ML081370273
| ML081370273 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/2008 |
| From: | Samson Lee NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR |
| To: | Wadley M Nuclear Management Co |
| Plasse, Richard 301-415-1427 DLR/RPB2 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML081370273 (6) | |
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June 10, 2008 Mr. Michael D. Wadley Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089
SUBJECT:
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSES FOR THE PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Wadley:
By letter dated April 11, 2008 and supplemented May 16, 2008, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) received the Nuclear Management Company, LLCs application for renewal of operating licenses DPR-42 and DPR-60 for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 (PINGP). Notice of receipt of this application was published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2008 (73 FR 25034) as corrected on May 27, 2008 (73 FR 30423). The purpose of this letter is to provide the results of the NRC staff's acceptance review of the license renewal application (LRA) for PINGP. The acceptance review determines whether the application contains sufficient information to allow the NRC staff to proceed with the safety and environmental review.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application following the guidance in NUREG-1800, Revision 1, Standard Review Plan for Review of License Renewal Applications for Nuclear Power Plants, and NUREG-1555, Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for Nuclear Power Plants. As a result, the NRC staff has determined that the application is complete and acceptable for docketing, in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Sections 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c). However, the staff=s determination does not preclude requests for additional information (RAIs) as the review proceeds.
This letter forwards the NRC staffs safety and environmental review schedule for the PINGP application (Enclosure 1). The NRC staff will follow established review procedures and the enclosed schedule to complete the reviews required by 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54. This schedule has been established in accordance with a 30-month review plan, which includes time to conduct a hearing, should a hearing be requested and granted. Milestones for hearing activities are not included in the enclosed schedule because such dates would be established by the Commission or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board should a hearing be granted.
We would like to emphasize that the review of your LRA will be very detailed and thorough. The NRC staff will make every effort to meet the scheduled milestones. Your responses to any RAIs must be complete and timely. We request that you inform the NRC staff as early as possible should potential delays arise in your support of the schedule.
Finally, we have also enclosed a copy of the notice related to your application that is being sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication (Enclosure 2). This notice announces the opportunity to request a hearing and to file a petition for leave to intervene.
If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Richard Plasse, Project Manager for the review of the PINGP LRA, by telephone at 301-415-1427 or via e-mail at Richard.Plasse@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Samson Lee, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
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PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW SCHEDULE Milestones Schedule Actual Receive License Renewal (LR) Application 04/15/08 04/15/08 Federal Register Notice (FRN) Published-Receipt & Availability 5/31/08 05/06/08 FRN Published - Acceptability/Opportunity for Hearing 06/13/08 FRN Published-Notice of Intent to Conduct Environmental Scoping 06/30/08 Public Meeting - Process Overview and Environmental Scoping 07/30/08 On-site Audit - Scoping & Screening Methodology 08/04/08 Deadline for Filing Hearing Requests and Petitions for Intervention 08/13/08 On-site Audit - Environmental 08/18/08 Environmental Scoping Period Ends 09/02/08 On-site Audit - Aging Management 09/08/08 Environmental Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) Issued 09/15/08 Environmental RAIs - Response Received 10/15/08 Safety RAIs - Issued 11/15/08 Safety RAI - Responses Received 12/14/08 Inspection - Regional TBD Public Exit Meeting - Regional Inspections TBD Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) -
03/11/09 EPA FRN Published - Availability / Comment on draft SEIS 03/26/09 End of draft SEIS Comment Period 04/13/09 Public Meeting - draft SEIS 05/08/09 Safety Evaluation Report (SER) with Open Items - Issued 05/15/09 Inspection - Final Optional TBD ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on SER with Open Items 07/09 SER with Open Items - Responses Received 07/15/09 SER - Issued 10/22/09 Final SEIS - Issued 10/23/09 EPA FRN Published - Availability of Final SEIS 11/04/09 ACRS Full Committee Meeting on SER 12/09 Decision Director NRR - Approval (22 months if no hearing) 02/15/10 Commission decision (if hearing is granted - 30 months) 10/15/10 ENCLOSURE 1
Letter to M. Wadley from S. Lee, dated June 10, 2008 DISTRIBUTION:
SUBJECT:
DETERMINATION OF ACCEPTABILITY AND SUFFICIENCY FOR DOCKETING, PROPOSED REVIEW SCHEDULE, AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A HEARING REGARDING THE APPLICATION FROM NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, FOR RENEWAL OF THE OPERATING LICENSES FOR THE PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 HARD COPY:
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414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General=s Office 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector Office 1719 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089-9642 Administrator 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 Tribal Council Prairie Island Indian Community ATTN: Environmental Department 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Nuclear Asset Manager Xcel Energy, Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Dennis L. Koehl Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Joel P. Sorenson Director, Site Operations Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089