ML20082B290
| ML20082B290 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 03/29/1995 |
| From: | Hill W NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9504050089 | |
| Download: ML20082B290 (2) | |
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Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 2807 West Hwy 75 Monticello, Minnesota 55362-9637 March 29,1995 US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 Severe Accident Manaaement The purpose of this letter is to inform you that Northem States Power Company, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, intends to implement the industry position on severs accident management approved by the Nuclear Energy institute's Nuclear Strategic issues Advisory Committee on November 4,1994. The position, previously communicated in a letter dated November 21,1994, from NEl to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, states that:
Each Ilcense will:
Assess current capabilities to respond to severe accident conditions using Section 5 of NEI 91-04, Ravision 1, " Severe Accident issue Closure Guldelines".
Implement appropriate improvements identified in the assessment, within the constraints of existing personnel and hardware, on a schedule to be determined by each IIcensee and communicated to the NRC, but in any event no later than December 31,1998.
Based on previous interactions between NEl (NUMARC) and the NRC staff, we understand that the NRC staff agrees with the need forlicensee flexibility in their methods of assessing and establishing severe accident management guidance. Utilizing the associated implementing guidance (contained in NE! Report 91-04, Revision 1), we intend to complete the assessment of severe accident management capabilities and make any identified enhancements by December 31,1998.
j This implementation schedule is complementary to efforts currently underway at Monticello to i
address the individual plant examination of extemal events and the work currently anticipated to support potential power rerate of the Monticello plant.
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NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY March 29,1995 Page 2 This letter contains no new NRC commitments, nor does it modify any prior commitments.
Please contact Mary Engen, Sr Licensing Engineer, at (612) 295-1291 if you require further information, y, h,[,'//
W J Hill Plant Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant c:
Regional Administrator-111, NRC NRR Project Manager, NRC Sr Resident inspector, NRC State of Minnesota Attn: Kris Sanda J Silberg s
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