ML12249A422

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Monticello Generating Plant

ML12249A422
Person / Time
Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	09/04/2012
From:	Riemer K R NRC/RGN-III/DRP/B2
To:	Schimmel M Northern States Power Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532

-4352 September 4, 2012 Mr. Mark Schimmel Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362

-9637

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER

- MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT

Dear Mr. Schimmel:

On August 8, 2012, the NRC completed its mid

-cycle performance review of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.

The NRC reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results and enforcement actions from July 1, 2011, through June 30, 2012. This letter informs you of the NRC's assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at your facility.

The assessment reflects the integration of the Security Cornerstone into Inspection Manual Chapter 03 05, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program."

The NRC determined the performance at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant 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). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline inspections at your facility.

The NRC also plans to conduct non

-routine inspections and temporary instructions at your facility, including:

Inspection Procedure (IP) 71111.18, "Plant Modifications"; IP 71152 , "Problem Identification and Resolution";

Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/182, "Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks (Phase 2)"; TI 2515/187, "Inspection of Near

-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns"

and TI 2515/188, "Inspection of Near

-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Seismic Walkdowns.

" The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through December 31, 20 13. Routine inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan.

The inspections listed during the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end

-of-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. This inspection plan does not include security

-related inspections, which will be sent via separate, non

-publicly available correspondence.

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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access And Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading

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

Please contact me at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, /RA/ Kenneth Riemer, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.

50-263 License No. DPR

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Enclosure:

Inspection Plan

cc w/encl: Distribution via ListSe rv 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 System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access And Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading

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

Please contact me at (630) 829-9628 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely, /RA/ Kenneth Riemer, Chief Branch 2 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.

50-263 License No. DPR

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Enclosure:

Inspection Plan

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DOCUMENT NAME: MONT MOC 2012 Letter.docx Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Sensitive Non-Sensitive To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the concurrence box "C" = Copy without attach/encl "E" = Copy with attach/encl "N" = No copy OFFICE RIII E RIII RIII RIII NAME KRiemer:rj DATE 08/ 27/12 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

Letter to M. Schimmel from K. Riemer dated September 4, 2012

SUBJECT:

MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER

- MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT DISTRIBUTION:

Silas Kennedy RidsNrrDorlLpl3

-1 Resource RidsNrrPMMonticello RidsNrrDirsIrib Resource Chuck Casto Cynthia Pederson

Steven Orth Jared Heck Allan Barker Christine Lipa

Carole Ariano Linda Linn DRPIII DRSIII Patricia Buckley ROPassessment.Resource@nrc.gov

Page 1 of 2 Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Monticello Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2012

-12/31/2013 TI-187-TI-187 FLOODING WALKDOWN 2 IP Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns 2515/187 07/01/2012 12/30/2012 TI-188-TI-188 SEISMIC WALKDOWN 2 IP Inspection of Near-Term Task Force Recommendation 2.3 Flooding Walkdowns 2515/187 07/02/2012 12/31/2012 BI PI&R-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 5 IP Problem Identification and Resolution 71152B 10/01/2012 10/19/2012 BI OLRQ-REQUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program - Annual Review 7111111A 10/08/2012 10/12/2012 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 71124.02 10/22/2012 10/26/2012 STRIKE-STRIKE CONTINGENCY - OP/MAINT/RP/PRC/PLN 2 IP Licensee Strike Contingency Plans 92709 12/01/2012 12/31/2012 OL PREP-MONTICELLO INIT PREP 01/2013 3 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 JANUARY - MONT W90275 01/07/2013 01/11/2013 OL EXAM-MONTICELLO INIT EXAM 01/2013 3 OL - INITIAL EXAM - 2013 JANUARY - MONT W90275 01/28/2013 02/08/2013 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation 71124.03 03/04/2013 03/08/2013 IP Occupational Dose Assessment 71124.04 03/04/2013 03/08/2013 ISI INSP-ISI BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - BWR 7111108G 03/25/2013 04/05/2013 ISFSI-ISFSI INSPECTION - SCHEDULE DEPENDENT 2 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants 60855.1 05/01/2013 08/31/2013 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 71124.01 05/06/2013 05/10/2013 BI EPX-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION / PI VERIFICATION 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 07/22/2013 07/26/2013 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 07/22/2013 07/26/2013 TI 182-TI 182 BURIED PIPING PHASE 2 2 IP Review of the Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping 2515/182 07/22/2013 07/26/2013 BI HS-TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK INSPECTION 2 IP Heat Sink Performance 7111107T 08/05/2013 08/09/2013 Page 2 of 2 Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Monticello Inspection / Activity Plan 09/01/2012

-12/31/2013 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 71124.07 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP Reactor Coolant System Activity 71151-BI01 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 71151-OR01 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 71151-PR01 08/12/2013 08/16/2013 BI RP-RADIATION PROTECTION BASELINE INSPECTION 1 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation 71124.08 09/09/2013 09/13/2013 BI MODS-TRIENNIAL PERM MODS/50.59 1 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications 7111117T 11/04/2013 11/22/2013 BI OLRQ-BIENNIAL REQUAL PROGRAM INSPECTION 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 7111111B 10/07/2013 10/11/2013