ML072900020

Letter Transmitting Significance Determination Process, Rev. 2

ML072900020
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	10/13/2007
From:	Tam P NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIII-1
To:	O'Connor T Nuclear Management Co
tam P, NRR/ADRO/DORL, 415-1451
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TAC MD6415
Download: ML072900020 (4)

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e'FFICIAL U'. ONLY SECUR.'Y-REIATED INFOR.ATIO, UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 October 13, 2007 Mr. Timothy J. O'Connor Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT:

MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT (MNGP) - DISTRIBUTION OF REVISION 2 OF THE NRC'S SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION PROCESS RISK-INFORMED INSPECTION NOTEBOOKS, AND ACCOMPANYING PHASE 2 PRE-SOLVED TABLES (TAC NO. MD6415)

Dear Mr. O'Connor:

In 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested information from licensees to support the Significance Determination Process (SDP) Risk-Informed Inspection Notebook (notebook) enhancement/standardization effort. The NRC has completed this effort and has issued Revision 2 of the notebook for MNGP. The NRC developed these notebooks to facilitate Phase 2 of the NRC inspection finding SDP detailed in. Inspection Manual Chapter 0609, "Significance Determination Process," Appendix A, "Determining the Significance of Reactor Inspection Findings for At-Power Situations." SECY-99-007A, "Recommendations for Reactor Oversight Process Improvements," sets forth this process and additional details are included in the NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0308, "Reactor Oversight Process Basis Document." NRC inspectors and risk analysts, who have extensive understanding of plant-specific design features and operation, are expected to use these notebooks. The notebooks will be updated on a case-by-case basis as needed to reflect changes to the facilities.

Revision 2 of the notebooks is accompanied by the Site Specific Pre-Solved Spreadsheet (the Spreadsheet). The NRC added the Spreadsheet to help reduce the time it takes to process inspection findings. The NRC benchmarked the notebooks against licensee Probability Risk Assessments and plant configurations. The enclosed compact disk containing the above documents is provided for your use to facilitate your understanding of the SDP in Inspection Manual Chapter 0609.

The enclosure transmitted herewith contains Security-Related information.

When separated from enclosure, this document is decontrolled.

OFFICIAL USE ONLY - ,ECURITY-RELATED INFORMATION- ,

OFFlCl~' "SE ONLY ~CURIT'~'-RhiATED lN~ORMATlGN T. J. O'Connor The information on the enclosed compact disk is designated exempt from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390(d)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations since it contains security-related information.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1451.

Sincerely, IRA!

Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch Il1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263

Enclosure:

Compact Disk with MNGP SDP Notegook, Revision 2, and Site Specific Pre-Solved Spreadsheet Official Use Only - Security Related Information cc w/o encl: See next page OFFIC!AL USE ONLY SECUR1*,',.RELATE'D ,NFORMATiOV '

eFFIGIAI= USE eNEV SEeURI Y-flELAEWBI3NFORMATION ~P-1 T. J. O'Connor The information on the enclosed compact disk is designated exempt from public disclosure pursuant to Section 2.390(d)(1) of Title 10 of the Code of FederalRegulations since it contains security-related information.

if you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1451.

Sincerely, IRAI Peter S. Tam, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch Il1-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-263

Enclosure:

Compact Disk with MNGP SDP Notegook, Revision 2, and Site Specific Pre-Solved Spreadsheet Official Use Only - Security Related Information cc w/o encl: See next page DISTRIBUTION (transmittal letter only):

PUBLIC LPL3-1 Reading RidsNrrPMPTam RidsNrrLATHarris M. Franovich, NRR J. Wiebe, NRR K. Riemer, R-Ill C. Thomas, R-Ill L. Haeg, R-1Il E. Duncan, R-Ill Accession No. of Package: ML071700285 Accession No. of transmittal letter: ML072900020 Accession No. of SDP Notebook: ML071700287 (non-public)

Accession No. of Spreadsheet: ML071700291 (non-public)

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