IR 05000445/2006001

Annual Assessment Letter - Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (NRC Inspection Report 05000445-06-001 & 05000446-06-001)

ML060610304
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	03/02/2006
From:	Clay Johnson NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A
To:	Blevins M TXU Power
References
IR-06-001
Download: ML060610304 (6)

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rch 2, 2006

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000445/2006001 AND 05000446/2006001)

Dear Mr. Blevins:

On February 9, 2006, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2005. 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.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include physical protection information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only - Security-Related Information will include the physical protection review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, 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 performance indicators indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).

Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, except those related to physical protection, scheduled through September 30, 2007. In addition to the baseline inspection program, we plan to conduct Inspection Procedure 50001, "Steam Generator Replacement Inspection," and Inspection Procedure 71007, "Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection,"

relative to the planned replacement of the Unit 1 steam generator and reactor vessel head in the spring of 2007. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review.

TXU Power -2-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/

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

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc: Federal Emergency Management Agency Greg Doyle ATTN: William E. Peterson, Regional Sheriff, Somervell County Director 750 E. Gibbs Blvd. Region VI, Federal Center Glen Rose, TX 76043 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209-3698 The Honorable Pam Miller Mayor of Glen Rose Julie Parsley, Commissioner P.O. Box 1949 Public Utility Commission Glen Rose, TX 76043 William B. Travis Bldg.

P.O. Box 13326 The Honorable Andy Rash 1701 North Congress Avenue Hood County Judge Austin, TX 78711-3326 100 E. Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048 William Dub Taylor State Energy Conservation Office David Southern P.O. Box 13528 Mayor of Granbury Austin, TX 78711 P.O. Box 969 Granbury, TX 76048

TXU Power -3-Roger Mulder Environmental and Natural State Energy Conservation Office Resources Policy Director P.O. Box 13528 Office of the Governor Austin, TX 78711 P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Gene Mayo Sheriff, Hood County Brian Almon 400 N. Gordon Street Public Utility Commission Granbury, TX 76048 William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 Jack Colley, State Coordinator Austin, TX 78711-3326 Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Public Safety Susan M. Jablonski Box 4087, 5805 North Lamar Blvd. Office of Permitting, Remediation and Austin, TX 78773-0220 Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Fred W. Madden, Director Quality Regulatory Affairs MC-122 TXU Power P.O. Box 13087 P.O. Box 1002 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

George L. Edgar, Esq. Records Center Morgan Lewis 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Atlanta, GA 30339 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 Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189 Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

TXU Power -4-DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (RJC1)

Senior Resident Inspector (DBA)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (CEJ1)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (TRF)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLN1)

RITS Coordinator (KEG)

V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)

W. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (JAC, ATG, LJS, MPS1)

T. Bergman, Chief, TRPS, OEDO (TAB)

S. Richards, Deputy Director, DIRS (SAR)

C. Holden, Deputy Director, DORL (CFH)

C. Haney, Director, DORL, NRR (CXH)

D. Terao, Chief, LPLG, DORL, NRR (DXT)

M. Thadani, NRR Project Manager for CPSES (MCT)

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Page 1 of 2 Comanche Peak 03/01/2006 08:30:50 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type EB2-12B - MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL 1 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Baseline Inspections RP TEAM - RP SAFETY TEAM 4 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 03/13/2006 03/17/2006 Baseline Inspections RP-ORS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 05/15/2006 05/19/2006 Baseline Inspections EP2 - EMERG PREP PROGRAM 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 07/31/2006 08/04/2006 Baseline Inspections EB1-08P - ISI U2 2 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/23/2006 11/03/2006 Baseline Inspections RP-ORS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 10/23/2006 10/27/2006 Baseline Inspections EB1-21 - CDB 8 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 11/27/2006 12/01/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 12/11/2006 12/22/2006 Baseline Inspections SG-RVH - UNIT 1 SG & RVH REPLACEMENT 2 1 IP 50001 Steam Generator Replacement Inspection 01/01/2007 12/31/2007 Other Routine 1 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection 01/01/2007 12/31/2007 Other Routine 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 01/01/2007 12/31/2007 Baseline Inspections BI - REQUALIFCATION 1 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 01/09/2007 01/13/2007 Baseline Inspections REQUAL - BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 01/22/2007 01/26/2007 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 03/01/2006 08:30:50 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/01/2006 - 09/30/2007 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 3 2 X02325 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (1/29/07) 01/29/2007 02/02/2007 Not Applicable EB1-2/17 - 50.59 & PERM MODS 3 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 02/05/2007 02/09/2007 Baseline Inspections EB1-08P - ISI U1 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/12/2007 03/23/2007 Baseline Inspections RP-ORS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/19/2007 03/19/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 03/19/2007 03/19/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 03/19/2007 03/19/2007 Baseline Inspections BRQ SIM - BIENNIAL REQUAL SIM ONLY 1 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 Baseline Inspections EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 4 1 X02324 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 INITAL EXAM (1/29/07) 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 Not Applicable 2 X02325 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (1/29/07) 04/02/2007 04/06/2007 Not Applicable 1 X02324 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 INITAL EXAM (1/29/07) 04/23/2007 04/27/2007 Not Applicable 2 X02325 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (1/29/07) 04/23/2007 04/27/2007 Not Applicable RP-ORS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 04/16/2007 04/20/2007 Baseline Inspections EB2-07B - HEAT SINK INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 05/14/2007 05/18/2007 Baseline Inspections EB2-52B - PIR TEAM INSPECTION 5 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 06/25/2007 06/29/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 07/09/2007 07/13/2007 Baseline Inspections RP-ORS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 08/20/2007 08/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/20/2007 08/20/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/20/2007 08/20/2007 Baseline Inspections EP1 - EMERG PREP EXERCISE 3 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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