ML050620465

Annual Assessment Letter - Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2

ML050620465
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	03/02/2005
From:	Passehl D NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB3
To:	Solymossy J Nuclear Management Co
References
IR-05-001
Download: ML050620465 (6)

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March 2, 2005 Mr. Joseph Solymossy Site Vice-President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000282/200501; 05000306/200501)

Dear Mr. Solymossy:

On February 9, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. The end-of-cycle review for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant 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 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, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2 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 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. The following infrequently performed inspections are planned to commence during the months shown: Reactor Vessel Head Replacement inspection (Unit 2) in April 2005, Safety System Design and Performance Capability inspection in June 2005, Biennial Heat Sink inspection in July 2005, Problem Identification and Resolution inspection in July 2005, Reactor Vessel Head Replacement inspection (Unit 1) in May 2006, and Triennial Fire Protection inspection in September 2006.

J. Solymossy 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 9 months of the 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) 829-9872 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Dave Passehl, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306 License Nos. NPF-42, NPF-60

Enclosure:

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: C. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Regulatory Affairs Manager J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager Tribal Council, Prairie Island Indian Community Administrator, Goodhue County Courthouse Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager, Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General of Minnesota

J. Solymossy 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 9 months of the 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) 829-9872 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Dave Passehl, Acting Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306 License Nos. NPF-42, NPF-60

Enclosure:

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl: C. Anderson, Senior Vice President, Group Operations J. Cowan, Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Regulatory Affairs Manager J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager Tribal Council, Prairie Island Indian Community Administrator, Goodhue County Courthouse Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce Manager, Environmental Protection Division Office of the Attorney General of Minnesota DOCUMENT NAME: G:\Branch TSS\EOC Ltrs\eoc 030205\Prairie Island.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 "

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Page 1 of 2 Prairie Island 02/28/2005 08:20:37 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 ISFSI - OPERATION OF AN ISFSI 2 1, 2 IP 60855 Operation Of An ISFSI 01/01/2005 07/31/2005 Other Routine HDREPL - U2 HD PRESERVIC & HD MOD & ISI REVIEW 2 2 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection 04/18/2005 05/20/2005 Other Routine 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 04/18/2005 05/20/2005 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/18/2005 05/20/2005 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 04/18/2005 05/20/2005 Baseline Inspections INSPECT - ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Baseline Inspections SSDPC - SAFETY SYSTEM DESIGN & PERFORMANCE 7 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 06/13/2005 07/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 71114 - BASELINE EP INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections HTSINK - HEAT SINK BIENNIAL 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2005 - PRAIRIE ISLAND INIT PREP 07/2005 3 1 W90128 OL - INITIAL EXAM - PRAIRIE ISLAND - JUL/AUG 2005 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Not Applicable PI&R - PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION & RESOLUTION INSP 5 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/18/2005 08/05/2005 Baseline Inspections INSPECT - RAD INSTRUMENTATION 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/01/2005 08/05/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/01/2005 08/05/2005 Baseline Inspections FY 2005 - PRAIRIE ISLAND INIT EXAM 08/2005 3 1 W90128 OL - INITIAL EXAM - PRAIRIE ISLAND - JUL/AUG 2005 08/01/2005 08/12/2005 Not Applicable INSPECT - TRANSPORTATION RAD WASTE 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 10/03/2005 10/07/2005 Baseline Inspections 71111.11 - LIC OPERATOR REQUAL PROGRAM EVALUATION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 10/17/2005 10/21/2005 Baseline Inspections MAINT - MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS 1 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 02/27/2006 03/03/2006 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 Prairie Island 02/28/2005 08:20:37 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 - GASEOUS AND LIQUID EFFLUENTS 1 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections ISI - PRAIRIE ISLAND UNIT 1 ISI & HD FAB INSP 3 1 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection 05/08/2006 05/26/2006 Other Routine 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 05/08/2006 05/26/2006 Baseline Inspections BI - OUTAGE ALARA AND ACCESS CONTROL 1 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/08/2006 05/12/2006 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/08/2006 05/12/2006 Baseline Inspections 7111401 - EP EXERCISE BASELINE 2 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Baseline Inspections BI - RAD INSTRUMENTATION 1 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 08/28/2006 09/01/2006 Baseline Inspections FPI - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 09/18/2006 10/06/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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