IR 05000263/2024006
| ML25065A009 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 03/11/2025 |
| From: | Dariusz Szwarc NRC/RGN-III/DORS/RPB3 |
| To: | Hafen S Northern States Power Co |
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| ML24353A210 | List: |
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| IR 2024006 | |
| Download: ML25065A009 (1) | |
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March 11, 2025
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNIT 1 (REPORT 05000263/2024006)
Dear Shawn Hafen:
The NRC has completed its end-of-cycle performance assessment of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, reviewing performance indicators (PIs), inspection results, and enforcement actions from January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. The NRC concluded that overall performance at your facility preserved public health and safety. The baseline inspection program was completed at your facility as defined in Inspection Manual Chapter 2515, Light-Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.
The NRC determined the performance at the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column, the highest performance category of the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix, because all inspection findings had very low safety significance (i.e., Green), and all PIs were within the expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2026.
The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.
The NRC plans to perform Inspection Procedure (IP) 37060, 10 CFR 50.69 Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components Inspection, in 2025 at your facility. This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at ADAMS Public Documents l NRC.gov and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Please contact me at 630-829-9803 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely, Dariusz Szwarc, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket No. 05000263 License No. DPR-22 Enclosure:
Inspection Plan cc: Distribution via LISTSERV Signed by Szwarc, Dariusz on 03/11/25
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Site Inspection Activity Plan 07200058 - Monticello (ISFSI)
01/01/2025 - 12/31/2026 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count ISFSI Security Inspection
7/27/2026 7/31/2026 IP 81311 001006 Physical Security Requirements for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Prepared on 2/28/2025 12:45:46 PM 1 of 3
Site Inspection Activity Plan Monticello 01/01/2025 - 12/31/2026 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Security Baseline Inspection
1 4/14/2025 4/18/2025 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control
4/14/2025 4/18/2025 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection
1 4/21/2025 4/25/2025 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls
4/21/2025 4/25/2025 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation
4/21/2025 4/25/2025 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components
1 7/14/2025 8/1/2025 IP 37060 000521 10 CFR 50.69 Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components Inspection Security Baseline Inspection
1 7/21/2025 7/25/2025 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training
7/21/2025 7/25/2025 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes
7/21/2025 7/25/2025 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection
1 8/4/2025 8/8/2025 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation
8/4/2025 8/8/2025 IP 71124.07 000731 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection / Performance Indicator Review
1 6/1/2025 8/15/2025 IP 71114.08 000723 Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review
8/11/2025 8/15/2025 IP 71114.07 000722 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event
8/11/2025 8/15/2025 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection
1 8/25/2025 9/12/2025 IP 71111.21M 000713 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection Monticello 2025 Licensed Operator Biennial Requalification Program Inspection
1 10/19/2025 10/25/2025 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance Eplan and EAL Changes Review
1 11/1/2025 12/31/2025 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection
1 2/23/2026 2/27/2026 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation Security Baseline Inspection
1 2/23/2026 2/27/2026 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness-For-Duty Program Functional Engineering Inspection - Fire Protection
Prepared on 2/28/2025 12:45:46 PM 2 of 3
Site Inspection Activity Plan
4/13/2026 5/1/2026 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
Emergency Preparedness Baseline Inspection / Performance Indicator Verification
1 4/13/2026 4/17/2026 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing
4/13/2026 4/17/2026 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System
4/13/2026 4/17/2026 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness
4/13/2026 4/17/2026 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Security Baseline Inspection
1 5/18/2026 5/22/2026 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection
1 7/20/2026 8/7/2026 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution Security Baseline Inspection
1 7/27/2026 7/31/2026 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance Security Baseline Inspection
1 9/28/2026 10/2/2026 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control
9/28/2026 10/2/2026 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes
9/28/2026 10/2/2026 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Cyber Security
1 9/28/2026 10/2/2026 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity Monticello October 2026 Initial License Examination
1 9/20/2026 9/25/2026 OV 000956 FB-OR-Onsite Validation Of Initial License Examination (OV)
10/19/2026 10/30/2026 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-Initial License Exam Administration (EXAD)
EAL & EPlan Changes Review
1 11/1/2026 12/31/2026 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Prepared on 2/28/2025 12:45:46 PM 3 of 3