IR 05000445/2005001

Annual Assessment Letter - Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (Report 05000445/2005001 and 05000446/2005001)

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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rch 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: Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Fred W. Madden Texas Department of Licensing Regulatory Affairs Manager and Regulation TXU Generation Company LP Boiler Program P.O. Box 1002 P.O. Box 12157 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Austin, TX 78711 George L. Edgar, Esq. The Honorable Walter Maynard Morgan Lewis Somervell County Judge 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW P.O. Box 851 Washington, DC 20004 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control

TXU Energy -3-Texas Department of Health Federal Regional Center 1100 West 49th Street 800 North Loop 288 Austin, TX 78756-3189 Denton, TX 76209-3698 Environmental and Natural Julie Parsley, Commissioner Resources Policy Director Public Utility Commission Office of the Governor William B. Travis Bldg.

P.O. Box 12428 P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3189 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711-3326 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William Dub Taylor William B. Travis Building State Energy Conservation Office P.O. Box 13326 111 E 17th Street, Room 1114 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78711 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Roger Mulder Susan M. Jablonski State Energy Conservation Office Office of Permitting, Remediation and P.O. Box 13528 Registration Austin, TX 78774 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Gene Mayo MC-122 Sheriff, Hood County P.O. Box 13087 400 N. Gordon Street Austin, TX 78711-3087 Granbury, TX 76048 Greg Doyle Jack Colley, State Coordinator Sheriff, Somervell County Division of Emergency Management 750 E. Gibbs Blvd. Texas Department of Public Safety Glen Rose, TX 76043 Box 4087, 5805 North Lamar Blvd.

Austin, TX 78773-0220 The Honorable Pam Miller Mayor of Glen Rose Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

P.O. Box 1949 Records Center Glen Rose, TX 76043 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339 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

TXU Energy -4-Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (MRS)

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____

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2/23/05 2/24/05 2/25/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Page 1 of 2 Comanche Peak 03/01/2005 08:33:14 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type OB-INIT - OB - INITIAL EXAMINATION 3 1 X02269 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 (11/04) INITIAL EXAM 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Not Applicable 2 X02270 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 (11/04) INITIAL 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Not Applicable 1 X02269 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 (11/04) INITIAL EXAM 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Not Applicable 2 X02270 COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 (11/04) INITIAL 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Not Applicable PEB-07B - HX PERFORMANCE 2 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 03/07/2005 03/11/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections TI 150 - RPV HEAD AND VESSEL HEAD PEN NOZZLES 1 2 IP 2515/150 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02 03/21/2005 04/22/2005 Safety Issues EB08P - ISI U2 - VESS VOL (TI 150/152) AS REQ 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 TI 160 - TI 2515/160 PRSZR PENETRATION NOZZLE INS 1 2 IP 2515/160 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01] 03/26/2005 04/30/2005 Safety Issues 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 7 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 4 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 TI 160 - TI 2515/160 PRSZR PENETRATION NOZZLE INS 1 1 IP 2515/160 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01] 10/08/2005 11/17/2005 Safety Issues EB08P - ISI U1 - VESS VOL (TI 150/152) AS REQ 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/17/2005 10/21/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Baseline Inspections ALARA1 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 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 03/01/2005 08:33:14 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 03/04/2005 - 09/30/2006 Unit No. of Staff Planned Dates Inspection Number Inspection Activity Title on Site Start End Type PEB - MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL 1 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 03/06/2006 03/10/2006 Baseline Inspections OB-EP1 - 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 RP TEAM - RP SAFETY TEAM 3 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 09/11/2006 09/15/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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