ML21123A136

Summary of March 16, 2021, Public Webinar with Exelon Generation Company, LLC Regarding Planned Digital Modernization License Amendment Request

ML21123A136
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	05/13/2021
From:	Marshall M Plant Licensing Branch 1
To:	Exelon Nuclear, Exelon Generation Co
Marshall M
References
EPID L-2020-LRM-0041
Download: ML21123A136 (5)

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May 13, 2021 LICENSEE:

Exelon Generation Company, LLC FACILITY:

Limerick Generating Station, Units 1 and 2

SUMMARY

OF MARCH 16, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC REGARDING PLANNED DIGITAL MODERNIZATION LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST FOR LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (EPID L-2020-LRM-0041)

On June 12, 2020, a public meeting via webinar was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and representatives of Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss Exelons plan to submit a license amendment request (LAR) involving the modernization of instrumentation and control (I&C) systems at Limerick Generating Station (Limerick), Units 1 and 2. The meeting notice and agenda, dated February 25, 2021, are available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) at Accession No. ML21071A056. The meeting was partially closed, because some of the information discussed during the meeting was proprietary in nature. The non-proprietary presentation used during the meeting is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML21063A119. The proprietary presentation used during the meeting is available in ADAMS at Accession No. ML21120A082 (non-public). A list of attendees is enclosed.

The licensee provided an overview of the planned I&C modernization project at Limerick and an overview of the planned license amendment request. The planned project would upgrade analog I&C systems and integrate the safety related reactor protection system, nuclear steam supply shutoff system, and emergency core cooling system into a single system that will be known as plant protection system. Additionally, redundant reactivity control system would be upgraded. As part of the upgrade data display system would be installed and some technical specification surveillance would be replaced. The licensee plans to include the following in its license amendment request:

Required information listed in Enclosure B, Information Provided in Support of a License Amendment Request for a Digital Instrumentation and Control Modification, of DI&C-ISG-06, Licensing Process (December 2018).

Licensing technical report Description of technical specification changes Description of system requirements specification Description of system design specification Summary of equipment qualifications Summary of human factors Summary of vendor oversight program Summary of defense in depth and diversity analysis Conceptional mark-ups of final safety analysis report Regulatory commitments In the closed portion of the meeting, the licensee discussed the design principles for the planned project and its planned approach to defense-in-depth and diversity.

The NRC staff asked the licensee about what portion of the modernization effort would be completed under Section 50.59 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The licensee stated it would provide that information at a later date. In response to a question from the NRC staff, the Exelon representative stated that implementation phase of the project will take place between design and test phases. The NRC staff asked the licensee to discuss alignment of vendor oversight with the sites quality assurance processes and procedures and change controls governing the vendor oversight program.

Another pre-submittal meeting will be held in either June or July 2021.

No regulatory decisions were made during the meeting. Members of the public were in attendance. No comments or questions from the public were received during the meeting. No public meeting feedback forms were received.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-2871 or Michael.Marshall@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Michael L. Marshall, Jr., Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-352 and 50-353

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc: Listserv

Enclosure LIST OF ATTENDEES MARCH 16, 2021, PUBLIC MEETING WITH EXELON GENERATION COMPANY, LLC LIMERICK GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 PROPOSED LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST INVOLVING DIGITAL MODERNIZATION Name Organization Aaron Armstrong U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Andrea Veil NRC Craig Erlanger NRC David Rahn NRC Deanna Zhang NRC Eric Benner NRC Eva Brown NRC Greg Galletti NRC Jack Zhao NRC Jeanne Johnston NRC John Tappert NRC Justin Vazquez NRC Khadijah West NRC Michael Marshall NRC Michael Waters NRC Philip McKenna NRC Ramon Gascot Lozada NRC Richard Stattel NRC Robert Beaton NRC Rossnyev Alvarado NRC Samir Darbali NRC Tarico Sweat NRC Wendell Morton NRC Craig Myers Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon)

Dave Helker Exelon Dave Molteni Exelon David Peiffer Exelon Elliott Flick Exelon Frank Mascitelli Exelon George Bonanni Exelon George Budock Exelon Jason Zorn Exelon Jerry Segner Exelon John Connelly Exelon Kayla Marriner Exelon Mark Samselski Exelon Michael Foote Exelon Scott Schumacher Exelon Shannon Rafferty-Czincila Exelon Steven Hesse Exelon

5 Name Organization Vikram Shah Exelon Pareez Golub Sargent & Lundy Bill Rosco Rolls Royce Deann Raleigh Curtiss Wright Calvin Tang Westinghouse Christopher Crefeld Westinghouse James Rozum Westinghouse Stefan Levine Westinghouse Steven Merkiel Westinghouse Terrence Tuite Westinghouse Thomas Pietryka Westinghouse Tim Rozum Westinghouse Warren Odess Gillett Westinghouse William Bennett Westinghouse Alison Hahn Bill Fowler Claire Ochroch David Herrell Deann Raleigh Neil Archambo Stephen Seaman Tony Mull

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