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| {{#Wiki_filter:Code of Federal Regulations Federal Register Notice | | {{#Wiki_filter:UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 20, 2018 Mr. Timothy J. OConnor Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Northern States Power Company |
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| Federal Register Notice}} | | ==SUBJECT:== |
| | EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214 - |
| | STORAGE OF STANDARDIZED NUHOMS DRY SHIELDED CANISTERS 11 THROUGH 15 AT MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (CAC NO. 001028, DOCKETS 72-58 AND 50-263, EPID: L-2017-LLE-0029) |
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| | ==Dear Mr. OConnor:== |
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| | This is in response to your letter dated October 18, 2017, supplemented April 5, 2018, and May 31, 2018, requesting an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11), and 10 CFR 72.214, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, from meeting Technical Specification (TS) 1.2.5 of Attachment A of Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1004, Amendment No. 10, for five loaded Transnuclear, Inc. (TN) Standardized NUHOMS 61BTH Dry Shielded Canisters (DSCs) 11 through 15 at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). These regulations specifically require storage in casks approved under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 72, and compliance with the conditions set forth in the CoC for each dry spent fuel storage cask used by an ISFSI general licensee. |
| | Xcel Energy has been loading spent fuel in TN Standardized NUHOMS DSCs for storage in the ISFSI at MNGP under CoC No. 1004, Amendments No. 9 and No. 10, as authorized by the general license provisions of 10 CFR Part 72. Technical Specification 1.2.5 of Attachment A of CoC No. 1004, Amendment No. 10, requires that all DSC closure welds, except those subjected to full volumetric inspection be dye penetrant tested in accordance with the requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III, Division 1, Article NB-5000. Xcel Energy requested exemption from meeting TS 1.2.5 of Attachment A of CoC No. 1004, Amendment No. 10, for DSCs 11 through 15. |
| | The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed Xcel Energys exemption request, the response to a request for additional information (RAI), and the supplemental response to the RAI. The details of the NRC staffs review are included in the Federal Register Notice (ML18248A121). Based on the NRC staffs evaluation of your exemption request and responses to the RAI, the NRC staff has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, the exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the NRC has granted Northern States Power Company-Minnesota doing business as Xcel Energy, an exemption from the |
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| | T. OConnor 2 requirements in 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), and 72.214, only with regard to meeting TS 1.2.5 of Attachment A of CoC No. 1004, Amendment No. 10, for DSCs 11 through 15. This exemption permits continued storage of DSCs 11 through 15 at the MNGP ISFSI for the service life of the canister. This exemption is effective as of September 13, 2018, as indicated in the Federal Register Notice (ML18248A121). |
| | In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. |
| | If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-5722, or Christian Jacobs of my staff, at (301) 415-6825. Any future correspondence related to this action should reference CAC No. |
| | 001028, Docket Nos. 72-58 and 50-263, and EPID L-2017-LLE-0029. |
| | Sincerely, |
| | /RA/ |
| | John McKirgan, Chief Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards CAC No. 001028 Docket Nos.: 72-58 and 50-263 EPID: L-2017-LLE-0029 |
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| | T. OConnor 3 EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214 - STORAGE OF STANDARDIZED NUHOMS DRY SHIELDED CANISTERS 11 THROUGH 15 AT MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (CAC NO. 001028, DOCKETS 72-58 AND 50-263, EPID L-2017-LLE-0029), |
| | DOCUMENT DATE: September 20, 2018 DISTRIBUTION: |
| | DSFM r/f MLayton, DSFM ARivera-Varona, DSFM DMarcano, DSFM MDavis, DSFM PSilva, DSFM MLearn, RIII REdwards, RIII MKunowski, RIII CLipa, RIII JGiessner, RIII PZurawski, RIII NFields, RIII RKuntz, NRR Note: This letter closes out EPID L-2017-LLE-0029. |
| | Letter: G:/SFST/Jacobs/Monticello Exemption DSCs 11-15/Letter to Xcel/ 2018 18_Letter_Xcel.doc ADAMS No.: ML18262A378 *via email OFFICE: DSFM *DSFM DSFM NAME: CJacobs WWheatley JMcKirgan DATE: 9/18/18 9/18/18 9/20/18 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY}} |
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MONTHYEARML18100A1882013-04-11011 April 2013 Enclosure 7 - Procedure 12751-MNGP-QP-9.201, Revision 0, Visual Weld Examination Project stage: Other ML18100A1852013-04-11011 April 2013 Enclosure 6 - Procedure 12751-MNGP-OPS-01, Revision 0, Spent Fuel Cask Welding: 61BT/BTH Nuhoms Canisters Project stage: Other ML18100A1912014-01-30030 January 2014 Enclosure 9 - Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. Report 130415.402, Revision 0, Review of Trivis Inc. Welding Procedures Used for Field Welds on the Transnuclear Nuhoms 61BTH Type 1 & 2 Transportable Canister for BWR Fuel Project stage: Other ML18100A1902014-05-22022 May 2014 Enclosure 8 - Structural Integrity Associates, Inc. Report 130415.403, Revision 2, Assessment of Monticello Spent Fuel Canister Closure Plate Welds Based on Welding Video Records Project stage: Other ML18065A5482018-03-0606 March 2018 EnclosuRAI-1 (non-proprietary) (Letter to T. J. O'Connor First Request for Additional Information for Review of Exemption Request for Five Nonconforming Dry Shielded Canisters 11 Through 15) Project stage: RAI ML18065A5452018-03-0606 March 2018 Package: First Request for Additional Information for Review of Exemption Request for Five Nonconforming Dry Shielded Canisters 11 Through 15 (CAC No. 001028, Docket No. 72-58, EPID L-2017-LLE-0029) Project stage: Request ML18065A5462018-03-0606 March 2018 Letter to T. J. O'Connor First Request for Additional Information for Review of Exemption Request for Five Nonconforming Dry Shielded Canisters 11 Through 15 (CAC No. 001028, Docket No. 72-58, EPID L-2017-LLE-0029) Project stage: RAI ML18100A1932018-04-0505 April 2018 Enclosure 13 - Tn Americas LLC Calculation 11042-0207, Revision 1, Nuhoms 61BTH Type 1 DSC Itcp and Otcp Maximum Weld Flaw Evaluation Project stage: Other L-MT-18-013, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Exemption Request for Nonconforming Dye Penetrant Examinations of Dry Shielded Canisters (Dscs) 11 Through 152018-04-0505 April 2018 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Exemption Request for Nonconforming Dye Penetrant Examinations of Dry Shielded Canisters (Dscs) 11 Through 15 Project stage: Response to RAI ML18121A2502018-05-0101 May 2018 Package: 05/01/2018, E-Mail from C. Jacobs/Dsfm to S. Jurek Monticello Exemption: NRC Clarification Questions on RAI#1 Responses Project stage: Request L-MT-18-034, Supplement to Exemption Request for Nonconforming Dye Penetrant Examinations of Dry Shielded Canisters (Dscs) 11 Through 15 (CAC No. 001028, EPID L-2017-LLE-00292018-05-31031 May 2018 Supplement to Exemption Request for Nonconforming Dye Penetrant Examinations of Dry Shielded Canisters (Dscs) 11 Through 15 (CAC No. 001028, EPID L-2017-LLE-0029 Project stage: Supplement ML18248A1212018-09-13013 September 2018 Federal Register Notice: Exemption; Issuance - Xcel Energy, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Project stage: Other ML18262A3782018-09-20020 September 2018 Letter to T.O'Connor Exemption from Certain Provisions of 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 - Storage Standardized Nuhoms Dry Shielded Canisters 11-15 at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Isfsi(Cac No.001028, Dockets 72-58 and 50-263, EPID L-2017- Project stage: Approval 2018-04-05
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Category:Exemption from NRC Requirements
MONTHYEARML24025A9362024-01-31031 January 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0055 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) ML20317A1362020-12-22022 December 2020 Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel, Subsection VI.C.3(I)(1) (EPID L-2020-LLE-0174 (COVID-19)) ML20184A0132020-07-22022 July 2020 Units 1 and 2 and Prairie Island ISFSI - Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix B, General Criteria for Security Personnel, Sections I, II, IV, and VI (EPID L-2020-LLE-0108 (COVID-19)) ML18289A7352019-02-14014 February 2019 Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section Iii.G.2.A ML18289A7392019-02-14014 February 2019 Notice of Issuance of Exemption for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Appendix R for Structural Steel ML18262A3782018-09-20020 September 2018 Letter to T.O'Connor Exemption from Certain Provisions of 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 - Storage Standardized Nuhoms Dry Shielded Canisters 11-15 at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Isfsi(Cac No.001028, Dockets 72-58 and 50-263, EPID L-2017- ML18248A1212018-09-13013 September 2018 Federal Register Notice: Exemption; Issuance - Xcel Energy, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation NRC-2018-0207, Federal Register Notice: Exemption; Issuance - Xcel Energy, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation2018-09-13013 September 2018 Federal Register Notice: Exemption; Issuance - Xcel Energy, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation ML18093A1082018-05-0101 May 2018 Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G.2 ML18093A2162018-05-0101 May 2018 Issuance of Exemption Appendix R for Multiple Spurious Activations L-MT-18-013, Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Exemption Request for Nonconforming Dye Penetrant Examinations of Dry Shielded Canisters (Dscs) 11 Through 152018-04-0505 April 2018 Response to Request for Additional Information Regarding Exemption Request for Nonconforming Dye Penetrant Examinations of Dry Shielded Canisters (Dscs) 11 Through 15 L-MT-18-001, Request for Permanent Exemption from 10 CFR 50 Appendix R III.G.2.a Requirements for Exposed Structural Steel2018-03-21021 March 2018 Request for Permanent Exemption from 10 CFR 50 Appendix R III.G.2.a Requirements for Exposed Structural Steel NRC-2010-0045, Exemption Re. 10 CFR 73.552010-02-24024 February 2010 Exemption Re. 10 CFR 73.55 ML0934413302010-02-24024 February 2010 Exemption Re. 10 CFR 73.55 ML0934416222010-02-24024 February 2010 Letter Transmitting Exemption to a Scheduler Requirement of 10 CFR 73.55 ML0624105072006-12-0707 December 2006 Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix J ML0424602202004-10-28028 October 2004 Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G.2.B. Applying to Fire Area Ix/Fire Zone 23A - Intake Structure Pump Room ML0426703342004-09-23023 September 2004 Corrected Pages for Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G.2.B ML0419102172004-08-0606 August 2004 Exemption from the Requirements of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section II.G.2.B ML0301506662003-02-21021 February 2003 Exemption, Use of ASME Code Case N-640 2024-01-31
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MONTHYEARML24025A9362024-01-31031 January 2024 Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0055 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) IR 05000263/20230042024-01-31031 January 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000263/2023004 ML24024A0722024-01-24024 January 2024 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Onticello, Supplement to Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation IR 05000263/20244012024-01-22022 January 2024 Information Request for the Cyber-Security Baseline Inspection, Notification to Perform Inspection 05000263/2024401 L-MT-23-054, Subsequent License Renewal Application Supplement 82024-01-11011 January 2024 Subsequent License Renewal Application Supplement 8 L-MT-23-047, License Amendment Request: Revision to the MNGP Pressure Temperature Limits Report to Change the Neutron Fluence Methodology and Incorporate New Surveillance Capsule Data2023-12-29029 December 2023 License Amendment Request: Revision to the MNGP Pressure Temperature Limits Report to Change the Neutron Fluence Methodology and Incorporate New Surveillance Capsule Data L-MT-23-056, Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information and Request for Confirmation of Information - Set 1 Part 22023-12-18018 December 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information and Request for Confirmation of Information - Set 1 Part 2 ML23349A0572023-12-15015 December 2023 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Revision to Correspondence Service List for Northern States Power - Minnesota IR 05000263/20234022023-12-13013 December 2023 Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000263/2023402 L-MT-23-042, 2023 Annual Report of Changes in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.462023-12-11011 December 2023 2023 Annual Report of Changes in Emergency Core Cooling System Evaluation Models Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.46 L-MT-23-052, Subsequent License Renewal Application Supplement 72023-11-30030 November 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Supplement 7 L-MT-23-051, Update to the Technical Specification Bases2023-11-28028 November 2023 Update to the Technical Specification Bases L-MT-23-049, Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information and Request for Confirmation of Information - Set 12023-11-21021 November 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information and Request for Confirmation of Information - Set 1 ML23319A3182023-11-15015 November 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation IR 05000263/20230032023-11-13013 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000263/2023003 and 07200058/2023001 L-MT-23-043, 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) Request Regarding OMN-17, Revision 1. VR-092023-11-13013 November 2023 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(1) Request Regarding OMN-17, Revision 1. VR-09 L-MT-23-038, License Amendment Request to Revise Monticello Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.8.6.62023-11-10010 November 2023 License Amendment Request to Revise Monticello Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 3.8.6.6 L-MT-23-046, Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information Round 2 - Set 12023-11-0909 November 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information Round 2 - Set 1 ML23291A1102023-10-23023 October 2023 Environmental Audit Summary and RCIs and RAIs ML23285A3062023-10-12012 October 2023 Implementation of the Fleet Standard Emergency Plan for the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant and the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant L-MT-23-041, Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Confirmation of Information Set 22023-10-0303 October 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Confirmation of Information Set 2 L-MT-23-037, Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information Set 32023-09-22022 September 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information Set 3 ML23262B0372023-09-19019 September 2023 Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding the 2023 Monticello and Prairie Island Plant Decommissioning Funding Status Reports ML23248A2092023-09-18018 September 2023 Proposed Alternative VR-11 to the Requirements of the ASME OM Code Associated with Periodic Verification Testing of MO-2397, Reactor Water Cleanup Inboard Isolation Valve ML23256A1682023-09-13013 September 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation and Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant - Voluntary Security Clearance Program 2023 Insider Threat Program Self-Inspection IR 05000263/20230102023-09-0707 September 2023 Commercial Grade Dedication Inspection Report 05000263/2023010 L-MT-23-036, Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information Set 2 and Supplement 62023-09-0505 September 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information Set 2 and Supplement 6 ML23214A2412023-08-31031 August 2023 Letter: Aging Management Audit - Monticello Unit 1 - Subsequent License Renewal Application IR 05000263/20230052023-08-30030 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Report 05000263/2023005) L-MT-23-035, Subsequent License Renewal Application Supplement 52023-08-28028 August 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Supplement 5 ML23241A9732023-08-21021 August 2023 Request for Scoping Comments Concerning the Environmental Review of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, Subsequent License Renewal Application (Docket No. 50-263) L-MT-23-034, Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information Set 12023-08-15015 August 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Response to Request for Additional Information Set 1 ML23222A0122023-08-10010 August 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation and Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant - Changes in Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence ML23215A1312023-08-0909 August 2023 License Renewal Regulatory Audit Regarding the Environmental Review of the Subsequent License Renewal Application IR 05000263/20230022023-08-0707 August 2023 Plantintegrated Inspection Report 05000263/2023002 L-MT-23-028, 2023 Refueling Outage 90-Day Inservice Inspection (ISI) Summary Report2023-07-31031 July 2023 2023 Refueling Outage 90-Day Inservice Inspection (ISI) Summary Report L-MT-23-032, 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(2) Request Regarding MO-2397, VR-112023-07-31031 July 2023 10 CFR 50.55a(z)(2) Request Regarding MO-2397, VR-11 ML23198A0412023-07-28028 July 2023 LRA Availability Letter ML23206A2342023-07-25025 July 2023 Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, and Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Changes in Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence ML23201A0352023-07-24024 July 2023 Notification of an NRC Biennial Licensed Operator Requalification Program Inspection and Request for Information ML23202A0032023-07-21021 July 2023 Independent Spent Fuel and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Submittal of Quality Assurance Topical Report (NSPM-1) L-MT-23-031, Subsequent License Renewal Application Supplement 4 and Responses to Request for Confirmation of Information - Set 12023-07-18018 July 2023 Subsequent License Renewal Application Supplement 4 and Responses to Request for Confirmation of Information - Set 1 ML23195A1732023-07-14014 July 2023 Revision of Standard Practice Procedures Plan IR 05000263/20235012023-07-13013 July 2023 Emergency Preparedness Inspection Report 05000263/2023501 2024-01-31
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MONTHYEARL-MT-18-067, Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2018-11-0909 November 2018 Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel ML18262A3782018-09-20020 September 2018 Letter to T.O'Connor Exemption from Certain Provisions of 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 - Storage Standardized Nuhoms Dry Shielded Canisters 11-15 at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Isfsi(Cac No.001028, Dockets 72-58 and 50-263, EPID L-2017- L-MT-18-039, Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2018-09-17017 September 2018 Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel L-MT-16-050, Thirty-Day Notification for Dry Shielded Canister MNP-61 BTH-1-B-2-016 Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2016-10-20020 October 2016 Thirty-Day Notification for Dry Shielded Canister MNP-61 BTH-1-B-2-016 Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel 2018-09-20
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MONTHYEARL-MT-18-067, Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2018-11-0909 November 2018 Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel ML18262A3782018-09-20020 September 2018 Letter to T.O'Connor Exemption from Certain Provisions of 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 - Storage Standardized Nuhoms Dry Shielded Canisters 11-15 at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Isfsi(Cac No.001028, Dockets 72-58 and 50-263, EPID L-2017- L-MT-18-039, Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2018-09-17017 September 2018 Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel L-MT-16-050, Thirty-Day Notification for Dry Shielded Canister MNP-61 BTH-1-B-2-016 Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2016-10-20020 October 2016 Thirty-Day Notification for Dry Shielded Canister MNP-61 BTH-1-B-2-016 Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel 2018-09-20
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MONTHYEARL-MT-18-067, Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2018-11-0909 November 2018 Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel ML18262A3782018-09-20020 September 2018 Letter to T.O'Connor Exemption from Certain Provisions of 10 CFR 72.212 and 72.214 - Storage Standardized Nuhoms Dry Shielded Canisters 11-15 at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Isfsi(Cac No.001028, Dockets 72-58 and 50-263, EPID L-2017- L-MT-18-039, Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2018-09-17017 September 2018 Thirty (30) Day Notification Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel L-MT-16-050, Thirty-Day Notification for Dry Shielded Canister MNP-61 BTH-1-B-2-016 Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel2016-10-20020 October 2016 Thirty-Day Notification for Dry Shielded Canister MNP-61 BTH-1-B-2-016 Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212, Conditions of General License Issued Under 10 CFR 72.210, for the Storage of Spent Fuel 2018-09-20
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 September 20, 2018 Mr. Timothy J. OConnor Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Northern States Power Company
- Minnesota 414 Nicollet Mall 7th floor Minneapolis, MN 55401
SUBJECT:
EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214 -
STORAGE OF STANDARDIZED NUHOMS DRY SHIELDED CANISTERS 11 THROUGH 15 AT MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (CAC NO. 001028, DOCKETS 72-58 AND 50-263, EPID: L-2017-LLE-0029)
Dear Mr. OConnor:
This is in response to your letter dated October 18, 2017, supplemented April 5, 2018, and May 31, 2018, requesting an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(3), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(5)(i), 10 CFR 72.212(b)(11), and 10 CFR 72.214, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, from meeting Technical Specification (TS) 1.2.5 of Attachment A of Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1004, Amendment No. 10, for five loaded Transnuclear, Inc. (TN) Standardized NUHOMS 61BTH Dry Shielded Canisters (DSCs) 11 through 15 at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). These regulations specifically require storage in casks approved under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 72, and compliance with the conditions set forth in the CoC for each dry spent fuel storage cask used by an ISFSI general licensee.
Xcel Energy has been loading spent fuel in TN Standardized NUHOMS DSCs for storage in the ISFSI at MNGP under CoC No. 1004, Amendments No. 9 and No. 10, as authorized by the general license provisions of 10 CFR Part 72. Technical Specification 1.2.5 of Attachment A of CoC No. 1004, Amendment No. 10, requires that all DSC closure welds, except those subjected to full volumetric inspection be dye penetrant tested in accordance with the requirements of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section III, Division 1, Article NB-5000. Xcel Energy requested exemption from meeting TS 1.2.5 of Attachment A of CoC No. 1004, Amendment No. 10, for DSCs 11 through 15.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviewed Xcel Energys exemption request, the response to a request for additional information (RAI), and the supplemental response to the RAI. The details of the NRC staffs review are included in the Federal Register Notice (ML18248A121). Based on the NRC staffs evaluation of your exemption request and responses to the RAI, the NRC staff has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, the exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common defense and security, and is otherwise in the public interest. Therefore, the NRC has granted Northern States Power Company-Minnesota doing business as Xcel Energy, an exemption from the
T. OConnor 2 requirements in 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), and 72.214, only with regard to meeting TS 1.2.5 of Attachment A of CoC No. 1004, Amendment No. 10, for DSCs 11 through 15. This exemption permits continued storage of DSCs 11 through 15 at the MNGP ISFSI for the service life of the canister. This exemption is effective as of September 13, 2018, as indicated in the Federal Register Notice (ML18248A121).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-5722, or Christian Jacobs of my staff, at (301) 415-6825. Any future correspondence related to this action should reference CAC No.
001028, Docket Nos. 72-58 and 50-263, and EPID L-2017-LLE-0029.
Sincerely,
/RA/
John McKirgan, Chief Spent Fuel Licensing Branch Division of Spent Fuel Management Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards CAC No. 001028 Docket Nos.: 72-58 and 50-263 EPID: L-2017-LLE-0029
T. OConnor 3 EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF 10 CFR 72.212 AND 72.214 - STORAGE OF STANDARDIZED NUHOMS DRY SHIELDED CANISTERS 11 THROUGH 15 AT MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (CAC NO. 001028, DOCKETS 72-58 AND 50-263, EPID L-2017-LLE-0029),
DOCUMENT DATE: September 20, 2018 DISTRIBUTION:
DSFM r/f MLayton, DSFM ARivera-Varona, DSFM DMarcano, DSFM MDavis, DSFM PSilva, DSFM MLearn, RIII REdwards, RIII MKunowski, RIII CLipa, RIII JGiessner, RIII PZurawski, RIII NFields, RIII RKuntz, NRR Note: This letter closes out EPID L-2017-LLE-0029.
Letter: G:/SFST/Jacobs/Monticello Exemption DSCs 11-15/Letter to Xcel/ 2018 18_Letter_Xcel.doc ADAMS No.: ML18262A378 *via email OFFICE: DSFM *DSFM DSFM NAME: CJacobs WWheatley JMcKirgan DATE: 9/18/18 9/18/18 9/20/18 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY