ML050900052
| ML050900052 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 03/31/2005 |
| From: | Kuo P NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Thomas J. Palmisano Nuclear Management Co |
| Merzke, D., NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-3777 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML050900052 (6) | |
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March 31, 2005 Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637
SUBJECT:
RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT
Dear Mr. Palmisano:
On March 24, 2005, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received the Nuclear Management Company, LLC application for renewal of Operating License No. DPR-22 for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. We are currently performing an acceptance review for docketing in accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2.101 (10 CFR 2.101), and will notify you of the results of our review. Should the NRC staff determine that the application is acceptable for docketing, a schedule for the review will then be provided to you.
We have enclosed, for your information, a copy of the notice relating to your application, which is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel J. Merzke as the project manager for the safety review, and Jennifer Davis as the project manager for the environmental review of your license renewal application. Please forward copies of all license renewal correspondence to Daniel J. Merzke. Mark Padovan continues to remain responsible for NRC project management of all issues other than license renewal for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Mr. Merzke by telephone at 301-415-3777 or via electronic mail at DXM2@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-263
Enclosure:
As stated cc w/encl: See next page
March 31, 2005 Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637
SUBJECT:
RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT
Dear Mr. Palmisano:
On March 24, 2005, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received the Nuclear Management Company, LLC application for renewal of Operating License No. DPR-22 for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. We are currently performing an acceptance review for docketing in accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 2.101 (10 CFR 2.101), and will notify you of the results of our review. Should the NRC staff determine that the application is acceptable for docketing, a schedule for the review will then be provided to you.
We have enclosed, for your information, a copy of the notice relating to your application, which is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication.
I am pleased to announce the appointment of Daniel J. Merzke as the project manager for the safety review, and Jennifer Davis as the project manager for the environmental review of your license renewal application. Please forward copies of all license renewal correspondence to Daniel J. Merzke. Mark Padovan continues to remain responsible for NRC project management of all issues other than license renewal for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.
If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Mr. Merzke by telephone at 301-415-3777 or via electronic mail at DXM2@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263
Enclosure:
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Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 2807 W. County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Robert Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA) 1051 South McKnight Road St. Paul, MN 55119 Commissioner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor/Treasurer Wright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, MN 55313 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney Generals Office 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Nuclear Asset Manager Xcel Energy, Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Mr. Fred Emerson Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Patrick Burke License Renewal Project Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Mr. Douglas F. Johnson Director, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016
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7590-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC NOTICE OF RECEIPT AND AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-22 FOR AN ADDITIONAL 20-YEAR PERIOD DOCKET NO. 50-263 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) has received an application, dated March 16, 2005, from Nuclear Management Company, LLC, filed pursuant to Section 104b (DPR-22) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the operating license for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. Renewal of the license would authorize the applicant to operate the facility for an additional 20-year period beyond the period specified in the current operating license. The current operating license for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (DPR-22) expires on September 8, 2010. The Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant is a Boiling Water Reactor designed by General Electric.
The unit is located near Monticello, MN. The acceptability of the tendered application for docketing, and other matters including an opportunity to request a hearing, will be the subject of subsequent Federal Register notices.
Copies of the application are available for public inspection at the Commissions Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland, 20582 or electronically from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room under accession number ML050880237. The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible from the NRC web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. In addition, the application is available at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html, on the NRC web page, while the application is under review. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRCs PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, extension 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
A copy of the license renewal application for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant is also available to local residents near the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant at the Monticello Public Library, 200 West 6th Street, Monticello, MN 55362.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of March, 2005.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
/RA/
Pao-Tsin Kuo, Program Director License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation