# Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Pursuant to delegation by the Commission dated December 29, 1972, *see* 37 FR 28,710 (1972), and the Commission's regulations, *see, e.g.,* 10 CFR 2.104, 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, and 2.321, notice is hereby given that an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is being established to preside over the following proceeding:
**Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Byron Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, and Braidwood Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2)**
This proceeding involves an application by Exelon Generation Company, LLC to renew for twenty years its operating licenses for Byron Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, and Braidwood Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, which are located, respectively, near Byron, Illinois and Braidwood, Illinois. The current operating licenses for Byron Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, expire, respectively, on October 31, 2024 and November 6, 2026. The current operating licenses for Braidwood Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, expire, respectively, on October 17, 2026 and December 18, 2027. In response to a notice that provided an opportunity for a hearing on the renewal application, *see* 78 FR 44,603, July 24, 2013, the Environmental Law and Policy Center filed a hearing request on September 23, 2013.
The Board is comprised of the following administrative judges:
Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Dr. Paul B. Abramson, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. *See* 10 CFR 2.302.
Issued at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day of October 2013.
E. Roy Hawkens,
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel.