ML032170807

RAI, Inservice Testing Program Relief Request VR-01

ML032170807
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	08/07/2003
From:	Padovan L NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:	Denise Wilson Nuclear Management Co
References
TAC MB9736
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August 7, 2003 Mr. David L. Wilson Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT:

MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION (RAI) RELATED TO INSERVICE TESTING PROGRAM RELIEF REQUEST VR-01 (TAC NO. MB9736)

Dear Mr. Wilson:

Nuclear Management Company, LLCs (NMCs) letter of April 29, 2003, responding to the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs RAI for Relief Request No. VR-01, submitted a revised relief request to the NRC. We have reviewed your revised relief request and find that we need additional information to complete our review.

The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, 1996 addenda, paragraph ISTC 4.5.2(a), Exercising Requirements, specifies that Each check valve exercise test shall include open and closed tests. NMC proposed not testing the closed function of the control rod drive scram discharge header (CRD-114) check valves. Please provide additional information justifying not testing the CRD-114 valves in the closed position.

I discussed this RAI with Mr. D. Neve of your organization on August 1, 2003. We agreed that your response will be submitted within 30 days of receipt of our RAI. Please contact me at (301) 415-1423 if you have questions or need to revise this date.

Sincerely,

/RA/

L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263 cc w/encl: See next page

ML032170807 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Commissioner General Counsel Minnesota Department of Commerce Nuclear Management Company, LLC 121 Seventh Place East 700 First Street Suite 200 Hudson, WI 54016 St. Paul, MN 55101-2145 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Adonis A. Neblett Resident Inspectors Office Assistant Attorney General 2807 W. County Road 75 Office of the Attorney General Monticello, MN 55362 445 Minnesota Street Suite 900 Manager, Regulatory Affairs St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC Mr. Roy A. Anderson 2807 West County Road 75 Executive Vice President Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Robert Nelson, President Hudson, WI 54016 Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA) John Paul Cowan 1051 South McKnight Road Chief Nuclear Officer St. Paul, MN 55119 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49083 Commissioner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Jeffrey S. Forbes 520 Lafayette Road Senior Vice President St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC Regional Administrator, Region III 2807 West County Road 75 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Monticello, MN 55362-9637 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Nuclear Asset Manager Xcel Energy, Inc.

Commissioner 414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 Minnesota Department of Health Minneapolis, MN 55401 717 Delaware Street, S. E.

Minneapolis, MN 55440 Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor/Treasurer Wright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, MN 55313 May 2003