ML21260A137

Notice of Withdrawal of November 2, 2020, Application Revision to Emergency Plan for Permanently Shut Down and Defueled Condition (FRN)

ML21260A137
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	09/28/2021
From:	Joel Wiebe Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Rhoades D Exelon Generation Co
Wiebe J
Shared Package
ML21260A135	List: ML21260A134 ML21260A137 ML21260A139
References
86 FR 54490; 10/01/2021, NRC-2020-0275
Download: ML21260A137 (3)

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-454, 50-455, and 72-068; NRC-2020-0275]

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License amendment application; withdrawal by applicant.

SUMMARY

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted the request of Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee) to withdraw its application dated November 2, 2020, for proposed amendments to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 for Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Byron),

respectively, and the general license for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The proposed amendments would have revised the Byron emergency plan following the permanent cessation of power operations to reflect the post-shutdown and permanently defueled condition of the units.

DATES: October 1, 2021.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0275 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0275. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email:

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.

• NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select Begin Web-based ADAMS Search. For problems with ADAMS, contact the NRCs Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document.

• Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request to the PDR via email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel S. Wiebe, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6606; email: Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The NRC has granted the request of Exelon to withdraw its application dated November 2, 2020 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20307A333) for proposed amendments to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-37 and NPF-66 for Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, respectively, and the general license for the ISFSI, which are located in Ogle County, Illinois. Exelon is the licensee that owns and operates Byron and its ISFSI.

The proposed amendments would have revised the Byron emergency plan following the permanent cessation of power operations to reflect the post-shutdown and permanently 2

defueled condition of the units. The proposed changes included revision of the emergency response organization staffing and editorial changes.

The Commission previously issued a proposed finding that the proposed amendments involve no significant hazards consideration published in the Federal Register on December 29, 2020 (85 FR 85678). However, by letter dated September 15, 2021 (ADAMS Accession No. ML21258A276), Exelon requested to withdraw the proposed amendments.

Dated: September 28, 2021.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

/RA/

Joel S. Wiebe, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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