ML061370476

Summary of 05/10/06 Meeting with STP Nuclear Operating Company Regarding South Texas Project End-of-Cycle Assessment

ML061370476
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	05/16/2006
From:	Clay Johnson NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A
To:	Sheppard J South Texas
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I V 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 May 1 6, 2006 James J. Sheppard, President and STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 Chief Executive Officer

SUMMARY

OF MEETING WITH STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY REGARDING SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT END-OF-CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Dear Mr. Sheppard:

This refers to the End-of-Cycle public meeting conducted at Bay City, TX, on May 10, 2006, between the NRC and your staff. The participants discussed performance at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station for the period January 1, 2005, through December 31, 2005.

The attendance list is enclosed with this summary (Enclosure 1). A copy of the presentation slides is also enclosed (Enclosure 2).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be 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.qov/readinq-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

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hw Claude E. Johnson, ief Dockets: 50-498 Licenses: NPF-76 50-499 NPF-89

Enclosures:

1. Attendance List

2. NRC Presentation Slides Project Branch A Division of Reactor Projects

STP Nuclear Operating Company cc w/enclosures:

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 2323AvenueE Bay City, TX 77414 Federal Emergency Management Age1 ATTN: William E. Peterson, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center 800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209-3698 Roger Mulder State Energy Conservation Office P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 7871 1 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 Julie Parsley, Commissioner Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Bldg.

P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 7871 1-3326 William "Dub" Taylor State Energy Conservation Office P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 7871 1 The Honorable Greg Westmoreland Matagorda County Judge 1700 7th Street Bay City, TX 77414-5094 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. KirkseyIC. M. Canady City of Austin Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 J. J. NesrstalR. K. Temple City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Jack A. Fusco/Michael A. Reed Texas Genco, LP 12301 Kurland Drive Houston, TX 77034 Jon C. Wood Cox Smith Matthews 112 E. Pecan, Suite 1800 San Antonio, TX 78205 A. H. Gutterman, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 11 11 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20004 I C Y

STP Nuclear Operating Company Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)

Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway SE, Suite 100 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 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 Boiler Program P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 7871 1 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality Austin, TX 78711-3087 Ted Enos 4200 South Hulen Suite 630 Fort Worth, TX 76109 Resources Policy Director and Regulation MC-122, P.O. BOX 13087 Chairperson Denton Field Office Chemical and Nuclear Preparedness and Protection Division Office of Infrastructure Protection Preparedness Directorate Dept. of Homeland Security 800 North Loop 288 Federal Regional Center Denton, TX 76209-3698

STP Nuclear Operating Company Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (BSMI)

DRP Director (ATH)

DRS Director (DDC)

DRS Deputy Director (RJCI)

Senior Resident Inspector (FLB2)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (CEJI)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (TRF)

Team Leader, DRPiTSS (RLNI)

RITS Coordinator (KEG)

W. A. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

Initials:

No SUNS1 Review Completed:

Publicly Available 0 Non-Publicly Available 0 Sensitive OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=TeleDhone E=E-mail F=Fax

triclosure 1 Date: \\o f i Y 0 (c South Texas Project Annual Assessment Meeting Reactor Oversigh1 Program - CY 2005 Nuclear Regulatory Commission -Region N Bay City, TX May 11.2006 Agenda hhuductiou Review of Reactor Oversight Process National Summmy of Plant Performance 0 Discussion of Plant Performance Results 0 Licensee Response and Remarks NRC Closiug Remarks 0 Break o NRC available to address public questions Region nT Organization I

Purpose of Todays Meeting A public f o m for discussion of South Texas Projecl licensee performance rn NRC will address the licensee perfomce issues identified in the anuual assessment letter Licensee will be gi~cven the opponunity lo respond lo the infomation in lhe letter and irifom lhe NRC of new or existing programs to maintain or improve their pdormauce I

NRC Representatives

- Frank Brush, Senior Resident Inspector (361) 972-2507 s Claude lohnson, Branch Chlel (817) 860-8148 I

NRC Performance Goals l------

0 Safety: Ensure pmection of the public health and 0 Security: Ensure the secure Use and management of 0 Opemess: Ensure openness in our regulatory process 0 Effectiveness: Ensure that NRC actions x e effective.

0 Management: Ensure excellence in agency safely and lhe environment radioactive materials efficient, realjstic, and Limely managemcut to carry out the NRC strategic objectivc

Reactor Oversight Process I

Significance Threshold Perfnrmance Indicators Green:

Only Baselie lnspection White:

May ioucase NRC ovenight Yellow:

Requires more NRC oversight Red:

Requires more NRC oversight Inspection Findine Green:

Very Low safety issue White:

Yellow:

Substantial safety issue Red High safely issue Low to moderate safety issue National Summary of Plant Performance Slaw a1 End of CY 2M5 Licensee Response 84 Rcgulamy Response 12 Degraded Cornerstone 4

MultipleJRepetitive Degraded Cornerstone 3

Uaancptable 0

Total 103 Examples of Baseline Inspections Equipment Alignment

-80 hrs/yr Operator Response

-125 hn/y

- Triennial Fire Protection Emergency Preparedness

-80 hrs/y

- Rad Release Conh.ols

-110 hrs every 2 y s Worker Radiation Protection -90 hrdy Corrective Action Program

-7.50 hrs every 2 yrs Corrective Action CaseReviews -60 bs/y

-200 ius every 3 yrs Action Matrix Concept Increasing SafeQ S i c a n c e Increasing NRC Inspection Efforts Increasing NRCnicensee Mamgement Involvement Increasing Regulatory Actions National Summary 2005)

• Green 1850

• White 4

cYeUow 0

• Red 0

Total Inspection Findings (CY ZOOS) rGreen 849

• White 10

• Yellow 1

b Red 0

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South Texas Project Inspection Activities January 1 -December 31,2005 m Resident Inspectors Expended Approximately 2100 Hours Inspectiug South Texas Project in 2005 Approximately 1850 Hours Inspecting South Texas Project in 2005 South Texas Project Units 1 and 2 Completed Scheduled Refueling Outages in 2005

- Region Based Inspectors Expended South Texas Project Assessment Results Janoarg 1 -December 31,2005 Licensee Response Column of the NRC Action Matrix No Greater Than Green Inspection Findings No Greater Than Green Performance Indicators Licensee Response and Remarks James Sbeppard President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Inspection Activities January 1 -December 31,2005 Triennial Fire Protection Teamlnspection Conducted at South Texas Project in 2005 rn Safety System Design and Performance Capability Team Inspection Conducted at South Texas Project in 2005 Sonth Texas Project Annual Assessment Summary January 1. December 31,2005 South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company operated South Texas Project Units 1 & 2 in a manner that preserved public health and safety All cornerstone objectives were met NRC plans to conduct baseline inspections at South Texas Project through September 30,2007 Contacting the NRC Report an emergency Report a safety concern:

c (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

(800) 695-7403 Aliegation@nrc.gov General information or questions WWW.raC.RO" h Select "What We Do" for Public Affairs 3

Reference Sources Reactor Oversieht Process c hrrpllwww.nrc.ga~~OlMUUOVERSIGHTIASSES~~d~~.h~

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