[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6327-6328]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01993]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-263; NRC-2023-0031]


Northern States Power Company--Minnesota; Xcel Energy; Monticello 
Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Subsequent license renewal application; receipt.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an 
application for the subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating 
License No. DPR-22, which authorizes Northern States Power Company, a 
Minnesota corporation (NSPM or the applicant),

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doing business as Xcel Energy, to operate Monticello Nuclear Generating 
Plant (MNGP), Unit 1. The subsequent renewed license would authorize 
the applicant to operate MNGP for an additional 20 years beyond the 
period specified in the current license. The current operating license 
for MNGP expires September 8, 2030.

DATES: The subsequent license renewal application referenced in this 
document was available as of January 9, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0031 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0031. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the For Further Information 
Contact section of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS 
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public 
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. The Monticello Nuclear Generating 
Plant Docket No. 50-263, Renewal License Number DPR-22 Application for 
Subsequent Renewal Operating License, is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML23009A354.
     Public Library: A copy of the license renewal application 
for MNGP can be accessed at the following public library: Monticello 
Great River Regional Library, 200 W 6th St, Monticello, MN 55362.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make 
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Hammock, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0740; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC has received an application from 
NSPM, dated January 9, 2023, filed pursuant to section 103 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and part 54 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations, ``Requirements for Renewal of Operating 
Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,'' to renew the operating license for 
MNGP. The current operating license was previously renewed on November 
8, 2006. Subsequent renewal of the license would authorize the 
applicant to operate the facility for an additional 20-year period 
beyond the period specified in the current operating license. The 
current operating license for MNGP expires September 8, 2030. The MNGP 
is a Boiling Water Reactor located in Monticello, Minnesota. The 
acceptability of the tendered application for docketing, and other 
matters, including an opportunity to request a hearing, will be the 
subject of subsequent Federal Register notices.

    Dated: January 26, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lauren K. Gibson,
Chief, License Renewal Project Branch, Division of New and Renewed 
Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-01993 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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