ML103260327

Notice of Pre-Application Meeting with Licensee for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 to Discuss Spent Fuel Pool Criticality and Extended Power Uprate (TAC Nos. ME5043 and ME5044)

ML103260327
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	11/24/2010
From:	Thomas Wengert Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Robert Pascarelli Plant Licensing Branch III
Wengert, Thomas J, NRR/DORL, 415-4037
References
TAC ME5043, TAC ME5044
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 November 24, 2010 MEMORANDUM TO: Robert J. Pascarelli, Chief Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation FROM: Thomas J. Wengert, Senior Project Manager A-Plant Licensing Branch 111-1 ,--d:3- ~1.-Y-~

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a SUB..IECT: FORTHCOMING PRE-APPLICATION MEETING WITH LICENSEE FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 TO DISCUSS SPENT FUEL POOL CRITICALITY AND EXTENDED POWER UPRATE (TAC NOS. ME5043 AND ME5044)

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, December 8,2010 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike, Room 0-8B2 Rockville, Maryland PURPOSE: Pre-application meeting to discuss spent fuel pool criticality and future extended power uprate license amendment request CATEGORY 1:* This is a Category 1 Meeting. The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

Proprietary information may be discussed at certain times during this meeting. These portions of the meeting will be closed to members of the public who have not been granted access to the information by the owner of the information.

MEETING CONTACTS: Thomas Wengert, NRR Mahesh Chawla, NRR 301-415-4037 301-415-8371 Thomas.Wengert@nrc.gov Mahesh. Chawla@nrc.gov

• Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings" (67 FR 36920), May 28, 2002.

R. Pascarelli -2 PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).

NRC Xcel Energy/Prairie Island K. Wood, NRR G. Salamon, Xcel T. Alexion, NRR L. Gunderson, Xcel E. Wong, NRR G. Adams, Xcel T. Wengert, NRR S. McCall, Xcel A. Ulses, NRR K. Albrecht, Xcel et al. T. Verbout, Xcel et al.

Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free audio teleconference. Please call one of the meeting contacts listed below before Monday, December 6,2010,3:00 pm Eastern Time to get the telephone number and the pass code.

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Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306

Enclosure:

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AGENDA FORTHCOMING MEETING WITH LICENSEE FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 Meeting on Wednesday, December 8,2010 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. ET

1. Introductions (5 minutes)

2. Licensing Portion (60 minutes)

~ Meeting Objectives

~ Spent Fuel Pool Criticality (SFPC) Scope

~ Schedule

~ Discussion

~ Action Summary

3. Break (10 minutes)

4. Technical Portion (90 minutes)

~ Objectives of the Prairie Island SFP Analysis

~ Interim Staff Guidance (DSS-ISG-10-01)

~ Methods to be Used in the Analysis

• Depletion Calculation Inputs

• Biases and Uncertainties

• Accidents and Soluble Boron

• Interface Conditions

5. Opportunity for Public Comments (15 minutes)

6. Adjourn Enclosure

ML103260327 OFFICE DORULPL3-1/PM DORULPL3-1/LA DORLlLPL3-1/BC DORLlLPL3-1/PM NAME TWengert BTuily RPascarelli TWengert DATE 11/23/10 11/23/10 11/24/10 11/24/10