ML14077A302

Areva Atrium 10XM Fuel Transition - Response to Request for Additional Information

ML14077A302
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	03/12/2014
From:	Fili K D Northern States Power Co, Xcel Energy
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Shared Package
ML14077A291	List: L-MT-14-022, the Comprehensive Methodology for Challenging BWR Fuel Assembly and Core Design Used at Framatome Anp ML14077A302
References
L-MT-14-022, TAC MF2479
Download: ML14077A302 (3)

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ENCLOSURES 1 AND 3 CONTAIN PROPRIETARY INFORMATION WITHHOLD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE IN ACCORDANCE WITH 10 CFR 2.390@ XcelEnergy" March 12, 2014 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 2807 W County Rd 75 Monticello, MN 55362 L-MT-14-022 10 CFR 50.90 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555-0001 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Docket 50-263 Renewed License No. DPR-22

Subject:

AREVA ATRIUM 1OXM Fuel Transition

-Response to Request for Additional Information (TAC MF2479)

References:

1)Letter from M. A. Schimmel (NSPM), to Document Control Desk (NRC), "License Amendment Request for Transition to AREVA ATRIUM 1OXM Fuel and AREVA Safety Analysis Methodology," L-MT-13-055, dated July 15, 2013. (ADAMS Accession No.ML13200A185)

2) Email from T. Beltz (NRC) to G. Adams (NSPM), "Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant -Request for Additional Information re: Review of AREVA Fuel Transition License Amendment Request (TAC MF2479)," dated January 30, 2014.In Reference 1, Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSPM), doing business as Xcel Energy, requested approval of an amendment to the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) Renewed Operating License (OL) and Technical Specifications (TS). The proposed change would allow operation using AREVA ATRIUM 1OXM fuel.In Reference 2 the NRC provided Requests for Additional Information (RAIs) pertaining to information needed to support the Fuel Transition License Amendment Request (Reference 1). The purpose of this letter is to provide NSPM's responses to the Reference 2 RAIs.

Document Control Desk Page 2 Enclosure 1 provides AREVA Report, ANP-3289P, Revision 0, "Responses to RAI from SNPB on MNGP Transition to AREVA Fuel." This enclosure provides a response to NRC RAIs from Reference

2. Enclosure 1 contains proprietary information.

Enclosure 2 provides a non-proprietary copy of the Enclosure 1 RAI responses.

The non-proprietary copy of the RAI responses is being provided based on the NRC's expectation that the submitter of the proprietary information should provide, if possible, a non-proprietary version of the document with brackets showing where the proprietary information has been deleted.Enclosure 3 provides EMF-CC-167(P), Revision 8, XCOBRA-T Theory, Programmer's, and User's Manual, November 2011. This document is being provided based on the NRC's request in RAI-18. This document is proprietary in its entirety and thus no non-proprietary version has been provided.Enclosure 4 provides "The Comprehensive Methodology for Challenging BWR Fuel Assembly and Core Design used at Framatome ANP," S. Misu et al., PHYSOR 2002, Seoul, Korea, October 7-10, 2002. This document is being provided based on the NRC's request in RAI-21.Enclosure 5 provides affidavits executed to support withholding Enclosures 1 and 3 from public disclosure.

Information in Enclosures 1 and 3 contain proprietary information as defined by 10 CFR 2.390. The affidavits set forth the basis on which the information may be withheld from public disclosure by the NRC and addresses with specificity the considerations listed in 10 CFR 2.390(b)(4).

Accordingly, NSPM respectfully requests that the AREVA proprietary information in Enclosures 1 and 3 be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390(a)4, as authorized by 10 CFR 9.17(a)4.Correspondence with respect to the copyright or proprietary aspects of the AREVA information in Enclosures 1 and 3 or the supporting AREVA affidavits in Enclosure 5 should be addressed to Mr. Alan Meginnis, Manager, Product Licensing, AREVA Inc., 2101 Horn Rapids Road, Richland, Washington 99354.The supplemental information provided herein does not change the conclusions of the No Significant Hazards Consideration and the Environmental Consideration evaluations provided in Reference 1 for the AREVA Fuel Transition license amendment request.In accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 (b), a copy of this application supplement, without enclosures is being provided to the designated Minnesota official.Summary of Commitments This letter makes no new commitments or revisions to existing commitments.

Document Control Desk Page 3 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.Executed on: March/2, 2014 Karen D. Fili Site Vice-President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company-Minnesota Enclosures (5)cc: Regional Administrator, Region III, USNRC (w/o enclosures)

Project Manager, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC Resident Inspector, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, USNRC (w/o enclosures)

Minnesota Department of Commerce (w/o enclosures)