ML22020A069

NRR E-mail Capture - (External_Sender) IEMA Response: State Consultation - LaSalle 1 and 2: License Amendment Request Re; Revision of Technical Specifications to Incorporate GNF CRDA Methodology

ML22020A069
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	01/14/2022
From:	Reynolds S State of IL, Dept of Nuclear Safety
To:	Booma Venkataraman Plant Licensing Branch III
References
L-2021-LLA-0016
Download: ML22020A069 (4)

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From:

Reynolds, Steven <Steven.Reynolds@illinois.gov>

Sent:

Friday, January 14, 2022 10:03 AM To:

Venkataraman, Booma Cc:

Khayyat, Adnan; Foster, Kay

Subject:

[External_Sender] IEMA Response: State Consultation-LaSalle 1 and 2:

License Amendment Request Re; Revision of Technical Specifications to Incorporate GNF CRDA Methodology (EPID L-2021-LLA-0016)

Attachments:

IEMA_comment_letter_LaSalle_NEDE-33889P-A - digital signature.pdf

Booma, Attached is IEMAs response to the subject License Amendment Request.

Stay Safe, Steve From: Venkataraman, Booma <Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov>

Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2022 3:05 PM To: Reynolds, Steven <Steven.Reynolds@illinois.gov>; Khayyat, Adnan <Adnan.Khayyat@illinois.gov>

Cc: Vaidya, Bhalchandra <Bhalchandra.Vaidya@nrc.gov>

Subject:

[External] State Consultation-LaSalle 1 and 2: License Amendment Request Re; Revision of Technical Specifications to Incorporate GNF CRDA Methodology (EPID L-2021-LLA-0016)

Hello, The NRC staff is preparing to issue the following license amendment regarding the LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2. A brief description of the license amendment request (LAR) is provided below. Additional information can be found in the licensees submittal dated February 10, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML21041A490), as supplemented by "RS-21-085, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Incorporate Licensing Topical Report NEDE-33885PA, Revision 1, GNF CRDA Application Methodology ([[Project reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.)|letter dated August 17, 2021]] (ADAMS Accession No. ML21229A127).

Please let me know if you have any comments or questions regarding this licensing action by January 19, 2022.

My current projection for issuance of the amendment is February 18, 2022.

LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2 (LaSalle)

Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-11 and NPF-18 NRC Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374 ISSUANCE OF AMENDMENT*: RE: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (TS) CHANGES TO INCORPORATE LICENSING TOPICAL REPORT NEDE-33885P-A, REVISION 1, "GNF CRDA APPLICATION METHODOLOGY" (EPID L-2021-LLA-0016)

• - Amendment Nos. not finalized yet.

Brief

Description:

The amendments would revise LaSalles TSs to incorporate licensing topical report, GNF CRDA Application Methodology, NEDE-33885P-A, Revision 1, by modifying TS Sections 3.1.3, "Control Rod Operability," 3.1.6, "Rod Pattern Control," and 3.3.2.1, "Control Rod Block Instrumentation," to allow for greater flexibility in rod control operations during various stages of reactor power operation at LaSalle. The NRC issued a proposed finding that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration in the Federal Register on April 20, 2021 (86 FR 20530). The NRC has not received any public comments or requests for hearing on this LAR.

Sincerely, Booma Booma Venkataraman Project Manager, NRR/DORL/LPL3 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Booma.Venkataraman@nrc.gov 301.415.2934 State of Illinois - CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attorney-client privileged or attorney work product, may constitute inside information or internal deliberative staff communication, and is intended only for the use of the addressee.

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[External_Sender] IEMA Response: State Consultation-LaSalle 1 and 2: License Amendment Request Re; Revision of Technical Specifications to Incorporate GNF CRDA Methodology (EPID L-2021-LLA-0016)

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ILLINOIS EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY JB Pritzker Governor Alicia Tate-Nadeau Director 1011 NORTH STREET MAZON, IL 60444 815.448.5901 illinois.gov/iema ready.illinois.gov January 14, 2022 Booma Venkataraman, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001

SUBJECT:

IEMA review of EXELON License Amendment Request for LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2, to Incorporate Licensing Topical Report NEDE-33885P-A, GNF CRDA Application Methodology By application dated February 10, 2021 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS)

Accession No. ML21041A490), as supplemented by a "RS-21-085, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding License Amendment Request to Incorporate Licensing Topical Report NEDE-33885PA, Revision 1, GNF CRDA Application Methodology ([[Project reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.)|letter dated August 17, 2021]] (ADAMS Accession Nos.

ML21229A127), Exelon Generation Company, LLC, requested to revise LaSalles Technical Specifications (TS) to incorporate licensing topical report NEDE-33885P-A, Revision 1, GNF CRDA Application Methodology by modifying TS Sections 3.1.3, "Control Rod Operability," 3.1.6, "Rod Pattern Control," and 3.3.2.1, "Control Rod Block Instrumentation" to allow for greater flexibility in rod control operations during various stages of reactor power operation at LaSalle.

The NRC issued a proposed no significant hazards consideration in the Federal Register on April 20, 2021 (86 FR 20526).

In accordance with 10 CFR 50.91(b), Notice for public comment: State Consultation, the NRC has provided the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) the opportunity to comment on the above stated license amendments. IEMA appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed license amendments. The IEMA staff has reviewed the proposed license amendments. Based on the review by the IEMA staff, IEMA finds no basis for denial of amendment approval.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 815-263-2338.

Sincerely, Steven A. Reynolds, Manager Nuclear Facility Inspections Division of Nuclear Safety