Exelon, NRC to discuss Peach Bottom's Boraflex degradation management

JUNE 16, 2009 MEETING WITH EXELON NUCLEAR TO DISCUSS 

MANAGEMENT OF BORAFLEX DEGRADATION AT PEACH BOTTOM 

ATOMIC POWER STATION, UNITS 2 AND 3, AND THE ASSOCIATED 

LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST UNDER REVIEW TO REVISE THE 

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE SPENT FUEL POOL K 

INFINITY VALUE. 

FOR DETAILS ABOUT THE MEETING AND HOW TO ATTEND, READ MORE. 

UNITED STATES 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 

May 28, 2009 

MEMORANDUM TO: Harold K. Chernoff, Chief 

Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 

Division of Operating Reactor Licensing 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

John D. Hughey, Project Manager 

Plant Licensing Branch 1-2 

Division of Operating Reactor Licensing I

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 

1:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

One White Flint North, Room 03-B4 

11555 Rockville Pike 

Rockville, MD 20852 

Exelon Nuclear requested this meeting to discuss the License 

Amendment Request currently under review to revise the Technical 

Specifications related to the Spent Fuel Pool K-infinity value for the Spent 

Fuel Pool at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station (Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management System Accession No. 

ML081820302). Exelon will also provide an overview to the U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission staff of the plans for managing borafJex 

degradation in the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station spent fuel pools. 

This is a Category 1 public meeting. As such, the public is invited to 

observe this meeting, and will have the opportunity to communicate with 

the NRC staff after the business portion, but before the meeting is 

adjourned. 

Proprietary information will be discussed at certain times during this 

meeting. These portions of the meeting will be closed to members of the 

public who have not been granted access to the information by the owner 

of the information, Northeast Technology Corporation (NETCo). 

Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a 

toll-free teleconference. For details, please call the NRC meeting contact. 

John D. Hughey, NRR 

301-415-3204 

John.Hughey@nrc.gov 

• Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings" (67 FR 36920), May 28,2002. 

H. Chernoff -2 ­ 

PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation (NRR). 

NRC Industry 

H. Chernoff, NRR K. Lindquist, NETCo 

J. Hughey, NRR M. Harris, NETCo 

K. Wood, NRR P. Cowan, Exelon 

G. Cranston, NRR et al. D. Helker, Exelon 

T. Loomis, Exelon 

A. Levin, Exelon 

S. Hesse, Exelon et al. 

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accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

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Docket Nos. 50-277,50-278 

Enclosure: 

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AGENDA

FORTHCOMING PUBLIC MEETING WITH EXELON NUCLEAR

1:30 p.m. - 1:35 p.m. 

1:35 p.m. - 2:05 p.m. 

2:05 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. 

2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

3:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. 

3:15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, June 16, 2009 

1:30 p.m. -5:00 p.m. 

Introductions 

Boraflex degradation management at Peach Bottom Atomic Power

Station (Exelon)

Boraflex degradation management discussion (I\IRC/Exelon)

Summary of issues related to spent fuel pool criticality analyses

(NRC)

Public Comment

Break

Closed portion - discussion involving proprietary information

(NRC/Exelon)

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If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in a meeting, or need a meeting notice 

or a transcript or other information from a meeting in another format (e.g., Braille, large print), 

please notify the NRC's meeting contact. Determinations on requests for reasonable 

accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

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distributions, you must subscribe to the Operating Reactor Correspondence electronic 

distribution for this plant via http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/listserver/plants-by-region.html. 

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unsubscribe at any time by visiting the same web address above. 

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