IR 05000445/2009001

Annual Assessment Letter - Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (Reports 05000445/2009001 and 05000446/2009001)

ML090630694
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	03/04/2009
From:	Chamberlain D NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Flores R Luminant Generation Co
References
IR-09-001
Download: ML090630694 (6)

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UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125 March 4, 2009 Rafael Flores, Executive Vice President

and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company, LLC ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION (REPORTS 05000445/2009001 AND 05000446/2009001)

Dear Mr. Flores:

On February 10, 2009, the NRC staff completed its performance review of the Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results for the period from January 1 through December 31, 2008. 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.

This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as "Official Use Only - Security-Related Information" will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.

Overall, Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2, operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Unit 1 was within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix based on one violation of low to moderate safety significance (White). A 95001 supplemental inspection was conducted in the second quarter of 2008 for this issue with no additional findings. Therefore, the White finding expired on December 31, 2008.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Unit 2, as well as for the first three quarters of the assessment cycle, was within the Licensee Response column of the NRC

=s 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 (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to physical protection scheduled through June 30, 2010. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the 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 nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC

=s A 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) 860-8249 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Dwight D. Chamberlain, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket: 50-445; 50-446 License: NPF-87; NPF-89

Enclosure: Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc/wEnclosure:

Mike Blevins, Executive Vice President

and Chief Nuclear Officer Luminant Generation Company LLC ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

Fred W. Madden, Director Oversight and Regulatory Affairs Luminant Generation Company LLC P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, TX 76043

Greg Doyle, Sheriff Somervell County 750 E. Gibbs Blvd.

Glen Rose, TX 76043

Timothy P. Matthews, Esq.

Morgan Lewis 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

The Honorable Pam Miller Mayor of Glen Rose P.O. Box 1949 Glen Rose, TX 76043

Anthony Jones, Chief Boiler Inspector Texas Department of Licensing

and Regulation

Boiler Program P.O. Box 12157 Austin, TX 78711

The Honorable Andy Rash

Hood County Judge 100 E. Pearl Street Granbury, TX 76048 The Honorable Walter Maynard

Somervell County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043

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The Honorable David Southern Mayor of Granbury P.O. Box 969 Granbury, TX 76048

Richard A. Ratliff, Chief Bureau of Radiation Control, Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3189

Federal Emergency Management Agency ATTN: William E. Peterson, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center

800 North Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209-3698 Auburn Mitchell Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor

State Capitol Building P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78701

Barry Smitherman, Chairman Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Bldg. P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326

Zak Covar Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor

State Capitol Building P. O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78701 William A Dub@ Taylor State Energy Conservation Office Comptroller of Public Accounts P.O. Box 13528 Austin, TX 78711-3528

David Featherson Director Infrastructure Reliability Division, PUC 1701 N. Congress Ave Austin, TX 78711-3326

Gene Mayo Sheriff, Hood County 400 N. Gordon Street Granbury, TX 76048

Dan Eden, Deputy Director, Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration TCEQ MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087

Jack Colley, State Coordinator Division of Emergency Management Texas Department of Public Safety 5805 North Lamar Blvd.

Austin, TX 78773-4087 Lisa R. Hammond, Chief Technological Hazards Branch National Preparedness Division FEMA Region VI

800 N. Loop 288 Denton, TX 76209

County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, TX 76043 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, TX 78711-3189 Mr. Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 Austin, TX 78711-3326 Ms. Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087

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Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov) Deputy Regional Administrator (Chuck.Casto@nrc.gov)

DRP Director (Dwight.Chamberlain@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.goV)

DRP Director (Roy.Caniano@nrc.gov)

DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov) Senior Resident Inspector (John Kramer@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRP/A (George.Replogle@nrc.gov) Team Leader, DRP/TSS (Chuck.Paulk@nrc.gov) RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Regional State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov) RA Secretary (Lucy.Owen@nrc.gov)

DRA Secretary (Judy.Kilcrease@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB1 (Thomas.Farnholtz@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/EB2 (Neil.OKeefe@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB1 (Michael.Shannon@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/PSB2 (Greg.Werner@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/OB (Bernard.Stapleton@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator, Primary (Shawn.Williams@nrc.gov)

OEDO RIV Coordinator, Backup (Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov)

OEDO, TRPS (Tamara.Bloomer@nrc.gov) Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (Frederick.Brown@nrc.gov) Director, DORL, NRR (Joseph Giitter@nrc.gov)

Deputy Director, DORL, NRR (Timothy.McGinty@nrc.gov)

Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Thomas.Hiltz@nrc.gov)

NRR Project Manager (Fred.Lyon@nrc.gov)

RidsNrrDirslpab Resource@nrc.gov ROPreports.Resource@nrc.gov

mortensengk@INPO.org

File located: R:\_REACTORS\EOC\EOC Assessment Letters\2008\CP.doc SUNSI Rev Compl. Yes No ADAMS Yes No Reviewer Initials GR Publicly Avail Yes No Sensitive Yes No Sens. Type Initials GR C:DRP/A D:DRS D:DRP C:DRP/A (Signature) GDReplogle RJCaniano DDChamberlain GDReplogle

/RA/ /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ 2/23/2009 2/23/2009 2/24/2009 2/24/2009 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Inspection / Activity Plan Page 1 of 2 02/23/2009 12:40:58 Report 22 03/01/2009-06/30/2010 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Comanche Peak EXAM-INITIAL EXAM 4 1 INITIAL EXAM UNIT 1-CP (3/2009)

X02407 03/30/2009 04/03/2009 2 INITIAL EXAM UNIT 2-CP (3/2009)

X02408 03/30/2009 04/03/2009 EP1-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP Emergency Response Organization, Drill/Exercise Performance Indicator, Program Review 2515/175 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation 7111401 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 04/06/2009 04/10/2009 X02407-INITIAL EXAM 4 1 INITIAL EXAM UNIT 1-CP (3/2009)

X02407 03/30/2009 04/03/2009 X02408-INITIAL EXAM 4 2 INITIAL EXAM UNIT 2-CP (3/2009)

X02408 03/30/2009 04/03/2009 PSB2-52B-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4 1, 2 IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 71152B 07/27/2009 08/01/2009 1, 2 IP Identification and Resolution of Problems 71152B 08/10/2009 08/14/2009 EB1-08-U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION 2 2 IP Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 2515/172 10/13/2009 10/23/2009 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 10/13/2009 10/23/2009 RP-ORS4-OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY 1 1, 2 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 1, 2 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 7112102 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 10/05/2009 10/09/2009 RP-ORS5-OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION SAFETY - ALARA 1 1, 2 IP A ccess Control to Radiologically Significant Areas 7112101 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 1, 2 IP A LARA Planning and Controls 7112102 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 1, 2 IP Performance Indicator Verification 71151 11/16/2009 11/20/2009 EP-1-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP A lert and Notification System Testing 7111402 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 1, 2 IP Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing 7111403 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 7111404 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies 7111405 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 1, 2 IP Drill/Exercise Performance 71151-EP01 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 1, 2 IP ERO Drill Participation 71151-EP02 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 1, 2 IP A lert & Notification System 71151-EP03 03/01/2010 03/05/2010 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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

Inspection / Activity Plan Page 2 of 2 02/23/2009 12:40:58 Report 22 03/01/2009-06/30/2010 Unit Number Planned Dates Start End Inspection Activity Title No. of Staff on Site Comanche Peak EXAM-INITIAL EXAM 3 1 INITIAL EXAM UNIT 1-CP X02437 02/22/2010 02/26/2010 2 INITIAL EXAM UNIT 2- CP X02438 02/22/2010 02/26/2010 1 INITIAL EXAM UNIT 1-CP X02437 03/22/2010 03/26/2010 2 INITIAL EXAM UNIT 2- CP X02438 03/22/2010 03/26/2010 EB1-21-COMPONENT DESIGN BASES INSPECTION 6 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 03/29/2010 04/02/2010 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 7111121 04/12/2010 04/23/2010 EB1-08-U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION 3 1 IP Reactor Coolant System Dissimiliar Metal Butt Welds 2515/172 04/12/2010 04/23/2010 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 7111108P 04/12/2010 04/23/2010 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.

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