ML101690378

NRC Staff Letter to ASLB Regarding NRC Staff Mandatory Disclosures 2010

ML101690378
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	06/18/2010
From:	Mizuno B NRC/OGC
To:	Gary Arnold, William Froehlich, Hirons T Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
SECY RAS
References
50-282-LR, 50-306-LR, ASLBP 08-871-01-LR-BD01, RAS 18030
Download: ML101690378 (29)

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June 18, 2010 Administrative Judge Administrative Judge William J. Froehlich, Chair Thomas J. Hirons Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop T-3 F23 Mail Stop T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Administrative Judge Gary S. Arnold Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop - T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 In the Matter of NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC (Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-282-LR and 50-306-LR; ASLBP No. 08-871-01-LR-BD01

Dear Administrative Judges:

The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Staff) has identified the documents described in the attachments hereto in accordance with the schedule set out in the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards April 20, 2010 Memorandum and Order (Summarizing Prehearing Conference Call and Amending Hearing Schedule) and the provisions in the May 13, 2010 Order (Defining Scope of Discovery) regarding mandatory disclosure in connection with the safety culture contention in this proceeding. All of the documents are accessible through the Agency Wide Document Access Management System (ADAMS) and/or the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) website. Attachment 1 consists of an index stating the date and title of each document and either its ADAMS accession number or the location of the document on the NRC website. Since all of the documents are accessible via ADAMS or the NRC website, none of them are being produced in paper form.

Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), the Staff has produced a privilege log identifying documents withheld under the deliberative process privilege (Attachment 2). The Declaration of Gary Shear, which formally invokes the deliberative process privilege with respect to the documents identified in the privilege log, is Attachment 3. During the pendency of this proceeding, the Staff will maintain and preserve all of the documents identified in the privilege log.

W. Froehlich June 18, 2010 T. Hirons G. Arnold Pursuant to the Licensing Boards April 20, 2010 Order, the Staff has identified its witnesses for the hearing in this matter in Attachment 4.

Finally, the Staff respectfully maintains that safety culture documents are not encompassed by the provisions of 10 C.F.R. §§ 2.336(b) or 1203(b) and thus are not subject to mandatory disclosure or production through the hearing file. Nevertheless, in order to comply with the Licensing Boards rulings in this proceeding, the Staff has identified documents that relate to the safety culture contention and its bases. By identifying the documents in Attachments 1 and 2, the Staff does not concede their relevance to license renewal.

Sincerely,

/Signed (electronically) by/

Beth N. Mizuno Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-3122 beth.mizuno@nrc.gov

Enclosures:

Attachment 1, Mandatory Disclosure Index Attachment 2, Privilege Log Attachment 3, Declaration of Gary Shear Attachment 4, Witness List cc: Service List

In the Matter of NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-282-LR and 50-306-LR NRC Staff Transmittal Letter dated June 18, 2010 Attachment 1 Mandatory Disclosure Index

MANDATORY DISCLOSURE INDEX ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 54 FR 3424 Tue Policy Statement on the Conduct of Nuclear Power Plant Operations Available at 00-001 01/24/1989 http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/policy/54fr3424.pdf 61 FR 24336 Tue Freedom of Employees in the Nuclear Industry to Raise Safety Concerns Without 00-002 05/14/1996 Fear of Retaliation Available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/policy/61fr24336.pdf ML101590370 1998003 Thu Inspection Report 00-003 03/12/1998 ML101590408 1998004 Wed Radiation Protection Inspection Report 00-004 04/01/1998 ML101590758 1998005 Mon Inspection Report 00-005 04/06/1998 ML101590326 1998001 Fri Systemic Assessment of Licensee Performance 00-006 05/01/1998 ML101590770 1998006 Tue NRC Operational Assessment Team Inspection Report 00-007 05/26/1998 ML101590779 1998007 Sat Inspection Report 00-008 06/06/1998 ML101600597 1998008 Thu Inspection Report 00-009 07/02/1998 ML101600624 1998010(DRS) Fri Special Inspection Report 00-010 07/10/1998 ML101600645 1998014 Tue Radiation Protection Inspection Report 00-011 08/11/1998 Page 1 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register ML101600630 1998012 Fri Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection Report 00-012 08/14/1998 ML101600604 1998009 Wed Inspection Report 00-013 08/19/1998 ML101600641 1998013 Fri Security Inspection Report 00-014 08/21/1998 ML101600652 1998015 Fri Inspection Report 00-015 10/09/1998 ML101600663 1998016 Fri Fire Protection Functional Inspection Report 00-016 10/09/1998 ML101600676 98019(DRS) Thu Radiation Protection Inspection Report 00-017 10/29/1998 ML101600670 98018 Wed Inspection Report 00-018 11/18/1998 ML101600690 98022 Tue Radiation Protection Inspection Report 00-019 12/01/1998 ML101600688 98021(DRS) Thu Inspection Report 00-020 12/17/1998 ML101600685 98020(DRP) Fri Inspection Report 00-021 12/18/1998 ML101600696 98023(DRP) Fri Inspection Report 00-022 01/29/1999 ML101600715 99001(DRP) Thu Inspection Report 00-023 03/18/1999 ML101610102 99003(DRS) Fri Inspection Report 04/16/1999 Page 2 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-024 ML101600704 72-10/99001 Thu Inspection Report 00-025 04/29/1999 ML101600719 99002(DRP) Tue Inspection Report 00-026 05/04/1999 ML101610124 1999005 Tue Radiation Safety Inspection Report 00-027 05/25/1999 ML101610102 99004(DRP) Wed Inspection Report 00-028 06/30/1999 ML101650761 99301(OL) Fri Operator Licensing Examination Reports00-029 07/02/1999 ML101650707 1999006 Thu Inspection Report 00-030 08/12/1999 ML101650726 1999009 Tue Emergency Preparedness Inspection Report 00-031 08/17/1999 ML101650749 1999011 Thu Radiation Safety Inspection Report 00-032 09/09/1999 ML101650739 1999010 Fri Security Inspection Report 00-033 09/10/1999 ML101650754 1999012 Wed Baseline Problem Identification and Resolution 00-034 10/06/1999 ML101650758 1999014 Tue Heat Sink Inspection 00-035 10/19/1999 ML010050311 1999008 Wed Pilot Baseline Maintenance Rule Implementation 00-036 10/20/1999 Page 3 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-037 ML993260007 1999013 Mon Inspection Report 11/08/1999 00-038 ML993400302 1999015 Tue Baseline Annual Inspection of SAR and Modifications 11/30/1999 00-039 ML993410253 1999018 Thu Biennial Inspection, Licensed Operator Requalification Training Program 12/02/1999 00-040 ML993410253 1999302 Mon Operator Licensing, Retake Written Exam 12/20/1999 00-041 ML993620372 Wed Inspection Plan - PINGP 12/22/1999 00-042 ML993620397 1999016 Wed Inspection Report 12/22/1999 00-043 ML101650765 1999007 Tue Inspection Report 12/28/1999 00-044 ML003675445 1999017 Wed Inspection Report 01/12/2000 00-045 ML003687150 2000001 Thu Inspection Report 02/24/2000 00-046 ML003692392 2000003 Thu Security Inspection Report 03/09/2000 00-047 ML003692590 2000002 Mon Radiation Safety Inspection Report 03/13/2000 00-048 ML003709760 2000004 Tue Baseline Inspection 04/25/2000 00-049 ML003718474 Thu Annual Assessment Letter - Prairie Island 05/18/2000 00-050 ML003719940 2000005 Sun Inspection Report 05/28/2000 00-051 ML003721814 2000007 Mon Inspection Report Page 4 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 06/05/2000 00-052 ML003735373 2000008 Tue Inspection Report 07/25/2000 00-053 ML003743695 2000009 Wed Inspection Report 08/23/2000 00-054 ML003748470 2000010 Tue Safeguards Strategic Performance Inspection 09/05/2000 00-055 ML003753330 2000014 Fri Radioactive Gas and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Programs 09/22/2000 00-056 ML003761874 2000012 Fri Inspection Report 10/20/2000 00-057 ML003764253 2000011 Tue Baseline Inspection 10/24/2000 00-058 ML003766994 2000015 Fri Baseline Inspection 11/03/2000 00-059 ML003772671 & Wed Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - PINGP ML003772673 11/29/2000 00-060 ML003776733 2000018 Thu Inspection Report 12/07/2000 00-061 ML003777416 2000016 Tue Inspection Report 12/12/2000 00-062 ML003779512 2000013 Wed First Baseline Safety System Design and Performance Capability Inspection 12/20/2000 00-063 ML003781323 2000019 Fri Inspection Report 12/22/2000 00-064 ML010120282 2000017 Fri Inspection Report 01/12/2001 00-065 ML010390548 01-04 Thu Inspection Report 02/08/2001 Page 5 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-066 ML010470392 Thu Assessment Follow-Up 02/15/2001 00-067 ML010660185 01-03 Wed Inspection Report 03/07/2001 00-068 ML010780188 01-08 Mon Inspection Report 03/19/2001 00-069 ML010810403 01-02 Thu Inspection Report 03/22/2001 00-070 ML011140295 01-06 Fri Inspection Report 04/20/2001 00-071 ML011500244 01-01 Thu Annual Assessment Letter 05/31/2001 00-072 ML011580522 01-09 Thu Inspection Report 06/07/2001 00-073 ML011730258 01-12 Thu Inspection Report, Permanent Plant Modifications 06/21/2001 00-074 ML011760268 01-13 Fri Special Inspection 06/22/2001 00-075 ML011970394 01-05 Mon Fire Protection Program Inspection 07/16/2001 00-076 ML012060473 01-10 Wed Inspection Report 07/25/2001 00-077 ML012080161 01-11 Thu Inspection Report, Corrective Action Program 07/26/2001 00-078 ML012110119 2001014 Fri Inspection Report 07/27/2001 00-079 ML012550134 2001015 Mon Inspection Report 09/10/2001 Page 6 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-080 ML012960267 2001016 Fri Inspection Report 10/19/2001 00-081 ML013460611 2001017 Wed Inspection Report 12/12/2001 00-082 ML0200170480 2001018 Thu Inspection Report 01/17/2002 00-083 ML020700420 02-01 Mon Annual Assessment Letter 03/04/2002 00-084 ML020720563 2001019 Wed Inspection Report 03/13/2002 00-085 ML021090403 2002002 Fri Inspection Report 04/19/2002 00-086 ML021360240 2002003 Thu Inspection Report 05/09/2002 00-087 ML021640594 2002006 Wed Inspection Report 06/12/2002 00-088 ML022070457 2002004 Thu Inspection Report 07/25/2002 00-089 ML022400315 Fri Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - PINGP 08/23/2002 00-090 ML023040324 2002008 Wed Integrated Inspection Report 10/30/2002 00-091 ML030290757 2002009 Wed Integrated Inspection Report 01/29/2003 00-092 ML030640430 03-01 Tue Annual Assessment Letter 03/04/2003 00-093 ML031150150 2003002 Fri Integrated Inspection Report 04/25/2003 Page 7 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-094 ML031420406 2003003(DRS) Tue Safety System Design & Performance Capability Inspection Report 05/20/2003 00-095 ML031950512 2003004 Fri Integrated Inspection Report 07/11/2003 00-096 ML032170674 2003006 Fri Safeguards Inspection of Compliance with Order 08/01/2003 00-097 ML032400282 04-01 Wed Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter 08/27/2003 00-098 ML032890501 2003007(DRP) Thu Problem Identification & Resolution Inspection Report 10/16/2003 00-099 ML033040227 2003005 Wed Integrated Inspection Report 10/29/2003 00-100 ML040140767 2003009 Wed Physical Security Baseline Inspection Report 01/14/2004 00-101 ML040230251 2003008 Fri Integrated Inspection Report 01/23/2004 00-102 ML040641210 04-01 Thu Annual Assessment Letter 03/04/2004 00-103 ML041050071 2004002(DRS) Mon NRC Inspection Report 04/12/2004 00-104 ML041200487 2004003 Wed Integrated Inspection Report 04/28/2004 00-105 ML041670298 2004004(DRS) Mon Security Inspection Report 06/14/2004 00-106 ML041750238 Thu SECY-04-0111-Recommended Staff Actions Regarding Agency Guidance in the 07/01/2004 Area of Safety Culture 00-107 ML041940285 2004006(DRS) Mon Emergency Preparedness Inspection 07/12/2004 Page 8 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-108 ML042110223 2004005 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 07/29/2004 00-109 ML042450581 Mon Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - PINGP 08/30/2004 00-110 ML042430661 Thu SRMSECY-04-0111-Recommended Staff Actions Regarding Agency Guidance in 09/09/2004 the Area of Safety Culture 00-111 ML043060489 2004007 Fri Integrated Inspection Report 10/29/2004 00-112 ML043520047 2004012(DRS) Thu Evaluations of Changes, Tests or Experiments and Permanent Plant 12/16/2004 Modifications00-113 ML050280336 2004008 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 01/27/2005 00-114 ML050620465 2000501 Wed Annual Assessment Letter 03/02/2005 00-115 ML051240352 2005003 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 04/28/2005 00-116 ML052020420 2005004 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 07/21/2005 00-117 ML052270068 2005002(DRS) Fri Safety System Design and Performance Capability Inspection Report 08/12/2005 00-118 ML052220239 Thu NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2005-018: Guidance on Establishing and 08/25/2005 Maintaining a Safety Conscious Work Environment 00-119 ML052420265 Tue Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - PINGP 08/30/2005 00-120 ML052500292 2005009 Tue Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 09/06/2005 00-121 ML052590283 Fri SECY-05-0187- Status of Safety Culture Initiatives and Schedule for Near Term 09/16/2005 Deliverables Page 9 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-122 ML052850160 Wed SECY-05-0187Atch1 - Improvements to Reactor Oversight Process 10/19/2005 00-123 ML053060184 2005008 Tue Integrated Inspection Report 11/01/2005 00-124 ML05355051 Wed SRM-SECY-05-0187 - Status of Safety Culture Initiatives and Schedule for 12/21/2005 Near-Term Deliverables00-125 ML060200580 2005012 Fri Event Follow-Up Inspection Report 01/20/2006 00-126 ML060340623 2005011 Fri Integrated Inspection Report; Preliminary White Finding 02/03/2006 00-127 ML060610225 2006001 Thu Annual Assessment Letter and Inspection Plan 03/02/2006 00-128 ML061220751 2006006 Fri NRC Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant 04/28/2006 Modifications Baseline Inspection Report 00-129 ML061320461 2006002 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 05/11/2006 00-130 ML061320282 Wed SECY-06-0122 - Safety Culture Initiative Activities to Enhance the Reactor 05/24/2006 Oversight Process and Outcomes of the Initiatives00-131 ML062140691 2006011(DRS) Thu Security Baseline Inspection 07/13/2006 00-132 ML062000319 2006013 Tue Investigation Report 07/18/2006 00-133 ML061880341 Mon NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-13, Information on the Changes Made to 07/31/2006 the Reactor Oversight Process to More Fully Address Safety Culture 00-134 ML062200346 2006010 (DRS) Wed Emergency Preparedness Inspection 08/02/2006 00-135 ML062270524 2006003 Mon Integrated Inspection Report 08/14/2006 Page 10 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-136 ML062430338 Thu Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - PINGP 08/31/2006 00-137 ML062750146 2006015 Thu Notice of Violation (EA-06-162) 09/28/2006 00-138 ML062750468 2006012 Fri Security Inspection Report 09/29/2006 00-139 ML063040357 2006009 Mon Triennial Fire Protection Inspection 10/23/2006 00-140 ML063040584 2006401(DRS) Thu Security Baseline Inspection 10/26/2006 00-141 ML063170437 2006004 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 11/09/2006 00-142 ML070380584 2006005 Mon Integrated Inspection Report 02/05/2007 00-143 ML070610244 2007001 Fri Annual Assessment Letter 03/02/2007 00-144 ML070800359 2007401(DRS) Mon Baseline Security Inspection Report 03/19/2007 00-145 ML071340358 2007002 Mon Integrated Inspection Report 05/14/2007 00-146 ML071990322 2007403(DRS) Fri Baseline Security Inspection Report 07/13/2007 00-147 ML072180551 2007007(DRS) Fri Biennial Component Design Basis Inspection 08/03/2007 00-148 ML072260506 2007003 Tue Integrated Inspection Report 08/14/2007 00-149 ML072430237 Fri Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - PINGP 08/31/2007 Page 11 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-150 ML073170686 2007004 Tue Integrated Inspection Report 11/13/2007 00-151 ML073340508 2007404(DRS) Fri Baseline Security Inspection 11/23/2007 00-152 ML073600023 2007006 Fri Problem Identification and Resolution 12/21/2007 00-153 ML080420567 2007005 Mon Integrated Inspection Report 02/11/2008 00-154 ML080520243 2007402/2007501 Thu Emergency Preparedness & Annual Security Inspection Report 02/14/2008 00-155 ML080560476 Mon SRM-COMGBJ-08-0001 - A Commission Policy Statement on Safety Culture 02/25/2008 00-156 ML080600308 2008001 Mon Annual Assessment Letter 03/03/2008 00-157 ML081260510 2008402(DRS) Mon Security Baseline Inspection Report 05/05/2008 00-158 ML081350356 2008002 Wed Integrated Inspection Report 05/14/2008 00-159 ML082110391 2008006 Wed Verification of Implementation of B.5.b 07/23/2008 00-160 ML082110468 2008403(DRS) Thu Security Baseline Inspection Report 07/24/2008 00-161 ML082270584 2008502(DRS) Fri Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Baseline Inspection 08/08/2008 00-162 ML082270324 2008003 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 08/14/2008 00-163 ML082460314 Tue Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - PINGP 09/02/2008 Page 12 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-164 ML083590119 2008008 Fri Special Inspection Report Preliminary White Finding 11/07/2008 00-165 ML083151273 2008004 Fri Preliminary White Finding 11/07/2008 00-166 ML083460222 2008404(DRS) Tue Security Baseline Inspection Report 12/09/2008 00-167 ML083590119 2008007 Tue Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 12/23/2008 Baseline Inspection Report 00-168 ML083640413 2008201 Wed Security Inspection 12/24/2008 00-169 ML090140369 2009402(DRS) Fri Security Inspection-TI 2201/002 01/09/2009 00-170 ML090270979 2008010 Tue Final Significance Determination for a Green Finding 01/27/2009 00-171 ML090420033 2008005 Tue Integrated Inspection Report 02/10/2009 00-172 ML090410466 2008009 Fri Preliminary Yellow Finding 02/20/2009 00-173 ML090630792 2009001 Wed Annual Assessment Letter 03/04/2009 00-174 ML090860804 2009006 Fri License Renewal Scoping and Screening and Aging Management Inspection 03/27/2009 00-175 ML091270080 2009008 Wed Final Significance Determination (EA-08-439) 05/06/2009 00-176 ML091350187 2009002 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 05/14/2009 00-177 ML091350187 2009002 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 05/14/2009 Page 13 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-177 ML091190629 Mon SECY-09-0075 - Safety Culture Policy Statement 05/18/2009 00-179 ML091490765 2009007 Thu Fire Protection Inspection Report 05/28/2009 00-180 ML092170569 2009403 Wed Security Baseline Inspection 08/05/2009 00-181 ML092170122 2009010 Wed Preliminary White Finding (EA-09-167) 08/05/2009 00-182 ML092170562 2009003 Wed Integrated Inspection Report 08/05/2009 00-183 ML092440367 Tue Mid-Cycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - PINGP 09/01/2009 00-184 ML092450624 2009013 Thu Final Significance Determination (EA-09-167) 09/03/2009 00-185 ML092460343 2009012 Thu Inspection Report Apparent 50.9 Violation 09/03/2009 00-186 ML092650782 2009406 (DNMS) Mon ISFIS Security Inspection Report 09/14/2009 00-187 ML092680208 2009009 Fri Biennial Program Identification and Resolution Inspection 09/25/2009 00-188 ML092890143 2009011 Thu Supplemental Inspection Report (EA-08-272) 10/15/2009 00-189 ML092920094 Fri SRM-SECY-09-0075 - Safety Culture Policy Statement.

10/16/2009 00-190 ML092990608 2009004 Fri Integrated Inspection Report 10/23/2009 00-191 ML093000348 2009014 Tue Notice of 50.9 Violation 10/27/2009 Page 14 of 15

ID # Accession Report Number Document Title/Description:

Number/ (if applicable) Date Federal Register 00-192 74 FR 57525 Fri Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement: Request for Public Comments Available at 11/06/2009 http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/enforcement/74frn575252.pdf 00-193 ML093430417 2009404(DRS) Wed Security Baseline Inspection 12/02/2009 00-194 ML100130231 2009015 Tue Supplement Inspection Report (EA-08-349) 01/12/2010 00-195 ML100390013 2009005 and Mon Integrated Inspection Report and Office of Investigations Report 3-2009-025 02/08/2010 00-196 ML100610286 2010001 Wed Annual Assessment Letter 03/03/2010 00-197 ML100990307 2010503 Fri Emergency Preparedness Inspection Report 04/09/2010 00-198 ML101031371 2010008 Mon Ultimate Heat Sink Inspection Report 04/12/2010 00-199 ML101200010 2010002 Thu Integrated Inspection Report 04/29/2010 Page 15 of 15

In the Matter of NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-282-LR and 50-306-LR NRC Staff Transmittal Letter dated June 18, 2010 Attachment 2 Privilege Log

ATTACHMENT 2 PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT MANDATORY DISCLOSURES PRIVILEGE LOG - DELIBERATIVE PROCESS PRIVILEGE JUNE 18, 2010 Certain documents otherwise subject to inclusion in the mandatory disclosures for this proceeding have been determined by the NRC Staff to contain information subject to withholding from public disclosure as predecisional, deliberative information.

Pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.336(b)(5), the Staff is providing this log to identify the following documents withheld under the deliberative process privilege.

Author/Affiliation Addressee/Affiliation Title Date Pages Comments Privilege PMD- J. Adams, D. Karjala, D. R. Skokowski, Draft Inspection Report 04/09/2007 36 Transmission of DP 001 McNeil, M. Phalen/Region Region III 2007002 draft report for III comment/revision PMD- J. Adams, D. Karjala, R. Skokowski, Draft Inspection Report 07/16/2007 55 Transmission of DP 002 M. Phalen, R. Jickling, Region III 2007003 draft report for N. Valos, M. Gryglak, comment/revision S. Bakhsh/Region III PMD- J. Adams, D. Karjala, R. Skokowski, Draft Inspection Report 07/26/2007 46 Transmission of DP 003 M. Phalen, R. Jickling, Region III 2007003, Revision 2 draft report for N. Valos, M. Gryglak, comment/revision S. Bakhsh/Region III PMD- J. Adams, D. R. Skokowski, Draft Inspection Report 08/23/2007 24 Transmission of DP 004 Karjala/Region III Region III 2007004 draft report for comment/revision PMD- S. Ray, D. Karjala, P. R. Skokowski, Draft Inspection Report 01/24/2008 57 Transmission of DP 005 Zurawski, L. Haeg, P. Region III 2007005 draft report for LaFlamme, D. McNeil, comment/revision M. Phalen, S. Orth, C.

Thomas, R.K. Walton, C.

Zoia/Region III PMD- D. Smith, D. Karjala, P. R. Skokowski, Draft Inspection Report 11/08/2007 34 Transmission of DP 006 Zurawski, M. Region III 2007006 draft report for Phalen/Region III comment/revision Page 1 of 1

In the Matter of NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-282-LR and 50-306-LR NRC Staff Transmittal Letter dated June 18, 2010 Attachment 3 Declaration of Gary L. Shear

June 16,2010 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. ) Docket Nos. 50-282-LW 50-306-LR 1

(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant )

Units 1 and 2)

DECLARATION OF GARY L. SHEAR I, Gary L. Shear, do hereby state as follows:

1. I am employed as the Deputy Director of the Division of Reactor Projects in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ("NRC) Region Ill Office. My supervisory responsibilities include oversight of the Staff's inspection activities at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Units 1 and 2.

2. As part of their responsibilities in preparing mandatory disclosures relevant to these proceedings, NRC staff members under my supervision identified certain documents as privileged because they contained information concerning the Staff's pre-decisional deliberative process. Those documents are listed in Attachment 2 to the NRC Staff's June 18, 2010, Mandatory Disclosure.

3. I have personally reviewed the documents identified as privileged in Attachment 2, and have determined, in accordance with the guidance set forth in Management Directive 3.4, that they contain pre-decisional information concerning the Staff's inspection activities. All documents contain the Staff's analyses, recommendations, opinions, or evaluations, and may not necessarily reflect the final agency position with respect to the matters discussed therein.

Each of the documents comprises part of the deliberative process necessary for the Staff's inspections and reports documenting and evaluating the results of those inspections.

4. Further, I have determined that disclosure of these documents could result in harm to the agency, in that it would (a) disclose the preliminary views of individual Staff members and/or the Staff prior to reaching a final agency decision, and could thus create confusion as to the actual policy or views of the NRC Staff; or (b) hinder the efficiency of the Staff, in that forced disclosure of its internal discussions would tend to chill all future deliberations and would interfere with the Staff's ability to engage in a free exchange of opinions and analyses prior to publishing its final positions..

5. Accordingly, I formally invoke the deliberative process privilege with respect to each of the documents listed in Attachment 2 to the Staff's June 18, 2010, Mandatory Disclosure.

6. 1 declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge, information and belief.

Executed in Lisle, Illinois this 16th day of June, 2010

In the Matter of NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.

(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2)

Docket Nos. 50-282-LR and 50-306-LR NRC Staff Transmittal Letter dated June 18, 2010 Attachment 4 NRC Staff Initial Witness List

June 18, 2010 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY ) Docket Nos. 50-282-LR/ 50-306-LR

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(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, )

Units 1 and 2) )

NRC STAFF INITIAL WITNESS LIST In accordance with the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards March 23, 2010 Order (Convening Teleconference and Establishing Hearing Schedule), the NRC Staff (Staff) herein provides its initial list of expert witnesses for whom written direct or rebuttal testimony may be submitted, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.1207(a), with respect to the admitted contention.

John (Jack) Giessner Branch Chief, Division of Reactor Projects U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III 2443 Warrenville Road, Suite 210 Lisle, IL 65032-4352 (630) 829-9619 Richard A. Plasse, Jr.

Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop O-11F1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-1427

June Cai Senior Safety Culture Program Manager Office of Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop O-A15A Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-5192 Dr. Valerie E. Barnes Senior Technical Advisor for Human Factors Division of Risk Analysis Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop C-4A07M Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 251-7585 Molly J. Keefe Human Factors Specialist Health Physics and Human Performance Branch Division of Inspection and Regional Support Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop O-7G13 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-5717 Rajender Auluck Chief, Aging Management of Structures Elec. And Systems Branch Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop O-11F1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-1026 Abdul H. Sheikh Senior Structural Engineer Aging Management of Structures Elec. And Systems Branch Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mailstop O-11F1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-6004

Dr. Dan J. Naus Oak Ridge National Laboratory Post Office Box 2008 MS6069 Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6069 (865)-574-6098 A. Louise Lund Acting Deputy Division Director Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Mailstop O-11F1 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301)-415-3248 Respectfully submitted,

/Signed (electronically) by/

Beth N. Mizuno Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-3122 beth.mizuno@nrc.gov Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 18th day of June 2010

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD In the Matter of )

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NUCLEAR MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC ) Docket Nos. 50-282-LR/ 50-306-LR

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(Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant ) ASLBP No. 08-871-01-LR-BD0I Units 1 and 2 )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing NRC Staffs Letter Transmitting Mandatory Disclosures, dated June 18, 2010; Attachment 1 (Mandatory Disclosure Index), dated June 18, 2010; Attachment 2 (Privilege Log, Predecisional Deliberative Documents), dated June 18, 2010); Attachment 3 (Declaration of Gary L. Shear), dated June 16, 2010; and Attachment 4 (NRC Staff Initial Witness List), dated June 18, 2010, have all been served upon the following by the Electronic Information Exchange, this 18th day of June, 2010:

Administrative Judge Administrative Judge William J. Froehlich, Chair Gary S. Arnold Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Mail Stop - T-3 F23 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: wjf1@nrc.gov E-mail: gxa1@nrc.gov Administrative Judge Office of Commission Appellate Thomas J. Hirons Adjudication Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop - T-3 F23 Mail Stop - O-16G4 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov E-mail: thomas.hirons@nrc.gov Office of the Secretary Peter M. Glass, Esq.

Attn: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff Xcel Energy Services, Inc.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 414 Nicollet Mall Washington, DC 20555-0001 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55401 E-mail: HEARINGDOCKET@nrc.gov E-mail: peter.m.glass@xcelenergy.com

2 David R. Lewis, Esq. Phillip R. Mahowald, Esq.

Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman, LLP General Counsel 2300 N Street, N.W. Prairie Island Indian Community Washington, D.C. 20037-1122 Legal Department E-mail: david.lewis@pillsburylaw.com 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 E-mail: pmahowald@piic.org

/Signed (electronically) by/

Beth N. Mizuno Counsel for NRC Staff U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001 (301) 415-3122 Beth.Mizuno@nrc.gov