ML042150068

Notice of Meeting with Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) Regarding Applying Alternative Source Term Methodology at Monticello

ML042150068
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	08/05/2004
From:	Padovan L NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
To:	Raghavan L NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3
Padovan L, NRR/DLPM, 415-1423
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August 5, 2004 MEMORANDUM TO: L. Raghavan, Chief, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management FROM: L. Mark Padovan, Project Manager /RA/

Project Directorate III-1 Division of Licensing Project Management

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING WITH NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC (NMC) REGARDING APPLYING ALTERNATIVE SOURCE TERM METHODOLOGY AT MONTICELLO DATE & TIME: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 1:00 PM 4:00 PM LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike, Room O14B8 Rockville, Maryland PURPOSE: Explain the approach used in NMCs license amendment request of April 29, 2004, Selective Scope Application of an Alternative Source Term Methodology for Re-evaluation of the Fuel Handling Accident.

Also, discuss issues associated with NMC's future full-scope AST submittal. NMCs documents are available from the agencys ADAMS document management system (accession numbers ML041450022 and ML042040159).

CATEGORY 1: This is a Category 1 meeting. The public is invited to observe the meeting consistent with past practice, and the public will have the opportunity to communicate with the NRC after the business portion of the meeting, but before the meeting is adjourned.

L. Raghavan PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).

NRC/NRR NMC L. Brown M. Limbeck E. Forrest R. Loeffler J. Hayes D. Neve B. Moody A. Williams, et al.

L. Padovan, et al.

Docket No. 50-263

Attachment:

Agenda (ADAMS Accession No: ML042150068) cc w/att: See next page MEETING CONTACT: L. Mark Padovan, NRR 301-415-1423 lmp@nrc.gov

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

L. Raghavan PARTICIPANTS: Participants from the NRC include members of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR).

NRC/NRR NMC L. Brown M. Limbeck E. Forrest R. Loeffler J. Hayes D. Neve B. Moody A. Williams, et al.

L. Padovan, et al.

Docket No. 50-263

Attachment:

Agenda (ADAMS Accession No: ML042150068) cc w/att: See next page MEETING CONTACT: L. Mark Padovan, NRR 301-415-1423 lmp@nrc.gov

• Commission's Policy Statement on Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings (67 FR 36920), May 28, 2002 Distribution PUBLIC RidsOpaMail PDIII-1 R/F J. Hayes OGC L. Brown ACRS E. Forrest L. Marsh/J. Lyons PMNS [Mtg Announcement Coord.]

RidsNrrDlpmLpdiii (Ruland) NRR Sr. Communications Analyst RidsNrrDlpmLpdiii1 Raghavan) Receptionist (OWFN and TWFN)

• L. Padovan B. Burgess, Region III T. Harris J. Strasma, Region III M. Satorius BSheron BMoody

• Hard Copy Accession Number: ML042150068 OFFICE PDIII-1/PM PDIII-1/LA PDIII-1/SC NAME LPadovan THarris LRaghavan DATE 08/03/04 08/05/04 Official Record Copy

Meeting Agenda Meeting with Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)

Regarding Applying Alternative Source Term (AST)

Methodology At Monticello NMCs License Amendment Request of April 29, 2004, Selective Scope Application of an Alternative Source Term Methodology for Re-evaluation of the Fuel Handling Accident.

• Describe NMCs plan to submit additional control room atmospheric dispersion factor (X/Q) and technical specification changes to allow the control room ventilation system to be out-of-service during movement of irradiated fuel after 24-hours post-shutdown decay.

• Discuss draft administrative control provisions for standby gas treatment and control room emergency filtration (EFT) system operation for defense-in-depth, and for establishing secondary containment integrity if a fuel handling accident were to occur.

Future Full-Scope Alternative Source Term Submittal

• Explain Generic Letter 2003-01 tracer gas test results.

• Clarify use of revised source term to reduce loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) dose.

• Discuss NRC white paper on, and describe NMC actions for, standby liquid control post-LOCA suppression pool pH control.

• Describe logic modification to use the Group II primary containment isolation signal to initiate the control room EFT system.

• Address the increase in allowable main steam isolation valve pathway leakage and 10 CFR 50, Appendix J exemption.

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Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Commissioner Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Minnesota Department of Commerce Nuclear Management Company, LLC 121 Seventh Place East 700 First Street Suite 200 Hudson, WI 54016 St. Paul, MN 55101-2145 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Manager - Environmental Protection Division Resident Inspectors Office Minnesota Attorney Generals Office 2807 W. County Road 75 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 Monticello, MN 55362 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 Manager, Regulatory Affairs John Paul Cowan Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Nuclear Management Company, LLC Officer 2807 West County Road 75 Nuclear Management Company, LLC Monticello, MN 55362-9637 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Robert Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Nuclear Asset Manager Citizens Association (MECCA) Xcel Energy, Inc.

1051 South McKnight Road 414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 St. Paul, MN 55119 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Commissioner Mr. Thomas J. Palmisano Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Site Vice President 520 Lafayette Road Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Regional Administrator, Region III Monticello, MN 55362-9637 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S. E.

Minneapolis, MN 55440 Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor/Treasurer Wright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, MN 55313 October 2003