ML20317A313

Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action, Proposed Partial Exemption from Record Retention Requirements

ML20317A313
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	10/30/2020
From:	Scott Wall Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Bryan Hanson, Holden L Exelon Generation Co
Haskell R
References
EPID L-2020-LLE-0156
Download: ML20317A313 (2)

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From: Wall, Scott To: Leslie.Holden@exeloncorp.com Cc: patrick.simpson@exeloncorp.com

Subject:

Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 1, 2 and 3, and Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action, Proposed Partial Exemption from Record Retention Requirements (EPID No. L-2020-LLE-0156)

Date: Friday, October 30, 2020 11:28:48 AM

Dear Mrs. Holden:

By letter dated September 30, 2020 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML20274A347), Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee) submitted an exemption request for Byron Station (Byron), Units 1 and 2, and Dresden Nuclear Power Station (Dresden), Units 1, 2 and 3. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this exemption request. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical 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.

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 exemption 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 staffs ability to complete the detailed technical 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 120 hours0.00139 days <br />0.0333 hours <br />1.984127e-4 weeks <br />4.566e-5 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review by October 2021. 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 during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager.

These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the application and they could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information, and unanticipated addition of scope to the review. Additional delay may occur if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance or in parallel with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.

If you have any questions, please contact Russell Haskell at (301) 415-1129 or e-mail at Russell.Haskell@nrc.gov Scott P. Wall, LSS BB, BSP Senior Project Manager Division of Operating Reactor Licensing

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 301.415.2855 Scott.Wall@nrc.gov