NRC Reviews NSPM Application to Amend License for Prairie Island Nuclear Facility

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) reviewed an application by Northern States Power Company (NSPM) to amend the Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM-2506, which authorizes NSPM to receive, possess, store, and transfer spent nuclear fuel and associated radioactive materials. The amendment request seeks to revise the technical specifications for the Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (PI ISFSI) to allow the use of a Code alternative from the 2004 Edition through 2006 Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code, Section III, Division 1, Subsection NB, Paragraph NB-5130.