ML052430122

Midcycle 2005 Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station

ML052430122
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Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	08/30/2005
From:	Clay Johnson NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A
To:	Blevins M TXU Power
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 August 30,2005 Mike Blevins, Senior Vice President TXU Power ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 and Chief Nuclear Officer

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -

COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION

Dear Mr. Blevins:

On August 4, 2005, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station for the first half of the calendar year 2005 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIS) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous 12 months. 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 in order for you 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 letter designated and marked as Exempt from Public Disclosure in Accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 will include the physical protection review and a resultant inspection plan.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Comanche Peak Units 1 and 2 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). Although plant performance was within the Licensee Response Column, the significance of one issue is still under review as part of the Significance Determination Process which, when finalized, may change our assessment of your plants safety performance. This issue is associated with your ability to meet control room evacuation action time limits. Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility through March 31, 2007.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through March 31, 2007. We also plan to conduct inspections associated with Temporary Instruction 251 511 50, Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles, and Temporary Instruction 251 5/160, Pressurizer Penetration Nozzles and Steam Space Piping Connections in US. Pressurized Water Reactors. The inspection plan is

TXU Power provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for the early 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 9 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle 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 Publically Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from NRC web site at http://www.nrc.qovlreadinq-rm/adams. html (The Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change the 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. P Sincerely, C

U Claude E. Johnson, Project Branch A Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-445 Licenses: NPF-87 50-446 NPF-89

Enclosure:

Comanche Peak Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:

Fred W. Madden, Director Regulatory Affairs TXU Power P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan Lewis 11 11 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

TXU Power Terry Parks, Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing Boiler Program P.O. Box 121 57 Austin, TX 7871 1 and Regulation The Honorable Walter Maynard Somervell County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 11 00 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-31 89 Environmental and Natural Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 7871 1-31 89 Resources Policy Director Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William 9. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 7871 1-3326 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 7871 1-3087 MC-122 Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30339

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TXU Power Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSM1)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (KMK)

Senior Resident Inspector (DBA)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (CEJ)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (TRF)

Team Leader, DRP/TSS (RLNI)

RlTS Coordinator (KEG)

V. Dricks, PA0 (VLD)

W. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (LJS, MPSl, REL, NFO)

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)

T. Bergman, Chief, ROPMS, OED0 (TAB)

H. Berkow, Director, LPD4, NRWDLPM (HNB)

D. Terao, Chief, PDIV-1, NRR/DLPM (DXT)

M. Thadani, NRR Project Manager (MCT)

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