ML082240761

Order Approving Transfer of Licensed Operating Authority and Conforming Amendment

ML082240761
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	09/15/2008
From:	Thomas Wengert Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Koehl D, Wilks D Northern States Power Co, Nuclear Management Co
Tam P
Shared Package
ML082240762	List: ML082240761 ML082521182
References
TAC L24245, TAC MD8524, TAC MD8525
Download: ML082240761 (4)

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September 15, 2008 Mr. David M. Wilks Vice President and Officer Northern States Power Company 4653 Table Mountain Drive Golden, CO 80403 Mr. Dennis L. Koehl Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC Officer - Northern States Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall (MP4)

Minneapolis, MN 55401

SUBJECT:

PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION - ORDER APPROVING TRANSFER OF LICENSED OPERATING AUTHORITY AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT (TAC NOS. MD8524, MD8525, AND L24245)

Dear Messrs. Wilks and Koehl:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated April 16, 2008, as supplemented by letter dated August 6, 2008, you submitted an application, pursuant to Sections 50.80 and 50.90 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), requesting among other things, approval of the transfer of the operating authority of Facility Operating License No. DPR-42 and DPR-60 for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP), Units 1 and 2, and of Materials License No. SNM-2506 for the PINGP Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility, from Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) to Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSPM). The application also requested approval of conforming amendments to the licenses pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 50.90. Notice of the application was published in the Federal Register on June 5, 2008 (73 FR 32055). The August 6, 2008, letter, contained clarifying information, did not expand the application beyond the scope of the notice, and did not affect the applicability of the no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register.

The NRC staff has completed its review of the application and found the proposed transfer of operating authority acceptable. Enclosure 1 is the Order, which approves the proposed transfer of operating authority. Enclosure 2 contains the draft conforming amendments with draft revised pages of the licenses; these amendments will be issued and become effective at the time the transfer is consummated. Enclosure 3 is the NRC staff=s safety evaluation related to the subject actions.

D. Wilks, et. al The Order has been forwarded to the Office of Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas J. Wengert, Senior Project Manager PIant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306, and 72-10

Enclosures:

1. Order

2. Draft Conforming Amendments to DPR-42, DPR-60, and SNM-2506

3. Safety Evaluation cc: See next page

D. Wilks, et. al The Order has been forwarded to the Office of Federal Register for publication.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas J. Wengert, Senior Project Manager PIant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306, and 72-10

Enclosures:

1. Order

2. Draft Conforming Amendments to DPR-42, DPR-60, and SNM-2506

3. Safety Evaluation cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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

Peter M. Glass Commissioner Assistant General Counsel Minnesota Department of Commerce Xcel Energy Services, Inc. 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 414 Nicollet Mall (MP4) St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Tribal Council Manager, Regulatory Affairs Prairie Island Indian Community Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant ATTN: Environmental Department Nuclear Management Company, LLC 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Welch, MN 55089 Nuclear Asset Manager Manager - Environmental Protection Xcel Energy, Inc.

Division 414 Nicollet Mall (MP4)

Minnesota Attorney General=s Office Minneapolis, MN 55401 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 Joel P. Sorenson Director, Site Operations U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Resident Inspector's Office Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1719 Wakonade Drive East 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089-9642 Welch, MN 55089 Administrator Goodhue County Courthouse Box 408 Red Wing, MN 55066-0408 Mr. Michael D. Wadley Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089