ML25238A156
| ML25238A156 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 08/27/2025 |
| From: | Dariusz Szwarc NRC/RGN-III/DORS/RPB3 |
| To: | Paulhardt W Northern States Power Company, Minnesota |
| References | |
| IR 2025005 | |
| Download: ML25238A156 (1) | |
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Werner K. Paulhardt Jr.
Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089-9642
SUBJECT:
UPDATED INSPECTION PLAN FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000282/2025005 AND 05000306/2025005)
Dear Werner K. Paulhardt Jr.:
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2027, for Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues.
Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.
The inspections listed during the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised. As discussed in SECY-25-0045, Recommendations for Revising the Reactor Oversight Process, dated June 5, 2025 (ML25042A278), the NRC determined that a broad, comprehensive review of the ROP is necessary to reflect improvements in industry performance and advancements in technology. The outcome of the comprehensive review and recommendations to revise the ROP baseline inspection program, when approved by the NRC Commission, will require a revision to this inspection plan. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss any revisions after the new baseline inspection program is implemented.
August 27, 2025
W. Paulhardt 2
This letter and its enclosure will be made available for public inspection and copying at ADAMS Public Documents l NRC.gov and at the NRC Public Document Room in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding.
Please contact me at 630-829-9803 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely, Dariusz Szwarc, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 3 Division of Operating Reactor Safety Docket Nos. 05000282, 05000306 and 07200010 License Nos. DPR-42 and DPR-60
Enclosure:
Inspection Plan cc: Distribution via LISTSERV Signed by Szwarc, Dariusz on 08/27/25
W. Paulhardt 3
Letter to Werner K. Paulhardt Jr. from Dariusz Szwarc dated August 27, 2025.
SUBJECT:
UPDATED INSPECTION PLAN FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000282/2025005 AND 05000306/2025005)
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Rodney Clagg RidsNrrPMPrairieIsland Resource RidsNrrDorlLpl3 RidsNrrDroIrib Resource Jack Giessner Mohammed Shuaibi Diana Betancourt-Roldan John Pelchat Jared Heck Jennifer Dalzell R3-DORS ROPassessment.Resource@nrc.gov ADAMS Accession Number: ML25238A156
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Site Inspection Activity Plan Prairie Island 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2027 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count Security Baseline Inspection - PRAI 1
1,2 9/8/2025 9/12/2025 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1,2 9/8/2025 9/12/2025 IP 71130.14 000743 Review of Power Reactor Target Sets 1,2 10/20/2025 10/24/2025 IP 71130.07 000739 Security Training 1,2 10/20/2025 10/24/2025 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1,2 10/20/2025 10/24/2025 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Emergency Preparedness Program Inspection / Performance Indicator Review - PRAI 1
1,2 9/15/2025 9/19/2025 IP 71114.02 000717 Alert and Notification System Testing 1,2 9/15/2025 9/19/2025 IP 71114.03 000718 Emergency Response Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 1,2 9/15/2025 9/19/2025 IP 71114.05 000720 Maintenance of Emergency Preparedness 1,2 9/15/2025 9/19/2025 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Prairie Island November 2025 Initial License Examination 5
1,2 9/28/2025 10/4/2025 OV 000956 FB-OR-Onsite Validation Of Initial License Examination (OV) 1,2 11/9/2025 11/15/2025 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-Initial License Exam Administration (EXAD) 1,2 11/16/2025 11/22/2025 EXAD 000500 FB-OR-Initial License Exam Administration (EXAD)
Inservice Inspection Unit 2 - PRAI 1
2 10/10/2025 10/31/2025 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection - PRAI 1
1,2 10/20/2025 10/24/2025 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1,2 10/20/2025 10/24/2025 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Eplan and EAL Changes Review - PRAI 1
1,2 11/1/2025 12/31/2025 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Functional Engineering Inspection - Fire Protection - PRAI 3
1,2 1/26/2026 2/13/2026 IP 71111.21N.05 001646 Fire Protection Team Inspection (FPTI)
Security Baseline Inspection - PRAI 1
1,2 3/9/2026 3/13/2026 IP 71130.01 000733 Access Authorization 1,2 3/9/2026 3/13/2026 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1,2 3/9/2026 3/13/2026 IP 71130.08 000740 Fitness-For-Duty Program Force-on-Force Planning and Exercise Weeks - PRAI 4
1,2 4/6/2026 4/10/2026 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing 1,2 4/27/2026 5/1/2026 IP 71130.03 000735 Contingency Response - Force-On-Force Testing Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection - PRAI 1
1,2 5/4/2026 5/8/2026 IP 71124.05 000729 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation Prepared on 8/20/2025 7:46:54 AM 1 of 4
Site Inspection Activity Plan 1,2 5/4/2026 5/8/2026 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components - PRAI 2
1,2 6/22/2026 6/26/2026 IP 37060 000521 10 CFR 50.69 Risk-Informed Categorization and Treatment of Structures, Systems, and Components Inspection Emergency Preparedness Exercise Inspection (HAB)/ Performance Indicator Verification - PRAI 4
1,2 6/8/2026 7/31/2026 IP 71114.08 000723 Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review 1,2 7/27/2026 7/31/2026 IP 71114.07 000722 Exercise Evaluation - Hostile Action (HA) Event 1,2 7/27/2026 7/31/2026 IP 71151 001397 Performance Indicator Verification Security Baseline Inspection - PRAI 1
1,2 8/17/2026 8/21/2026 IP 71130.04 000736 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance 1,2 8/17/2026 8/21/2026 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes 1,2 8/17/2026 8/21/2026 IP 71151 001338 Performance Indicator Verification Inservice Inspection - Unit 1 - PRAI 1
1 9/28/2026 10/16/2026 IP 71111.08P 000702 Inservice Inspection Activities (PWR)
Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection - PRAI 2
1,2 10/5/2026 10/9/2026 IP 71124.01 000725 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1,2 10/5/2026 10/9/2026 IP 71124.03 000727 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 1,2 10/5/2026 10/9/2026 IP 71124.04 000728 Occupational Dose Assessment EAL & EPlan Changes Review - PRAI 1
1,2 11/1/2026 12/31/2026 IP 71114.04 000719 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Cyber Security - PRAI 4
1,2 11/16/2026 11/20/2026 IP 71130.10 000741 Cybersecurity Functional Engineering Inspection Placeholder - PRAI 3
1,2 3/8/2027 3/26/2027 IP 71111.21N 000714 Focused Engineering Inspections (FEI Placeholder)
Radiation Protection Baseline Inspection - PRAI 1
1,2 5/3/2027 5/7/2027 IP 71124.08 000732 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing & Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, & Transportation 1,2 5/3/2027 5/7/2027 IP 71151 000746 Performance Indicator Verification Prairie Island May 2027Bienniel Requalification Program Inspection 2
1,2 5/23/2027 5/28/2027 IP 71111.11B 000704 Licensed Operator Requalification Program and Licensed Operator Performance Security Baseline Inspection - PRAI 3
1,2 5/24/2027 5/28/2027 IP 71130.02 000734 Access Control 1,2 5/24/2027 5/28/2027 IP 71130.05 000737 Protective Strategy Evaluation 1,2 5/24/2027 5/28/2027 IP 71130.09 001656 Security Plan Changes Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection - PRAI 4
1,2 6/7/2027 6/25/2027 IP 71152B 000747 Problem Identification and Resolution Prepared on 8/20/2025 7:46:54 AM 2 of 4
Site Inspection Activity Plan Prairie Island October 2027 NRC-Written Initial License Examination 6
1,2 6/20/2027 6/25/2027 OV 000956 FB-OR-Onsite Validation Of Initial License Examination (OV)
Prepared on 8/20/2025 7:46:54 AM 3 of 4
Site Inspection Activity Plan Prairie Island 07/01/2025 - 06/30/2027 Unit Start End Activity CAC Title Staff Count ISFSI Security Inspection 1
9/8/2025 9/12/2025 IP 81311 001006 Physical Security Requirements for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations ISFSI Preoperational and Initial Loading Inspection 4
2/2/2026 2/6/2026 IP 60854 001000 Preoperational Testing Of An ISFSI 2/2/2026 2/6/2026 IP 60856 001003 Review of 10 CFR 72.212(b) Evaluations 2/9/2026 2/13/2026 IP 60855 001001 Operation Of An ISFSI Security Baseline Inspection 1
2/22/2027 2/26/2027 IP 81311 001006 Physical Security Requirements for Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations Prepared on 8/20/2025 7:46:54 AM 4 of 4