IR 05000445/2004001

Annual Assessment Letter - Comanche Peak (IR 05000445-04-001, IR 05000446-04-001)

ML040631084
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	03/03/2004
From:	Johnson W NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A
To:	Blevins M TXU Energy
References
IR-04-001
Download: ML040631084 (7)

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rch 3, 2004

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (NRC REPORT 05000445; 446/2004001)

Dear Mr. Blevins:

On February 3, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station. The end-of-cycle review for Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2003. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.

Overall, Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). However, after the end of the year, the significance of the issue of failure to identify and correct a flaw in a steam generator tube in Unit 1 was determined to be White, as detailed in our letter dated February 13, 2004. Our letter of February 18 informed you of a supplemental inspection which was scheduled for the week of March 1, 2004. Other than that, we plan to conduct only reactor oversight process (ROP)

baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2005. In addition to the baseline inspections, NRC will also be conducting inspections related to Temporary Instructions TI 2515/152, Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles, at Unit 1; TI 2515/153, Reactor Containment Sump Blockage, at Unit 1; and TI 2515/154, Spent Fuel Material Control and Accounting at Nuclear Power Plants.

As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For

TXU Energy -2-calendar year 2004, we plan to continue inspections of Order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005.

The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The inspections in the last 12 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review meeting.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made 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).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change this inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact me at 817/860-8148 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/

William D. Johnson, Chief Project Branch A Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-445 50-446 Licenses: NPF-87 NPF-89 Enclosure:

Comanche Peak Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:

Roger D. Walker Regulatory Affairs Manager TXU Generation Company LP P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

TXU Energy -3-Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Program P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 The Honorable Walter Maynard Somervell County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711-3326 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Roger Hill Sheriff, Somervell County 750 E. Gibbs Blvd.

Glen Rose, TX 76043 The Honorable Mitchell George Mayor Pro Tem of Glen Rose P.O. Box 1949 Glen Rose, TX 76043

TXU Energy -4-The Honorable Andy Rash Hood County Judge 100 E. Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048 David Southern Mayor of Granbury P.O. Box 969 Granbury, TX 76048 Federal Emergency Management Agency ATTN: Ron Castleman, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209-3698 Julie Parsley, Commissioner Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Bldg.

P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711-3326 William Dub Taylor State Energy Conservation Office 111 E 17th Street, Room 1114 Austin, TX 78711 Roger Mulder State Energy Conservation Office P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 78774 Allen Hardin Sheriff, Hood County 400 N. Gordon Street Granbury, TX 76048 Jack Colley, State Coordinator Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Public Safety Box 4087, 5805 North Lamar Blvd.

Austin, TX 78773-0220 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339

TXU Energy -5-Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

Senior Resident Inspector (DBA)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (WDJ)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (TRF)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

RidsNrrDipmIipb V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)

W. A. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. J. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (LJS, TWP, ATG, CSM)

W. D. Travers, EDO (WDT)

S. A. Richards, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (SAR)

R. K. Frahm, PPR Program Manager, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (RKF)

J. W. Craig, Associate Dir. for Inspection and Programs (JWC1)

B. W. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)

T. A. Bergman, Chief, Regional Operations Staff, OEDO (TAB)

H. N. Berkow, NRR Project Director (HNB)

R. A. Gramm, Chief, Section 1, NRR/DLPM (RAG)

M. Thadani, NRR Project Manager (MCT)

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Page 1 of 2 Comanche Peak 03/01/2004 15:32:28 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2004 - 10/01/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type PEB-12B - EVALUATION OF MAINTENANCE EFFECTIVENESS 2 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 03/01/2004 03/05/2004 Baseline Inspections EB95001 - TUBE LEAK SUPPL INSP 1 1 IP 95001 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area 03/03/2004 03/04/2004 Supplemental Progra EB-08P - ISI UNIT 1 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/29/2004 04/02/2004 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/12/2004 04/16/2004 Baseline Inspections TI 154 - TI 2515/154 SPENT FUEL MATERIAL CONTROL 2 1, 2 IP 2515/154 Spent Fuel Material Control and Accounting at Nuclear Power Plants 03/25/2004 06/23/2004 Safety Issues TI 153 - TI 2515/153 REACTOR PV LOWER HEAD PENETR 2 1 IP 2515/153 Reactor Containment Sump Blockage (NRC Bulletin 2003-01) 03/27/2004 04/26/2004 Safety Issues TI 152 - TI 2515/152 LOWER HEAD INSPECTION 2 1 IP 2515/152 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02) 04/04/2004 05/06/2004 Safety Issues OB-INIT - OB - INITIAL EXAMINATION 7 1 X02269 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 (11/04) INITIAL EXAM 12/13/2004 12/17/2004 Not Applicable 2 X02270 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 (11/04) INITIAL 12/13/2004 12/17/2004 Not Applicable 1 X02269 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 (11/04) INITIAL EXAM 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Not Applicable 2 X02270 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 (11/04) INITIAL 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Not Applicable ACCESSPI - ACRSA/PIV 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Baseline Inspections PSB-S1 - AA-AC-FFD-PI 2 1, 2 IP 7113001 Access Authorization 05/03/2004 05/07/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113002 Access Control 05/03/2004 05/07/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7113008 Fitness For Duty Program 05/03/2004 05/07/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/03/2004 05/07/2004 Baseline Inspections ALARA1 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/24/2004 05/28/2004 Baseline Inspections OB-EP1 - EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/19/2004 07/23/2004 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Page 2 of 2 Comanche Peak 03/01/2004 15:32:28 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2004 - 10/01/2005 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type RP TEAM - RAD SAFETY TEAM 4 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 10/18/2004 10/22/2004 Baseline Inspections EB-21/02 - SSD&PCI AND 50.59 7 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 11/15/2004 11/19/2004 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Baseline Inspections PEB-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 4 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 01/24/2005 01/28/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 02/07/2005 02/11/2005 Baseline Inspections EB17B - PERMANENT PLANT MODS 2 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 02/14/2005 02/18/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-07B - HX PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 03/21/2005 03/25/2005 Baseline Inspections EB08P - ISI U2 1 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Baseline Inspections ACRSA - ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-52 - CP PIR INSPECTION 4 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Baseline Inspections ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-EP EX - EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 3 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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