ML110620313

Prairie Island Units 1 and 2 EOC Annual Assessment Letter and Inspection/Activity Plan

ML110620313
Person / Time
Site:	Prairie Island
Issue date:	03/04/2011
From:	Stephanie West Division Reactor Projects III
To:	Schimmel M A Northern States Power Co
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Download: ML110620313 (7)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532

-4352 March 4, 2011 Mr. Mark A. Schimmel Site Vice President Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2

, (REPORT 05000 282/20 11 001 AND 05000 306/2 011 001)

Dear Mr. Schimmel:

On February 17

, 2011, the NRC completed its end

-of-cycle performance review of Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2. The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from January 1, 20 10 , through December 31, 20 10. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility. This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter will include the NRC's assessment of your performance in the Security Cornerstone and its security

-related inspection plan.

The NRC determined that overall, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit s 1 and 2 , operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone objectives. The NRC determined the performance for Unit 1 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC

=s Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very low (i.e., green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the nominal, expected range (i.e., green). The NRC determined the performance for Unit 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC

=s ROP Action Matrix based on one inspection finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone being classified as having low

-to-moderate safety significance (White). This finding was from the third quarter of 2009 and related to inadequate design of the component cooling water system. A supplemental inspection (95001) was performed the week of June 14 through 18, 2010. During this inspection, we were unable to close the White finding due to an incomplete extent of condition review. An additional supplemental inspection was performed the week of November 1, 2010.

M. Schimmel Based upon the results of this inspection, the NRC closed the White finding and Prairie Island Unit 2 transitioned to the Licensee Response Column of the NRC Action Matrix. Therefore, the NRC pla n s to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

In the 2009 mid

-cycle assessment letter, dated September 1, 2009 (ADAMS Ref. ML092440367), we advised you of a substantive cross

-cutting issue (SCCI) in the area of human performance (HP) with cro ss-cutting themes in the aspects of systematic process (H.1(a)), procedural adequacy (H.2(c)), and procedural compliance (H.4(b)). During this assessment period there were eight findings documented with cross-cutting aspects in the HP area. Of these eigh t findings, one shared a common cross

-cutting aspect of systematic process. No findings were identified in the procedural adequacy or procedural compliance areas.

With respect to the SCCI areas of systematic process (H.1(a)), procedural adequacy (H.2(c)), and procedural compliance (H.4(b)), both the NRC and your organization have noted an improvement in these area s. Your staff has identified corrective actions that should reasonably address the SCCI. Additionally, the number of findings with a cross

-cutting aspect in these areas has been reduced. For these reason s, the NRC has gained confidence in your ability to correct the concerns identified and sustained improvement has been observed in these aspect s. Therefore, the SCCI aspect s in systematic process (H.1(a)), procedural adequacy (H.2(c)), and procedural compliance (H.4(b)) are closed. The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 20 12. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The inspections listed during the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances warrant any changes.

In addition to the ROP baseline, inspections are planned for Temporary Instructions 2515/177, "Managing Gas Accumulation in Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System," and 2515/179, "Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in National Source Tracking System

," and also Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Inspection Procedure 60855.1, "Operation of an ISFSI at Operating Plants."

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC

=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading

-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

M. Schimmel Please contact Jack Giessner at 630/829-9619 with any questions you have regarding this letter. Sincerely, /RA/ Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. 50

-282; 50-306;72-010 License Nos. DPR

-42; DPR-60; SNM-2506

Enclosure:

Prairie Island Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

Distribution via ListServ

Inspection / Activity Plan Page 1 of 2 02/28/2011 Report 22 03/01/2011

-06/30/2012 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Prairie Island TI-177-TI-177 FOLLOWUP 2 1 IP Managing Gas Accumulation In Emergency Core Cooling, Decay Heat Removal & Containment Spray System 2515/177 03/28/2011 04/15/2011 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 71124.05 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 1 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 1 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 04/11/2011 04/15/2011 BI ENG-INSERVICE INSPECTION - U1 2 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 04/30/2011 06/04/2011 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 05/09/2011 05/13/2011 1 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 05/09/2011 05/13/2011 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment 71124.06 06/20/2011 06/24/2011 BI EP-EP ROUTINE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 1 1 IP A lert and Notification System Testing 7111402 07/11/2011 07/15/2011 1 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System 7111403 07/11/2011 07/15/2011 1 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 07/11/2011 07/15/2011 1 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 07/11/2011 07/15/2011 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 08/22/2011 08/26/2011 1 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 71151-BI01 08/22/2011 08/26/2011 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 2515/179 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 10/03/2011 10/07/2011 BI OL-BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 1 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 10/17/2011 10/21/2011 BI ENG-MODIFICATIONS / 50.59 INSPECTION 3 1 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 10/31/2011 11/18/2011 STRIKE-STRIKE CONTINGENCY - PLANNERS 2 1 IP Licensee Strike Contingency Plans 92709 12/01/2011 12/31/2011 ISFSI-ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 2 1 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 01/01/2012 02/29/2012 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 01/09/2012 01/13/2012 1 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 01/09/2012 01/13/2012 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Inspection / Activity Plan Page 2 of 2 02/28/2011 Report 22 03/01/2011

-06/30/2012 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Prairie Island BI ENG-INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 2 1 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 02/18/2012 03/23/2012 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 02/27/2012 03/02/2012 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 1 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 04/23/2012 04/27/2012 OL PREP-PR. ISLAND INIT PREP - 04/2012 4 1 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAY 2012 - PRAI W90250 04/23/2012 04/27/2012 OL EXAM-PR. ISLAND INIT EXAM - 05/2012 4 1 OL - INITIAL EXAM - MAY 2012 - PRAI W90250 05/14/2012 05/25/2012 BI ENG-FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION & BAG TRIP 3 1 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]

7111105T 05/21/2012 06/22/2012 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

M. Schimmel Please contact Jack Giessner at 630/829-9619 with any questions you have regarding this letter. Sincerely,

/RA/ Steven West, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.

50-282; 50-306;72-010 License Nos. DPR

-42; DPR-60; SNM-2506

Enclosure:

Prairie Island Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/encl:

Distribution via ListServ

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Letter to M. Schimmel from S. West dated March 4, 2011.

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000 282/20 11001 AND 05000 306/2 011 001) DISTRIBUTION:

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