ML20127P267
| ML20127P267 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/1978 |
| From: | Lear G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Mayer L NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9212020175 | |
| Download: ML20127P267 (3) | |
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RE: MONTICELLO NUCLEA GENERATING PLANT By letter cated Decenber 14, 1977, you submitted a proposed inservice inspection and testing progran description and a request for relief f rom selected ASf!E Coce requirenents pursuant to 10 CFR 50,.55a(g).
Although we have not completed our detailed reriew of your submittal, our preliminary review c:akes clear to us that your proposad progran to icplement those ASME Code requirements that you have found to be practical would increase the scope of inservice inspection and testing for your f acility beyond that currently required by your Technical Specifications.
We have concluded that this upgrading of your inservice inspection and testing prograc will further enhance safety.
Based on our prelininary review, we agree with your detemination that it is impractical within the limitations of design, geonetry and materials of construction of components, for you to cieet certain of the specified ASRE Code requirements and that imposition of those requirements would result in hardships or unusual difficulties without a compensating increase in the level of ouality or safety. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(1), we hereby grant relief, on an interim basis, penoing concletion of our detailed review, from those inservice inspection and testing requirements of the ASME Code that you have requestec. Moreover, since the scope of the inservice inspection and testing will be increased by your proposed progran, and the granting of this relief is based only on the impractjcality of selected ASME Cooe requirements, we have deterritned that the relief granted neither increases the probability or consequences of accidents previously considered nor decreases safety cargins and that, therefore, i'. does not involve a significant hazards consideration. Therefore, you are authorized to, and should proceed to, implement your proposed program (except where your current Technical Specifications are more restrictive) on February 26, 1970, which is the date that the requirements of
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10 CFR 50.55a(g) become effective for your facility.
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Durine the period between the date that the requirements of 10 CFR 59.55a(n)-become effective for your facility and the date we complete our detailed rev1w of your suteittal you must comply with both yoter existing Technical Specifications and your proposed inservice inspection and testing program.
In the event conflicting requirenents arise for some conponents, you must comply with the more restrictive requirements
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(e.o., shorter inspection intervals, increased number of parameters measured).
In otl>er words, the granting-of this relief from ASME j
Code requirements snould not be interpreted to give you relief from j
eny of the requirements in your existing Technical Specifications.
Uhen our detaile:1 review of your December 14 1977 submittal is complete i
ve will:
(1) issua final approval of your progran (which may contain-rartific tions resulting frce. the staff's review), (2) crant relief j
fro ^ any AS"E Code requirencnt*: that are deternined to be impractical i
for your facility for the duretion of the inspection interval and i
(3) issue erpropriate changes to yr.ur Technical Specificetions.
A copy of the Federal Recir. tar Motice related to this action is
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Gerald Charnof f, Esquire The EnvironmentC snservation Library Shaw, Pi ttman, Potts and Minneapolis Fublic Library Trowbridge 300 Nicollet Mall 1800 M Street, N. W.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Washington, D. C.
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- State Department of Health Arthur Renquist, Esquire ATTN:
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Vice President - Law University Campus Northern States Power Company Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 Mr. D. S. Douglas, Auditor Wright County Board of Commissioners Mr. L. R. Eliason Buf f alo, Minnesota 55313 Plant !!anager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant thief, Energy Systems Analyses Northern States Power Company Branch ( AW-459)
Monticello, Minnesota 55362 Of fice of Radiation Programs U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Russell J. Hatling, Chairman Room 645, East Tower Minnesota Environmental Control 401 M Street, S. W.
Citizens Association (MECCA)
Washington, D. C.
20460 Energy Task Force 144 Melbourne Avenue, S. E.
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Minneapolis, Minnesota 55414 Federal Activities Branch Region Y Of fice Mr. Kenneth Dzugan ATTN:
EIS COORDINATOR Environmental Planning Consultant 230 South Dearborn Street Of fice of City Planner Chicago, Illinois 60604 Grace Building 421 Wabasha Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Sandra S. Gardebring
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Executive Director Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 1935 U. County Road B2 Roseville, Minnesota 55113 Mr. Steve Gadler 2120 Carter Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 Anthony L Roisman, Esquire 3
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