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Summary of September 21, 2006, Category 1 Meeting with Nuclear Management Company, LLC (Nmc), to Discuss Extension of Completion Time for Emergency Diesel Generators
ML062720292
Person / Time
Site: Prairie Island  Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 10/20/2006
From: Mahesh Chawla
NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIII-1
To:
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
M. Chawla LPL3-1
References
TAC MC9001, TAC MC9002
Download: ML062720292 (6)


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October 20, 2006 LICENSEE: Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)

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

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF SEPTEMBER 21, 2006, CATEGORY 1 MEETING WITH NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC (NMC) , TO DISCUSS EXTENSION OF COMPLETION TIME FOR EMERGENCY DIESEL GENERATORS (TAC NOS. MC9001 AND MC9002)

On September 21, 2006, a public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and representatives of Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC), at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss extension of completion time for Emergency Diesel Generators (EDG) at Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP), Unit 1 and 2. There have been previous discussions with the licensee regarding load capabilities of the EDGs. The licensee wanted to present information which could demonstrate that any one of the EDGs on Unit 1 side can bring both the units to a cold shutdown and maintain it there for an indefinite period of time.

The licensee presented information on the various loads which the EDGs would be subjected to during Loss of Offsite Power (LOOP) and Station Blackout (SBO) events. The licensee presented handouts which contained the list of loads for the EDGs and electrical schematics for its onsite distribution system.

At the beginning of the meeting, the NRC staff informed the licensee that at present the electrical branch is in the process of writing a white paper to address the issue of extension of EDG outages to 14 days. The branch expects to generate a Regulatory Information Summary which will provide the NRC staff bases for the EDG extensions. The meeting started with NMC providing the brief description of the License Amendment Request (LAR) and progressed with the electrical layouts and load distributions. The licensee also provided a brief explanation of how the cross tie functions work between the two units.

The NRC staff queried the licensee about several issues, specifically to the electrical loads on the EDGs. There was discussion on the loads which are transferable from one unit to the other, and NRC staff asked the licensee to identify those loads for the staff review. The NRC staff informed the licensee that they have preference to see an extra A/C source brought to the site during an EDG outage extending to 14 days. The basis for this recommendation is to ensure defense-in-depth, specially after the blackout event which occurred in 2003. There was also discussion on the capability of EDGs D3 and D4 which are non-safety related, to be used as an extra A/C source. The licensee expressed their difficulties in the use of D3 and D4, but stated that they will evaluate it further. Following action items were taken by the licensee to evaluate and provide further response:

1. Identify the transferable loads.
2. Identify those time periods during the year when the Prairie Island preferred power source (i.e., the grid) is highly stressed.
3. Identify any corrective actions associated with addressing the D5 and D6 reliability issue that are still open.
4. Assess D3 and D4 to be used as extra A/C sources during EDG outages.

Members of the public were not in attendance. Public Meeting Feedback forms were provided but not taken by any of the participants.

A list of meeting attendees is enclosed. Also enclosed is a copy of the licensees slides presented at the meeting [ADAMS Accession No. ML062560441].

Please direct any inquiries to Mahesh Chawla at 301-415-8371, or mlc@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Mahesh L. Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees
2. Licensee Handouts cc w/encls: See next page

ML062560441].

Please direct any inquiries to Mahesh Chawla at 301-415-8371, or mlc@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Mahesh L. Chawla, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees
2. Licensee Handouts cc w/encls: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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RJasinski, NRR TBloomer, RIII DWeaver ADAMS Accession Number: ML062720292 OFFICE NRR/LPL3-1/PM NRR/LPL3-1/LA NRR/EEA/BC NRR/LPL3-1/BC (A)

NAME MChawla:ca THarris GWilson MMurphy DATE 10/10/06 10/10/06 10/11/06 10/20/06 Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Tribal Council Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Prairie Island Indian Community Nuclear Management Company, LLC ATTN: Environmental Department 700 First Street 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Hudson, WI 54016 Welch, MN 55089 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Nuclear Asset Manager Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Xcel Energy, Inc.

Nuclear Management Company, LLC 414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 1717 Wakonade Drive East Minneapolis, MN 55401 Welch, MN 55089 Michael B. Sellman Manager - Environmental Protection Division President and Chief Executive Officer Minnesota Attorney Generals Office Nuclear Management Company, LLC 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 700 First Street St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 Hudson, MI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Craig G. Anderson Resident Inspector's Office Senior Vice President, Group Operations 1719 Wakonade Drive East Nuclear Management Company, LLC Welch, MN 55089-9642 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Suite 210 Site Vice President 2443 Warrenville Road Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Administrator Welch, MN 55089 Goodhue County Courthouse Box 408 Red Wing, MN 55066-0408 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 November 2005

List of Attendees Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mahesh Chawla - Project Manager - NRR/DORL Technical Reviewers:

Steven Laur - NRR/DRA Ogbonna Hopkins - NRR/DRA Pete Hearn - NRR/DIPM Om Chopra - NRR/DE/EEEB George Wilson - NRR/DE/EEEB Kimberly Corp - NRR/DE/EEEB Nuclear Management Company Gabe Salamon - Fleet Licensing Manager Dale Vincent - Licensing Engineer Tom Lillehei - Electrical Design Engineer Tim Allen - Manager of Fleet Operation ENCLOSURE