ML20058K479

Discusses State of Mn & AEC Arrangement for Cooperative Program of Environ Monitoring of Nuclear Facilities in Mn. Arrangement Purpose Is to Provide Independent Measurements & to Indicate Measurable Changes in Radioactivity in Environ

ML20058K479
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello, Prairie Island
Issue date:	07/24/1973
From:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Larkin W NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9102080468
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July 24, 1973 Northern' States Po;cr Company ATIN:

Ucde W. Lerkin Docket No. 50-263 Group Vice-President, Power Supply Docket no. 50-202 414 Nicollet Hall Docket No. 50-306 ~

Hinneapolic, Minnesota 55401 Gentlemen:

The Statd of Minnesota cnd the Atemic Energy Co::2icsion hava entered into an crrangement for a cooperative pronrca of environ-mental monitoring of nucicar facilitics in 1:innesota.. Uader the

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i arrange:acnt, the Section of Radiction Control of ths Minnesots Departmant of Eccith cnd the IIC uill plen and carry out radio-logical ocnitoring progrens around operatina nucicar poner facilitics in the state.

Initially, =enitoring progrcna uill be undertaken at your Monticello cud Prairic Iclend Units 1 and 2

The monitoring progreas will include such activitice as periodically co11ceting and analyzing environcental sampics cessuring envirornental radiction icvals, and comparing results The purpose of the arrangc: cat in to provide independent aca::ure-l ocnts and to'indicato measurabic changes, if any, of radioactivity in the environacnt around celected AEC licenced activitics cddition, the program generated by the arran3c=ent is expceted to In ochievo end maintain ecmparchio methods of analyses c=ons license :

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states, and the AEO.

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Tha Eavironmental Protection Agency, thi., ugh not a party to the i

and vill hcvc access to the dcts obtcined.crrcngement, has partic uill chere data cad inforeccion obtained in the progrees at theThe Stato individual ::itos.

other interested yoderal, State, t>r 1 beal agiinsico, the AE k

i Minnacota vill collaborate in naking the progres findings publicly availablo through appropriato publicction's.

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Northern States Power Ccapany July 24, 1973 I

Uc uill contact you in the near future to arrange nocting to i

discuco the bpicnentation of the conitoring program to bo condu:ted at your facilitico.

l to respenso to thio 1cteor is necessary; heuavor, chould ycu hava any questienc concerning thes cettere prior to the afore-menticacd necting, ne vill be plcsso to discues then uith you j

or your reprocentative. Mr. J. A. Pc;11ero of my staff may be

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contacted for specific information on the program.

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