At 1125
CDT on 10/8/20 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant declared a Notification of an Unusual Event (
NOUE) due to a Security Condition that did not involve a hostile action, due to a helicopter that hovered over the site for approximately 10 minutes.
The unit remained at 100 percent power during the event.
The licensee notified the NRC Resident Inspector, the Minnesota State Duty Officer and the Wright County and Sherburne County Sherriff departments of the event.
Notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email).
- * * UPDATE ON 10/8/2020 AT 2013 EDT FROM JEFF OLSON TO JEFFREY WHITED * * *
At 1715 CDT Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant terminated the Notice of Unusual Event (HU1.1), upon confirmation through federal law enforcement and conversation with the aircraft owner that the aircraft in question was performing power line inspections for a different utility and was not a threat to the plant. Monticello determined that this condition did not meet the 1-hour reporting requirements of 10 CFR 73.71.
Notified R3DO (Orlikowski), NRR EO (Miller), and IRD MOC (Gott). Additionally, notified DHS SWO, FEMA Operations Center, CISA Central, FEMA NWC (email), DHS Nuclear SSA (email), and FEMA NRCC SASC (email).
- * * RETRACTION ON 10/28/20 AT 1436 EDT FROM JACOB BURSKI TO BETHANY CECERE * * *
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP) is retracting this event notification based on subsequent information received that was not available at the time of the original notification. Following review of the additional information collected by the site through an investigation performed with input from local and federal law enforcement, Xcel Energy determined the helicopter did not constitute a credible threat or compromise site safety or security. There was no impact to public health or safety. The NRC Resident Inspector has been notified.
The licensee will notify the State and county.
Notified R3DO (Peterson).
