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Annual Assessment Letter - Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Report 50-263/02-01)
ML020700295
Person / Time
Site: Monticello Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 03/04/2002
From: Burgess B
NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2
To: Forbes J
Nuclear Management Co
References
IR-02-001
Download: ML020700295 (6)


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March 4, 2002

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT (REPORT 50-263/02-01)

Dear Mr. Forbes:

On January 30, 2002, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The end-of-cycle review for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from April 1 through December 31, 2001. This letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period. In addition, we are providing our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections which may conflict with your plant activities.

As discussed in our May 31, 2001 annual assessment letter, this inspection and assessment cycle consisted of three quarters (i.e. the second, third, and fourth calendar quarters of CY 2001) instead of the usual four quarters. This change was implemented to align the inspection and assessment cycle with the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2002.

Overall, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as the first two quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct only baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2003.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2003. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The last 6 months of the inspection are tentative and may be revised at the Mid-Cycle Review meeting. In addition to the baseline inspection program, the NRC issued safeguards advisories recommending that nuclear power plant licensees go to the highest level of security immediately following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and all promptly did so. With continued uncertainty about the possibility of additional terrorist activities, the Nation's nuclear power plants, including the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, remain at a high level of security. On February 25, 2002, the NRC issued an Order to all nuclear power plant licensees, requiring them to take certain additional interim compensatory measures to address the generalized high-level threat environment. These additional compensatory requirements will provide the NRC with reasonable assurance that public health and safety and the common defense and security continue to be adequately protected in the current generalized high-level threat environment. These requirements will remain in effect pending notification from the Commission that a significant change in the threat environment occurs, or until the Commission determines that other changes are needed following a more comprehensive re-evaluation of current safeguards and security programs. To date, we have monitored Monticello Nuclear Generating Plants actions in response to the terrorist attacks through a series of audits. With the issuance of the Order, we will evaluate Monticello Nuclear Generating Plants compliance with these interim requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 630/829-9629 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Bruce Burgess, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 Enclosure: Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Inspection/ Activity Plan See Attached Distribution

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J. Purkis, Plant Manager R. Anderson, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Asset Manager Site Licensing Manager Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health J. Silberg, Esquire Shaw, Pittman, Potts, and Trowbridge R. Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)

Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency D. Gruber, Auditor/Treasurer Wright County Government Center Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce A. Neblett, Assistant Attorney General ADAMS Distribution:

WDR DFT SXM1 H. Nieh, OEDO T. Boyce, NRR Project Director, NRR Project Mgr., NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb J. Caldwell, RIII G. Grant, RIII B. Clayton, RIII R. Lickus, RIII SRI Monticello DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 BAH3

Monticello Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2002 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/08/2002 06:51:34 Report 22

71130

- SAFEGUARDS INSPECTION-AA/AC/PI/PC Baseline Inspections 03/04/2002 03/08/2002 Access Authorization Program (Behavior Observation Only)

IP 7113001

Baseline Inspections 03/04/2002 03/08/2002 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorization)

IP 7113002

Baseline Inspections 03/04/2002 03/08/2002 Security Plan Changes IP 7113004

Baseline Inspections 03/04/2002 03/08/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151

1 IP 71122

- RAM PROCESSING/SHIPPING INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/18/2002 03/22/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101

Baseline Inspections 03/18/2002 03/22/2002 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202

3 FPI

- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION Baseline Inspections 06/03/2002 06/21/2002 Fire Protection IP 7111105T

1 IP 71121

- RP ACCESS CONTROLS & ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 06/17/2002 06/21/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101

Baseline Inspections 06/17/2002 06/21/2002 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102

Baseline Inspections 06/17/2002 06/21/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151

3 FY 2002

- MONTICELLO INIT PREP 07&08/2002 Not Applicable 07/29/2002 08/02/2002 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MONTICELLO - JUL/SEP 2002 W90058

1 IP 71114

- EP BASELINE INSPECTION (NON-EXERCISE)

Baseline Inspections 08/12/2002 08/16/2002 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402

Baseline Inspections 08/12/2002 08/16/2002 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403

Baseline Inspections 08/12/2002 08/16/2002 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405

Baseline Inspections 08/12/2002 08/16/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151

1 HTSINK B

- BIENNIAL HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 08/19/2002 08/23/2002 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B

1 IP 71122

- LIQ/GAS RADIOACTIVE EFFL INSP Baseline Inspections 08/19/2002 08/23/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101

Baseline Inspections 08/19/2002 08/23/2002 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201

Baseline Inspections 08/19/2002 08/23/2002 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151

3 FY 2002

- MONTICELLO INIT EXAM 09/2002 Not Applicable 09/02/2002 09/06/2002 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MONTICELLO - JUL/SEP 2002 W90058

4 MOD50.59

- BIENNIAL PLANT MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 09/23/2002 09/27/2002 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102

Baseline Inspections 09/23/2002 09/27/2002 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B

2 CONT A+B

- SAFEGUARDS INSPECTION-RESPONSE ADMN+TEST Baseline Inspections 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Strategy)

IP 7113003

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Monticello Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2002 - 03/31/2003 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/08/2002 06:51:34 Report 22

MAINT B

- BIENNIAL MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 12/02/2002 12/06/2002 Maintenance Rule Implementation IP 7111112B

1 IP 71121

- RAD INSTRUMENTATION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 12/16/2002 12/20/2002 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101

Baseline Inspections 12/16/2002 12/20/2002 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation IP 7112103

2 71111.11

- LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 02/24/2003 02/28/2003 Licensed Operator Requalification IP 7111111B

1 IP 71121

- OUTAGE ALARA INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101

Baseline Inspections 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.