ML23234A135
| ML23234A135 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 08/24/2023 |
| From: | Janice Nguyen Division of Fuel Management |
| To: | Conboy T Northern States Power Company, Minnesota |
| References | |
| EPID L-2023-LLA-0110 | |
| Download: ML23234A135 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 August 24, 2023 Thomas A. Conboy Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Company Northern States Power Company
- Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, Minnesota 55089-9642
SUBJECT:
PRAIRIE ISLAND LICENSE AMENDMENT REQUEST - ACCEPTED FOR REVIEW (EPID NO. L-2023-LLA-0110)
Dear Thomas A. Conboy:
By letter dated July 14, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23195A187), Northern States Power Company (NSPM) submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an amendment request to the Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) license number 2506 for the Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (PI ISFSI). The proposed amendment request seeks to revise the technical specifications (TS) for the PI ISFSI. NSPM proposes to allow use of a Code alternative as an option to the requirements of the 2004 Edition through 2006 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code,Section III, Division 1, Subsection NB, Paragraph NB-5130 by revising TS to add the Code alternative to TS section 4.4, table 4.4-1, TN-40HT ASME Code Exceptions.
The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it provides technical information in sufficient detail to enable the staff to complete its detailed review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed amendment in terms of regulatory requirements, and the protection of public health and safety, and the environment.
This letter acknowledges acceptance of your application.
We have established a schedule for the review and estimated that the staff may need approximately 280 staff review hours. The schedule allows for the staff to complete its technical review and issue a request for additional information (RAI) in November 2023, and to issue its safety evaluation report (SER) in April 2024, based on you responding to the first RAI in December 2023. If no RAI is needed, the staffs SER may be completed earlier.
T. A. Conboy In general, no additional changes to the application should be submitted except for changes resulting from your response to an RAI. Please reference Docket No. 72-10 and EPID L-2023-LLA-0110 in future correspondence related to the acceptance review for this licensing action. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-0262.
Sincerely, Signed by Nguyen, Chau on 08/24/23 John-Chau Nguyen, Senior Project Manager Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch Division of Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-10 License No. SNM-2506 EPID No. L-2023-LLA-0110
ML23234A135 OFFICE NMSS/DFM/STLB NMSS/DFM/STLB NMSS/DFM/STLB NAME WWheatley WW YDiaz-Sanabria YD CNguyen CN DATE Aug 22, 2023 Aug 24, 2023 Aug 24, 2023