NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION March 27, 2015 Mr. Michael P. Gallagher

UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001
March 27, 2015
Mr. Michael P. Gallagher
Vice President, License Renewal Projects
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
200 Exelon Way
Kennett Square, PA 19348
SUBJECT:
CORRECTED: DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY
FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM EXELON
GENERATION COMPANY, LLC, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING
LICENSES FOR LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS.
MF5347 AND MF5346)
Dear Mr. Gallagher:
By letter dated December 9, 2014, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received
the Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon) application for renewal of Facility Operating
License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 for LaSalle County Station (LSCS), Units 1 and 2,
respectively. Notice of receipt of this application was published in the Federal Register on
December 18, 2014 (79 FR 75598).
By letter dated January 26, 2015, the NRC notified Exelon of the NRC staff’s determination that
Exelon’s application for license renewal is complete and acceptable for docketing in accordance
with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 2.101, 54.19, 54.21, 54.22,
54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c). Notice of the acceptance of the application and opportunity to
request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene was published in the Federal Register on
February 3, 2015 (80 FR 5822).
The purpose of this letter is to correct two errors in the acceptance letter dated
January 26, 2015. The letter states “The schedule of work activities and milestones for
performing the [license renewal application (LRA)] review for LSCS reflects a 22-month review
schedule.” However, the schedule, as issued in Enclosure 1 to the letter dated January 26,
2015, spans 23 months, and, therefore, this sentence should read “The schedule of work
activities and milestones for performing the LRA review for LSCS reflects a 23-month review
schedule.”
The second error is the schedule provided in Enclosure 1 to the letter dated January 26, 2015,
contains incorrect dates for the publishing of the LRA acceptance and opportunity to request a
hearing FRN, and for the deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention.
Although the dates were correct when the letter was signed, publication in the Federal Register
was delayed and therefore these dates have changed. An updated schedule is provided as an
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enclosure to this letter which corrects these dates and also provides the actual date for the
publication of the Federal Register notice regarding the environmental scoping meeting.
If you have any general questions on this matter or any questions related to the safety review of
the LSCS LRA, please contact Mr. Jeffrey Mitchell, Project Manager, by telephone at
301-415-3019 or by e-mail at [email protected]. If you have any questions related to
the environmental review of the LSCS LRA, please contact Mr. David Drucker by telephone at
301-415-6223 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jane E. Marshall, Deputy Director
Division of License Renewal
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374
Enclosure:
Updated Review Schedule
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enclosure to this letter which corrects these dates and also provides the actual date for the
publication of the Federal Register notice regarding the environmental scoping meeting.
If you have any general questions on this matter or any questions related to the safety review of
the LSCS LRA, please contact Mr. Jeffrey Mitchell, Project Manager, by telephone at 301-4153019 or by e-mail at [email protected]. If you have any questions related to the
environmental review of the LSCS LRA, please contact Mr. David Drucker by telephone at 301415-6223 or by e-mail at [email protected].
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jane E. Marshall, Deputy Director
Division of License Renewal
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374
Enclosure:
Updated Review Schedule
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ADAMS Accession No.: ML15030A320
OFFICE LA:RPB1:DLR PM:RPB1:DLR OGC
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DATE
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3/13/2015
3/24/2015
3/24/2015
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LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2
LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION SCHEDULE
Milestone
Receive license renewal application (LRA)
Publish Federal Register Notice (FRN) – LRA availability
Publish FRN – acceptance/rejection and opportunity for hearing
Publish FRN – environmental scoping meeting
Audit – Scoping & Screening Methodology
Audit – Aging Management Programs
Public meeting – environmental scoping meeting
Deadline for filing hearing requests and petitions for intervention
Environmental scoping period ends
Audit – Environmental
Inspection – Regional
Issue safety evaluation report (SER) with open items
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee
meeting
Issue draft supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN published – draft SEIS
available for comment
Public meeting – draft SEIS meeting
End of draft SEIS comment period
Issue final SER
ACRS full committee meeting
Issue final SEIS
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency FRN published – availability of
final SEIS
Decision – Director, NRR
Commission decision (if hearing is granted)
Schedule
Actual
12/9/2014
12/18/2014
1/30/2015
2/3/2015
3/9/2015
3/30/2015
4/13/2015
3/10/2015
4/6/2015
4/6/2015
5/4/2015
9/2015
1/2016
12/9/2014
12/18/2014
2/3/2015
2/3/2015
3/9/2015
3/2016
2/2016
3/2016
4/2016
4/2016
8/2016
9/2016
8/2016
9/2016
11/2016
TBD
ENCLOSURE
Letter to Michael Gallagher from Christopher G. Miller dated March 27, 2015
SUBJECT:
CORRECTED: DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY
FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY
FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM EXELON
GENERATION COMPANY, LLC, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING
LICENSES FOR LASALLE COUNTY STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS.
MF5347 AND MF5346)
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