IR 05000498/2003001
| ML030650136 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/04/2003 |
| From: | Howell A NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Cottle W South Texas |
| References | |
| IR-03-001 | |
| Download: ML030650136 (8) | |
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March 4, 2003
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT - SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION (REPORT 50-498, 499/03-01)
Dear Mr. Cottle:
On February 5, 2003, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. The end-of-cycle review for South Texas Project Electric Generating 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, 2002. 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, South Texas Project Electric Generating Station operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. The performance of Unit 1 for the most recent quarter, as well as 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).
The performance of Unit 2 for the most recent quarter was in the Regulatory Response Column of the NRC's Action Matrix, based on the PI of scrams per 7000 critical hours of operation in the Initiating Events Cornerstone exceeding the White threshold. Unit 2 performance for the first three quarters was in the Licensee Response Column, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and PIs indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green).
The NRC staff will conduct baseline inspections at both units through March 31, 2004. In response to the low-to-moderate risk significant PI, NRC will schedule and conduct a Supplemental Inspection at Unit 2, in accordance with NRC Manual Chapter 95001, Inspection for One or Two White Inputs in a Strategic Performance Area. In addition to the baseline inspections, we plan to perform Temporary Instruction 2515/150, Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02), for Unit 1 and Temporary Instruction 2515/148, Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Safeguards Interim Compensatory Measures, for both units.
STP Nuclear Operating Company-2-The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through March 31, 2004. 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 six months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the Midcycle Review meeting.
As you are aware, since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness. We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2003, we plan to continue these inspections and conduct portions of the security baseline inspection program, as well as perform additional inspections to evaluate your compliance with new requirements that may be ordered. Based on our final determinations in this regard, we will notify you of any inspection plan changes.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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: 50-498 50-499 Licenses: NPF-76 NPF-80 Enclosure:
South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan
STP Nuclear Operating Company-3-cc w/enclosure:
Tom Jordan, Vice President Engineering & Technical Services STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing Nuclear Quality & Licensing Department STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas 78704 M. T. Hardt/W. C. Gunst City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom Houston Lighting & Power Company P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77251 Jon C. Wood Matthews & Branscomb 112 E. Pecan, Suite 1100 San Antonio, Texas 78205 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 C. A. Johnson/R. P. Powers AEP - Central Power and Light Company P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5022 Wadsworth, Texas 77483
STP Nuclear Operating Company-4-Director, Division of Compliance
& Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701-3326 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-3189 Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, Texas 77414 G. R. Bynog, Program Manager/
Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation Boiler Division P.O. Box 12157, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122, P.O. Box 13087 Austin, Texas 78711-3087 Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Fort Worth, Texas 76109 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
700 Galleria Parkway SE Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5943
STP Nuclear Operating Company-5-Charles Martinez, Jr.
Mayor, City of Bay City City Hall 1901 Fifth Street Bay City, Texas 77414 John Connor Mayor, City of Palacios P.O. Box 845 Palacios City Hall Palacios, Texas 77465 James Mitchell, Sheriff Matagorda County 2323 Avenue E Bay City, Texas 77414 Federal Emergency Management Agency Ron Castleman, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, Texas 76201-3698 Roger Mulder State Energy Conservation Office 111 E 17th Street, Room 1114 Austin, Texas 78711
STP Nuclear Operating Company-6-Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (EWM)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
Senior Resident Inspector (NFO)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (WDJ)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (CJP)
Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)
RITS Coordinator (NBH)
V. Dricks, PAO (VLD)
W. A. Maier, RSLO (WAM)
C. J. Gordon (CJG)
DRS Branch Chiefs (TWP, ATG, CSM)
W. D. Travers, EDO (WDT)
C. A. Carpenter, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (CAC)
R. K. Frahm, PPR Program Manager, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (RKF)
R. W. Borchardt, Associate Dir. for Inspection and Programs (RWB1)
B. W. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)
S. Morris, Acting Chief, Regional Operations Staff, OEDO (SAM1)
H. Berkow, NRR Project Director (HNB)
R. Gramm, Chief, Section 1, NRR/DLPM (RAG)
J. Nakoski, NRR Project Manager (JAN1)
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South Texas Project Inspection / Activity Plan 03/02/2003 - 03/31/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 03/05/2003 07:39:07 Report 22
OB-PIR
- STP PIR INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 02/24/2003 03/07/2003 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2
EMB
- HEAT SINKS Baseline Inspections 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2
SEC-TI
- SECURITY ORDER VERIFICATION Safety Issues 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Safeguards - Interim Compensatory Measures IP 2515/148 1, 2
ACCESSPI
- ACRSA/PI Baseline Inspections 03/31/2003 04/04/2003 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/31/2003 04/04/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
EMB
- ISI & ISI/SG - UNIT 1 Baseline Inspections 04/07/2003 04/18/2003 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
2 TI 150-1
- TI 2525/150 UNIT 1 Safety Issues 04/07/2003 04/18/2003 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-0 IP 2515/150
1 PSB-EP1
- EP PROGRAM BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 05/05/2003 05/09/2003 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/05/2003 05/09/2003 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/05/2003 05/09/2003 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/05/2003 05/09/2003 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 05/05/2003 05/09/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
OB-IN
- INITIAL EXAM PREP Not Applicable 07/28/2003 08/01/2003 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 1 - INITIAL EXAM (07/03)
X02244
Not Applicable 07/28/2003 08/01/2003 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 2 - INITIAL EXAM (07/03)
X02245
1 ALARA3
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 08/04/2003 08/08/2003 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2
OB-IN
- INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 08/18/2003 08/22/2003 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 1 - INITIAL EXAM (07/03)
X02244
Not Applicable 08/18/2003 08/22/2003 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 2 - INITIAL EXAM (07/03)
X02245
1 PSB-S1
- SECURITY BASELINE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/29/2003 10/03/2003 Access Control (Search of Personnel, Packages, and Vehicles: Identification and Authorizati IP 7113002 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/29/2003 10/03/2003 Response to Contingency Events (Protective Strategy and Implementation of Protective Stra IP 7113003 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/29/2003 10/03/2003 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
EMB
- SSD & PC Baseline Inspections 11/17/2003 11/21/2003 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
South Texas Project Inspection / Activity Plan 03/02/2003 - 03/31/2004 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 03/05/2003 07:39:07 Report 22
- REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/17/2003 11/21/2003 Licensed Operator Requalification IP 7111111B 1, 2
EMB
- 50.59 Baseline Inspections 12/08/2003 12/12/2003 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2
ALARA1
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 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.