ML22208A195

Summary of July 26, 2022, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, Related to the Alternative Request for Excess Flow Check Valves at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

ML22208A195
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	08/03/2022
From:	Robert Kuntz Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Northern States Power Company, Minnesota
Kuntz R
References
EPID L-2021-LLR-0031
Download: ML22208A195 (4)

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August 3, 2022 LICENSEE: Northern States Power Company FACILITY: Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

SUMMARY

OF JULY 26, 2022, MEETING WITH NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY, DOING BUSINESS AS XCEL ENERGY, RELATED TO THE ALTERNATIVE REQUEST FOR EXCESS FLOW CHECK VALVES AT MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT (EPID L-2021-LLR-0031)

On July 26, 2022, an observation public meeting was held between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and representatives of Northern States Power Company, doing business as Xcel Energy (Xcel Energy). The purpose of the meeting was for the NRC staff to discuss with Xcel Energy an alternative submitted March 7, 2022 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML22067A083) for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Monticello). The request would allow an alternative test frequency for the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance (ASME OM) Code requirements for excess flow check valves. During its review, the NRC staff determined that additional information was required to complete its review. Xcel Energy provided a response to the NRC staffs request for additional information (RAI) by letter dated May 25, 2022 (ML22145A588). The meeting was for the NRC staff to request clarification on the RAI response. The meeting notice and agenda, dated July 8, 2022, are available in ADAMS at ML2207A038. A list of attendees is provided as Enclosure 1.

The NRC staff queried Xcel Energy on the response to EMIB-RAI-2 from the May 25, 2022, letter. The NRC staff stated that an alternative should not be used to eliminate an ASME OM Code requirement. Therefore, the NRC staff inquired about any limitation that the surveillance frequency control program (SFCP) would impose that would establish a maximum inspection interval similar to precedents cited in the alternative request. Xcel Energy stated that the program would use the SFCP to determine the inspection frequency. The NRC staff stated that the SFCP was developed and has been reviewed to meet the requirements for technical specification and not ASME OM Code requirements. Therefore, the NRC staff stated that a review of the SFCP against the applicable ASME OM Code requirements could be completed but it would likely be a lengthy review. Xcel Energy stated that they would consider if they would provide additional information related to the maximum interval proposed by the alternative.

No members of the public were in attendance. No regulatory decisions were made at this meeting.

Please direct any inquiries to me at 301-415-3733 or Robert.Kuntz@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Robert Kuntz, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc: Listserv

LIST OF ATTENDEES JULY 26, 2022, MEETING WITH NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY ALERNATIVE REQUEST RELATED TO EXCESS FLOW CHECK VALVES MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Nuclear Regulatory Commission Stewart Bailey Gurjendra Bedi Robert Kuntz Thomas Scarbrough Yuken Wong Northern States Power Company Katherine Brandtjen Richard Loeffler Nathan Overby Sara Scott Enclosure

ML22208A195 OFFICE NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NRR/DORL/LPL3/LA NRR/DORL/LPL3/BC NRR/DORL/LPL3/PM NAME RKuntz SRohrer NSalgado RKuntz DATE 7/27/2022 7/28/2022 8/3/2022 8/3/2022