IR 05000263/2006001

Monticello (EOC) Annual Assessment Letter (Report 05000263/2006-001)

ML060610424
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Burgess B L NRC/RGN-III/DRP/RPB2
To:	Conway J Nuclear Management Co
References
IR-06-001
Download: ML060610424 (5)

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March 2, 2006

Mr. Site Vice President

Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

Nuclear Management Company, LLC

2807 West County Road 75

Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - MONTICELLO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (REPORT 05000263/2006001)

Dear Mr. Conway:

On February 9, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent

quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. The

purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Exempt from Public Disclosure in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.390" will include the physical protection review and resultant

inspection plan.

Overall, the Monticello Nuclear Power Plant operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent

quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee

Response Column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified

as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level

requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct only reactor

oversight process baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2007. Significant inspections include a Component Design

Basis Inspection in May 2006, a Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection in

November 2006, and an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Preoperational Inspection

in May 2007. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling

conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine

resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections

in the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle

review.

J. Conway-2-

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public

Document Room or from the Publicly Ava ilable Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at (630) 829-9629 with any

questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,/RA/Bruce Burgess, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 2

Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22

Enclosure:

Monticello Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:M. Sellman, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Nuclear Officer

Manager, Regulatory Affairs

J. Rogoff, Vice President, Counsel, and Secretary Nuclear Asset Manager, Xcel Energy, Inc.

Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Health

R. Nelson, President

Minnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA)

Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

D. Gruber, Auditor/Treasurer, Wright County Government Center

Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Commerce

Manager - Environmental Protection Division

Minnesota Attorney General's Office

Chairman, Wright County Board

Mayor of Monticello

Chairperson, Sherburne County

Administrator, City of Monticello

INPO