ML20210Q034

Forwards SE Granting Licensee 980724 Relief Request 10 Re Third 10-year Interval ISI Program Plan,Entitled, Limited Exam

ML20210Q034
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	08/04/1999
From:	Craig C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Richard Anderson NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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ML20210Q040	List: ML20210Q034 ML20210Q052
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TAC-MA3397, NUDOCS 9908130130
Download: ML20210Q034 (3)

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August 4, 1999 Mr. Rog:r O.' Anderson, Director Nuclear Energy Engineering .

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SUBJECT:

MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT - EVALUATION OF RELIEF REQUEST NUMBER 10 FOR THE THIRD 10-YEAR INTERVAL INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM PLAN (TAC NO. MA3397)

Dear Mr. Anderson:

By letter dated July 24,1998, Northern States Power Company (NSP) submitted Relief Request

- No.10 related to the Third 10-Year Interval inservice inspection (ISI) Program Plan, entitled,

" Limited Examination." The staff has reviewed NSP's submittal and concludes that the inservice examination for Relief Request No.10, Parts A, B, C, D, and E, are impractical to perform at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant to the extent required by American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code. The examinations that have been and will be completed provide reasonable assurance of structural integrity. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(i), the staff grants approval of Relief Request No.-10. The relief granted is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest, giving due consideration to the burden on NSP if the requirements were imposed on the facility.

The detailed results of the staff review are provided in the enclose'd safety evaluation. if you have any questions concerning this action please call Mr. C.F. Lyon of my staff at (301) 415-2296.

Sincerely, Original signed by Tae Kim for:

Claudia M. Craig, Chief, Section 1 g'*,g- Project Directorate til Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nol 50-263

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Dear Mr. Anderson:

By letter dated July 24,1998, Northern States Power Company (NSP) submitted Relief Request No.10 related to the Third 10-Year interval inservice Inspection (ISI) Program Plan, entitled, l

" Limited Examination." The staff has reviewed NSP's submittal and concludes that the inservice examination for Relief Request No.10, Parts A, B, C, D, and E, are impractical to perform at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant to the extent required by American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code. The examinations that have been and will be completed provide reasonable ,

assurance of structuralintegrity. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55a(g)(6)(i), the staff grants approval of Relief Request No.10. The relief granted is authorized by law and will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security and is otherwise in the public interest, j giving due consideration to the burden on NSP if the requirements were imposed on the facility. 1 The detailed results of the staff review are provided in the enclosed safety evaluation. If you have any questions conceming this action please call Mr. C.F. Lyon of my staff at (301) 415- r 2296.

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Mr. Roger O. Anderson, Director Northern States Power Company Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

J. E. Silberg, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge Commissioner 2300 N Street, N. W. Department of Public Service Washington DC 20037 121 Seventh Place East Suite 200 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2145 Resident inspector's Office 2807 W. County Road 75 Adonis A. Nebiett Monticello, Minnesota 55362 Assistant Attorney General .

Office of the Attorney General Plant Manager 445 Minnesota Street Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Suite 900 ATTN: Site Licensing St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-2127 Northern States Power Company 2807 West County Road 75 Site General Manager Monticello, Minnesota 55362-9637 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant ATTN: Site Licensing Robert Nelson, President . Northem States Power Company Minnesota Environmental Control 2807 West County Road 75 Citizens Association (MECCA) Monticello, Minnesota 55362-9637 1051 South McKnight Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55119  ;

1 Commissioner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency i

' 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, Minnesota 55119 1 Regional Administrator, Region lll  :

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4351-Commissioner of Health Minnesota Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S. E.

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor / Treasurer Wright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, Minnesota 55313 April 1999