IR 05000263/2009502

IR 05000263-09-502 on 08/21/2009 - 08/21/2009; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Baseline Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection

ML092810526
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	10/07/2009
From:	Hironori Peterson Operations Branch III
To:	O'Connor T J Northern States Power Co
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III 2443 WARRENVILLE ROAD, SUITE 210 LISLE, IL 60532-4352 October 7, 2009 Mr. Timothy Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637

SUBJECT: MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT BASELINE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS BIENNIAL EXERCISE INSPECTION REPORT 05000263/2009502

Dear Mr. O'Connor:

On August 21, 2009, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed a Baseline Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise inspection at your Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on August 21, 2009, with Mr. and other members of your staff. The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed

personnel. Based on the results of this inspection, no NRC-identified and no self-revealed findings of very low safety significance were identified. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Record s System (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,/RA by M. Bielby for/

Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch

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

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 05000263/2009502(DRS)

w/Attachment:

Supplemental Information cc w/encl: Distribution via ListServ U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION III Docket No: 50-263 License No: DPR-22 Report No: 05000263/2009502 Licensee: Northern States Power Company, Minnesota Facility: Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Location: Monticello, MN Dates: August 17 through 21, 2009 Inspectors: Robert Jickling, Sr. Emergency Preparedness Inspector Regina Russell, Emergency Preparedness Inspector Dell McNeil; Sr. Reactor Engineer Paul Zurawski, Resident Inspector Jeff Laughlin, Sr. Emergency Preparedness Specialist

Approved by: Hironori Peterson, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Enclosure Enclosure 1

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

IR 05000263/2009502; 08/21/2009 - 08/21/2009; Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Baseline Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection. This report covers a one week period of announced baseline inspection by two regional inspectors, one resident inspector, one reactor engineer, and one specialist. The significance of most findings is indicated by their color (Green, White, Yellow, Red) using Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 0609, "Significance Determination Process" (SDP). Findings for which the SDP does not apply may be Green or be assigned a severity level after NRC management review.

The NRC's program for overseeing the safe operati on of commercial nuclear power reactors is described in NUREG-1649, "Reactor Oversight Process," Revision 4, dated December 2006.

A. NRC-Identified

and Self-Revealed Findings

Cornerstone: Emergency Preparedness

No findings of significance were identified.

B. Licensee-Identified Violations

No violations of significance were identified.

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REPORT DETAILS

REACTOR SAFETY

Cornerstone:

Emergency Preparedness

1EP1 Exercise Evaluation

.1 Exercise Evaluation

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors reviewed the August 18, 2009, biennial emergency preparedness exercise's objectives and scenario to ensure that the exercise would acceptably test major elements of the licensee's emergency plan and to verify that the exercise's simulated problems provided an acceptable framework to support demonstration of the licensee's capability to implement its plan. The inspectors also reviewed records of other drills and exercises conducted in 2007, 2008, and 2009 to verify that those drills' scenarios were sufficiently different from the scenario used in the August 18, 2009, exercise. The inspectors evaluated the licensee's exercise performance, focusing on the risk significant activities of emergency classification, notification, and protective action decision making, implementation of accident mitigation strategies, and correction of past exercise weaknesses in the following emergency response facilities: Control Room Simulator (CRS); Technical Support Center (TSC); Operations Support Center (OSC); and Emergency Operations Facility (EOF). The inspectors also assessed the licensee's recognition of abnormal plant conditions, transfer of responsibilities between facilities, internal communications, interfaces with offsite officials, readiness of emergency facilities and related equipment, and overall implementation of the licensee's emergency plan. The inspectors attended post-exercise critiques in the CRS, TSC, OSC, and EOF to evaluate the licensee's initial self-assessment of its exercise performance. The inspectors later met with the licensee's lead exercise evaluators and managers to obtain the licensee's findings and assessments of its exercise participants' performances.

These self assessments were then compared with the inspectors' independent observations and assessments to assess the licensee's ability to adequately critique its exercise performance. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report. This exercise evaluation inspection constituted one sample as defined in Inspection Procedure (IP) 71114.01-05.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4OA1 Performance Indicator (PI) Verification

.1 Drill/Exercise Performance

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator (PI) for the period from the second quarter 2008 through second quarter 2009. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) Document 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 5, were used. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the performance indicator to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI; assessments of PI opportunities during pre-designated control room simulator training sessions, and performance during other drills. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report. This inspection constituted one drill/exercise performance sample as defined in IP 71151-05.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

.2 Emergency Response Organization Drill Participation

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Emergency Response Organization (ERO) Drill Participation PI for the period from the second quarter 2008 through second quarter 2009. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in the NEI Document 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 5, were used. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the PI to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI; performance during the 2008 and 2009 exercises and drills; and revisions of the roster of personnel assigned to key emergency response organization positions. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report. This inspection constituted one ERO drill participation sample as defined in IP 71151-05.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4.3 Alert and Notification System

a. Inspection Scope

The inspectors sampled licensee submittals for the Alert and Notification System (ANS) PI for the period from the second quarter 2008 through second quarter 2009. To determine the accuracy of the PI data reported during those periods, PI definitions and guidance contained in the NEI Document 99-02, "Regulatory Assessment Performance Indicator Guideline," Revision 5, were used. The inspectors reviewed the licensee's records associated with the PI to verify that the licensee accurately reported the indicator in accordance with relevant procedures and the NEI guidance. Specifically, the inspectors reviewed licensee records and processes including procedural guidance on assessing opportunities for the PI and results of periodic scheduled ANS operability tests. Documents reviewed are listed in the Attachment to this report. This inspection constituted one alert and notification system sample as defined in IP 71151-05.

b. Findings

No findings of significance were identified.

4OA5 Other Activities

.1 (Closed) NRC Temporary Instruction 2515/175 "Emergency Response Organization, Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator, Program Review"

The inspector performed Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515/175, ensured the

completeness of the TI's Attachment 1, and then forwarded the data to NRC, Headquarters.

4OA6 Management Meetings

.1 Exit Meeting Summary

On August 21, 2009, the inspectors presented the inspection results to Mr. T. O'Connor, and other members of the licensee staff. The licensee acknowledged the issues presented. The inspectors confirmed that none of the potential report input discussed was considered proprietary.

.2 Public and Media Briefing

August 21, 2009, the inspector summarized the NRC's preliminary exercise inspection conclusions at a public and media briefing hosted by Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency Region V Field Office staff in Buffalo, Minnesota. ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

Licensee

T. O'Connor, Site Vice President

L. Anderson, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

R. Baumer, Compliance Engineer

T. Blake, Corporate Emergency Preparedness Manager

D. Crofoot, Nuclear Oversight Manager (Designee)

C. Dixon, Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

M. Holmes, Radiation Protection/Chemistry Manager

G. Holthaus, Principle Emergency Preparedness Coordinator

K. Hougen, Emergency Preparedness Instructor

K. Jepson, Business Support Manager

S. Oswald, Regulatory Affairs Analyst

D. Pedersen, Emergency Preparedness Manager

G. Salamon, Director of Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Services

M. Walter, Training Manager

M. Winter, General Maintenance Supervisor

Nuclear Regulatory Commission

S. Thomas, Senior Resident Inspector

L. Haeg, Resident Inspector

LIST OF ITEMS

Opened, Closed, and Discussed

None

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

The following is a list of documents reviewed during the inspection.

Inclusion on this list does not imply that the NRC inspectors reviewed the documents in their entirety, but rather, that selected sections of portions of the documents were evaluated as part of the overall inspection effort.

Inclusion of a document on this list does not imply NRC acceptance of the document or any part of it, unless this is stated in the body of the inspection report.

1EP1 Exercise Evaluation

A.2-101; Classification of Emergencies; Revision 41 A.2-501; Communications during an Emergency; Revision 19

MNGP Emergency Plan Exercise Scenario Manual; August 18, 2009

MNGP Drill and Exercise Critique Reports; November 6, 2007 - August 5, 2009

AR 01185951; 2009 MNGP Pre-Inspection Assessment; August 3, 2009

2Corrective Action Program Items from August 18, 2009 Exercise

AR 01194078; Exercise Issue - Internal Communications Problems

AR 01194086; Exercise Issue - Tie Priorities to Field Teams

AR 01194133; Exercise Issue - Radiation Monitor Discrepancies Identified

AR 01194148; Exercise Issue - Plant Evacuation Process Improvements

AR 01194149; Exercise Issue - Inaccurate General Emergency Declaration

AR 01194193; Exercise Issue - Untimely Protective Action Recommendation

AR 01194158; Exercise Issue - Dose Assessment with Field Team Data Problems

AR 01194206; Exercise Issue - Untimely General Emergency Notification

AR 01194220; Exercise Issue - Protective Action Recommendation Problems

AR 01194246; Exercise Issue - Plant Evacuation Guidance Needed

AR 01194249; Exercise Issue - Press Release Problems

AR 01194302; Exercise Issue - Scenario and Control Problems

AR 01194326/4133/4263; Exercise Issue - Scenario and Simulator Problems

AR 01194330; Exercise Issue - Core Damage Assessment Procedure Problems

4OA1 Performance Indicator Verification Quarterly Alert and Notification System Reliability Performance Indicator Summaries; April 2008 - June 2009 Monthly Full Siren Test Failure Matrix; April 2008 - June 2009

Quarterly Drill and Exercise Performance Indicator Opportunities; April 2008 - June 2009

Quarterly Emergency Response Organization Participation Records;

June 2008 - June 2009 Performance Indicator Emergency Preparedness Worksheets and Records;

April 2008 - June 2009

LIST OF ACRONYMS

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ADAMS Agency-wide Documents Access and Management System

ANS Alert and Notification System

AR Action Request

CFR Code of Federal Regulations

CR Condition Report

CRS Control Room Simulator

DRS Division of Reactor Safety

EOF Emergency Operations Facility

EP Emergency Preparedness

ERO Emergency Response Organization

IMC Inspection Manual Chapter

IP Inspection Procedure

KI Potassium

Iodide

MNGP Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant

NEI Nuclear Energy Institute

NRC U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

OSC Operations Support Center

PAR Protective Action Recommendation

PARS Publicly Available Records PI Performance

Indicator

SDP Significance Determination Process

TI Temporary Instruction TSC Technical Support Center

Mr. Timothy J. O'Connor Site Vice President Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Northern States Power Company, Minnesota

2807 West County Road 75 Monticello,

MN 55362-9637

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REPORT 05000263/2009502 Dear Mr. O'Connor: On August 21, 2009, the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (

NRC) completed a Baseline Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise

inspection at your Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant. The enclosed report documents the inspection findings, which were discussed on August 21, 2009, with Mr. T.

O'Connor and other mem

bers of your staff. The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license. The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel. Based on the results of this inspection, no

NRC -identified and no self-revealed findings of very low safety significance were identified. In accordance with

10 CFR 2.390 of the

NRC 's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure 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), accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely, /RA by M. Bielby for/

Hironori Peterson, Chief

Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-263

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