ML16239A252
| ML16239A252 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2016 |
| From: | Jeremy Groom NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-A |
| To: | Peters K Luminant Generation Co |
| Groom J | |
| References | |
| IR 2016005 | |
| Download: ML16239A252 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000445/2016005
Text
August 31, 2016
Ken J. Peters, Senior Vice President
and Chief Nuclear Officer
Attention: Regulatory Affairs
Luminant Generation Company LLC
P.O. Box 1002
Glen Rose, TX 76043
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000445/2016005
AND 05000446/2016005)
Dear Mr. Peters:
On August 10, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle
performance review of Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2. The NRC
reviewed the most recent quarterly performance indicators (PIs) in addition to inspection results
and enforcement actions from July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. This letter informs you of
the NRCs assessment of your facility during this period and its plans for future inspections at
your facility.
The NRC determined that overall, Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2,
operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and met all cornerstone
objectives. The NRC determined the performance at Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2, during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the
NRCs Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Action Matrix because all inspection findings had very
low (i.e., Green) safety significance, and all PIs indicated that your performance was within the
nominal, expected range (i.e., Green). Therefore, the NRC plans to conduct ROP baseline
inspections at your facility. As discussed in our annual assessment letter dated March 2, 2016,
Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, transitioned to the Licensee Response
Column (Column 1) of the NRCs ROP Action Matrix as of December 28, 2015, following our
completion of a supplemental inspection in late 2015 for previously identified identified greater-
than-green Security Cornerstone inputs.
The enclosed inspection plan lists the inspections scheduled through June 30, 2018. Routine
inspections performed by resident inspectors are not included in the inspection plan. The
inspections listed during the second half of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised
at the end-of-cycle performance review. The NRC provides the inspection plan to allow for the
resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues. The NRC will contact
you as soon as possible to discuss changes to the inspection plan should circumstances
warrant any changes. This inspection plan does not include security related inspections, which
will be sent via separate, non-publicly available correspondence.
K. Peters
- 2 -
In response to the accident at Fukushima, the Commission issued Order EA-12-049, Order
Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Mitigation Strategies for Beyond-Design-
Basis External Events, and Order EA-12-051, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to
Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation. The NRC conducted audits of licensee efforts
towards compliance with these Orders, and the information gathered will aid staff in
development of the ultimate Safety Evaluation for the site. After the NRC staff receives the
Final Compliance letter for the site, the Safety Evaluation will be issued. Then, the NRC staff
will confirm through inspections the full implementation of the orders mentioned above by
performing Temporary Instruction 191, Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigation Strategies
and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness
Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans.
In Staff Requirements Memorandum - SECY 16-0009, Recommendations Resulting from the
Integrated Prioritization and Re-Baselining of Agency Activities, the Commission approved the
NRC staff recommendation to discontinue the formal mid-cycle assessment process beginning
in calendar year 2017. This will be the final mid-cycle assessment letter. The staff will continue
to conduct quarterly assessment meetings and communicate changes in the assessment of
licensee performance in accordance with the guidance in Inspection Manual Chapter 0305,
Operating Reactor Assessment Program.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs
Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the
NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is
accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public
Electronic Reading Room).
Please contact me at 817-200-1148 with any questions you have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Jeremy R. Groom, Chief
Projects Branch A
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446
License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89
Enclosure: Comanche Peak Inspection/Activity Plan
Page 1 of 2
08/30/2016
09:33:31
Report 22
Unit
Number
Planned Dates
Start End
Inspection Activity
Title
No. of Staff
on Site
Comanche Peak
Inspection / Activity Plan
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018
EXAMS
- INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM
4
1
INITIAL EXAM COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 (06/2016)
X02572
07/11/2016
07/15/2016
2
INITIAL EXAM COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 (06/2016)
X02573
07/11/2016
07/15/2016
EB1-17T
- CP PERM PLANT MODS & 50.59 INSPECTION
5
1, 2
IP
Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications
7111117T
09/12/2016
09/30/2016
- LOADING INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH)
1
1, 2
IP
Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants
60855.1
11/01/2016
11/30/2016
BRQ-2017
- BRQ - ON SITE OP TEST INSPECTION
3
1, 2
IP
Licensed Operator Requalification Program
7111111B
11/28/2016
12/02/2016
EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM
4
1
INITIAL EXAM CP U1 (06/2017)
X02589
05/15/2017
05/19/2017
2
INITIAL EXAM CP U2 (06/2017)
X02590
05/15/2017
05/19/2017
1
INITIAL EXAM CP U1 (06/2017)
X02589
06/12/2017
06/16/2017
2
INITIAL EXAM CP U2 (06/2017)
X02590
06/12/2017
06/16/2017
EB1-07T
- CP HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE
1
1, 2
IP
Heat Sink Performance
7111107T
01/30/2017
02/03/2017
- RADIATION SAFETY
3
1, 2
IP
Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls
04/10/2017
04/14/2017
1, 2
IP
In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation
04/10/2017
04/14/2017
1, 2
IP
Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness
71151-OR01
04/10/2017
04/14/2017
1, 2
IP
RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences
71151-PR01
04/10/2017
04/14/2017
- INSERVICE INSPECTION 2RF16
1
2
IP
Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR
7111108P
04/10/2017
04/21/2017
EB2-05T
- TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION
4
1, 2
IP
Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T
06/12/2017
06/16/2017
1, 2
IP
Fire Protection [Triennial]
7111105T
06/26/2017
06/30/2017
- IN-OFFICE EP SCENARIO REVIEW
1
1, 2
IP
Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review
7111408
06/12/2017
07/21/2017
- BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION
4
1, 2
IP
Exercise Evaluation
7111401
08/14/2017
08/18/2017
1, 2
IP
Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes
7111404
08/14/2017
08/18/2017
- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION
1
1, 2
IP
Drill/Exercise Performance
71151-EP01
08/14/2017
08/18/2017
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan
Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information
Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information
Enclosure
Page 2 of 2
08/30/2016
09:33:31
Report 22
Unit
Number
Planned Dates
Start End
Inspection Activity
Title
No. of Staff
on Site
Comanche Peak
Inspection / Activity Plan
07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018
- EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION
1
1, 2
IP
ERO Readiness
71151-EP02
08/14/2017
08/18/2017
1, 2
IP
Alert & Notification System Reliability
71151-EP03
08/14/2017
08/18/2017
- INSERVICE INSPECTION 1RF19
1
1
IP
Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR
7111108P
10/16/2017
10/27/2017
- RADIATION SAFETY
2
1, 2
IP
Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls
11/06/2017
11/10/2017
1, 2
IP
Occupational Dose Assessment
11/06/2017
11/10/2017
TSB 52B
- BIENNIAL PI&R
4
1, 2
IP
Problem Identification and Resolution
11/27/2017
12/01/2017
1, 2
IP
Problem Identification and Resolution
12/11/2017
12/15/2017
EXAM
- INITIAL EXAM
6
1
INITIAL EXAM CP U1(06/18)
X02620
05/14/2018
05/18/2018
2
INITIAL EXAM CP U2(6/18)
X02621
05/14/2018
05/18/2018
1
INITIAL EXAM CP U1(06/18)
X02620
06/11/2018
06/15/2018
2
INITIAL EXAM CP U2(6/18)
X02621
06/11/2018
06/15/2018
EB1-21M
- CP DESIGN BASES INSPECTION TEAMS
6
1, 2
IP
Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)
7111121M
06/25/2018
07/27/2018
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan
Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information
Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information
Enclosure
SUNSI Review
By: RDA
Yes No
Publicly Available
Non-Publicly Available
Non-Sensitive
Sensitive
Keyword:
OFFICE: RIV
SPE: DRP/A
D: DRS
D: DRP
C: DRP/A
NAME
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AVegel
TWPruett
JGroom
SIGNATURE
/RA/
/RA-JClark for
/RA/
/RA/
DATE
8/22/16
8/19/16
8/22/16
8/26/16
Letter to Ken Peters from Jeremy Groom dated August 31, 2016
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR COMANCHE PEAK NUCLEAR
POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000445/2016005
AND 05000446/2016005)
DISTRIBUTION:
Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)
Deputy Regional Administrator (Scott.Morris@nrc.gov)
DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov)
DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov)
DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)
DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)
Senior Resident Inspector (Jeffrey.Josey@nrc.gov)
Resident Inspector (Rayomand.Kumana@nrc.gov)
Administrative Assistant (Rhonda.Smith@nrc.gov)
Branch Chief, DRP/A (Jeremy.Groom@nrc.gov)
Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (Ryan.Alexander@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/A (Thomas.Sullivan@nrc.gov)
Project Engineer, DRP/A (Matthew.Kirk@nrc.gov)
Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)
Project Manager (Margaret.Watford@nrc.gov)
Team Leader, DRS/IPAT (Thomas.Hipschman@nrc.gov)
RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)
ACES (R4Enforcement.Resource@nrc.gov)
Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov)
Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov)
Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)
RIV Congressional Affairs Officer (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov)
RIV/ETA: OEDO (Jeremy.Bowen@nrc.gov)
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Director, DORL, NRR (Anne.Boland@nrc.gov)
Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (George.Wilson@nrc.gov)
Director, NSIR (Brian.Holian@nrc.gov)
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