ML052420425

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

ML052420425
Person / Time
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

Page 1 of 1 Monticello 08/29/2005 11:03:26 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 09/01/2005 - 03/31/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type 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 [Triennial] 10/17/2005 11/04/2005 Baseline Inspections INSPECT - REMP 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control P 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 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 BI - RADIATION PROTECTION INSTRUMENTATION 2 1 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 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 BI - RADIOLOGICAL ACCESS CONTROL AND ALARA 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/16/2006 10/20/2006 Baseline Inspections BI - TRANSPORTATION AND RADWASTE 1 1 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 12/11/2006 12/15/2006 Baseline Inspections FY 2007 - MONTICELLO INIT PREP 01/2007 3 1 W90147 MONTICELLO OCT/NOV 2006 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 Not Applicable FY 2007 - MONTICELLO INIT EXAM 02/2007 3 1 W90147 MONTICELLO OCT/NOV 2006 02/12/2007 02/23/2007 Not Applicable 71121.02 - ALARA AND ACCESS CONTROL 1 1 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/05/2007 03/09/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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