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Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000445/2016005 and 05000446/2016005)
ML16239A252
Person / Time
Site: Comanche Peak  Luminant icon.png
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)
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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

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information CP

Page 1 of 2 Comanche Peak

08/30/2016 09:33:31 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

EXAMS - INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 4

1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 X02572 INITIAL EXAM COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 1 (06/2016)

2 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 X02573 INITIAL EXAM COMANCHE PEAK UNIT 2 (06/2016)

EB1-17T - CP PERM PLANT MODS & 50.59 INSPECTION 5

1, 2 09/12/2016 09/30/2016 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

ISFSI - LOADING INSPECTION (ONE WEEK IN MONTH) 1

1, 2 11/01/2016 11/30/2016 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

BRQ-2017 - BRQ - ON SITE OP TEST INSPECTION 3

1, 2 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 4

1 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 X02589 INITIAL EXAM CP U1 (06/2017)

2 05/15/2017 05/19/2017 X02590 INITIAL EXAM CP U2 (06/2017)

1 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 X02589 INITIAL EXAM CP U1 (06/2017)

2 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 X02590 INITIAL EXAM CP U2 (06/2017)

EB1-07T - CP HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1

1, 2 01/30/2017 02/03/2017 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance

RS 13 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 3

1, 2 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1, 2 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

1, 2 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1, 2 04/10/2017 04/14/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 2RF16 1

2 04/10/2017 04/21/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

EB2-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4

1, 2 06/12/2017 06/16/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 06/26/2017 06/30/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

EP-1 - IN-OFFICE EP SCENARIO REVIEW 1

1, 2 06/12/2017 07/21/2017 IP 7111408 Exercise Evaluation - Scenario Review

EP-2 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4

1, 2 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation

1, 2 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

EP-3 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1

1, 2 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

Attachment 2 - Proposed Inspection Plan Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information CP

Page 2 of 2 Comanche Peak

08/30/2016 09:33:31 Inspection / Activity Plan

Report 22

07/01/2016 - 06/30/2018

Unit Planned Dates No. of Staff

Number Start End Inspection Activity Title on Site

EP-3 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1

1, 2 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1, 2 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1RF19 1

1 10/16/2017 10/27/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

RS 24 - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1, 2 11/06/2017 11/10/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1, 2 11/06/2017 11/10/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment

TSB 52B - BIENNIAL PI&R 4

1, 2 11/27/2017 12/01/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

1, 2 12/11/2017 12/15/2017 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 6

1 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 X02620 INITIAL EXAM CP U1(06/18)

2 05/14/2018 05/18/2018 X02621 INITIAL EXAM CP U2(6/18)

1 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 X02620 INITIAL EXAM CP U1(06/18)

2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 X02621 INITIAL EXAM CP U2(6/18)

EB1-21M - CP DESIGN BASES INSPECTION TEAMS 6

1, 2 06/25/2018 07/27/2018 IP 7111121M Component Design Bases Inspection (Teams)

This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Official Use Only - Sensitive Internal Information/Security-Related Information

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OFFICE: RIV SPE: DRP/A D: DRS D: DRP C: DRP/A

NAME RAlexander 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)

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Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov)

RIV Congressional Affairs Officer (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov)

RIV/ETA: OEDO (Jeremy.Bowen@nrc.gov)

RIV RSLO (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov)

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Director, DORL, NRR (Anne.Boland@nrc.gov)

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Director, NSIR (Brian.Holian@nrc.gov)

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