ML20086S604

Forwards Request for Amends to Licenses DPR-42 & DPR-60, Allowing Use of Credit for Soluble B in Spent Fuel Pool Criticality Analyses & Relocation of Spent Fuel Pool Operating Limits to COLR

ML20086S604
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	07/28/1995
From:	Richard Anderson NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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ML20086S606	List: ML20086S604 ML20086S617 ML20086S622
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NUDOCS 9508020060
Download: ML20086S604 (2)

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'e -* 6-Northern States Power Company Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant 1717 Wakonade Dr. East Welch, Minnesota 55089 July 28, 1995 10 CFR Part 50 Section 50.90 U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission i gdNULdD$Chh(NbE0bh $7 Washington, DC 20555 ,

1 PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket Nos. 50-282 License Nos. DPR-42 50-306 DPR-60 License Amendment Request Dated July 28, 1995 Boron Credit in the Spent Fuel Pool Attached is a request for a change to the Technical Specifications, Appendix A of the Operating Licenses, for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant.

This request is submitted in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, Section 50.90.

This License Amendment Request proposes changes that will allow the use of  ;

credit for soluble boron in spent fuel pool criticality analyses and the relocation of the spent fuel pool operating limits to the Unit 1 Core Operating Limits Report. Prairie Island is requesting this License Amendment as a lead plant for the Westinghouse Owners Group. This License Amendment Request is being submitted in conjunction with Westinghouse Owners Group submittals (OG-95-062 and OG-95-063) requesting NRC review of generic methodology for crediting soluble boron in spent fuel rack criticality analyses.

Because the proposed Technical Specification changes would reduce NSP costs by more than $100,000 over the life of the plant and because the proposed changes involve changes which improve plant safety or have low safety significance, please consider this License Amendment Request as a Cost Beneficial Licensing Action (CBLA).

Exhibit A contains a description of the proposed changes, the reasons for requesting the changes, the supporting safety evaluations and significant

, hazards determinations. Exhibit B contains current Prairie Island Technical Specification pages marked up to show the proposed changes. Exhibit C contains the revised Technical Specification pages. Exhibit D contains a report on the applicability of the WCAP-14181 FRA results to Prairie Island, Exhibit E contains an information copy of Unit 1 Core Operating Limits Report

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USNRC NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY July 28, 1995 Page 2 Pages which incorporate spent fuel pool operating limits and Exhibit F contains an information copy of the Prairie Island spent fuel rack criticality analysis with credit for soluble boron.

Please contact Gene Eckholt (612-388-1121) if you have any questions related to this License Amendment Request.

h, W'N Ro r O Anderson Director Licensing and Management Issues c: Regional Administrator-III, NRC NRR Project Manager, NRC Senior Resident Inspector, NRC State of Minnesota Attn: Kris Sanda J E Silberg Attachments:

Affidavit Exhibit A - Evaluation of Proposed Changes to the Technical Specifications.

Exhibit B - Proposed Changes Marked Up on Existing Technical Specification Pages.

Exhibit C - Revised Technical Specification Pages.

Exhibit D - Final Report, Applicability of WCAP-14181 PRA Results to Prairie Island.

Exhibit E - Information Copy of Unit 1 Core Operating Limits Report Spent Fuel Pool Storage Operational Limits, j Exhibit F - Information Copy of Northern States Power Prairie Island Units 1 and 2 Spent fuel Rack Criticality Analysis With Credit for Soluble l Boron.  ;

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