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MONTHYEARML23313A1592023-11-0909 November 2023 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Summary of the October 10, 2023, Public Meeting to Discuss Monticello'S Condensate Backwash Receiving Tank Fatigue Evaluation ML23275A0222023-10-0505 October 2023 Summary of September 21, 2023, Public Meeting with Northern States Power Company Regarding Proposed License Amendment Request to Revise the Pressure Temperature Limits Report ML23200A2602023-07-20020 July 2023 Summary of July 14, 2023, Public Meeting with Northern States Power Company Regarding Proposed Alternative to Defer Periodic Verification Testing of Reactor Water Clean-Up Inboard Isolation Valve ML23157A0432023-06-0808 June 2023 Summary of Public Outreach to Discuss the NRC 2022 End-Of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant ML23110A0142023-05-0101 May 2023 Memo March 22, 2023, Monticello Unit 1, Subsequent License Renewal Application Public Environmental Scoping Meeting ML23110A0152023-05-0101 May 2023 Summary March 22, 2023, Monticello Units 1 Subsequent License Renewal Application Public Environmental Scoping Meeting ML23115A4382023-05-0101 May 2023 March 29, 2023, Meeting Summary for Environmental Review of Subsequent License Renewal Application for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 ML23115A4642023-05-0101 May 2023 Summary, March 29, 2023, Monticello Units 1 Subsequent License Renewal Application Public Environmental Scoping Meeting ML23074A1212023-04-0303 April 2023 March 8, 2023, Summary of Public Meeting with Northern States Power Company Regarding Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Alternative Request PR-08 to Defer Quarterly Testing of Components of High Pressure Coolant Injection System ML22292A0122022-10-24024 October 2022 Meeting Summary for Environmental Pre Submittal Meeting for Subsequent License Renewal Application, on September 13, 2022 ML22208A2192022-08-0303 August 2022 Summary of July 25, 2022, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, Related to the Amendment to Adopt Advanced Framatome Inc. Methodology for Determining Core Operating Limits for Monticello Plant ML22208A1952022-08-0303 August 2022 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 ML22130A7172022-05-10010 May 2022 Summary of the May 3, 2022, Public Outreach to Discuss the NRC 2021 End-Of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Monticello and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML22084A3852022-03-31031 March 2022 Meeting Summary for Environmental Pre Submittal Meeting for Subsequent License Renewal Application on March 15, 2022 ML22032A0112022-02-0303 February 2022 Summary of January 27, 2022, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, Related to a Planned Relief Request to Test Excess Flow Check Valve ML21285A0312021-10-15015 October 2021 Summary of Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, Related to Planned License Amendment to Extend Allowed Outage Time for Fuel Oil Storage Tank for Monticello Nuclear Plant ML21167A1842021-06-16016 June 2021 Summary of the June 9, 2021, Public Outreach to Discuss the NRC 2020 End-Of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML21098A0742021-04-13013 April 2021 Summary of March 25, 2021, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, Related to a Planned License Amendment to Adopt Advanced Framatome Methods ML21040A4612021-02-11011 February 2021 Summary of February 3, 2021, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, Related to a Planned License Amendment to Combine the Emergency Plans and Create a Common Emergency Operations Facility ML20281A5092020-10-16016 October 2020 Summary of October 2, 2020, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Potential Amendment to Revise the Safety Limit Minimum Critical Power Ratio for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant ML20218A4462020-08-0505 August 2020 Summary of the July 16, 2020 Public Outreach to Discuss the NRC 2019 End-of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant ML20077L8312020-03-20020 March 2020 Summary of February 27, 2020, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Potential License Amendment to Adopt TSTF-505 Provide Risk-Informed Completion Times - RITSTF Initiative 4b ML19130A1672019-05-14014 May 2019 May 8, 2019 Summary of Teleconference with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, to Discuss a Response to a Request for Additional Information Related to the License Amendment Request to Adopt 10 CFR 50.69 ML18046B2072018-02-26026 February 2018 Summary of February 8, 2018, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Potential Exemption from Fire Protection Requirements at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2 ML17353A0242018-01-0202 January 2018 Summary of December 12, 2017, Teleconference with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Potential License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-425 ML17341A1292017-12-11011 December 2017 Summary of Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Changes to the Security Plans at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 ML17300A0362017-10-31031 October 2017 Summary of Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Potential License Amendment Request Related to Emergency Diesel Generator Technical Specifications ML17270A0072017-09-29029 September 2017 Summary of Teleconference with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Potential License Amendment Request to Adopt TSTF-542 Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory Control ML17235B1542017-08-23023 August 2017 July 11, 2017,Summary of the Open House to Discuss the 2016 End-Of-Cycle Plant Performance Assessment of Monticello ML17090A2442017-04-0606 April 2017 Summary of February 28, 2017, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on the Integrated Leak Rate Test License Amendment Request for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant CAC No. MF7359) ML17034A1202017-02-0909 February 2017 Summary of January 24, 2017, Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Potential Revision to the Emergency Action Level ML16334A0112016-12-0606 December 2016 Summary of Meeting with Northern States Power Company, Doing Business as Xcel Energy, on Potential Exemption Request from Fire Protection Requirements ML16172A0662016-06-20020 June 2016 Summary of the May 26, 2016, Monticello Public Meeting ML15271A2072015-10-0202 October 2015 July 9, 2015 Summary of Closed Meeting Between Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S, Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Northern States Power Company- Minnesota to Discuss Flood Analysis Associated with Monticello Nuclear ML15195A4472015-08-0505 August 2015 Summary of Public Meeting with Xcel Energy and Areva to Discuss Changes to the Proposed Technical Specifications and COLR in Support of the Areva Extended Flow Window License Amendment Request ML15093A2342015-04-0303 April 2015 Summary of Monticello Public Meeting ML14297A1272014-10-31031 October 2014 Summary of October 1, 2014, Public Meeting with NSPM and Areva to Discuss Areva Fuel Transition License Amendment Request and Future License Amendment Application Regarding Use of Areva Atrium 10XM Fuel in Extended Flow Window Domain ML14220A2832014-09-0808 September 2014 Summary of August 5, 2014, Closed Meeting Between Representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, NRC, and Northern States Power Company - Minnesota to Discuss Flooding Analysis Associated with Monticello and Prairie Island Nuclear Gen ML14153A0252014-06-20020 June 2014 Meeting Summary - Public Meeting on May 16, 2014, to Discuss Xcel Energy'S Flood Hazard Reevaluation Extension Request for the Monticello and Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plants ML14168A0182014-05-16016 May 2014 Xcel Energy Responses to NRC Questions Regarding Flood Hazard Reevaluation Report Extension Requests ML14111A0352014-04-21021 April 2014 Summary of Monticello Public Meeting to Discuss the 2013 Annual Assessment Results ML13351A3422013-12-30030 December 2013 December 4, 2013 Summary of Public Meeting with Northern States Power Company of Minnesota to Discuss the Future License Amendment Application Regarding the Use of Areva Atrium 10XM Fuel in Extended Flow Window Operating Domain ML13171A1522013-06-24024 June 2013 April 24, 2013, Summary of Public Meeting in City of Kewaunee to Make Post-Shutdown Decommissioning of Activities Report (PSDAR) Available for Public Comment ML13169A0352013-06-14014 June 2013 Email Miller to Wilson Summary of Call with Monticello Flooding Audit ML13135A0312013-05-31031 May 2013 Summary of May 3,2013, Conference Call with Northern States Power Company - Minnesota (NSPM) to Discuss Application of 10 CFR 26.205(d)(6) During the Current Refueling Outage ML12338A0062012-12-13013 December 2012 November 20, 2012, Summary of Public Meeting with Northern States Power Company of Minnesota to Discuss the Extended Power Uprate Gap Analysis ML12188A2582012-07-20020 July 2012 Summary of Meeting with Monticello Regarding a Future Amendment to Approve Use of Areva Atrium 10XM Fuel ML12093A4772012-05-0101 May 2012 April 2, 2012, Summary of Meeting with NSPM to Discuss Issue Related to Containment Accident Pressure Credit for Extended Power Uprate Operation ML12017A0852012-02-10010 February 2012 1/17/12 Summary of Meeting with Monticello a Future Application for Amendment Concerning Stored Fuel Criticality Analysis ML11292A1612011-10-20020 October 2011 Summary of Meeting with Beyond Nuclear Regarding Their 10 CFR 2.206 Petition to Suspend Operating Licenses of General Electric Mark I Boiling Water Reactors 2023-07-20
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U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING
SUMMARY
Title:
Environmental Scoping Meeting Related to the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, Subsequent License Renewal Application Date of Meeting: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 Location: Webinar Conference ID: 168211971 Type of Meeting: Comment-Gathering Meeting Purpose of the Meeting:
To gather information necessary to prepare an environmental impact statement to evaluate the environmental impacts for the subsequent license renewal of the operating licenses for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1 (Monticello). The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public input on this action.
General Details:
The NRC staff held a public scoping webinar as part of the Monticello Subsequent License Renewal environmental review. The meeting started at 1:00 pm CST.
Approximately 14 members of the public, plant and industry representatives, tribal and local officials, and members of the media attended the scoping webinar. The meeting began with a review of meeting ground rules followed by Region III staff making a statement assuring the safety of the public, their drinking water, and the environment. Staff followed with a presentation on the license renewal safety and environmental review process. The presentation emphasized that scoping comments were welcome to help focus the environmental review. There was an opportunity for attendees to ask questions about the NRC staffs presentation followed by an opportunity for members of the public to provide oral comments on the scope of the environmental review to be conducted.
Summary of Presentation:
Monticello was first licensed in September 1970 and granted an initial renewed license in 2006.
The current renewed license expires in September 2030.
The Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954 authorizes the NRC to grant licenses for commercial power reactors to operate for up to 40 years and allows these licenses to be renewed for up to 20 years. The regulations do not limit the number of renewal periods and, therefore, a renewed license may be subsequently renewed. The NRC has established a license renewal process that has two separate, but parallel review tracks, a safety review, and an environmental review.
Enclosure 1
2 The focus of the safety review stems from the NRCs obligation under the AEA of 1954, and is performed under the regulations of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part 54, Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plant.
The purpose of this review is to verify that each applicant has fully analyzed the management of aging effects in sufficient detail to conclude that the plant can be operated safely during the period of extended operation. The NRCs safety review is documented in the safety evaluation report.
Under the NRCs regulations in 10 CFR part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functionswhich implement the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)issuance of a nuclear power plant operating license requires the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The NRC performs plant-specific reviews of environmental impacts of operating life extension in accordance with NEPA and the requirements of 10 CFR part 51. As part of the environmental review, the staff consults with local, State, Federal, and tribal officials.
The environmental review begins with a scoping process, which is an assessment of specific environmental impacts associated with subsequent license renewal for Monticellos operating license. Some environmental impacts are similar, if not identical, at all nuclear power plants, so, to improve efficiency, the NRC staff developed a generic environmental impact statement, NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, that addresses a number of impacts common to all nuclear power plants. The NRC staff supplements the generic EIS with a plant-specific Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, in which all issues that are specific to Monticello will be addressed. The staff also re-examines the conclusions reached in the generic EIS to determine if there is any new and significant information that would change those conclusions. The NRC staff will make a recommendation on whether or not the environmental impacts are so great that they preclude maintaining the option of license renewal for energy-planning decision makers.
The closing date for submitting scoping comments is April 10, 2023. In addition to providing comments at the meeting, comments can be: (1) mailed to Office of Administration Mailstop:
TWFN7A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, (2) submitted online using the Federal Rulemaking website at regulations.gov (Docket ID: NRC-2023-0031), or (3) via e-mail at MonticelloEnvironmental@nrc.gov. Note, the comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Commenters are encouraged to not include any information in comments that the commenter does not want publicly disclosed.
Public Participation Themes:
Themes were limited to support for Monticellos license renewal but with a suggestion for transparency for disclosing effluent levels particularly tritium concentrations in both millisievert and becquerel.
A complete accounting of the comments provided can be found in the meeting transcript which is available in the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System public electronic reading room under the accession numbers listed below, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html .
3 Action Items/Next Steps:
The NRC staff will address the comments provided during this meeting as part of the license renewal review process for Monticello, as well as a Scoping Summary Report.
Attachments:
List of Attendees Meeting notice and agenda - ML23087A102 NRC staff presentation - ML23086C072 Meeting transcript - ML23108A318
List of Attendees March 29, 2023, U.S. NRC Environmental Scoping Meeting Related to the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, Subsequent License Renewal Application NAME AFFILIATION Allan Barker NRC Andrew Siwy NRC Beth Alferink NRC Brett Klukan (facilitator) NRC Brian Harris NRC Briana Arlene NRC Christopher Tyree NRC Carolyn Wolf NRC David Garmon NRC Ed Miller NRC Harral Logaras NRC Jeffrey Rikhoff NRC Jerry Dozier NRC Jessica Hammock NRC Jessica Umana NRC John Moses NRC Kim Conway NRC Lauren Gibson NRC Leah Parker NRC Lifeng Guo NRC Lloyd Desotell NRC Marcia Carpentier NRC Nancy Martinez NRC Neil Sheehan NRC Scott Burnell NRC Steven Garry NRC Tammy Bloomer NRC Ted Smith NRC Valerie Myers NRC Vaugh Thomas NRC Viktoria Mitlyng NRC Zachary Turner NRC Paul Young Xcel Energy Steve Sollom Xcel Energy W.M. Smith Xcel Energy Enclosure 1
2 Joseph Bashore Tennessee Valley Authority Charlie Lippert Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians Deann Raleigh Curtiss Wright Kirsti Marhon MPR News Justin Barrick Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Karl Pauls Member of the Public Ryan Pickering Member of the Public Dennis Solomon Balami Member of the Public Heather Member of the Public DJ Member of the Public