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Morning Report for March 31, 2009

Headquarters Daily Report

REGION III

MANAGEMENT CHANGES AT PRAIRE ISLAND

Licensee/Facility:

NORTHERN STATES POWER COMPANY - MINNESOTA
Prairie Island 1, Prairie Island 2
WELCH, Minnesota
Dockets: 05000282, 05000306
[1] W-2-LP, [2] W-2-LP
License No:
Notification:

MR Number: 3-2009-0004
Date: 03/27/2009

Licnsee.Int. Memo/R.I. E-mail

Discussion:

Effective Monday, March 30, 2009, Scott Northard, Plant Manager, assumed the position of Prairie Island's Performance Improvement Manager and will coordinate all performance improvement initiatives on site. He will continue to report directly to Mike Wadley, Site Vice President.

Mr. Northard will be replaced as Plant Manager by Kevin Ryan on a reverse loan assignment from INPO. Mr. Ryan has 27 years of military experience and most recently led WANO peer reviews with senior management at several plants. He will report to Brad Sawatzke, Site Director.

Accession Numbers:

Accession No Accession Date
ML090900222 03/31/2009

Contacts:

Name Office Abbrev Phone No E-Mail
BETANCOURT ROLDAN, DIANA X R3 (630) 829-3617 DXB6@nrc.gov

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