ML20149M826

Forwards Special Safety Insp Repts 50-282/88-03 & 50-306/88-02 on 880120-0210.Potential Violation of 10CFR55 & Potential Deviations from Updated SAR Including Failure to Require Operators to Receive All Cycle Training Noted

ML20149M826
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	02/23/1988
From:	Miller H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Larson C NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML20149M804	List: IR 05000282/1988003 ML20149M801 ML20149M826
References
CAL-RIII-87-13, NUDOCS 8802290115
Download: ML20149M826 (2)

See also: IR 05000282/1988003

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FEB 2 31988

Docket No. 50-282

Docket No. 50-306

Northern States Power Company

ATTN: Mr. C. E. Larson

Vice President, Nuclear

Generation

414 Nicollet Mall

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Gentlemen:

This refers to the special safety inspection conducted by Messrs. R. S. Love

and D. L. Shepard of this office on January 20-February 10, 1988, of activities

at Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC

Operating Licenses No. DPR-42 and No. DPR-60 and to the discussion of our

findings with Mr. M. Sellman and others of your staff at the conclusion of the

onsite portion of the inspection and with Mr. D. Reynolds at the conclusion of

the in-office review.

This inspection was conducted to verify that you had satisfactorily implemented

the actioiis described in Confirmatory Action Letter RIII-87-013, Amendment 1,

dated August 18, 1987, relating to your recovery program for your licensed

operator rcqualification program. The inspection consisted of a selective

examination of procedures and representative records, observations, and

interviews with personnel.

Potential violation of 10 CFR 55 and potential deviations from the Prairie

Island USAR were identified during this inspection. These items involve

failure to require all licensed operators to receive all cycle training, take

all cycle quizzes and to makeup all quiz failures.

In view of the Comhsions current policy to exercise restraint in its authority

and to encourage industry initiatives in this regard these items are not being

cited.

In accordarce with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Comission's regulations, a copy of

this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC

Public Cocument Room.

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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.

Sincerely

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Hubert J. Miller, Director

Division of Reactor Safety

Enclosure: Inspection Reports

No. 50-282/88003(DRS); No.

50-306/88002(DRS)

cc w/ enclosure:

E. L. Watzl, Plant Manager

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Licensing Fee Management Branch

Resident Inspector, RIII Prairie

Island

Resident Inspector, Rill Monticello

John W. Ferman, Ph.D.,

Nuclear Engineer, MPCA

State Liaison Officer, State

of Minnesota

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