ML052970210

Summary of a Telephone Conference Call Held on October 6, 2005, Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Nuclear Management Company, LLC Concerning Information Pertaining to the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant License Renewal

ML052970210
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	10/21/2005
From:	Daniel Merzke NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP
To:	Nuclear Management Co
Merzke, D., NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-3777
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October 21, 2005 LICENSEE:

Nuclear Management Company, LLC FACILITY:

Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

SUMMARY

OF A TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL HELD ON OCTOBER 6, 2005, BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC, CONCERNING INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives of Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC) held a telephone conference call on October 6, 2005, to discuss and clarify the applicants response to request for additional information (RAI),

RAI 3.5.2.1.15-1, provided in a letter dated September 16, 2005, concerning the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant license renewal application. The conference call was useful in clarifying the applicants response. On the basis of the discussion, the applicant plans to submit a written response. provides a listing of the meeting participants. Enclosure 2 contains a listing of the issues discussed with the applicant, including a brief description on the status of the items.

The applicant had an opportunity to comment on this summary.

/RA/

Daniel J. Merzke, Project Manager License Renewal Section A License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-263

Enclosures:

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DOCUMENT NAME: E:\\Filenet\\ML052970210.wpd OFFICE PM:RLEP LA:RLEP SC:RLEP NAME DMerzke MJenkins LLund DATE 10/ 18 /05 10/ 14 /05 10/ 21 /05

Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office 2807 W. County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Robert Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA) 1051 South McKnight Road St. Paul, MN 55119 Commissioner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Regional Administrator, Region III 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 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney Generals Office 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Nuclear Asset Manager Xcel Energy, Inc.

414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Patrick Burke License Renewal Project Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Mr. Douglas F. Johnson Director, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016

Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

David R. Lewis Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1122

DISTRIBUTION: Summary of telecon held on 10/6/05 with NMC, Dated: October 21, 2005 Adams Accession No.:

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RidsNrrDrip RidsNrrDe G. Bagchi K. Manoly W. Bateman J. Calvo R. Jenkins J. Fair RidsNrrDssa RidsNrrDipm D. Thatcher R. Pettis G. Galletti C. Li K. Winsberg (RidsOgcMailCenter)

R. Weisman M. Mayfield A. Murphy S. Smith (srs3)

S. Duraiswamy Y. L. (Renee) Li RLEP Staff L. Raghavan M. Padovan A. Stone, RIII B. Burgess, RIII P. Lougheed, RIII R. Orlikowski, RIII T. Mensah A. Hodgdon M. Woods OPA LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR TELEPHONE CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS THE MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION October 6, 2005 Participants Affiliations Daniel Merzke U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Matthew Yoder NRC Patrick Burke Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)

Joe Pairitz NMC Dave Musolf NMC Dave Sexton NMC MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION October 6, 2005 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff (the staff) and representatives of Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC), held a telephone conference call on October 6, 2005, to discuss and clarify the applicants response to request for additional information, RAI 3.5.2.1.15-1, provided in a letter dated September 16, 2005, concerning the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant license renewal application. The following issues were discussed during the telephone conference call.

1. The applicant was asked to provide technical justification for not conducting inspections of the boral coupons into the period of extended operation after the One-Time Inspection is performed. The applicant was also asked to explain the criteria to be used in determining additional inspections would not be required after the One-Time Inspection.

Discussion: The applicant indicated that the question is clear and will provide a written response as a supplement to the RAI response provided.