ML17241A177

NRR E-mail Capture - Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Amendment to Modify the NDE Inspection Interval for Special Heavy Lifting Devices

ML17241A177
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	08/29/2017
From:	Robert Kuntz Plant Licensing Branch III
To:	Gohdes P Xcel Energy
References
MG0072, MG0073
Download: ML17241A177 (2)

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NRR-PMDAPEm Resource From: Kuntz, Robert Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 10:03 AM To: Gohdes, Peter D.

Subject:

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Re: Amendment to Modify the NDE Inspection Interval for Special Heavy Lifting Devices (CAC Nos. MG0072 and MG0073)

Mr. Gohdes, By letter dated August 4, 2017 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML17216A236), Northern States Power Company, a Minnesota corporation (NSPM), doing business as Xcel Energy, submitted a license amendment for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 (PINGP) to modify the non-destructive examination (NDE) inspection interval for Special Lifting Devices from annually or prior to each use, typically at each refueling outage, to a ten year interval. The purpose of this e-mail is to provide the results of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staffs acceptance review of this amendment. The acceptance review was performed to determine if there is sufficient technical information in scope and depth to allow the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify whether the application has any readily apparent information insufficiencies in its characterization of the regulatory requirements or the licensing basis of the plant.

The NRC staff has reviewed your application and concluded that it does provide technical information in sufficient detail to enable the NRC staff to complete its detailed technical 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. Given the lesser scope and depth of the acceptance review as compared to the detailed technical review, there may be instances in which issues that impact the NRC staffs ability to complete the detailed technical review are identified despite completion of an adequate acceptance review. If additional information is needed, you will be advised by separate correspondence.

Based on the information provided in your submittal and discussions during the pre-licensing meeting on July 17, 2017, the NRC staff has estimated that this licensing request will take approximately 80 hours3.333 days <br />0.476 weeks <br />0.11 months <br /> to complete. The NRC staff expects to complete this review in approximately 9 months, which is April 2018. If there are emergent complexities or challenges in our review that would cause changes to the initial forecasted completion date or significant changes in the forecasted hours, the reasons for the changes, along with the new estimates, will be communicated during the routine interactions with the assigned project manager.

These estimates are based on the NRC staffs initial review of the application and they could change, due to several factors including requests for additional information, unanticipated addition of scope to the review, and review by NRC advisory committees or hearing-related activities.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Robert Kuntz Senior Project Manager (Monticello and Prairie Island)

NRC/NRR/DORL/LPL3 (301)415-3733 1

Hearing Identifier: NRR_PMDA Email Number: 3697 Mail Envelope Properties (Robert.Kuntz@nrc.gov20170829100200)

Subject:

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 - Acceptance of Requested Licensing Action Re: Amendment to Modify the NDE Inspection Interval for Special Heavy Lifting Devices (CAC Nos. MG0072 and MG0073)

Sent Date: 8/29/2017 10:02:55 AM Received Date: 8/29/2017 10:02:00 AM From: Kuntz, Robert Created By: Robert.Kuntz@nrc.gov Recipients:

"Gohdes, Peter D." <Peter.Gohdes@xenuclear.com>

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