | List of Participants U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Audit Team | ||
* Stacey Rosenberg NRC Branch Chief | * Stacey Rosenberg NRC Branch Chief | ||
* Leslie Fields NRC Audit Team Leader | * Leslie Fields NRC Audit Team Leader | ||
* Mihaela Biro NRC Audit Technical Lead | * Mihaela Biro NRC Audit Technical Lead | ||
* Jonathan Evans NRC Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) | * Jonathan Evans NRC Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) | ||
* Michael Levine NRC PRA Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Team | * Michael Levine NRC PRA Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Team | ||
* Garill Coles PNNL PRA NRC Integrated Decision-Making Panel Observation Team | * Garill Coles PNNL PRA NRC Integrated Decision-Making Panel Observation Team | ||
* Jesse Quichocho NRC Branch Chief | * Jesse Quichocho NRC Branch Chief | ||
* Ali Rezai NRC Electrical Engineer | * Ali Rezai NRC Electrical Engineer | ||
* Hari Kodali NRC Materials Engineer | * Hari Kodali NRC Materials Engineer | ||
* Ed Miller NRC Project Manager | * Ed Miller NRC Project Manager | ||
* Jenny Tobin NRC Licensing Project Manager NRC Regional Staff in Attendance | * Jenny Tobin NRC Licensing Project Manager NRC Regional Staff in Attendance | ||
* Frank Arner RI Senior Resident Analyst | * Frank Arner RI Senior Resident Analyst | ||
* Chris Cahill RI Senior Resident Analyst Exelon Generation | * Chris Cahill RI Senior Resident Analyst Exelon Generation Company, LLC - Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Peach Bottom) Team | ||
* Glenn Stewart Licensing Lead | |||
* Glenn Stewart Licensing Lead | * Shannon Rafferty-Czincila Risk Management Senior Manager | ||
* Shannon Rafferty-Czincila Risk Management Senior Manager | * Eugene Kelly Risk Management Senior Engineer | ||
* Eugene Kelly Risk Management Senior Engineer | * Preeti Furtado Engineering Manager | ||
* Preeti Furtado Engineering Manager | * Kirk Lindemen 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer | ||
* Kirk Lindemen 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer | * Joe Janssen 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer | ||
* Joe Janssen 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer | * Mark Lefever Engineering | ||
* Mark Lefever Engineering | * Stephanie Hanson Peach Bottom | ||
* Stephanie Hanson Peach Bottom | * Tom LaMontague Peach Bottom | ||
* Tom LaMontague Peach Bottom | * Charlotte Couger 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer | ||
* Charlotte Couger 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer | * Monica Hurley Exelon | ||
* Monica Hurley Exelon | * Mark Uhrich Exelon | ||
* Mark Uhrich Exelon | * Chris Thomas Exelon | ||
* Chris Thomas Exelon | * Chris Weichler Peach Bottom Attachment 1 | ||
* Chris Weichler Peach Bottom Attachment 1 | * Amy Huber Peach Bottom | ||
* Amy Huber | * Travis Bement Exelon | ||
* Travis Bement | * Richard Gropp Exelon Jensen Hughes 10 CFR 50.69 Support Team | ||
* Richard Gropp | * Barry Sloane Director, Exelon Risk Management Program | ||
* Barry Sloane Director, Exelon Risk Management Program | * David Passehl Technical Lead, 10 CFR 50.69 PRA Categorization | ||
* David Passehl Technical Lead, 10 CFR 50.69 PRA Categorization | * Ken Saunders 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer | ||
* Ken Saunders | * Charlie Young Operations Support | ||
* Charlie Young Operations Support | * Brian Albinson Internal Events/Internal Flooding PRA Model Owner | ||
* Brian Albinson Internal Events/Internal Flooding PRA Model Owner | * Greg Zucal Risk Management Engineer | ||
* Greg Zucal Risk Management Engineer | * Chris Pupek Risk Management Engineer | ||
* Chris Pupek Risk Management Engineer List of Documents Reviewed During the Audit Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Documents Available for Review on the Exelon Generation | |||
List of Documents Reviewed During the Audit Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Documents Available for Review on the Exelon Generation Company, LLC Portal/Laptop The licensee provided an extensive list of supporting documents (e.g., analyses, calculations, reports, drawings, and procedures) on the Limerick document portal available during the week of the audit. | |||
Additional Documents/Procedures Reviewed on Site | |||
* ER-AA-569, 10 CFR 50.69 Program Description | * ER-AA-569, 10 CFR 50.69 Program Description | ||
* PB-5069-10-003, Revision 0, Peach Bottom Atomic Po\/\er Station, Units 2 and 3, Residual Heat Removal (RHR) 50.69 Categorization | * PB-5069-10-003, Revision 0, Peach Bottom Atomic Po\/\er Station, Units 2 and 3, Residual Heat Removal (RHR) 50.69 Categorization | ||
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* PB-PRA-10, Component Data Notebook | * PB-PRA-10, Component Data Notebook | ||
* PB-LAR-DIS, PRA Technical Adequacy in Support of the License Amendment Request to Implement 10 CFR 50.69 as \/\ell as the License Amendment Request to Implement the Risk Informed Completion Time (RICT) Program | * PB-LAR-DIS, PRA Technical Adequacy in Support of the License Amendment Request to Implement 10 CFR 50.69 as \/\ell as the License Amendment Request to Implement the Risk Informed Completion Time (RICT) Program | ||
* PB-LAR-015, Revision 2, PRA Technical Adequacy-Table 5.1 Peer Review and Peer Review Findings | * PB-LAR-015, Revision 2, PRA Technical Adequacy- Table 5.1 Peer Review and Peer Review Findings | ||
* 032299-RPT-001, Peach Bottom Atomic Po\/\er Station PRA Finding Level F&O Technical Review and Focused Scope Peer Review Attachment 2 | * 032299-RPT-001, Peach Bottom Atomic Po\/\er Station PRA Finding Level F&O Technical Review and Focused Scope Peer Review Attachment 2 | ||
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/2018 |
| From: | Jennifer Tobin Plant Licensing Branch 1 |
| To: | Bryan Hanson Exelon Generation Co, Exelon Nuclear |
| Ennis R, NRR/DORL/LPL1, 415-1420 | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 April 10, 2018 Mr. Bryan C. Hanson Senior Vice President Exelon Generation Company, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Exelon Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 -
REGULATORY AUDIT
SUMMARY
REGARDING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS SECTION 50.69 (EPID L-2017-LLA-0281)
Dear Mr. Hanson:
By letter dated August 30, 2017, as supplemented by letter dated October 24, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession Nos. ML17243A014 and ML172978521, respectively), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) requested an amendment to the Renewed Facility Operating License for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, to adopt Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.69 for risk-informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems, and components.
To support its review, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff conducted a regulatory audit that started January 31, 2018, and ended February 1, 2018, at the Exelon office, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348. The staff reviewed documents and held discussions with members of Exelon and its contractors. The regulatory audit summary is enclosed with this letter.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-2328 or Jennifer.Tobin@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Jennifer Tobin, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278
Enclosure:
Regulatory Audit Summary cc: Listseiv
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION REGULATORY AUDIT
SUMMARY
FOR JANUARY 31 -FEBRUARY 11 2018. AUDIT IN SUPPORT OF LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO ADOPT 10 CFR 50.69 EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC PEACH BOTTOM ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3 DOCKET NOS. 50-277 AND 50-278
1.0 BACKGROUND
By letter dated August 30, 2017 (Reference 1), as supplemented by letter dated October 24, 2017 (Reference 2), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) requested an amendment to the Renewed Facility Operating License for Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (Peach Bottom), Units 2 and 3, to adopt Title 1O of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 50.69 (10 CFR 50.69) for risk informed categorization and treatment of structures, systems, and components (SSCs ). The proposed license amendment would modify the licensing basis by the addition of a license condition to allow for the implementation of the provisions of 10 CFR 50.69, which allow adjustment of the scope of equipment subject to special treatment controls (e.g., quality assurance, testing, inspection, condition monitoring, assessment, and evaluation).
This voluntary risk-informed alternative rule allows power reactor licensees and license applicants to apply a risk-informed categorization process to categorize SSCs based on their safety significance. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on November 22, 2004 (69 FR 68008) (Reference 3). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) staff issued Regulatory Guide 1.201, Revision 1, "Guidelines for Categorizing Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Power Plants According to Their Safety Significance," in May 2006 (Reference 4).
The NRC staff's review of the application has commenced in accordance with the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Instruction LIC-101, "License Amendment Review Procedures." The NRC staff determined that a regulatory audit of Exelon's 10 CFR 50.69 application should be conducted in accordance with NRR Office Instruction LIC-111, "Regulatory Audits," for the staff to gain a better understanding of the licensee's proposed risk-informed categorization process.
The regulatory audit was a planned license or regulation-related activity that included the examination and evaluation of primarily non-docketed information. The regulatory audit was conducted with the intent to gain understanding, to verify information, and/or to identify information that will require docketing to support the basis of a licensing or regulatory decision.
Performing a regulatory audit of the licensee's information is expected to assist the staff in Enclosure
efficiently conducting its review or gain insights on the licensee's processes or procedures.
Information that the NRC staff relies upon to make the safety determination must be submitted on the docket. However, the NRC staff may review supporting information retained as records under 10 CFR 50.71 and/or 10 CFR 54.37, which, although not required to be submitted as part of the licensing action, would help the staff better understand the licensee's submitted information.
The purpose of the audit was to gain an understanding of the information needed to support the staff's licensing decision regarding the license amendment request (LAR) and to develop appropriate requests for additional information (RAls), as needed. The information submitted in support of the Peach Bottom LAR is under review, and additional information needed to support the LAR review will be formally communicated by the NRC staff using the RAI process in accordance with NRR Office Instruction LIC-101.
An audit team, which consisted of the NRC staff and NRC contractor from Pacific Northwest National Laboratories (PNNL), conducted the regulatory audit from January 31, 2018, through February 1, 2018, at the Exelon office, 300 Exelon Way, Kennett Square, PA 19348.
2.0 AUDIT ACTIVITIES The NRC audit team consisted of five staff from the Division of Risk Assessment, Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) Licensing Branch and one PNNL contractor. Several NRC observers including staff from the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Division of Engineering, and NRC Region 1 were in attendance for Exelon's Integrated Decision-Making Panel (IDP) meeting which occurred during the morning hours of January 31, 2018. Attachment 1 provides the list of attendees from NRC, PNNL, Exelon, and other participants.
On January 31, Exelon conducted a four-hour demonstration of the IDP associated with the Peach Bottom 10 CFR 50.69 categorization for the residual heat removal (RHR) system. The IDP primarily consisted of presentations and technical discussion of the categorization results from the PRA, non-PRA, passive, defense-in-depth, and qualitative categorization elements of process for each of the functions associated with RHR including final conclusions of how each function translates into categorization of system safety components. For the PRA results, Exelon's 10 CFR 50.69 team presented results of categorization based both on internal events and fire core damage frequency and large early release frequency. The NRC staff were observers and mostly in listening mode for the entire IDP session.
The regulatory audit started in the afternoon immediately following the IDP session, with the NRC audit team and the licensee's staff and contractors. During the audit, team members participated in technical discussions according to the audit plan available in NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) (Reference 5). Technical discussions focused on the following major review areas: technical adequacy of the internal events and fire PRA, categorization process overview, and review of the audit questions with the licensee's 10 CFR 50.69 team. In addition to reviewing the audit questions, NRC discussed lessons learned from 10 CFR 50.69 audits for other licensees. During the audit, the NRC staff discussed several questions associated with the LAR, some of which will be formally sent as RAls.
At the conclusion of the audit, the team participated in a summary exit meeting with the Exelon audit team on February 1, 2018. The NRC staff provided a brief conclusion of the audit objectives that were met and details on the path forward. There were no open items in the
discussion and no deviation from the audit plan. Attachment 2 contains a list of documents reviewed by the team during the audit.
3.0 RESULTS OF THE AUDIT The RAls were issued to the licensee on April 6, 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML180968506),
with a request to submit the response within 30 days.
4.0 REFERENCES
- 1. Letter from J. Barstow, Exelon, to NRC, "Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Application to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, 'Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components (SSCs) for Nuclear Power Plants,"'
dated August 30, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17243A014).
- 2. Letter from J. Barstow, Exelon, to NRC, "Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Supplement to Application to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69, Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors,"
dated October 24, 2017 (ADAMS Accession No. ML172978521).
- 3. Federal Register Notice (69 FR 68008), "Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems and Components for Nuclear Power Plants," dated November 22, 2004 (ADAMS Accession No. ML042960073).
- 4. NRC Regulatory Guide 1.201, Revision 1, "Guidelines for Categorizing Structures, Systems, and Components in Nuclear Power Plants according to Their Safety Significance," issued May 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML061090627).
- 5. Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Regulatory Audit Plan - License Amendment Request to Adopt 10 CFR Section 50.69, dated January 2018 (ADAMS Accession No. ML18005A077).
List of Participants U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Audit Team
- Stacey Rosenberg NRC Branch Chief
- Leslie Fields NRC Audit Team Leader
- Mihaela Biro NRC Audit Technical Lead
- Michael Levine NRC PRA Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) Team
- Jesse Quichocho NRC Branch Chief
- Ali Rezai NRC Electrical Engineer
- Hari Kodali NRC Materials Engineer
- Ed Miller NRC Project Manager
- Jenny Tobin NRC Licensing Project Manager NRC Regional Staff in Attendance
- Frank Arner RI Senior Resident Analyst
- Chris Cahill RI Senior Resident Analyst Exelon Generation Company, LLC - Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Peach Bottom) Team
- Glenn Stewart Licensing Lead
- Shannon Rafferty-Czincila Risk Management Senior Manager
- Eugene Kelly Risk Management Senior Engineer
- Preeti Furtado Engineering Manager
- Kirk Lindemen 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer
- Joe Janssen 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer
- Mark Lefever Engineering
- Stephanie Hanson Peach Bottom
- Tom LaMontague Peach Bottom
- Charlotte Couger 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer
- Monica Hurley Exelon
- Mark Uhrich Exelon
- Chris Thomas Exelon
- Chris Weichler Peach Bottom Attachment 1
- Amy Huber Peach Bottom
- Travis Bement Exelon
- Richard Gropp Exelon Jensen Hughes 10 CFR 50.69 Support Team
- Barry Sloane Director, Exelon Risk Management Program
- David Passehl Technical Lead, 10 CFR 50.69 PRA Categorization
- Ken Saunders 10 CFR 50.69 Engineer
- Charlie Young Operations Support
- Brian Albinson Internal Events/Internal Flooding PRA Model Owner
- Greg Zucal Risk Management Engineer
- Chris Pupek Risk Management Engineer
List of Documents Reviewed During the Audit Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3, Documents Available for Review on the Exelon Generation Company, LLC Portal/Laptop The licensee provided an extensive list of supporting documents (e.g., analyses, calculations, reports, drawings, and procedures) on the Limerick document portal available during the week of the audit.
Additional Documents/Procedures Reviewed on Site
- ER-AA-569, 10 CFR 50.69 Program Description
- PB-5069-10-003, Revision 0, Peach Bottom Atomic Po\/\er Station, Units 2 and 3, Residual Heat Removal (RHR) 50.69 Categorization
- PB-MISC-032, Revision 0, Peach Bottom RHR Passive 50.69 Categorization
- PB-PRA-10, Component Data Notebook
- PB-LAR-DIS, PRA Technical Adequacy in Support of the License Amendment Request to Implement 10 CFR 50.69 as \/\ell as the License Amendment Request to Implement the Risk Informed Completion Time (RICT) Program
- PB-LAR-015, Revision 2, PRA Technical Adequacy- Table 5.1 Peer Review and Peer Review Findings
- 032299-RPT-001, Peach Bottom Atomic Po\/\er Station PRA Finding Level F&O Technical Review and Focused Scope Peer Review Attachment 2
ML18072A372 OFFICE DORL/LPL 1/PM DORL/LPL 1/LA DORL/LPL 1/BC DORL/LPL 1/PM NAME JTobin IBetts JDanna JTobin DATE 03/12/18 03/19/18 04/10/18 04/10/18