ML24089A222

LRA - Acceptance and Opportunity for Hearing - Letter

ML24089A222
Person / Time
Site:	Clinton
Issue date:	04/11/2024
From:	Beverly Smith NRC/NRR/DNRL
To:	Wilson C Constellation Energy Generation
Tyree, C., NRR/DNRL, 301-415-3754
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ML24089A221	List: ML24089A222 ML24089A223
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Christopher D. Wilson Director, License Renewal Constellation Energy Generation, LLC 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348

SUBJECT:

CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT 1 - DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE CONSTELLATION ENERGY GENERATION, LLC APPLICATION FOR LICENSE RENEWAL

Dear Christopher Wilson:

By letter dated February 14, 2024, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML24045A024), Constellation Energy Generation, LLC submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for license renewal of Facility Operating License No. NPF-62 for Clinton Power Station (CPS), Unit 1.

By letter dated February 29, 2024, (ML24045A142), and Federal Register Notice (FRN)

(ML24045A143, 89 FR 16591) dated March 7, 2024, the NRC noted the receipt and availability of this application.

The NRC staff reviewed your application following the guidance in NUREG-1800, Revision 2, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants, and NUREG-1555, Supplement 1, Revision 1, Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for Nuclear Power Plants, to determine if the application is sufficient and acceptable for docketing in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 2.101, Filing of application, 51.45, Environmental report, 51.53(c), Postconstruction environmental reports, Operating license renewal stage," 54.19, Contents of application-general information, 54.21, Contents of application-technical information, 54.22, Contents of application-technical specifications, and 54.23, Contents of application-environmental information. The acceptance review is intended to identify whether the application is reasonably complete and conforms to the timing and information requirements in applicable regulations.

The NRC staff conducted one pre-submittal meeting, as documented in the letter dated July 27, 2023 (ML23198A015). April 11, 2024 C. Wilson

Based on the results of the NRC staffs sufficiency review, the NRC staff has concluded that the application is acceptable for docketing. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to a detailed technical review, the staffs determination does not preclude the issuance of requests for additional information or topic specific audits. Additionally, the NRC staffs determination to accept the application for docketing does not constitute a determination that a renewed operating license should be issued. During the NRC staffs detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staffs ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified. You will be advised of any further information needed to support the NRC staffs detailed technical review by separate correspondence.

This letter also forwards the NRC staffs projected review schedule for the CPS license renewal application (Enclosure 1). The NRC staff will follow established review procedures and the enclosed schedule to complete the reviews required by 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions, and 10 CFR Part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants.

Based on the information provided in your submittal and discussions during the pre-application meeting, the NRC staff has estimated that review of this license renewal application will take approximately 17,000 hours0 days <br />0 hours <br />0 weeks <br />0 months <br /> to complete. These hours include both staff and contractor hours. 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 via separate correspondence.

Milestones and estimated hours for hearing activities that may be needed are not included in the enclosed schedule and estimate because these dates, if needed, would be established by the Commission or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board and new resource considerations would need to be developed.

The NRC staffs review schedule also relies on your responses to the NRC staff's requests for additional information, if needed, being of high quality and provided in a timely manner. A timely response is defined as 30 days from the date of the request, or within such other time as may be specified in the request in accordance with 10 CFR 2.108, Denial of application for failure to supply information. You should also be prepared to provide high quality support in a timely and organized manner during technical audits determined necessary by the NRC staff. Delays in NRC staffs receipt of necessary information could result in changes to the plan for evaluating and processing your application, up to and including the denial of your application in accordance with the regulations or a significant delay in the schedule based on the overall workload for the NRC staff involved in the review. We request that you inform the NRC staff in writing as early as possible should potential delays arise in your support of the schedule. The NRC staffs goal is to complete the review in 20 months provided that CPS addresses the staffs information needs in a sufficient and timely manner.

Finally, we have also enclosed a copy of the notice related to your application that is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication (Enclosure 2). This notice announces the opportunity to request a hearing and to file a petition for leave to intervene.

If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Chris Tyree, Project Manager, for the NRC staffs safety review of the CPS license renewal application at Christopher.Tyree@nrc.gov or Ashley Waldron, Project Manager, for the NRC staffs environmenal review of the CPS license renewal application at Ashley.Waldron@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Brian W. Smith, Director Division of New and Renewed Licenses Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-461

Enclosures:

1. Review Schedule

2. Copy of FRN cc w/encls: Listserv Lee, Samuel signing on behalf of Smith, Brian on 04/11/24

PKG: ML24089A221 LTR: ML24089A222 FRN: ML24089A223 *eConcurrence NRR -106 OFFICE NRR/DNRL/PM NRR/DNRL/LA NMSS/REFS/PM NMSS/REFS/BC NAME CTyree* KBratcher* AWaldron* SKoenick*

DATE 3/29/2024 4/3/2024 4/10/2024 4/10/2024 OFFICE OGC (NLO) NRR/DNRL/BC NRR/DNRL/D NAME MWoods* LGibson* BSmith* (SLee for)

DATE 4/11/2024 4/11/2024

CLINTON POWER STATION, UNIT 1 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE

Milestone Scheduled Actual Receive License Renewal Application (LRA) 02/14/2024 02/14/2024 Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) - LRA Availability 03/07/2024 03/07/2024 Publish FRN - Docketing Acceptance/Rejection and Opportunity 04/2024 for Hearing Publish FRN - Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping 04/2024 hearing Public Meeting - Overview of License Renewal Process and Environmental Scoping 05/2024 Environmental Scoping Period Ends 05/2024 Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention06/2024 Issue Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) 04/2025 Public Meeting - Draft SEIS Meeting 05/2025 End of Draft SEIS Comment Period 05/2025 Issue Safety Evaluation Report (SER) 08/2025 Issue Final SEIS 10/2025 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN 10/2025 Published - Availability of Final SEIS ACRS Full Committee Meeting 10/2025

Decision - Director, NRR 12/2025

Enclosure 1 Copy of the Draft Federal Register Notice of Clinton Power Station, Unit 1 - Determination of Acceptability and Sufficiency for Docketing, Proposed Review Schedule, and Opportunity for a Hearing Regarding the Constellation Energy Generation, LLC.

Application for License Renewal

ADAMS Accession No. ML24089A223

Enclosure 2