ML20205F702
| ML20205F702 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1986 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Larson C NORTHERN STATES POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20205F704 | List: |
| References | |
| RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737 NUDOCS 8608190301 | |
| Download: ML20205F702 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000282/1986001
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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:
Enclosed for your review, prior to our scheduled meeting on August 20, 1986,
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is the SALP Board Report for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
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covering the period of December 1,1984 through May 31, 1986.
In accordance with NRC policy, I have reviewed the SALP Board recommendations
and concur with their ratings.
It is my view that Northern States Power
Company's conduct of nuclear activities in connection with the Prairie Island
Nuclear Generating Plant continues to demonstrate a high level of concern for
nuclear safety. The following specific areas merit particular highlighting:
Category I ratings were maintained for Radiological Controls, Maintenance.
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Emergency Preparedness, Security, Outages (previously limited to
Refueling), and Licensing Activities.
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Category 2 ratings were maintained for Plant Operations, Surveillance and
Inservice Testing, along with Quality Programs and Administrative
Controls Affecting Quality. Training and Qualification Effectiveness, a
new functional area for SALP 6, also received a Category 2 rating. The
Fire Protection area declined from a Category 1 to a Category 2.due
primarily to mediocre housekeeping practices at the plant.
I continue to rate Prairie Island's regulatory performance as one of the best
in Region III. As I noted during my meeting with you on April 18, 1986, we
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have instituted a modified inspection program at Prairie Island in which
routine inspections are limited to those conducted by the resident inspector.
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With this scheme, which reflects ~our confidence in your performance, the total
amount of NRC inspection effort at the plant has been reduced.
While you will have sufficient opportunity to present your coments at the
meeting on August 20, 1986, we also solicit written comments within 30 days
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after the meeting to enable us to evaluate your comments and provide you with
our conclusions relative to them.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice " Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the SALP
Report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
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Should you have any questions concerning the SALP Report, we would be pleased
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James G. Keppler
Regional Administrator
Enclosure: SALP 6 Board Report
No. 50-282/86001; 50-306/86001
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Licensing Fee Management Branch
Resident Inspector, RIII Prairie
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Resident Inspector, RIII Monticello
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Nuclear Engineer, MPCA
L. W. Zech, Chairman
J. K. Asselstine, Commissioner
F. M. Bernthal, Commissioner
T. M. Roberts, Commissioner
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