ML050620440

Annual Assessment Letter - Monticello, 03/02/05

ML050620440
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	03/02/2005
From:	Burgess B Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Thomas J. Palmisano Nuclear Management Co
References
IR-05-001
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March 2, 2005 Mr. T. Palmisano Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - MONTICELLO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000263/200501)

Dear Mr. Palmisano:

On February 9, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant. The end-of-cycle review for Monticello involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1, 2004, through December 31, 2004. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and 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 that may conflict with your plant activities.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, the Monticello Nuclear Power 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 for the first three 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 reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2006. Significant inspections include a license renewal inspection in January 2006, a safety systems performance design capability/safety systems modification (SSDPC/SSMO) inspection starting February 2006, and a Problem Identification and Resolution inspection in July 2006. 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 inspections in the last nine months of the

T. Palmisano inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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/reading-rm/adams.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 Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22

Enclosure:

Monticello Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.

Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health 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 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney Generals Office

T. Palmisano inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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/reading-rm/adams.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 Reactor Projects Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22

Enclosure:

Monticello Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl: J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Manager, Regulatory Affairs J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.

Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health 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 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney Generals Office DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\EOC Ltrs\eoc 030205\Monticello.wpd To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box "C" = Copy w ithout att achment/enclosure "E" = Copy w ith attachment/enclosure "N "

= No copy OFFICE RIII RIII NAME DMelendez:co BBurgess DATE 03/ /05 03/ /05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

T. Palmisano ADAMS Distribution:

WDR LMP RidsNrrDipmIipb GEG KGO SXB3 CAA1 DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1 ROPreports@nrc.gov (inspection reports, final SDP letters, any letter with an IR number)

Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Page 1 of 2 Monticello 02/28/2005 08:18:50 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type ISI - ISI INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111108G Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections INSPECT - ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2005 - MONTICELLO INIT PREP 04/2005 3 1 W90115 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MONTICELLO - MAR/APR 2005 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Not Applicable FY 2005 - MONTICELLO INIT EXAM 05/2005 3 1 W90115 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MONTICELLO - MAR/APR 2005 05/02/2005 05/13/2005 Not Applicable MAINT - BIENNIAL MAINTENACE RULE INSPECTION 1 1 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections INSPECT - REMP 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 07/18/2005 07/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 71114 - EP EXERCISE & EP PI INSP 2 1 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections MOD/5059 - MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION 4 1 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections FPI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 10/17/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections BI - LIQUID AND GASEOUS EFFLUENTS 1 1 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Baseline Inspections LR - LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION 5 1 IP 71002 License Renewal Inspection 01/23/2006 02/10/2006 License Renewal Insp SSDPC - SAFETY SYS DESIGN & PERFOMANCE CAPABILIT 6 1 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 03/20/2006 04/07/2006 Baseline Inspections BI - REMP 1 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections IP 71114 - EP NON-EXERCISE BASELINE 1 1 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Monticello 02/28/2005 08:18:50 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type BI - OUTAGE ALARA AND ACCESS CONTROL 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/17/2006 07/21/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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