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| {{#Wiki_filter:}} | | {{#Wiki_filter:September 7, 2022 Mr. David P. Rhoades Senior Vice President Constellation Energy Generation, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Constellation Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555 |
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| | ==SUBJECT:== |
| | QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REGULATORY AUDIT REPORT REGARDING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO TRANSITION TO GNF3 FUEL (EPID L-2021-LLA-0159) |
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| | ==Dear Mr. Rhoades:== |
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| | By {{letter dated|date=September 14, 2021|text=letter dated September 14, 2021}} (Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21257A420), as supplemented by {{letter dated|date=November 3, 2021|text=letter dated November 3, 2021}} (ML21307A444), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee) submitted a request for review and approval a license amendment request (LAR) for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Quad Cities), focused on the transition to Global Nuclear Fuel, GNF3 fuel. On February 1, 2022 (ML22032A333), Exelon Generation Company, LLC was renamed Constellation Energy Generation, LLC on February 1, 2022. |
| | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation staff conducted an audit of the information related to better understand the atmospheric dispersion factors used in the analyses supporting the amendment request. The audit plan is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML22165A275. |
| | The audit was conducted virtually using an online portal. The purpose of the audit was to gain understanding, to verify information, and to identify information that will require docketing to support the proposed licensing action. The enclosure to this letter provides a report of the NRC staffs audit. |
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| | D. Rhodes If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at (301) 415-3733 or by e-mail at Robert.Kuntz@nrc.gov. |
| | Sincerely, |
| | /RA/ |
| | Robert Kuntz, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265 |
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| | ==Enclosure:== |
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| | Audit Report cc: Listserv |
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| | REGULATORY AUDIT REPORT TO SUPPORT REVIEW OF DISPERSION FACTORS REGARDING TRANSITION TO GNF3 FUEL QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NO. 50-254 AND 50-265 |
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| | ==1.0 BACKGROUND== |
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| | By {{letter dated|date=September 14, 2021|text=letter dated September 14, 2021}} (Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21257A420), as supplemented by {{letter dated|date=November 3, 2021|text=letter dated November 3, 2021}} (ML21307A444), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Quad Cities), focused on the transition to Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC, (GNF3) fuel. On February 1, 2022 (ML22032A333), Exelon Generation Company, LLC was renamed Constellation Energy Generation, LLC. Part of the LAR included information related atmospheric dispersion factors for accident release. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted a regulatory audit in accordance with the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Instruction LIC-111, Regulatory Audits (ML082900195), to support its review of the atmospheric dispersion factors used in this LAR. LIC-111 states that a regulatory audit is a planned, licensed or regulation-related activity, that includes the examination of primarily non-docketed information with the intent to gain understanding, to verify information, or to identify information that will require docketing to support the basis of the licensing or regulatory decision. |
| | 2.0 SCOPE AND PURPOSE The audit was held from June 17 to July 8, 2022. The purpose of the audit was to help the NRC staff better understand the atmospheric dispersion factors used in the analyses supporting the LAR. |
| | 3.0 AUDIT TEAM The following NRC staff members participated in the audit: |
| | Robert Kuntz, Project Manager Kevin Quinlan, Technical Reviewer Enclosure |
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| | 4.0 AUDIT |
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| | ==SUMMARY== |
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| | The NRC staff audited the information related to the atmospheric dispersion to better understand how the licensee evaluated the potential offsite release effects of the proposed transition to GNF3 fuel. During the audit, the staff verified key assumptions and reviewed the licensees technical analyses used to support the basis for the LAR. |
| | 5.0 DOCUMENT REVIEWED The NRC staff reviewed Calculation No. QDC-0000-M-1408, Revision 2, Atmospheric Dispersion Factors (X/Qs) for Accident Release. |
| | 6.0 AUDIT CONCLUSION There were no regulatory decisions made during the audit. There were no open items needing further clarification and no deviation from the audit plan. |
| | Date: September 7, 2022 |
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| | NAME RKuntz SRohrer LBauer DATE 08/16/2022 08/17/2022 09/6/2022 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME NSalgado RKuntz DATE 09/7/2022 09/7/2022}} |
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MONTHYEARML21257A4192021-02-22022 February 2021, 14 September 2021 Request for Licensing Amendment Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Request ML21257A4202021-09-14014 September 2021 Request for Licensing Amendment Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Request ML21294A0032021-10-26026 October 2021 Supplemental Information Needed for Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action License Amendment Request Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Acceptance Review RS-21-113, Response to Supplemental Request for Information Related to Request for Licensing Amendment Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel2021-11-0303 November 2021 Response to Supplemental Request for Information Related to Request for Licensing Amendment Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Request ML21312A5612021-11-0808 November 2021 Acceptance Review: Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2 - License Amendment Request Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Acceptance Review ML21301A2202021-11-10010 November 2021 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 License Amendment Request Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Withholding Request Acceptance ML21301A2262021-11-10010 November 2021 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 License Amendment Request Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Request ML21301A2192021-11-10010 November 2021 Request for Withholding Information from Public Disclosure for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 License Amendment Request Regarding Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Withholding Request Acceptance ML21342A3842021-12-0808 December 2021 NRR E-mail Capture - Request for Additional Information: Quad Cities 1 & 2 License Amendment Request Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: RAI ML21347A0012021-12-20020 December 2021 Audit Plan to Support the Review of NEDC-33930p, Revision 0, Gexl98 Correlation for Atrium 10xm Fuel Included in the License Amendment Request Regarding Transition to Gnf3 Fuel Project stage: Other ML22032A1252022-02-0303 February 2022 Audit Plan to Support the Review of Licensees Information Related to Equipment Qualification License Amendment Request for Transition to Gnf3 Fuel Project stage: Other ML22076A1122022-03-15015 March 2022 Request for Additional Information Related to the Amendment Request to Transition to GNF3 Fuels (EPID L-2021-LLA-0159) (Redacted) Project stage: RAI ML22098A0832022-05-0404 May 2022 Regulatory Audit Report Regarding License Amendment Request to Transition to Gnf3 Fuel Project stage: Other ML22165A2752022-06-16016 June 2022 Audit Plan to Support the Review of Exelon Calculation for Dispersion Factors Included in the License Amendment Request Regarding Transition to Gnf3 Fuel Project stage: Other ML22214A0042022-08-0202 August 2022 Audit Plan to Support the Review of Amendments to Revise Criticality Safety Analysis Methodologies (Epids L-2022-LLA-0085, L-2021-LLA-0124, and L-2021-LLA-0159) Project stage: Other ML22229A0302022-09-0707 September 2022 Regulatory Audit Report Regarding License Amendment Request to Transition to GNF3 Fuel Project stage: Other ML22300A2532022-11-0303 November 2022 Regulatory Audit Report to Support the Review of Amendments to Revise Criticality Safety Analysis Methodologies (Epids L-2022-LLA-0085, L-2021-LLA-0124, and L-2021-LLA-0159) Project stage: Approval ML22298A0022022-12-15015 December 2022 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 293 and 289 Transition to GNF3 Fuel (EPID L-2021-LLA-0159) (Public) Project stage: Approval 2021-09-14
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MONTHYEARML24110A0492024-05-28028 May 2024 Audit Report Related to the TSTF-505 and 10 CFR 50.59 Amendments ML22300A2532022-11-0303 November 2022 Regulatory Audit Report to Support the Review of Amendments to Revise Criticality Safety Analysis Methodologies (Epids L-2022-LLA-0085, L-2021-LLA-0124, and L-2021-LLA-0159) ML22229A0302022-09-0707 September 2022 Regulatory Audit Report Regarding License Amendment Request to Transition to GNF3 Fuel ML22098A0832022-05-0404 May 2022 Regulatory Audit Report Regarding License Amendment Request to Transition to Gnf3 Fuel ML20169A6142020-06-24024 June 2020 Regulatory Audit Summary Related to License Amendment Request to Increase Allowable Main Steam Isolation Valve Leakage ML18162A0172018-06-15015 June 2018 Report for the Audit of License Responses to Interim Staff Evaluations Open Items Related to Order EA-13-109 to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Containment Vents Capable of Operation Under Severe Accident Conditions ML15156B1342015-06-25025 June 2015 Report for the Onsite Audit Regarding Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Related to Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051 ML13326A2632014-02-21021 February 2014 Audit Report Regarding Flooding Walkdowns to Support Implementation of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Related to the Fukushima DAI-ICHI Nuclear Power Plant Accident ML13220A3512013-11-22022 November 2013 Interim Staff Evaluation Relating to Overall Integrated Plan in Response to Order EA-12-049 - Mitigation Strategies ML1028802542010-10-19019 October 2010 Correction - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 - Audit of Exelon Generation Company, Llc'S (Egc), Management of Regulatory Commitments ML1027004602010-10-0808 October 2010 Ad 2 - Audit of Exelon Generation Company, Llc'S (Egc), Management of Regulatory Commitments 2024-05-28
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MONTHYEARIR 05000254/20244022024-09-12012 September 2024 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000254/2024402 and 05000265/2024402 (Public) SVP-24-054, Deviation from BWR Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP) Guidelines - Inspection of Top Guide Rim Welds2024-09-11011 September 2024 Deviation from BWR Vessel and Internals Project (BWRVIP) Guidelines - Inspection of Top Guide Rim Welds ML24249A1362024-09-0404 September 2024 EN 57304 - Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC, Final Report - No Embedded Files. Notification of the Potential Existence of Defects Pursuant to 10 CFR Part 21 IR 05000254/20240052024-08-28028 August 2024 Updated Inspection Plan and Assessment Follow-Up Letter for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station (Report 05000254/2024005; 05000265/2024005) RS-24-078, Alternative Request RV-08, Revision 1, Associated with Safety Relief Valve Testing Interval2024-08-20020 August 2024 Alternative Request RV-08, Revision 1, Associated with Safety Relief Valve Testing Interval ML24183A1082024-08-0808 August 2024 – Issuance of Amendment Nos. 302 and 298 Adoption of Tstf-505, Provide Risk Informed Extended Completion Times – RITSTF Initiative 4b SVP-24-049, Owners Activity Report Submittal Sixth 10-Year Interval 2024 Refueling Outage Activities2024-08-0707 August 2024 Owners Activity Report Submittal Sixth 10-Year Interval 2024 Refueling Outage Activities IR 05000254/20243012024-08-0101 August 2024 NRC Initial License Examination Report 05000254/2024301; 05000265/2024301 SVP-24-048, Registration of Use of Casks to Store Spent Fuel2024-07-31031 July 2024 Registration of Use of Casks to Store Spent Fuel SVP-24-046, Turbine Trip and Automatic Scram Due to Digital EHC Power Supply Intermittent Failure2024-07-22022 July 2024 Turbine Trip and Automatic Scram Due to Digital EHC Power Supply Intermittent Failure RS-24-070, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Nine Mile Point, Units 1 and 2, Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2, R. E. Ginna - Nuclear Radiological Emergency Plan Document Revisions2024-07-12012 July 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Nine Mile Point, Units 1 and 2, Quad Cities, Units 1 and 2, R. E. Ginna - Nuclear Radiological Emergency Plan Document Revisions SVP-24-041, Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Report2024-07-0505 July 2024 Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Report SVP-24-043, Registration of Use of Casks to Store Spent Fuel2024-07-0505 July 2024 Registration of Use of Casks to Store Spent Fuel ML24162A0982024-07-0303 July 2024 – Issuance of Amendment Nos. 301 and 297 Adoption of 10 CFR 50.69 Risk Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components for Nuclear Power Reactors SVP-24-040, Registration of Use of Casks to Store Spent Fuel2024-06-25025 June 2024 Registration of Use of Casks to Store Spent Fuel RS-24-061, Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2024-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations2024-06-14014 June 2024 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC, Response to NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2024-01, Preparation and Scheduling of Operator Licensing Examinations SVP-24-039, Ile Post Exam Package Letter2024-06-12012 June 2024 Ile Post Exam Package Letter RS-24-053, Response to Request for Additional Information Related to License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed2024-06-0606 June 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information Related to License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed ML24110A0492024-05-28028 May 2024 Audit Report Related to the TSTF-505 and 10 CFR 50.59 Amendments ML24079A0762024-05-23023 May 2024 Issuance of Amendments to Adopt TSTF 264 ML24142A3352024-05-21021 May 2024 Quad Cities—Information Request to Support the NRC Annual Baseline Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes ML24141A2102024-05-20020 May 2024 Operator Licensing Examination Approval - Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, May 2024 RS-24-055, 2023 Corporate Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Report2024-05-17017 May 2024 2023 Corporate Regulatory Commitment Change Summary Report IR 05000254/20240012024-05-14014 May 2024 Integrated Inspection Report Nos. 05000254/2024001 and 05000265/2024001 SVP-24-034, Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report2024-05-10010 May 2024 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report SVP-24-031, Automatic Actuation of Reactor Protection System During Scram Discharge Volume Leak Rate Testing2024-05-10010 May 2024 Automatic Actuation of Reactor Protection System During Scram Discharge Volume Leak Rate Testing RS-24-042, Response to Request for Additional Information Related to License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion2024-05-10010 May 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information Related to License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion RS-24-046, 10 CFR 50.46 Annual Report2024-05-0606 May 2024 10 CFR 50.46 Annual Report ML24109A0662024-05-0202 May 2024 – Relief Request I5R-26, Revision 0 RS-24-041, Alternative Request to Utilize Code Case OMN-32, Alternative Requirements for Range and Accuracy of Pressure, Flow, and Differential Pressure Instruments Used in Pump Tests2024-04-30030 April 2024 Alternative Request to Utilize Code Case OMN-32, Alternative Requirements for Range and Accuracy of Pressure, Flow, and Differential Pressure Instruments Used in Pump Tests SVP-24-029, Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20232024-04-26026 April 2024 Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2023 SVP-24-028, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report2024-04-26026 April 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report ML24114A1712024-04-23023 April 2024 State of Illinois (IEMA-OHS) Comment Quad Cities HI-STORM Exemption Environmental Assessment RS-24-032, Response to Request for Additional Information Related to License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion2024-04-0505 April 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information Related to License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion SVP-24-024, Corrected Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 20222024-04-0505 April 2024 Corrected Radioactive Effluent Release Report for 2022 IR 05000254/20245012024-04-0505 April 2024 Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000254/2024501 and 05000265/2024501 RS-24-002, Constellation Energy Generation, LLC - Annual Property Insurance Status Report2024-04-0101 April 2024 Constellation Energy Generation, LLC - Annual Property Insurance Status Report SVP-24-023, Ile Outline Submittal Letter2024-03-29029 March 2024 Ile Outline Submittal Letter RS-24-019, Response to Request for Additional Information Related to License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Completion Times TSTF2024-03-19019 March 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information Related to License Amendment Request to Revise Technical Specifications to Adopt Risk Informed Completion Times TSTF-505, Revision 2, Provide Risk-Informed Completion Times TSTF RS-24-020, Request for Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR 72.212 and 10 CFR 72.214 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station - Holtec MPC-68MCBS2024-03-15015 March 2024 Request for Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR 72.212 and 10 CFR 72.214 for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station - Holtec MPC-68MCBS ML23340A1552024-03-15015 March 2024 – Issuance of Amendment Nos. 299 and 295 Adoption of TSTF-564, Safety Limit MCPR SVP-24-018, Ile Proposed Exam Submittal Letter2024-03-13013 March 2024 Ile Proposed Exam Submittal Letter RS-24-015, Submittal of RP-01 Relief Request Associated with the Sixth Inservice Testing Interval2024-02-29029 February 2024 Submittal of RP-01 Relief Request Associated with the Sixth Inservice Testing Interval IR 05000254/20230062024-02-28028 February 2024 Annual Assessment Letter for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000254/2023006 and 05000265/2023006) ML24053A1192024-02-22022 February 2024 Request for Information for the NRC Age-Related Degradation Inspection: Inspection Report 05000265/2024010 and 05000254/2024010 IR 05000254/20230042024-02-0505 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000254/2023004 and 05000265/2023004 ML24004A0052024-01-17017 January 2024 – Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0042 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) RS-24-001, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Relief Request I5R-26, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request Regarding Examination Coverage for the Fifth Inservice Inspection Interval2024-01-0303 January 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Relief Request I5R-26, Inservice Inspection Program Relief Request Regarding Examination Coverage for the Fifth Inservice Inspection Interval IR 05000254/20234032023-12-22022 December 2023 Public- Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000254/2023403 and 05000265/2023403 IR 05000254/20230102023-12-20020 December 2023 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection Report 05000254/2023010 and 05000265/2023010 2024-09-04
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September 7, 2022 Mr. David P. Rhoades Senior Vice President Constellation Energy Generation, LLC President and Chief Nuclear Officer Constellation Nuclear 4300 Winfield Road Warrenville, IL 60555
SUBJECT:
QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REGULATORY AUDIT REPORT REGARDING LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST TO TRANSITION TO GNF3 FUEL (EPID L-2021-LLA-0159)
Dear Mr. Rhoades:
By letter dated September 14, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21257A420), as supplemented by letter dated November 3, 2021 (ML21307A444), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee) submitted a request for review and approval a license amendment request (LAR) for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Quad Cities), focused on the transition to Global Nuclear Fuel, GNF3 fuel. On February 1, 2022 (ML22032A333), Exelon Generation Company, LLC was renamed Constellation Energy Generation, LLC on February 1, 2022.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation staff conducted an audit of the information related to better understand the atmospheric dispersion factors used in the analyses supporting the amendment request. The audit plan is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML22165A275.
The audit was conducted virtually using an online portal. The purpose of the audit was to gain understanding, to verify information, and to identify information that will require docketing to support the proposed licensing action. The enclosure to this letter provides a report of the NRC staffs audit.
D. Rhodes If you have any questions, please contact me by telephone at (301) 415-3733 or by e-mail at Robert.Kuntz@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Robert Kuntz, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-254 and 50-265
Enclosure:
Audit Report cc: Listserv
REGULATORY AUDIT REPORT TO SUPPORT REVIEW OF DISPERSION FACTORS REGARDING TRANSITION TO GNF3 FUEL QUAD CITIES NUCLEAR POWER STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NO. 50-254 AND 50-265
1.0 BACKGROUND
By letter dated September 14, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21257A420), as supplemented by letter dated November 3, 2021 (ML21307A444), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (the licensee) submitted a license amendment request (LAR) for Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (Quad Cities), focused on the transition to Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas, LLC, (GNF3) fuel. On February 1, 2022 (ML22032A333), Exelon Generation Company, LLC was renamed Constellation Energy Generation, LLC. Part of the LAR included information related atmospheric dispersion factors for accident release. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted a regulatory audit in accordance with the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Office Instruction LIC-111, Regulatory Audits (ML082900195), to support its review of the atmospheric dispersion factors used in this LAR. LIC-111 states that a regulatory audit is a planned, licensed or regulation-related activity, that includes the examination of primarily non-docketed information with the intent to gain understanding, to verify information, or to identify information that will require docketing to support the basis of the licensing or regulatory decision.
2.0 SCOPE AND PURPOSE The audit was held from June 17 to July 8, 2022. The purpose of the audit was to help the NRC staff better understand the atmospheric dispersion factors used in the analyses supporting the LAR.
3.0 AUDIT TEAM The following NRC staff members participated in the audit:
Robert Kuntz, Project Manager Kevin Quinlan, Technical Reviewer Enclosure
4.0 AUDIT
SUMMARY
The NRC staff audited the information related to the atmospheric dispersion to better understand how the licensee evaluated the potential offsite release effects of the proposed transition to GNF3 fuel. During the audit, the staff verified key assumptions and reviewed the licensees technical analyses used to support the basis for the LAR.
5.0 DOCUMENT REVIEWED The NRC staff reviewed Calculation No. QDC-0000-M-1408, Revision 2, Atmospheric Dispersion Factors (X/Qs) for Accident Release.
6.0 AUDIT CONCLUSION There were no regulatory decisions made during the audit. There were no open items needing further clarification and no deviation from the audit plan.
Date: September 7, 2022
ML22229A030 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NRR/DORL/LPL3/LA NRR/DEX/EHXB/BC(A)
NAME RKuntz SRohrer LBauer DATE 08/16/2022 08/17/2022 09/6/2022 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME NSalgado RKuntz DATE 09/7/2022 09/7/2022