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Environmental Impact Statement - radioactive monticello

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Description of Site and Environment<br />

and safety requirements. Certain activities can be performed while the reactor is operating,<br />

while others require that the facility be shut down. Long-term outages are scheduled for<br />

refueling and for certain types of repairs or maintenance, such as replacement of a major<br />

component. NMC refuels Monticello on a nominal 22- to 24-month fuel cycle. During refueling<br />

outages, site employment increases by as many as 600 workers for temporary duty (NMC<br />

2005a).<br />

The updated safety analysis report (USAR) (NMC 2005b) regarding the effects of aging on<br />

systems, structures, and components was included as part of the Monticello application for<br />

renewal of its operating license (OL), in accordance with 10 CFR Part 54. Appendix A of the<br />

application includes a supplement to the facility USAR that describes the programs and<br />

activities that will manage the effects of aging during the license renewal period. NMC expects<br />

to conduct activities related to the management of aging effects during normal plant operation,<br />

or refueling and other outages, but plans no outages specifically for the purpose of<br />

refurbishment. NMC does not plan to add additional full-time staff (non-outage workers) at<br />

Monticello during the period of the renewed license.<br />

2.1.7 Power Transmission System<br />

The transmission corridors of concern for license renewal are the corridors that were<br />

constructed for the specific purpose of connecting the plant to the electrical grid. Thus, for this<br />

license renewal, the transmission lines subject to review are the Monticello-Coon Creek 345-kV<br />

line and the Monticello-Parkers Lake 345-kV line (see Figure 2-5 and Table 2-1).<br />

The Monticello-Coon Creek 345-kV line (Line #0991) exits the substation to the northeast and<br />

continues 5.9 mi northwest to the Sherburne County Substation on a 240-ft wide easement (the<br />

Sherburne County corridor). It then extends 37.2 mi to the southeast to connect to the Coon<br />

Creek Substation on an easement that varies in width from 125 ft to 150 ft (Xcel Energy 2005a).<br />

The original Monticello to Coon Creek Line was modified in 1975 to connect the Sherburne<br />

County Generating Plant to the 345-kV system. The NRC addressed the configuration of the<br />

Monticello to Coon Creek Substation line in its environmental review for the initial Monticello<br />

operating license application.<br />

The Monticello-Parkers Lake 345-kV line (Line #0978) exits the substation to the southeast on a<br />

240-ft wide easement for approximately 23.8 mi and then continues approximately 13.3 mi on a<br />

165-ft-wide easement to the Parkers Lake Substation (Xcel Energy 2005a). The line was<br />

originally constructed to connect Monticello directly to Parkers Lake and was energized in 1971.<br />

The NRC also addressed the line's impacts in its environmental review for the initial Monticello<br />

operating license application. The Elm Creek Substation was installed on the Monticello-<br />

Parkers Lake line in 1996 (NMC 2005a).<br />

NUREG-1437, Supplement 26 2-12 August 2006 1

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