Purpose
The purpose of this meeting is for Xcel Energy to discuss a future license amendment request submittal for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant. Xcel Energy is proposing to combine IFBA and gadolinium neutron absorbers in the Westinghouse 422V+ fuel assembly design for Prairie Island operations and fuel storage. Xcel Energy plans to describe its preliminary conclusion on the effects of this proposed change, a proposed schedule for submittal, and discuss the scope of the NRC staff's review including a spent fuel pool criticality safety analysis license amendment request.
Portions of the meeting may include discussion of proprietary information and will be closed to the public.
Portions of the meeting may include discussion of proprietary information and will be closed to the public.
Meeting Feedback
Meeting Dates and Times
04/14/15, 10AM - 11:30AM EDT
Meeting Location
NRC One White Flint North
11555 Rockville Pike
O-4B6
Rockville, MD
Contact
Terry A. Beltz
(301) 415-3049
Mahesh Chawla
(301) 415-8371
Participation Level
Category 1
NRC Participants
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
External Participants
Xcel Energy
Westinghouse
R. Elliott
K. Wood
T. Beltz
D. Pelton
G. Adams
G. Eckholt
H. Hoelscher
K. West
M. Chernoff
C. Corley
C. Jackson
C. Wagener
D. Smith
E. Mercier
G. Williams
M. Bauman
M. Murphy
M. Wenner
M. Yoder
S. McSorley
S. Schaefer
Docket Numbers - Facility Names
05000306 - Prairie Island 2
05000282 - Prairie Island 1
Interested members of the public can participate in this meeting via a toll-free audio teleconference. Please contact the meeting contacts listed above before April 13, 2015, 11:00 am EDT to receive the telephone number and passcode.