IR 05000498/2005001
| ML050610306 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/02/2005 |
| From: | Johnson W NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A |
| To: | Sheppard J South Texas |
| References | |
| IR-05-001 | |
| Download: ML050610306 (6) | |
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March 2, 2005
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000498/2005001 AND 05000499/2005001)
Dear Mr. Sheppard:
On February 1, 2005, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. The end-of-cycle review for South Texas Project 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, South Texas Project 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). 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.
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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the midcycle review meeting.
STP Nuclear Operating Company-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/
William D. Johnson, Chief Project Branch A Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-498 50-499 Licenses: NPF-76 NPF-80 Enclosure:
South Texas Project Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:
E. D. Halpin Vice President, Oversight STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 Wadsworth, TX 77483 C. Kirksey/C. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom Texas Genco, LP P.O. Box 1700 Houston, TX 77251 Jon C. Wood Cox Smith Matthews 112 E. Pecan, Suite 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 C. A. Johnson/R. P. Powers AEP Texas Central Company P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5022 Wadsworth, TX 77483
STP Nuclear Operating Company-3-INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, GA 30339 Director, Division of Compliance &
Inspection Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of State Health Services 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414 Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Program P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality MC-122, P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Fort Worth, TX 76109 The Honorable Richard Knapik Mayor, City of Bay City City Hall 1901 Fifth Street Bay City, TX 77414 The Honorable John Connor Mayor, City of Palacios P.O. Box 845 Palacios City Hall Palacios, TX 77465 James Mitchell, Sheriff Matagorda County 2323 Avenue E Bay City, TX 77414 Federal Emergency Management Agency ATTN: Ron Castleman, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209-3698 Roger Mulder State Energy Conservation Office 111 E 17th Street, Room 1114 Austin, TX 78701 Jack Colley, State Coordinator Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Public Safety P.O. Box 4087 Austin, TX 78773-0220 Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 W. 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189
STP Nuclear Operating Company-4-Electronic distribution by RIV:
Regional Administrator (BSM1)
DRP Director (ATH)
DRS Director (DDC)
Senior Resident Inspector (JXC2)
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, Acting Chief, ROPMS, OEDO (BAW)
H. Berkow, Director, LPD4, NRR/DLPM (HNB)
A. Howe, Chief, PDIV-1, NRR/DLPM (AGH1)
D. Jaffe, NRR Project Manager (DHJ)
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2/23/05 2/24/05 2/25/05 3/2/05 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax
South Texas Project 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 08:37:33 Report 22
OB-INIT
- INITIAL EXAM Not Applicable 11/07/2005 11/10/2005 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 1 (11/05) INITIAL EXAM X02291
Not Applicable 11/07/2005 11/10/2005 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 2 (11/05) INITIAL EXAM X02292
Not Applicable 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 1 (11/05) INITIAL EXAM X02291
Not Applicable 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 2 (11/05) INITIAL EXAM X02292
1 EB08P
- ISI U1 - VESS VOL (TI 150/152) AS REQ Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
Baseline Inspections 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
2 TI 152
- TI 2515/152 REACTOR PV LOWER HEAD PENETR Safety Issues 03/09/2005 04/07/2005 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02)
3 TI 160
- TI 2515/160 PRSZR PENETRATION NOZZLE INS Safety Issues 03/09/2005 04/07/2005 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01]
1 ACRSA
- ACCESS CONTROLS TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2
PEB-05T
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION Baseline Inspections 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Fire Protection IP 7111105T 1, 2
ALARA3
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 08/15/2005 08/19/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2
OB-RQ
- OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2
OB-EP2
- EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
PEB-07B
- HX PERFORMANCE Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2
PEB-12B
- MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1, 2
EB08P
- ISI U2 - VESS VOL (TI 150/152) AS REQ Baseline Inspections 10/10/2005 10/14/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
Baseline Inspections 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P
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 03/04/2005 - 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 08:37:33 Report 22
TI 160
- TI 2515/160 PRSZR PENETRATION NOZZLE INS Safety Issues 10/05/2005 11/04/2005 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01]
6 EB21/02
- SSD&PCI/50.59 Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2
OB-RQ
- REQUAL INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 11/14/2005 11/19/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2
RP TEAM
- RP SAFETY TEAM Baseline Inspections 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems IP 7112201 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation IP 7112202 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2
ALARA1
- ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS Baseline Inspections 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2
EP1
- EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE Baseline Inspections 06/07/2006 06/11/2006 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/07/2006 06/11/2006 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 06/07/2006 06/11/2006 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2
EB
- PERMANENT MODS/50.59 Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.