ML021090187
| ML021090187 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 04/24/2002 |
| From: | Kim T NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD3 |
| To: | Nazar M Nuclear Management Co |
| Shared Package | |
| ML021130190 | List: |
| References | |
| GL-96-006, TAC M96854, TAC M96855 EPRI TR-113594 Vols 1 & 2 | |
| Download: ML021090187 (3) | |
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April 24, 2002 Mr. Mano Nazar Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089
SUBJECT:
PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE (EPRI) TOPICAL REPORT TR-113594, RESOLUTION OF GENERIC LETTER 96-06 WATERHAMMER ISSUES, VOLUMES 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. M96854 AND M96855)
Dear Mr. Nazar:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) Generic Letter (GL) 96-06, Assurance of Equipment Operability and Containment Integrity During Design-Basis Accident Conditions, dated September 30, 1996, requested that licensees evaluate, among other things, waterhammer and two-phase flow concerns associated with containment air cooler cooling water systems. Your remaining actions to fully address these concerns were deferred pending NRC review and approval of EPRI Topical Report TR-113594, Resolution of Generic Letter 96-06 Waterhammer Issues, Volumes 1 and 2. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that we have completed our review, and we have determined that use of EPRI Topical Report TR-113594 for evaluating the GL 96-06 waterhammer issues is acceptable to the extent specified and within the limitations delineated in the report and the associated NRC safety evaluation. A copy of our April 3, 2002, acceptance letter to EPRI, which includes the NRC safety evaluation, is enclosed for your information. We request that you complete your actions to address GL 96-06 and submit the information referred to in Section 3.3 of the enclosed safety evaluation by July 30, 2002.
If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1392.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Tae Kim, Senior Project Manager, Section 1 Project Directorate III Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306
Enclosure:
NRC letter to EPRI dated April 3, 2002 cc w/encl: See next page
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Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
J. E. Silberg, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts and Trowbridge 2300 N Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20037 Site Licensing Manager Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Adonis A. Neblett Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General 455 Minnesota Street Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspectors Office 1719 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089-9642 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Administrator Goodhue County Courthouse Box 408 Red Wing, MN 55066-0408 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 121 Seventh Place East Suite 200 St. Paul, MN 55101-2145 Tribal Council Prairie Island Indian Community ATTN: Environmental Department 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Mr. Roy A. Anderson Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Nuclear Asset Manager Xcel Energy, Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall Minneapolis, MN 55401 March 2002