ML041470134

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Public Meeting Slides, Monticello 2003 End-of-Cycle Assessment
ML041470134
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Site: Monticello Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 05/20/2004
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Monticello Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversight Program - CY 2003 Nuclear Regulatory Commission - Region 3 Monticello, Minnesota May 20, 2004

Agenda l Introduction l Review of Reactor Oversight Process l National Summary of Plant Performance l Discussion of Plant Performance Results l Licensee Response and Remarks l NRC Closing Remarks l Break l NRC available to address public questions

NRC Representatives l Steven Reynolds, Acting Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9600 l Patrick Hiland, Acting Deputy Division Director, DRP

- (630) 829-9601 l Mark Padovan, Project Manager, NRR

- (301) 415-1423 l Stephen Burton, Senior Resident Inspector

- (763) 295-2066 l Robert Orlikowski, Resident Inspector

- (763) 295-2066 l Geoffrey Wright, Senior Project Engineer

- (630) 829-9602 l Bruce Burgess, Branch Chief

- (630) 829-9629

Region 3 Organization James Caldwell Regional Administrator Geoffrey Grant Deputy Regional Administrator Steven Reynolds Cynthia Pederson Director Division of Reactor Projects Director Division of Reactor Safety Patrick Hiland Roy Caniano Deputy Director Deputy Director Bruce Burgess Branch Chief Regional Specialists Monticello Resident Inspectors Project Engineers Stephen Burton Geoffrey Wright Robert Orlikowski Mark Franke Daneira Melendez

NRC Performance Goals l Maintain safety and protect the environment l Enhance public confidence l Improve effectiveness, efficiency, and realism of processes and decision making l Reduce unnecessary regulatory burden

Reactor Oversight Process Strategic Performance Areas Safety Cornerstones Baseline Inspection Performance Indicator Results Results Significance Significance Threshold Threshold Action Matrix Regulatory Response

Examples of Baseline Inspections l Equipment Alignment ~92 hrs/yr l Triennial Fire Protection ~200 hrs every 3 yrs l Operator Response ~125 hrs/yr l Emergency Preparedness ~80 hrs/yr l Rad Release Controls ~100 hrs every 2 yrs l Worker Radiation Protection ~100 hrs/yr l Corrective Action Program ~200 hrs every 2 yrs l Corrective Action Case Reviews ~60 hrs/yr

Significance Threshold Performance Indicators Green: Only Baseline Inspection White: May increase NRC oversight Yellow: Requires more NRC oversight Red: Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findings Green: Very Low safety issue White: Low to moderate safety issue Yellow: Substantial safety issue Red: High safety issue

Action Matrix Concept Licensee Regulatory Degraded Multiple/Rep. Unacceptable Response Response Cornerstone Degraded Performance Cornerstone Increasing Safety Significance Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRC/Licensee Management Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions

Purpose of Todays Meeting n A public forum for discussion of the licensees performance n NRC will address the licensee performance issues identified in the annual assessment letter n Licensee will respond to the information in the letter and inform the NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their performance

National Summary of Plant Performance Status at End of CY 2003 Licensee Response 75 Regulatory Response 22 Degraded Cornerstone 2 Multiple/Repetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3 Unacceptable 0 Total 102*

National Summary l Performance Indicator Results (at end of CY 2003)

Green 1825 White 15 Yellow 0 Red 0 l Total Inspection Findings (at the end of CY 2003)

Green 748 White 19 Yellow 2 Red 4

Monticello Assessment Results (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003) l Licensee Response Column of Action Matrix with all Green PIs and inspection findings l No supplemental or special inspections

Safety Significant Findings or PIs n None

Monticello Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003) n ~ 2175 hours0.0252 days <br />0.604 hours <br />0.0036 weeks <br />8.275875e-4 months <br /> of direct inspection by the resident staff and regional inspectors n New Resident Inspector assigned in May 2003 - Robert Orlikowski n Significant Team Inspections:

- May, Safety System Design Inspection

- October, Safeguards Order Compliance & Physical Security Inspection

- December, Problem Identification & Resolution Inspection

Monticello Inspection Activities (Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2003) n 12 Green Inspection Findings:

- 1 Initiating Events Cornerstone

- 9 Mitigating Systems Cornerstone

- 2 Barrier Integrity Cornerstone n Outages:

- April/May - Planned shutdown for a refueling outage

- June - Shutdown for a maintenance outage to replace two leaking safety relief valves

Monticello Annual Assessment Summary January 1 - December 31, 2003 l NMC operated Monticello in a manner that preserved public health and safety l All cornerstone objectives were met l NRC plans baseline inspections at Monticello for the remainder of the assessment period

Licensee Response and Remarks Mr. Thomas Palmisano Site Vice President NMC

Contacting the NRC l Report an emergency (301) 816-5100 (call collect) l Report a safety concern:

(800) 695-7403 Allegation@nrc.gov l General information or questions www.nrc.gov Select What We Do for Public Affairs

Reference Sources l Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html l Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html l Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free)