ML20205F813

Forwards SALP Rept 50-263/86-01 for Dec 1984 - May 1986. Modified Insp Program Instituted,Per 860418 Meeting,Due to Rating of Regulatory Performance as One of Best in Region. Areas of Merit Listed

ML20205F813
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
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
ML20205F820	List: ML20205F813 ML20205F852
References
RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737 NUDOCS 8608190335
Download: ML20205F813 (2)

See also: IR 05000263/1986001

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Docket Nc. 50-203

Northfrn States Power Cog any

ATTN: Mr. C. E. Larson

Vice President, Nuclear

Generation

414 Nicollet Hall

Minneapolis, MN 55401

Gentlemsn:

Enclosed fer your review, prior to our scheduled meeting of August 20, 1986,

is the sal.P 6 board Report for the Monticello Plant cnvering the period

December 1, 1984 throagh May 31, 1986.

In accordanc.e with NRC policy, I have reviewed the SALP Board assessment and

concur with the assigned ratings. It is my view that Northern States Power

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Company's conduct of ruclear activities in connection with the Monticello

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Plant continues to demer. strate a high level of concern for nuclear safety.

Specific areas I would like to highlight are:

_ Category I ratings were maintained for Plant Operations, Maintenance.

Ecergency Preparedness, Security, Outages (previously limited to

Refueling), and Licensing Activities. Performance in the areas of

P.adiological Controls and Fire Protection improved from a Category 2

to a Category 1 rating this period.

~ Category 2 ratings were maintained for Surveillance and Inservice Testing

along with Quality Frograms and Administrative Controls Affecting Quality.

The new SALP 6 functional area Training and Qualification Effectiveness,

was also rated at the Category 2 level.

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I continue to rate Monticello's regulatory performance as one of the best in

Region III. As I noted during m,v meeting with you on April 18, 1986, we have

instituted a modified inspection program at Monticello in which routine

inspections are limited to those conducted by the resident inspector. With

this schema, 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 comments at the

meeting on August 20, 1986, we also solicit written comments within 30 days

after the meeting to enable us to evaluite your conenents 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 Public Document Room.

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No reply to this letter is required at this time; however, should you have any

questions concerning this SALP Report, we would be pleased to discuss them with

you.

Sincerely,

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Ama e. Koppler

James G. Keppler

Regional Administrator

Enclosure: SALP 6 Board

Report No. 50-263/86001

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