IR 05000498/2005001

Annual Assessment Letter - South Texas Project (Report 05000498/2005001 and 05000499/2005001)

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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rch 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: D. G. Tees/R. L. Balcom E. D. Halpin Texas Genco, LP Vice President, Oversight P.O. Box 1700 STP Nuclear Operating Company Houston, TX 77251 P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Jon C. Wood Cox Smith Matthews S. M. Head, Manager, Licensing 112 E. Pecan, Suite 1800 STP Nuclear Operating Company San Antonio, TX 78205 P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5014 Wadsworth, TX 77483 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius C. Kirksey/C. M. Canady 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW City of Austin Washington, DC 20004 Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road C. A. Johnson/R. P. Powers Austin, TX 78704 AEP Texas Central Company P.O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5022 J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple Wadsworth, TX 77483 City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296

STP Nuclear Operating Company -3-INPO The Honorable Richard Knapik Records Center Mayor, City of Bay City 700 Galleria Parkway City Hall Atlanta, GA 30339 1901 Fifth Street Bay City, TX 77414 Director, Division of Compliance &

Inspection The Honorable John Connor Bureau of Radiation Control Mayor, City of Palacios Texas Department of State Health Services P.O. Box 845 1100 West 49th Street Palacios City Hall Austin, TX 78756 Palacios, TX 77465 Brian Almon James Mitchell, Sheriff Public Utility Commission Matagorda County William B. Travis Building 2323 Avenue E P.O. Box 13326 Bay City, TX 77414 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, TX 78701-3326 Federal Emergency Management Agency ATTN: Ron Castleman, Regional Director Environmental and Natural Region VI, Federal Center Resources Policy Director 800 North Loop 288 P.O. Box 12428 Denton, TX 76209-3698 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Roger Mulder Judge, Matagorda County State Energy Conservation Office Matagorda County Courthouse 111 E 17th Street, Room 1114 1700 Seventh Street Austin, TX 78701 Bay City, TX 77414 Jack Colley, State Coordinator Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Licensing Texas Department of Public Safety and Regulation P.O. Box 4087 Boiler Program Austin, TX 78773-0220 P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711 Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Susan M. Jablonski Texas Department of Health Office of Permitting, Remediation and 1100 W. 49th Street Registration Austin, TX 78756-3189 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

STP Nuclear Operating Company -4-Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (MRS)

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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Page 1 of 2 South Texas Project 03/01/2005 08:37:33 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 - INITIAL EXAM 4 1 X02291 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 1 (11/05) INITIAL EXAM 11/07/2005 11/10/2005 Not Applicable 2 X02292 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 2 (11/05) INITIAL EXAM 11/07/2005 11/10/2005 Not Applicable 1 X02291 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 1 (11/05) INITIAL EXAM 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Not Applicable 2 X02292 SOUTH TEXAS UNIT 2 (11/05) INITIAL EXAM 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Not Applicable EB08P - ISI U1 - VESS VOL (TI 150/152) AS REQ 1 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 03/28/2005 04/01/2005 Baseline Inspections TI 152 - TI 2515/152 REACTOR PV LOWER HEAD PENETR 2 1 IP 2515/152 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02) 03/09/2005 04/07/2005 Safety Issues TI 160 - TI 2515/160 PRSZR PENETRATION NOZZLE INS 3 1 IP 2515/160 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01] 03/09/2005 04/07/2005 Safety Issues ACRSA - ACCESS CONTROLS TO RAD SIGNIFICANT AREAS 1 1, 2 IP 7112101 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION 6 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 06/06/2005 06/10/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111105T Fire Protection 06/20/2005 06/24/2005 Baseline Inspections ALARA3 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 08/15/2005 08/19/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - OPERATOR REQUALIFICATION 2 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-EP2 - EMERG PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111403 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-07B - HX PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2 IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections PEB-12B - MAINTENANCE RULE BIENNIAL 2 1, 2 IP 7111112B Maintenance Effectiveness 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Baseline Inspections EB08P - ISI U2 - VESS VOL (TI 150/152) AS REQ 1 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/10/2005 10/14/2005 Baseline Inspections 2 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 10/24/2005 10/28/2005 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 South Texas Project 03/01/2005 08:37:33 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 TI 160 - TI 2515/160 PRSZR PENETRATION NOZZLE INS 3 2 IP 2515/160 Pzr Pene Nozzles & Stm Space Piping Connections in U.S. PWRs [NRC Bulletin 2004-01] 10/05/2005 11/04/2005 Safety Issues EB21/02 - SSD&PCI/50.59 6 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 11/14/2005 11/18/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 11/28/2005 12/02/2005 Baseline Inspections OB-RQ - REQUAL INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program 11/14/2005 11/19/2005 Baseline Inspections RP TEAM - RP SAFETY TEAM 3 1, 2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7112203 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program 01/23/2006 01/27/2006 Baseline Inspections ALARA1 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1 1, 2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 02/06/2006 02/10/2006 Baseline Inspections EP1 - EMERG PREPAREDNESS EXERCISE 3 1, 2 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation 06/07/2006 06/11/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 06/07/2006 06/11/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification 06/07/2006 06/11/2006 Baseline Inspections EB - PERMANENT MODS/50.59 3 1, 2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections 1, 2 IP 7111117B Permanent Plant Modifications 08/14/2006 08/18/2006 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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