ML12188A258
| ML12188A258 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 07/20/2012 |
| From: | Feintuch K Plant Licensing Branch III |
| To: | |
| Tam P | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML12188A091 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC ME8733 | |
| Download: ML12188A258 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 July 20,2012 LICENSEE:
Northern States Power Company of Minnesota (NSPM)
FACILITY:
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE JULY 10,2012, MEETING WITH NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY OF MINNESOTA (NSPM) TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO A FUTURE APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT REGARDING USE OF AREVA ATRIUM 10XM FUEL (TAC NO. ME8733)
On July 10, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 1 public meeting with representatives of NSPM, doing business as Xcel Energy, at NRC headquarters.
The purpose of the meeting was for the licensee to discuss issues related to NSPM's planned future application for amendment regarding use of AREVA Atrium 10 XM fuel. The Enclosure to this summary contains the list of participants.
The licensee's presentation followed the licensee's handout material (docketed at Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12188A103). The licensee's presentation showed that the use of AREVA Atrium 10XM fuel is expected to start in Fuel Cycle 28 (in the year 2015), in concert with implementation of extended power uprate (currently under NRC staff review) and Maximum Extended Load Line Limit Analysis Plus (MELLLA+, also currently under NRC staff review). The NRC staff stated that the combination of MELLLA+ with AREVA Atrium 10XM fuel may be the kind of issue of interest to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), but the NRC staff cannot predict if the ACRS would choose to review such. The NRC staff also indicated that the proposed AREVA Atrium 10XM fuel amendment may constitute a "difficult and challenging" review and advised the licensee to keep the communication channels open with the NRC staff between now and submittal of the application.
Members of the public were in attendance. No portion of this meeting was closed to the public because no proprietary information or security-related information was used by the participants.
Before the meeting adjourned, all participants were given the opportunity to comment on any aspects of the meeting. No comment or feedback was provided.
Please direct any inquiries to Peter Tam at 301-415-1451 or e-mail peter.tam@nrc.gov.
Karl D. Feintuch, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263
Enclosure:
List of participants cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS MEETING BETWEEN NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)
AND NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY OF MINNESOTA NAME Glenn Adams Terry Beltz Mike Baumann Cliff Bonneau John Fields Ashley Guzzetta Tai L. Huang Alan Meginnis Anthony Mendiola Andrew Proffitt Doug Pruitt Harold Scott Summer Sun Peter Tam Ryan Welch KentWood Shih-Liang Wu MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT FUTURE AMENDMENT RE. AREVA ATRIUM 10 XM FUEL JULY 10. 2012 ORGANIZATION Xcel Energy NRRlDORULPL3-1***
Xcel Energy Xcel Energy Xcel Energy NRRlDSS/SRXB*
NRR/DSS/SRXB*
Xcel Energy NRRlDSS/SNPB**
NRRlDSS/SNPB**
AREVA Office of Research, NRC NRR/DSS/SRXB*
NRRlDORULPL3-1 ***
AREVA NRRlDSS/SRXB*
NRRlDSS/SNPB**
The following participated by telephone:
Jeff Hren GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Gerald Waig NRRlDSS/STSB#
- Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation/Div. of System Safety/Reactor Systems Branch
- Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation/Div. of System Safety/Nuclear Performance and Code Review Branch
- Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation/Div. of Operating Reactor licensing/Plant licenSing Branch 3-1
- Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation/Div. of System SafetyfTechnical Specifications Branch ENCLOSURE
July 20, 2012 ICENSEE:
Northern States Power Company of Minnesota (NSPM)
FACILITY:
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF THE JULY 10, 2012, MEETING WITH NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY OF MINNESOTA (NSPM) TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO A FUTURE APPLICATION FOR AMENDMENT REGARDING USE OF AREVA ATRIUM 10XM FUEL (TAC NO. ME8733)
On July 10, 2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff held a Category 1 public meeting with representatives of NSPM, doing business as Xcel Energy, at NRC headquarters. The purpose of the meeting was for the licensee to discuss issues related to NSPM's planned future application for amendment regarding use of AREVA Atrium 10 XM fuel.
The Enclosure to this summary contains the list of participants.
The licensee's presentation followed the licensee's handout material (docketed at Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12188A103). The licensee's presentation showed that the use of AREVA Atrium 10XM fuel is expected to start in Fuel Cycle 28 (in the year 2015), in concert with implementation of extended power uprate (currently under NRC staff review) and Maximum Extended Load Line Limit Analysis Plus (MELLLA+, also currently under NRC staff review. The NRC staff stated that the combination of MELLLA+ with AREVA Atrium 10XM fuel may be the kind of issue of interest to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), but the NRC staff cannot predict if the ACRS would choose to review such. The NRC staff also indicated that the proposed AREVA Atrium 10XM fuel amendment may constitute a "difficult and challenging" review and advised the licensee to keep the communication channels open with the NRC staff between now and submittal of the application.
Please direct any inquiries to Peter Tam at 301-415-1451 or e-mail peter.tam@nrc.gov.
Karl D. Feintuch, Project Manager IRA!
Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263
Enclosure:
List of participants cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ DISTRIBUTION:
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