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Opportunity for Comment on TIA 2001-10, Design Basis Assumptions for Ability of Prairie Island, Units 2, Emergency Diesel Generators to Meet Single Failure Criteria for External Events
ML020030002
Person / Time
Site: Prairie Island Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 01/16/2002
From: Kim T
NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To: Nazar M
Nuclear Management Co
Kim, TJ, NRR/DLPM/LPD III-1, 415-1392
References
TAC MB2953, TIA 2001-10
Download: ML020030002 (3)


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January 16, 2002 Mr. Mano Nazar Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT:

PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 2 - OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT ON TIA 2001-10, "DESIGN BASIS ASSUMPTIONS FOR ABILITY OF PRAIRIE ISLAND, UNIT 2, EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS TO MEET SINGLE FAILURE CRITERIA FOR EXTERNAL EVENTS" (TAC NO. MB2953)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

The purpose of this letter is to provide you with the opportunity to respond, in writing, to the issues identified in Task Interface Agreement (TIA) 2001-10 (Enclosure). The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Region III office has requested assistance via TIA 2001-10 from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) in resolving issues related to design-basis assumptions for the ability of the emergency diesel generators to meet single-failure criteria for external events at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 2.

NRRs internal procedures encourage the input of licensees or other external stakeholders in order to ensure all relevant information has been considered in responding to a TIA. While you are not required to respond to this letter, your staff previously indicated a desire to review and comment on the NRR staffs draft TIA response.

If you decide to respond to this letter, we request that your response be provided within 60 days of receipt of this letter. Please feel free to contact me at (301) 415-1392 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Tae Kim, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-306

Enclosure:

TIA 2001-10 cc w/encl: See next page

January 16, 2002 Mr. Mano Nazar Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT:

PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 2 - OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMENT ON TIA 2001-10, "DESIGN BASIS ASSUMPTIONS FOR ABILITY OF PRAIRIE ISLAND, UNIT 2, EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS TO MEET SINGLE FAILURE CRITERIA FOR EXTERNAL EVENTS" (TAC NO. MB2953)

Dear Mr. Nazar:

The purpose of this letter is to provide you with the opportunity to respond, in writing, to the issues identified in Task Interface Agreement (TIA) 2001-10 (Enclosure). The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Region III office has requested assistance via TIA 2001-10 from the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) in resolving issues related to design-basis assumptions for the ability of the emergency diesel generators to meet single-failure criteria for external events at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 2.

NRRs internal procedures encourage the input of licensees or other external stakeholders in order to ensure all relevant information has been considered in responding to a TIA. While you are not required to respond to this letter, your staff previously indicated a desire to review and comment on the NRR staffs draft TIA response.

If you decide to respond to this letter, we request that your response be provided within 60 days of receipt of this letter. Please feel free to contact me at (301) 415-1392 if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Tae Kim, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-306

Enclosure:

TIA 2001-10 cc w/encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

PUBLIC OGC PDIII-1 Reading ACRS WReckley RLanksbury, RIII TKim RBouling ADAMS Accession #: ML020030002 OFFICE PDIII-1/PM PDIII-1/LA PDIII-1/SC(A)

NAME TKim RBouling WReckley DATE 01/15/02 01/12/02 01/16/02 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:

J. E. Silberg, Esquire Tribal Council Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Prairie Island Indian Community 2300 N Street, N. W. ATTN: Environmental Department Washington, DC 20037 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Site Licensing Manager Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Mr. Roy A. Anderson Nuclear Management Company, LLC Executive Vice President and 1717 Wakonade Drive East Chief Nuclear Officer Welch, MN 55089 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Adonis A. Neblett Hudson, WI 54016 Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General Nuclear Asset Manager 455 Minnesota Street Xcel Energy, Inc.

Suite 900 414 Nicollet Mall St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 Minneapolis, MN 55401 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 1719 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089-9642 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Mr. Stephen Bloom, Administrator Goodhue County Courthouse Box 408 Red Wing, MN 55066-0408 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 121 Seventh Place East Suite 200 St. Paul, MN 55101-2145 May 2001