ML110190725

IR 05000498-11-002, 05000499-11-002, 03/07/2011 - 03/18/2011, South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Notification of Inspection and Request for Information

ML110190725
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	01/18/2011
From:	Thomas Farnholtz Region 4 Engineering Branch 1
To:	Halpin E South Texas
References
Download: ML110190725 (8)

See also: IR 05000498/2011002

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UNITED STATES

NUC LE AR RE G ULATO RY C O M M I S S I O N

R E GI ON I V

612 EAST LAMAR BLVD , SU I TE 400

AR LI N GTON , TEXAS 76011-4125

January 18, 2011

Mr. Edward D. Halpin

President and

Chief Executive Officer

STP Nuclear Operating Company

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

SUBJECT: SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION,

NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION, NRC INSPECTION REPORT

05000498/2011002: and 05000499/2011002; AND REQUEST FOR

INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Halpin:

From March 7, 2011 through March 18,.2011, Reactor Inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory

Commissions Region IV office will perform the baseline inspection of changes, tests,

experiments, and permanent plant modifications at South Texas Project Electric Generating

Station using Nuclear Regulatory Commission Inspection Procedure 71111.17, Evaluations of

Changes, Tests, Experiments, and Permanent Plant Modifications.

Experience has shown that this inspection is resource intensive both for the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission inspectors and your staff. In order to minimize the impact to your onsite resources

and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for

this inspection. Upon arrival, the inspectors will select additional documentation for review. It is

important that all of these documents are up to date and complete in order to minimize the

number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of

the inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand

that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Joseph Loya of your licensing organization.

If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the

lead inspector Robert Latta at telephone number 817-276-6532 or by email robert.latta@nrc.gov

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its

enclosure 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.gov/reading-

rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Thomas Farnholtz, Chief

Engineering Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Dockets: 50-498; 50-499

Licenses: NPF-76; NPF-80

Enclosure:

Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications Document

Request

Kevin Richards, Senior Vice President and

Assistant to CEO

STP Nuclear Operating Company

South Texas Project

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

David W. Rencurrel

Senior Vice President Units 1 and 2

STP Nuclear Operating Company

South Texas Project

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

Louis Peter, Plant General Manager

STP Nuclear Operating Company

South Texas Project

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

Tim Powell, Vice President, Engineering

STP Nuclear Operating Company

South Texas Project

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

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A. W. Harrison, Manager, Licensing

STP Nuclear Operating Company

South Texas Project

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

Charles T. Bowman, General Manager, Oversight

STP Nuclear Operating Company

South Texas Project

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

Marilyn Kistler

Senior Staff Specialist, Licensing

STP Nuclear Operating Company

South Texas Project

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

Cheryl Mele

City of Austin

Electric Utility Department

721 Barton Springs Road

Austin, TX 78704

J. J. Nesrsta/R. K. Temple

Ed Alercon/Kevin Pollo

City Public Service

P.O. Box 1771

San Antonio, TX 78296

A. H. Gutterman, Esq..

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

Richard A. Ratliff, P.E., L.M.P.

Radiation Safety Licensing Branch Manager

Division for Regulatory Services

Texas Department of State Health

Mail Code 2385

P.O. Box 149347

Austin, TX 78714-9347

Brian Almon

Public Utility Commission of Texas

P.O. Box 13326

Austin, TX 78711-3326

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Environmental and Natural Resources

Policy Director, Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 12428

Austin, TX 78711-3189

Mr. Nate McDonald

Judge, Matagorda County

Matagorda County Courthouse

1700 Seventh Street

Bay City, TX 77414

Anthony P. Jones, Chief Boiler Inspector

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation

Boiler Division

E.O. Thompson State Office Building

P.O. Box 12157

Austin, TX 78711

Susan M. Jablonski

Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration

Texas Commission on Environmental Quality

MC-122

P.O. Box 13087

Austin, TX 78711-3087

Ted Enos

4200 South Hulen, Suite 422

Fort Worth, TX 76109

Kevin Howell/Catherine Callaway/Jim von Suskil

NRG Energy, Inc.

1301 McKinney, Suite 2300

Houston, TX 77010

Peter G. Nemeth

Crain, Caton, & James, P.C.

P.O. Box 289

Mail Code: N5005

Wadsworth, TX 77483

Chief, Technological Hazards

Branch

FEMA Region VI

800 North Loop 288

Federal Regional Center

Denton, TX 76201-3698

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Chairperson

Radiological Assistance Committee

FEMA Region VI

800 North Loop 288

Federal Regional Center

Denton, TX 76201-3698

C. Kierksey

City of Austin

Electric Utility Department

721 Barton Springs Road

Austin, TX 78704

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Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov )

Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov )

DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov )

DRP Deputy Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov )

DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov )

DRS Deputy Director (Vacant)

Senior Resident Inspector (John.Dixon@nrc.gov )

Resident Inspector (Binesh.Tharakan@nrc.gov )

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov )

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (David.Proulx@nrc.gov )

STP Administrative Assistant (Lynn.Wright@nrc.gov )

Project Engineer, DRP/A (Laura.Micewski@nrc.gov )

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov )

Project Manager (Mohan.Thadani@nrc.gov )

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Michael.Hay@nrc.gov )

RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov )

Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov )

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

OEMail Resource

Inspection Reports/MidCycle and EOC Letters to the following:

ROPreports

Only inspection reports to the following:

OEDO RIV Coordinator (James.Trapp@nrc.gov)

DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov )

S:\DRS\REPORTS\STP 2011002 RFI-PAG ADAMS ML

ADAMS: No  ; Yes  ; SUNSI Review Complete Reviewer Initials: PAG

Publicly Available  ; Non-Sensitive

Non-publicly Available Sensitive

DRS\EB1 EB1 DRS:C:EB1

P. Goldberg B. Latta T. Farnholtz

1/18/11 1/18/11 1/18/11

/RA/ /RA/ /RA/

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

Evaluations of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and Permanent Plant Modification

Inspection Dates: March 7 through March 18, 2011

Inspection Procedures: IP 71111.17 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments and

Permanent Plant Modifications

Inspectors: Robert Latta, Senior Reactor Inspector, Lead Inspector

Paula Goldberg, Reactor Inspector

Blake Rice, Reactor Inspector

Information Requested for the In-Office Preparation Week

The following information should be sent to the Region IV office in hard copy or electronic

format (Certrec database preferred), in care of Robert Latta by February 28, 2011 to facilitate

the selection of specific items that will be reviewed during the onsite inspection week. The

inspectors will select specific items from the information requested below and then request from

your staff additional documents needed during the onsite inspection weeks. We ask that the

specific items requested be available and ready for review on the first day of inspection. Also,

we request that you categorize the documents in your response with the numbered list below.

Please provide requested documentation electronically if possible. If requested documents are

large and only hard copy formats are available, please inform the inspector(s), and provide

subject documentation during the first day of the onsite inspection. If you have any questions

regarding this information request, please call the lead inspector as soon as possible.

1. A list with descriptions, of all 50.59 screenings (or equivalent) performed since March 9,

2009, which did not result in an evaluation. Note: Description of screenings should be

brief, but of sufficient detail so that inspectors can determine the significance of the

issue.

2. A list with descriptions, of all 10 CFR 50.59 evaluations performed which did not result in

an application for license amendment to NRC from March 9, 2009 to the present. Note:

Description of evaluations should be brief, but of sufficient detail so that inspectors can

determine the significance of the issue.

3. South Texas Project Electric Generating Station procedure(s) for conducting 10 CFR

50.59 screenings and evaluations.

4. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to 50.59 activities,

including screenings and evaluations from March 9, 2009, to the present.

5. A list with descriptions of all permanent plant modifications dating from March 9, 2009.

Include sufficient detail to enable the inspector to determine the significance of each

modification. For this inspection, permanent plant modifications include permanent plant

changes, design changes, setpoint changes, procedure changes, equivalency

evaluations, suitability analyses, calculations, and commercial grade dedications.

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6. South Texas Project Electric Generating Station procedure for implementing and

controlling permanent plant modifications.

7. A list with descriptions of all Corrective Action documents related to your permanent

plant modification program and its implementation since March 9, 2009. Include

sufficient detail to enable the inspector to determine the significance of each

modification.

8. A listing of personnel qualified to prepare 50.59 screenings and evaluations, including

qualification dates.

9. A listing of personnel qualified to review and approve 50.59 screenings and/or

evaluations, including qualification dates.

Inspector Contact Information:

Robert Latta Paula Goldberg Blake Rice

Senior Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector Reactor Inspector

817-276-6532 817-860-8168 817-276-6563

robertlatta@nrc.gov paula.goldberg@nrc.gov blake.rice@nrc.gov

Mailing Address:

US NRC Region IV

Attn: Robert Latta

612 E. Lamar Blvd., Suite 400

Arlington, TX 76011-4125

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