IR 05000498/2010001

Annual Assessment Letter - South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (Report 05000498-10-001 and 05000499-10-001)

ML100621208
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	03/03/2010
From:	Webb Patricia Walker NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A
To:	Halpin E South Texas
References
IR-10-001
Download: ML100621208 (7)

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UNITED STATES NU C LE AR RE G ULATO RY C O M M I S S I O N rch 3, 2010

SUBJECT:

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000498/2010001 AND 05000499/2010001)

Dear Mr. Halpin:

On February 16, 2010, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs)

for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2009. 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 security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, South Texas Electric Generating Station 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 NRC=s 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 (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2011. 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

STP Nuclear Operating Company -2-In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules 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/

Wayne C. Walker, Chief Reactor Projects Branch A Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-498, 50-499 License: NPF-76, NPF-80 Enclosure: South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/Enclosure:

Kevin Richards, Senior Vice President and Assistant to CEO STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 David W. Rencurrel, Vice President Units 1 and 2 STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Louis Peter, Plant General Manager STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

STP Nuclear Operating Company -3-Tim Powell, Vice President, Engineering STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 A. W. Harrison, Manager, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Charles T. Bowman, General Manager, Oversight STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Marilyn Kistler Senior Staff Specialist, Licensing STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Cheryl Mele City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple/

Ed Alercon/Kevin Pollo City Public Service P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Jon C. Wood Cox, Smith, & Matthews 112 East Pecan, Suite 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

STP Nuclear Operating Company -4-Radiation Safety Licensing Branch Manager Division for Regulatory Services Texas Department of State Health Mail Code 2385 P.O. Box 149347 Austin, TX 78714-9347 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission of Texas P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director, Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Judge Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414 Chief Boiler Inspector Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Boiler Division E.O. Thompson State Office Building 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 422 Fort Worth, TX 76109 Kevin Howell/Catherine Callaway/Jim von Suskil NRG Energy, Inc.

1301 McKinney, Suite 2300 Houston, TX 77010

STP Nuclear Operating Company -5-Chief, Technological Hazards Branch FEMA Region VI 800 North Loop 288 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76209 Mayor, City of Bay City City Hall 1901 Fifth Street Bay City, TX 77414 Sheriff Matagorda County 2323 Avenue E Bay City, TX 77414 Comptroller of Public Accounts State Energy Conservation Office P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 78711-3528 Mayor, City of Palacios P.O. Box 845 Palacios City Hall Palacios, TX 77465 Chief Governors Division of Emergency Management P.O. Box 4087 Austin, TX 78773-0220 Commissioner Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Bldg.

P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326

STP Nuclear Operating Company -6-Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.goV)

DRS Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRS Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (David.Proulx@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (John.Dixon@nrc.gov)

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

RA Administrative Assistant (Lucy.Owen@nrc.gov)

DRA Administrative Assistant (Anita.Tannenbaum@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB1 (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB2 (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB1 (Michael.Shannon@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB2 (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Mark.Haire@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator (Leigh.Trocine@nrc.gov)

Director, DIRS, NRR (Frederick.Brown@nrc.gov)

Director, DORL, NRR (Joseph Giitter@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (Robert.Nelson@nrc.gov)

Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Michael.Markley@nrc.gov)

NRR Project Manager (Mohan.Thadani@nrc.gov)

RidsNrrDirslpab Resource@nrc.gov ROPreports.Resource@nrc.gov Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

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Page 1 of 1 South Texas Project 03/03/2010 10:42:26 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 04/01/2010 - 06/30/2011 Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site PBA-HDRP - STP UNIT 2 HEAD REPLACEMENT 2 2 03/28/2010 05/02/2010 IP 71007 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection PSB2-08P - INSERVICE INSPECTION - U2 2 2 04/05/2010 04/23/2010 IP 2515/172 Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 2 04/05/2010 04/23/2010 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR RS - OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY - OUTAGE 2 1, 2 04/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 2515/179 Verification of Licensee Responses to NRC Requirement for Inventories of Materials Tracked in NSTS 1, 2 04/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls 1, 2 04/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls 1 04/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1 04/12/2010 04/16/2010 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent EB1-21 - COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 6 1, 2 07/26/2010 07/30/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection 1, 2 08/09/2010 08/20/2010 IP 7111121 Component Design Bases Inspection TSB-52B - BIENNIAL PI&R 4 1, 2 08/30/2010 09/03/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems 1, 2 09/13/2010 09/17/2010 IP 71152B Identification and Resolution of Problems EP-1 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4 1, 2 10/25/2010 10/29/2010 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 1, 2 10/25/2010 10/29/2010 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 1, 2 10/25/2010 10/29/2010 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance 1, 2 10/25/2010 10/29/2010 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Drill Participation 1, 2 10/25/2010 10/29/2010 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System RS45 - RADIATION SAFETY 2 1, 2 02/28/2011 03/04/2011 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment 1, 2 02/28/2011 03/04/2011 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation 1, 2 02/28/2011 03/04/2011 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness 1, 2 02/28/2011 03/04/2011 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent EB1-17 - 50.59 AND MODS 1 1, 2 03/07/2011 03/18/2011 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications PSB2-08P - INSERVICE INSPECTION - U1 3 1 04/03/2011 04/27/2011 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR EB2-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 1 1, 2 06/13/2011 06/17/2011 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 06/27/2011 07/01/2011 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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