ML063260142

11/21/2006 Informational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application

ML063260142
Person / Time
Site:	Point Beach, Prairie Island
Issue date:	11/21/2006
From:	Nuclear Management Co
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
M. Chawla LPL3-1
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C1 Informational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application November 21, 2006 1 Informational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application Agenda* Purpose e License Renewal Application

• Additional Submittals of Interest* Schedule* Concl usions Committed to Nucea Exce 2 Informational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island_ License Renewal Application Purpose° Provide information regarding proposed License Renewal Application (LRA)° Provide information regarding submittals concurrent with NRC LRA review-Fuel Transition

-Measurement Uncertainty Recapture (MUR)Uprate --1 3

Informational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application License Renewal* Xcel Energy has authorized the Prairie Island License Renewal Project* Unit 1 operating license expires August 9, 2013" Unit 2 operating license expires October 29, 2014" NMC has significant License Renewal experience" Point Beach and Monticello LRAs are approved* Palisades is near end of process* The Prairie Island LRA will follow the7 successful NMC model --C=mmifld to NcerEclec 4 nformational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application License Renewal* LRA will address:* Power Level" Fuel Transition" Operation at future MUR conditions

• LRA is scheduled for submittal toN-NRQ.in Second Quarter 2008 (Comm hfd toN 5 nformational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application License Renewal Xcel Energy has authorized the Prairie Island License Renewal Project" Unit 1 operating license expires August 9, 2013" Unit 2 operating license expires October 29, 2014* NMC has significant License Renewal experience" Point Beach and Monticello LRAs are approved" Palisades is near end of process* The Prairie Island LRA will follow the successful NMC model Comm fed a uea0 ce~4 nformational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application Fuel Transition" Transition from Optimized Fuel Assembly (OFA) to Heavy Bundle (14x14 422 Vantage+)" Previously implemented at other Westinghouse NSSS 2-loop plants* No change in analysis methodolog-y" Scheduled for submittal to NRC n Second Quarter 2008 Committed to (NiC---C 6 Informational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application Fuel Transition in Relation to LRA Areas of Evaluation Relation to LRA 1. Fluence LRA will address fluence-related aging (RV integrity) associated with HB fuel.2. RCS Flow and Pressure Changes No effect on Aging Effects associated with RCS.3. Physical Changes in Fuel No effect on LRA.4. LOCA and Safety Analyses No effect on LRA.5. Source Term No effect on LRA.6. Spent Fuel Pool and New Fuel No effect on LRA.Storage 7. Cask Criticality No effect on LRA. N 8. Tech Spec changes, system No effect on LRA.settings, etc.///Committd 7 nformational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Uprate" Caldon LEFM CheckPlusTM" License Amendment Request will reflect RIS 2002-03 guidance* Scheduled for submittal to NRC in First Quarter 2008° Implementation planned for Fourth Quarter 2008 Comm tted loNufaxc 8 Informational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application Measurement Uncertainty Recapture Uprate in Relation to LRA RIS 2002-03 Areas of Relation to LRA Evaluation I. Flow measurement/power Changes to plant equipment will be submitted under 10 CFR 54.21 (b) (same measurement uncertainty as for any other plant modification).

No effect on Aging Effects and Environments, or TLAAs within scope of LRA.II. Safety Analysis of record bounds MUR operation No effect on LRA scope unless MUR analysis requires changes to SSCs (not III. Safety Analysis of record does not expected).

bound MUR operation IV. Mechanical/Structural/Component Effects of MUR conditions will be evaluated as part of LR AMRs. TLAAs Integrity will conservatively bound MUR conditions.

V. Electrical Equipment Design Existing analyses expected to bound MUR conditions.

No effect on LRA.VI. Plant System Design No changes expected to plant systems. No effect on LRAi--VII. Other plant operation Environmental report will address expected MUR thermal power. No other ?'-considerations (training, effect on LRA.procedures, simulator, etc.)VIII.Tech Spec changes, system settings, etc.Only aspect of MUR License Amendment affecting-11A is thermal power change; this will be submitted under 10 CFR 54.21(b) following MUR License Amendment approval.

No other effect on LRA. \-, Nai I 9//

Informational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application Comparison of Submittals and Power Levels Power Level Rated Thermal Measurement Analyzed Power Power Uncertainty Licensed Power Level at LRA 1650 MWt 2% 1683 MWt Submittal (Current Licensed Power Level)MUR LAR (LEFM 1677 MWt* 0.36%* 1683 MWt Implementation)

Power Level Fuel Transition Submittal and Implementation Power Level 1677 MWt*0.36%*1683 MWt Post-MUR I Committed to Nudear Excell::;*j

• Expected 10 ormational Meeting Regarding Prairie Island License Renewal Application 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 Y NRC Approval g.uhmittul V Submittal NRC Approval Implementation

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• Co nclusions e License Renewal is the priority* LRA will account for MUR and HB conditions Committed toNuea0xe 12