ML052200039
| ML052200039 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Monticello  |
| Issue date: | 08/04/2005 |
| From: | Jennifer Davis NRC/NRR/DRIP/RLEP |
| To: | Nuclear Management Co |
| Davis J, NRR/DRIP/RLEP, 415-3835 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML052200039 (15) | |
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August 4, 2005 LICENSEE:
Nuclear Management Company, LLC FACILITY:
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
SUBJECT:
SUMMARY
OF SITE AUDIT TO SUPPORT REVIEW OF LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION (LRA) FOR MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT An environmental review team consisting of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff, contractors from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) participated in a site audit at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Monticello) on June 28 through June 29, 2005, to gather information for the staffs review of the Monticello LRA. The team consisted of seven LLNL, one ANL, one PNNL, and six NRC staff members. The primary goal of the site visit was to review documentation, gather information to ensure that environmental requirements of license renewal as codified in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 (10 CFR Part
- 51) are met, and to interface with officials in Federal, State, and local government permitting and resource agencies to obtain related information. Attachment 1 is the list of NRC, LLNL, ANL, PNNL, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Minnesota Department of Commerce, Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC), and Xcel Energy Inc. (Xcel) representatives who participated in the audit at the site. Attachment 2 is a table of documents provided to the staff by NMC to assist the staff in its review of the Monticello Environmental Report. The accession numbers also are listed in Attachment 2. These documents have been made publicly available and can be found at the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).
ADAMS is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the NRCs Public Electronic Reading Room link. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRCs PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.
The entire team participated in meetings and a general site tour with NMC staff. The site tour focused on areas relevant to the environmental review, including the meteorological tower and intake and discharge points. During the rest of the site audit, review team members broke off into smaller groups with NMC and Xcel representatives with corresponding environmental expertise. These groups participated in various activities, including tours of the radioactive waste processing areas, intake and discharge structures, and the transmission line corridors.
In addition, during the site audit, review team members met offsite with staff representing Federal, State, and local government agencies. Information gathered through these offsite meetings will assist the environmental review team in its evaluation. No major problem areas were identified during these discussions.
At the conclusion of the site visit, the NRC staff and LLNL contractors participated in a summary exit meeting with NMC and Xcel representatives. The staff indicated that NMC provided an informative and well represented site visit for the environmental review team. The NRC staff indicated that the review team did not identify any significant issues during its site visit or the visits offsite with Federal, State, and local agencies. However, the staff further indicated that the review was ongoing, and that any additional information necessary to support the review would be formally requested as a request for additional information.
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Jennifer A. Davis, Project Manager Environmental Section License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No.: 50-263 Attachments: As stated cc w/attachments: See next page
ML052200039 E:\\Filenet\\ML052200039.wpd OFFICE LA:RLEP PM:RLEP SC:RLEP NAME MJenkins JDavis RFranovich DATE 08/03/05 08/03/05 08/04/05 LIST OF ATTENDEES MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT (MNGP)
ENVIRONMENTAL SITE AUDIT JUNE 28-29, 2005 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS Jennifer A. Davis U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Stacey Imboden NRC Robert Schaaf NRC Michael Masnik NRC Jason Flemming NRC Meghan Thorpe-Kavanaugh NRC R. Nicholas Rowse U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service John Wachtler Minnesota Department of Commerce, formerly of Minnesota Department of Environmental Quality Crystal Quinly Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Lily Sanchez LLNL Hank Khan LLNL Michael van Hattem LLNL David Armstrong LLNL Lisa Crawford LLNL Jeff Stewart LLNL Bill Vinikour Argonne National Laboratory (ANL)
Darby Stapp Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
James Holthaus Nuclear Management Company, LLC (NMC)
Patrick Burke NMC Britta Johnson NMC Michelle Bestland NMC Doug Johnson NMC Kevin Jepson NMC Paul Vitalis NMC Mark Holmes NMC Joe Gitzen NMC Ben James NMC Rick Latsch NMC John Peterson NMC Jim Alders NMC Brian Thompson NMC Kelli Huxford NMC Ray Dennis NMC Marvin Onnen NMC Mark McKeown NMC David Sexton NMC Steve Callis NMC
LIST OF ATTENDEES (continued)
MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT (MNGP)
ENVIRONMENTAL SITE AUDIT JUNE 28-29, 2005 PARTICIPANTS AFFILIATIONS John Chelstrom Xcel Energy, Inc. (Xcel)
Lisa Peterson Xcel Chuck Donkers Xcel Jeff Berrington Xcel Dan Orr Xcel Terry Coss Xcel Jim Bodensteiner Xcel Pam Rasmussen Xcel Bruce Lamar Xcel Brad Weidenfeller Xcel Darrin Lahr Xcel Gary Bystedt Xcel Jonathan Yost Constellation Energy (Constellation)
Greg DeCamp Constellation Yvonne Abernethy Constellation Julea Hovey Constellation
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Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:
Jonathan Rogoff, Esquire Vice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 2807 W. County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Robert Nelson, President Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA) 1051 South McKnight Road St. Paul, MN 55119 Commissioner Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Regional Administrator, Region III U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 801 Warrenville Road Lisle, IL 60532-4351 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S. E.
Minneapolis, MN 55440 Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor/Treasurer Wright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, MN 55313 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney Generals Office 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 John Paul Cowan Executive Vice President & Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Nuclear Asset Manager Xcel Energy, Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 Minneapolis, MN 55401 Mr. James Ross Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708 Patrick Burke License Renewal Project Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637 Mr. Douglas F. Johnson Director, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016 Margo Askin Head Librarian, Monticello Public Library 200 W. 6th Street Monticello, MN 55362
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc: Amy Wittmann Branch Librarian, Buffalo Public Library 18 Northwest Lake Boulevard Buffalo, MN 55313