ML052420425

Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

ML052420425
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	08/30/2005
From:	Burgess B NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2
To:	Conway J Nuclear Management Co
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August 30, 2005 Mr. J. Conway Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT

Dear Mr. Conway:

On August 9, 2005, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant for the first half of the calender year 2005 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed the performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 months. 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.

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.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter 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 March 31, 2007.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through March 31, 2007. Significant inspections planned include a license renewal inspection in January 2006, a safety systems design and performance capability/safety system modifications (SSDPC/SSMO) inspection in May 2006, and a problem identification and resolution inspection (PI&R) in July 2006. The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well 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 inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review meeting.

J. Conway 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 the 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 Nuclear Generating Plant Inspection/ Activity Plan See Attached Distribution

DOCUMENT NAME:G:\\Branch TSS\\ALL MOC\\midcycle 2004 to 2005\\MOC letters\\Mont.wpd G Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive G Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII RIII RIII RIII NAME BBurgess/trn GGibbs DATE 08/23/05 08/23/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

J. Conway 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 Chairman, Wright County Board Mayor of Monticello Chairperson, Sherburne County Administrator, City of Monticello INPO

J. Conway ADAMS Distribution:

HKN LMP DWW Project Director, NRR RidsNrrDipmlipb JLC1 GEG KGO RML2 SPR DRPIII DRSIII PLB1 JRK1

Monticello Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2005 - 03/31/2007 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 1 08/29/2005 11:03:26 Report 22 2

71114

- EP EXERCISE & EP PI INSP Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1

Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1

4 MOD/5059

- MODIFICATIONS/50.59 INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1

Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1

3 FPI

- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/17/2005 11/04/2005 Fire Protection [Triennial]

IP 7111105T 1

1 INSPECT

- REMP Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1

Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1

Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P IP 7112203 1

1 BI

- LIQUID AND GASEOUS EFFLUENTS Baseline Inspections 01/09/2006 01/13/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1

5 LR

- LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION License Renewal Insp 01/23/2006 02/10/2006 License Renewal Inspection IP 71002 1

2 BI

- RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION Baseline Inspections 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1

1 IP 71114

- EP NON-EXERCISE BASELINE Baseline Inspections 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1

Baseline Inspections 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1

Baseline Inspections 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1

Baseline Inspections 06/26/2006 06/30/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1

1 BI

- RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1

Baseline Inspections 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1

1 BI

- TRANSPORTATION AND RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 12/11/2006 12/15/2006 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1

3 FY 2007

- MONTICELLO INIT PREP 01/2007 Not Applicable 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 MONTICELLO OCT/NOV 2006 W90147 1

3 FY 2007

- MONTICELLO INIT EXAM 02/2007 Not Applicable 02/12/2007 02/23/2007 MONTICELLO OCT/NOV 2006 W90147 1

1 71121.02

- ALARA AND ACCESS CONTROL Baseline Inspections 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1

Baseline Inspections 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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