L-MT-18-071, Annual Report of Changes in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46

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Annual Report of Changes in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46
ML18347A013
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Site: Monticello Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 12/12/2018
From: Church C
Northern States Power Company, Minnesota, Xcel Energy
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Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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L-MT-18-071
Download: ML18347A013 (9)


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~ Xcel Energy Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 2807 W County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362 December 12, 2018 L-MT-18-071 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket No. 50-263 Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22 2018 Annual Report of Changes in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46

References:

1) Correspondence, L-MT-17-086 Christopher Church to U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, "2017 Annual Report of Changes in Emergency Core Cooling System Valuation Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46", December 15, 2017.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46(a)(3)(ii), the Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSPM), doing business as Xcel Energy, is providing this annual report concerning changes or errors identified in the Emergency Core Cooling System (ECCS) evaluation models for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP).

Provided within Enclosure 1 is a report concerning any changes or errors identified in the AREVA ECCS evaluation models for MNGP. This report is for the period between July 2017 and July 2018 for the ATRIUM 10XM fuel and shows there are no Peak Cladding Temperature (PCT) changes during the annual reporting period. The rack-up for the ATRIUM 10XM fuel is the same as the one provided in the 10 CFR 50.46 2017 annual report.

Provided within Enclosure 2 is a report concerning any changes or errors identified in the General Electric-Hitachi (GEH) ECCS evaluation models for MNGP. This report is for the period between July 2017 and July 2018 for the General Electric (GE) GE14 fuel.

The rack-up is the same as the one provided in the 10 CFR 50.46 2017 annual report (Reference 1) with the Notification Letter 2014-01 (0°F change in PCT removed).

Should you have questions regarding this letter, please contact Mr. David Gerads at (763) 295-1046.

Document Control Desk L-MT-18-071 Page 2 of 2 Summary of Commitments This letter proposes no new commitments and does not revise any existing commitments.

Christopher R. Church Site Vice President, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company - Minnesota Enclosures (2) cc: Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, Monticello, USNRC Resident Inspector, Monticello, USNRC

ENCLOSURE 1 MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT

SUMMARY

OF MONTICELLO LOCA CHANGES AND ERRORS INVOLVING CHANGES IN PEAK CLADDING TEMPERATURE (PCT) FOR ATRIUM 10XM FUEL (2 page follows)

L-MT-18-071 Enclosure 1 Page 1 of 2 TABLE-

SUMMARY

OF MONTICELLO LOCA CHANGES AND ERRORS INVOLVING CHANGES IN PEAK CLADDING TEMPERATURE (PCT) FOR ATRIUM 10XM FUEL Licensing Basis Applicable Analysis or Error/ Change Description Ref. PCT(°F)

ATRIUM 10XM ANP-3558P Revision 0, "Monticello LOCA MAPLHGR Limits for EPU/EFWwith ATRIUM 10XM Fuel and Revised ECCS A1 2034 Parameters" C1>

MSIV Closure The impact of this MSIV closure change was estimated for the A2 +51 Monticello LOCA break spectrum and exposure-dependent MAPLHGR analyses.

Sum of absolute value of changes for the current reporting period, which 0

includes all changes since the 10 CFR 50.46 report Reference A3.

Sum of absolute value of changes since last analysis of record (AOR) 51 (Reference A 1).

Algebraic sum of changes for the current reporting period, which includes all 0

changes since the 10 CFR 50.46 report in Reference A3.

Algebraic sum of changes since last AOR (Reference A 1). +51 Current Adjusted Peak Cladding TemperatureC2> 2085 (1) Framatome report ANP-3558P reflects a new LOCA analysis performed to provide a new baseline for Framatome ATRIUM 10XM fuel at MNGP as provided to the NRC in Reference A3.

(2) This PCT value is at the end of the annual reporting period and does not include the

+5°F change that Framatome reported in September after the annual reporting period.

References A1. ANP-3558P Revision 0, "Monticello LOCA MAPLHGR Limits for EPU/EFW with ATRIUM 10XM Fuel and Revised ECCS Parameters," January 2017.

A2. Framatome Report FS1-0032297, Revision 1.0, "Monticello 10 CFR 50.46 PCT Reporting for ATRIUM 10XM Fuel Through May 2017," May 2017.

L-MT-18-071 Page 2 of 2 A3. Letter from P. Gardner (NSPM) to NRC, "June 2017, Thirty-Day Report of Changes in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46," (L-MT-17-045) dated June 22, 2017.

ENCLOSURE 2 MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT

SUMMARY

OF MONTICELLO LOCA CHANGES AND ERRORS INVOLVING CHANGES IN PEAK CLADDING TEMPERATURE FOR (PCT) FOR GE14 FUEL (3 pages follow)

L-MT-18-071 Page 1 of 3 Licensing Basis Applicable Analysis or Error I Change Description Ref.

PCT(°F)

GE14 NEDC-33322P, Revision 3, Safety Analysis Report for Monticello G1&

<2140 Constant Pressure Power Uprate G2 PRIME Fuel Properties Implementation for Fuel Rod T/M Performance, replacing GESTR Fuel Properties (10 CFR 46 Notification Letter 2012-01, Revision 1)

This change is due to the application of an NRG-approved procedure to estimate the change in Peak Clad Temperature G3 +10 (PCT) due to the change in fuel properties from GESTR to PRIME primarily to address inaccuracies in fuel pellet thermal conductivity as a function of exposure.

SAFER04A E4-Mass Non-Conservatism (10 CFR 50.46 Notification Letter 2014-02)

This change is due to a logic error that occurs when upper plenum liquid mass and core spray flow rate are low. System G4 +15 mass is gradually lost due to core spray being discarded, resulting in marginally less ECCS flow credited as reaching the core.

SAFER04A E4-Minimum Core DP Model (10 CFR 50.46 Notification Letter 2014-03)

This change is due to the use of a minimum Llp that could be G5 +20 non-conservative offering inappropriate steam cooling benefit above the core two-phase level.

L-MT-18-071 Page 2 of 3 Licensing Basis Applicable Analysis or Error/ Change Description Ref.

PCT(°F)

GE14 SAFER04A E4-Bundle/Lower Plenum CCFL Head (10 CFR50.46 Notification Letter 2014-04 This change is due to the counter current flow limitation (CCFL)

G6 -15 calculation representing the pressure head slightly different from that of the calculated water level in the bundle.

Sum of absolute value of changes for the current reporting period, which includes all changes since the 10 CFR 50.46 report in Reference G7. 0 Sum of absolute value of changes since last AOR (Reference G1). 60 Algebraic sum of changes for the current reporting period, which includes all changes since the 10 CFR 50.46 report in Reference G7. +0 Algebraic sum of changes since last AOR (Reference G1). +30 Current Adjusted Peak Cladding Temperature <2170 References G1. GE Report: NEDC-33322P Revision 3, "Safety Analysis Report for Monticello Constant Pressure Power Uprate," dated October 2008 (Enclosure 5 of L-MT-08-052, dated November 5, 2008, ADAMS Accession No. ML083230111 ).

G2. NSPM letter to NRC, "Monticello Extended Power Uprate and Maximum Extended Load Line Limit Analysis Plus License Amendment Requests: Supplement for Analytical Methods Used to Address Thermal Conductivity Degradation and Analytical Methods Limitations (TAC Nos. MD9990 and ME3145)," L-MT-13-053 dated July 8, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13191A568).

G3. GEH 10 CFR 50.46 Notification Letter 2012-01, Revision 1, "PRIME Fuel Properties Implementation for Fuel Rod T/M Performance, replacing GESTR Fuel Properties,"

dated July 30, 2013.

G4. GEH 10 CFR 50.46 Notification Letter 2014-02, "SAFER04A E4-Mass Non-Conservatism," dated May 21, 2014.

G5. GEH 10 CFR 50.46 Notification Letter 2014-03, "SAFER04A E4-Minimum Core DP Model," dated May 21, 2014.

L-MT-18-071 Page 3 of 3 G6. GEH 10 CFR 50.46 Notification Letter 2014-04, "SAFER04A E4-Bundle/Lower Plenum CCFL Head," dated May 21, 2014.

G7. L-MT-14-101, letter from K. Fili (NSPM) to NRG "2014 Annual Report of Changes in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46,"

December 30, 2014.