ML13246A239
| ML13246A239 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 09/03/2013 |
| From: | O'Brien K Division Reactor Projects III |
| To: | Jeffery Lynch Northern States Power Co |
| References | |
| IR-13-006 | |
| Download: ML13246A239 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 September 3, 2013 Mr. Jim Lynch Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000282/2013006 AND 05000306/2013006)
Dear Mr. Lynch:
On August 13, 2013, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle performance review of the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013. This letter informs you of the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.
The performance of Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because of one low-to-moderate safety significant (White) finding for Emergency Preparedness. This finding was for the failure to restore the capability to classify one general emergency and one site area emergency, following the loss of an effluent radiation detector.
On August 29, 2013, we notified you that the NRC had completed the supplemental inspection on this issue and that performance at the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, will be in the Licensee Response Column at the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2013. Therefore, the NRC plans to perform the ROP baseline at Unit 1.
The NRC determined the performance at Prairie Island Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's ROP Action Matrix because of one low-to-moderate safety significant (White) Performance Indicator (PI) for Emergency Alternating Current Power Systems in the Mitigating Systems cornerstone. Therefore, in addition to the ROP baseline inspection, the NRC plans to conduct a supplemental inspection to address the performance issues associated with this PI. The inspection will be conducted in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95001, Supplemental Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area.
The NRC also plans on conducting Temporary Instructions 2515/182, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks, and Inspection Procedure 71003, Post-Approval Site inspection for License Renewal at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2014.
The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.
In the mid-cycle assessment letter dated September 4, 2012 (ML12249A425), the NRC opened a substantive cross-cutting issue (SCCI) associated with the aspect of Conservative Assumptions (H.1 (b)). This assessment letter stated that the SCCI will remain open until the number of findings with a cross-cutting aspect of H.1 (b) is reduced, the corrective actions taken to mitigate the cross-cutting theme prove effective, and sustained performance improvement is observed in the human performance area. To address the SCCI, your staff performed a root cause evaluation and developed corrective actions. Since the last assessment period, the associated corrective actions have been completed and there has been only two findings with the cross cutting aspect H.1 (b) over the last four quarters. Therefore, the NRC determined that the SCCI is closed.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact Mr. Ken Riemer at 630-829-9628 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Kenneth G. OBrien, Acting Division Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. DPR-42; DPR-60
Enclosure:
Prarie Island Inspection/Activity Plan
The NRC also plans on conducting Temporary Instructions 2515/182, Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks, and Inspection Procedure 71003, Post-Approval Site inspection for License Renewal at your facility.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 2014.
The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues.
The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.
In the mid-cycle assessment letter dated September 4, 2012 (ML12249A425), the NRC opened a substantive cross-cutting issue (SCCI) associated with the aspect of Conservative Assumptions (H.1 (b)).
This assessment letter stated that the SCCI will remain open until the number of findings with a cross-cutting aspect of H.1 (b) is reduced, the corrective actions taken to mitigate the cross-cutting theme prove effective, and sustained performance improvement is observed in the human performance area. To address the SCCI, your staff performed a root cause evaluation and developed corrective actions. Since the last assessment period, the associated corrective actions have been completed and there has been a reduction in the number of findings with the cross cutting aspect H.1 (b). Therefore, the NRC determined that the SCCI is closed.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact Mr. Ken Riemer at 630-829-9628 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Kenneth OBrien, Acting Division Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-282; 50-306 License Nos. DPR-42; DPR-60
Enclosure:
Prairie Island Inspection/Activity Plan Distribution:
See next page DOCUMENT NAME: Prairie Island MOC Letter Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive 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 NShah:mvt KRiemer KOBrien DATE 08/28/13 08/29/13 08/29/13 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to J. Lynch from K. OBrien dated September 3, 2013
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000282/2013006 AND 05000306/2013006)
DISTRIBUTION:
Vivian Campbell RidsNrrPMPrairieIsland Resource RidsNrrDorlLpl3-1 Resource RidsNrrDirsIrib Resource Cynthia Pederson Anne Boland Steven Orth Allan Barker Carole Ariano Linda Linn DRPIII DRSIII Patricia Buckley Tammy Tomczak ROPassessment.Resource@nrc.gov
Page 1 of 2 08/26/2013 07:17:36 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Prairie Island Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 1
IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 BI OLRQ
- BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2
1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 71151-BI01 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 1
IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 1
IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 09/16/2013 09/20/2013 RENEWAL
- LICENSE RENEWAL UNIT 2-71003-PHASE 1 2
2 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 09/23/2013 10/18/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/07/2013 10/11/2013 BI ISI
- INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 2 1
2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/28/2013 11/29/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 12/02/2013 12/06/2013 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 03/03/2014 03/07/2014 1
IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 03/03/2014 03/07/2014 1
IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 03/03/2014 03/07/2014 BI MODS
- MODIFICATION/50.59 INSPECTION 3
1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 04/14/2014 05/02/2014 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 04/21/2014 04/25/2014 BI EPX
- EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2
1 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 07/28/2014 08/01/2014 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 05/19/2014 05/23/2014 BI ENG
- BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4
1 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 06/09/2014 06/27/2014 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 2 08/26/2013 07:17:36 Report 22 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Prairie Island Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2013 - 12/31/2014 RENEWAL
- LICENSE RENEWAL INSPECTION U2 9
1, 2 IP Post-Approval Site Inspection for License Renewal 71003 07/14/2014 08/01/2014 OL PREP
- INITIAL EXAM FOR 08/2014 3
1 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2014 MAY-JAN - PRAI W90310 07/14/2014 07/18/2014 OL EXAM
- PRAIRIE ISLAND INITIAL EXAM - 08/2014 3
1 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2014 MAY-JAN - PRAI W90310 08/04/2014 08/15/2014 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 08/11/2014 08/15/2014 BI RP
- RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1
1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 09/15/2014 09/19/2014 BI ISI
- INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 1 1
2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 09/15/2014 11/01/2014 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.