IR 05000445/2005001
| ML050610244 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Blevins M TXU Electric |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050610244 (6) | |
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March 2, 2005
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (REPORT 05000445/2005001 AND 05000446/2005001)
Dear Mr. Blevins:
On February 1, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station. The end-of-cycle review for Comanche Peak involved the participation of the reactor technical divisions in evaluating performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2004. 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.
This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate end-of-cycle performance review letter designated and marked as
"Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390" will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.
Overall, Comanche Peak operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter 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). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process baseline inspections at your facility through September 30, 2006. We also plan on conducting several Temporary Instruction inspections as detailed in the enclosed inspection plan.
While plant performance for the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, there was a safety significant inspection finding during the first quarter of the assessment cycle. A White finding was identified involving a failure to identify and correct a flaw in a steam generator tube on Unit 1. This finding was in the Barrier Integrity Cornerstone and resulted in Comanche Peak Unit 1 being in the Regulatory Response Column for the first quarter of 2004. A supplemental inspection was conducted in March 2004. This
TXU Energy-2-inspection found that your organization had performed a comprehensive evaluation of the causes and extent of the performance deficiency and had implemented effective corrective actions. As a result, this finding has been closed.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through September 30, 2006. 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 nine 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 William D. Johnson at (817) 860-8148 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Arthur T. Howell III, Director Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-445 50-446 Licenses: NPF-87 NPF-89 Enclosure:
Comanche Peak Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:
Fred W. Madden 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 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
TXU Energy-3-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 Greg Doyle Sheriff, Somervell County 750 E. Gibbs Blvd.
Glen Rose, TX 76043 The Honorable Pam Miller Mayor of Glen Rose P.O. Box 1949 Glen Rose, TX 76043 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 Gary Jones, Regional Director FEMA Region VI Dept. of Homeland Security Federal Regional 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 Gene Mayo 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)
Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339
TXU Energy-4-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)
Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLN1)
RITS Coordinator (KEG)
RidsNrrDipmIipb V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)
W. Maier, RSLO (WAM)
C. Gordon (CJG)
DRS Branch Chiefs (LJS, MPS1, ATG, JAC)
S. Richards, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (SAR)
M. Case, Deputy Dir. for Inspection and Programs (MJC)
B. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)
B. Wetzel, ActingChief, ROPMS, OEDO (BAW)
H. Berkow, Director, LPD4, NRR/DLPM (HNB)
A. Howe, Chief, PDIV-1A, NRR/DLPM (AGH1)
M. Thadani, NRR Project Manager (MCT)
SISP Review Completed: _wdj__
ADAMS: / Yes G No Initials: __wdj____
/ Publicly Available G Non-Publicly Available G Sensitive
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/RA/
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2/23/05 2/24/05 2/25/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
Comanche Peak Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/01/2005 08:33:14 Report 22
OB-INIT
- OB - INITIAL EXAMINATION Not Applicable 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 (11/04) INITIAL EXAM X02269
Not Applicable 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 (11/04) INITIAL X02270
Not Applicable 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 (11/04) INITIAL EXAM X02269
Not Applicable 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 (11/04) INITIAL X02270
2 PEB-07B
- HX PERFORMANCE Baseline Inspections 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2
OB-RQ
- REQUAL INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2
TI 150
- RPV HEAD AND VESSEL HEAD PEN NOZZLES Safety Issues 03/21/2005 04/22/2005 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02 IP 2515/150
1 EB08P
- ISI U2 - VESS VOL (TI 150/152) AS REQ Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
1 TI 160
- TI 2515/160 PRSZR PENETRATION NOZZLE INS Safety Issues 03/26/2005 04/30/2005 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01]
1 ACRSA
- ACCESS CONTROL TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2
PEB-52
- CP PIR INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/25/2005 07/29/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2
ALARA2
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 07/11/2005 07/15/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2
OB-EP EX
- EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
TI 160
- TI 2515/160 PRSZR PENETRATION NOZZLE INS Safety Issues 10/08/2005 11/17/2005 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01]
1 EB08P
- ISI U1 - VESS VOL (TI 150/152) AS REQ Baseline Inspections 10/17/2005 10/21/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
Baseline Inspections 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
1 ALARA1
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Comanche Peak Inspection / Activity Plan 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/01/2005 08:33:14 Report 22
PEB
- MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL Baseline Inspections 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1, 2
OB-EP1
- EMERG PREP PROGRAM Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
RP TEAM
- RP SAFETY TEAM Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.