ML14337A787

NRR E-mail Capture - Northern States Power Company - Minnesota (NSPM) - Draft Requests for Additional Information Review and Approval of NSPM QATR

ML14337A787
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello, Prairie Island
Issue date:	12/02/2014
From:	Beltz T Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Loeffler R, Vincent D Northern States Power Co
References
MF5120, MF5121, MF5122
Download: ML14337A787 (3)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Beltz, Terry Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 9:59 AM To: Loeffler, Richard A.; Vincent, Dale M.

Cc: Eckholt, Gene F. (Eugene.Eckholt@xenuclear.com); Keim, Andrea; Wall, Scott; Pelton, David

Subject:

Northern States Power Company - Minnesota (NSPM) - Draft Requests for Additional Information re: Review and Approval of NSPM QATR (TAC Nos. MF5120, MF5121, and MF5122)

Dear Messrs. Loeffler and Vincent:

By letter to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) dated October 31, 2014 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML14304A353), as supplemented on November 12, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14316A593), Northern States Power Company - Minnesota (NSPM), doing business as Xcel Energy, Inc., submitted a revision to its Quality Assurance Topical Report (QATR) for review and approval in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.54(a)(4). The proposed change would revise previously submitted requirements related to the conduct of independent assessments, in that the independent assessment function of the Nuclear Oversight organization would be divided into two distinct functions: independent audits and independent assessments.

NSPM submitted its request based on a determination that the proposed change results in a reduction in commitment. As such, prior NRC review and approval is required to implement the change in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(a)(4). The request pertains to the NSPM QATR associated with the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR-22; Docket No. 50-263); the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60; Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306); and the Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (Materials License No. SNM-2506; Docket No. 72-10).

The NRC staff in the Quality Assurance Vendor Inspection Branch of the Office of New Reactors has determined that additional information is required to complete its review. The draft requests for additional information (RAIs) are provided below.

You may accept these draft RAIs as formal requests for additional information and provide a response to the questions by December 10, 2014. Alternatively, you may request to discuss the contents of the draft RAIs with the NRC staff in a conference call, including any change to the proposed response date.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely, TERRY A. BELTZ, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Mail Stop: O-8D15 Phone: (301) 415-3049 Terry.Beltz@nrc.gov Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, contains or may contain confidential information intended only for the addressee. If you are not an intended recipient of this message, be advised that any reading, dissemination, forwarding, printing, copying or other use of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply message and delete this email message and any attachments from your system.

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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION QUALITY ASSURANCE VENDOR INSPECTION BRANCH OF THE OFFICE OF NEW REACTORS REGARDING THE NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY QUALITY ASSURANCE TOPICAL REPORT NSPM-1, REVISION 8a NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY - MINNESOTA (NSPM)

MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 PRAIRIE ISLAND INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION DOCKET NOS. 50-263, 50-282, 50-306, AND 72-10 (TAC NOS. MF5120, MF5121, AND MF5122)

1. Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.28, Quality Assurance [QA] Program Criteria, Revision 4, describes methods the NRC staff considers acceptable for complying with the provisions of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 50, Appendix B. RG 1.28, Section C.2.a.(2) states that Applicable elements of an organizations QA program should be audited at least once a year or at least once during the life of the activity, whichever is shorter . . .

The NSPM Quality Assurance Topical Report NSPM-1, Revision 8a, Section C.3, lists 24 months as the audit period.

Please clarify the basis for requesting the longer audit period.

2. RG 1.28, Revision 4, Section C.2.b.(5) states that A general grace period of 90 days may be applied to provisions that are required to be performed on a periodic basis unless otherwise noted.

NSPM-1, Revision 8a, Section C.3, states that independent audits . . . may be completed within a period that is 25 percent longer or shorter than the period stated. Thus the next scheduled due date for a biennial audit could be no later than 30 months from the previous completion of the audit. The subsequent audit returns to the original audit schedule.

Please clarify the basis for requesting the 25 percent grace period.

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Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 1736 Mail Envelope Properties (Terry.Beltz@nrc.gov20141202095800)

Subject:

Northern States Power Company - Minnesota (NSPM) - Draft Requests for Additional Information re: Review and Approval of NSPM QATR (TAC Nos. MF5120, MF5121, and MF5122)

Sent Date: 12/2/2014 9:58:37 AM Received Date: 12/2/2014 9:58:00 AM From: Beltz, Terry Created By: Terry.Beltz@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Eckholt, Gene F. (Eugene.Eckholt@xenuclear.com)" <Eugene.Eckholt@xenuclear.com>

Tracking Status: None "Keim, Andrea" <Andrea.Keim@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Wall, Scott" <Scott.Wall@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Pelton, David" <David.Pelton@nrc.gov>

Tracking Status: None "Loeffler, Richard A." <Richard.Loeffler@xenuclear.com>

Tracking Status: None "Vincent, Dale M." <Dale.Vincent@xenuclear.com>

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