ML022400739

Midcycle Performance Review and Inspection Plan - Comanche Peak

ML022400739
Person / Time
Site:	Comanche Peak
Issue date:	08/26/2002
From:	Brockman K NRC Region 4
To:	Terry C TXU Energy
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Download: ML022400739 (6)

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4"o UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 0 ,REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4005 AUG 2 6 2002 C. L. Terry, Senior Vice President and Principal Nuclear Officer TXU Energy ATTN: Regulatory Affairs Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, Texas 76043

SUBJECT:

MIDCYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN - COMANCHE PEAK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION

Dear Mr. Terry:

On July 31, 2002, the NRC staff completed its midcycle plant performance assessment of Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station. In accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter 0305, "Operating Reactor Assessment Program," the midcycle review involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating the performance of your Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station facility for the first half of the current assessment cycle, January 1 through December 31, 2002. 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 so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections which may conflict with your plant activities.

Plant performance for the most recent quarter continued to be within the Regulatory Response column of the NRC's Action Matrix based on a White finding identified in the fourth quarter of calendar year 2001. The finding was in the Public Radiation Safety cornerstone and involved the inadvertent release of radioactive material from the radiologically controlled area.

A supplemental inspection of your corrective actions for the White finding was completed on April 25, 2002, and documented in NRC Inspection Report 50-445/02-07; 50-446/02-07. This finding was appealed on March 6, 2002. By letter of July 5, 2002, you were informed that the Significance Determination Process Appeal Panel determined that there were no significant discrepancies in the staff's application of the Public Radiation Safety Significance Determination Process. This determination was appealed to the Executive Director for Operations on August 6, 2002.

The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2003.

The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

The last 6 months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station In addition, the NRC is in the process of finalizing a Temporary Instruction (TI) that will be used to review implementation of the Interim Compensatory Measures required by the Agency's Security Order to all commercial nuclear power plants dated February 25, 2002. Schedules have not yet been finalized, but it is anticipated that these inspections will begin within the next calendar quarter. Once finalized, the details will be communicated by separate correspondence.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "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:l/www.nrc.gov/reading-rmladams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Mr. William D. Johnson at 817/860-8148 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.

Sincerely,

§r nýL. an rco Division of Reactor Projects Dockets: 50-445 50-446 Licenses: NPF-87 NPF-89

Enclosure:

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Inspection/Activity Plan cc w/enclosure:

Roger D. Walker Regulatory Affairs Manager TXU Generation Company LP P.O. Box 1002 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 George L. Edgar, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius 1800 M. Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station G. R. Bynog, Program Manager/

Chief Inspector Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation Boiler Division P.O. Box 12157, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Chief, Bureau of Radiation Control Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756-3189 Environmental and Natural Resources Policy Director Office of the Governor P.O. Box 12428 Austin, Texas 78711-3189 Brian Almon Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Building P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701-3326 Susan M. Jablonski Office of Permitting, Remediation and Registration Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission MC-122 P.O. Box 13087 Austin, TX 78711-3087 Roger Hill Sheriff, Somervell County 750 E. Gibbs Blvd.

Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Connie Kirk Mayor of Glen Rose P.O. Box 87 Glen Rose, Texas 76043

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Linda Steen Hood County Judge 100 E. Pearl Street Granbury, Texas 76048 David Southern Mayor of Granbury P.O. Box 969 Granbury, Texas 76048 Federal Emergency Management Agency Ron Castleman, Regional Director Region VI, Federal Center Attn: Larry Earp 800 North Loop 288 Denton, Texas 76201-3698 Rebecca Klein, Commissioner Public Utility Commission William B. Travis Bldg.

P.O. Box 13326 1701 North Congress Avenue Austin, Texas 78701-3326 William "Dub" Taylor State Energy Conservation Office 111 E 17th Street, Room 1114 Austin, Texas 78711 Allen Hardin Sheriff, Hood County 400 N. Gordon Street Granbury, Texas 76048 Walter Maynard Somervell County Judge P.O. Box 851 Glen Rose, Texas 76043

Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station Electronic distribution by RIV:

Regional Administrator (EWM)

DRP Director (KEB)

DRS Director (EEC)

Senior Resident Inspector (DBA)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (WDJ)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (CJP)

Staff Chief, DRP/TSS (PHH)

RITS Coordinator (NBH)

Scott Morris (SAMI)

CP Site Secretary (LCA)

Dale Thatcher (DFT)

RidsNrrDipmlipb B. Henderson, PAO (BWH)

W. A. Maier, RSLO (WAM)

C. J. Gordon (CJG)

DRS Branch Chiefs (GMG, ATG, CSM)

W. D. Travers, EDO (WDT)

C. A. Carpenter, Chief, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (CAC)

R. K. Frahm, PPR Program Manager, NRR/DIPM/IIPB (RKF)

R. W. Borchardt, Associate Dir. for Inspection and Programs (RWB1)

B. W. Sheron, Associate Dir. for Project Licensing and Technical Analysis (BWS)

J. Shea, Chief, Regional Operations Staff, OEDO (JWSI)

W. Ruland, NRR Project Director (WHR)

R. Gramm, Chief, Section 1, NRR/DLPM (RAG)

D. H. Jaffe, NRR Project Manager (DHJ)

Hard Copy:

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Page 1 of 1 Comanche Peak 08/1512002 15:38:58 Inspection / Activity Plan Report 22 08/18/2002 - 09/30/2003 NumUnt r suctitNo.of pctionActiviyJ .Titleon I 'StaffI Planned Dates Inspection Site Start End Type ALARA2 - ALARA PLANNING AND CONTROLS 1,2 IP 7112102 ALARA Planning and Controls 1 10/07/2002 10/11/2002 Baseline Inspections TI 145 - TI 2515/145 UNIT 1 1 IP 2515/145 Circumferential Cracking of Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles 2

(NRC Bullet 10/07/2002 10/11/2002 Safety Issues EMB - ISI - UNIT 1 1 3 IP 7111108 Inservice Inspection Activities 10/14/2002 10/25/2002 Baseline Inspections OB-IN - INITIAL EXAM PREP 1 X02227 3 COMANCHE PEAK-UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (11/02) 2 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Not Applicable X02228 COMANCHE PEAK-UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (11/02) 10/21/2002 10/25/2002 Not Applicable EMB - SSD&PC INSPECTION 1,2 IP 7111121 4 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 1,2 11/18/2002 11/22/2002 Baseline Inspections IP 7111121 Safety System Design and Performance Capability 12/02/2002 12/06/2002 Baseline Inspections 08-IN - INITIAL EXAM 1 X02227 COMANCHE PEAK-UNIT 1 INITIAL EXAM (11/02) 5 2 11/11/2002 11/22/2002 Not Applicable X02228 COMANCHE PEAK-UNIT 2 INITIAL EXAM (11/02) 11/11/2002 11/22/2002 Not Applicable EMBI - rAC 1,2 IP 7111102 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments 1 TM-RP-P - RP TEAM INSPECTION-PUBLIC 11/18/2002 11/22/2002 Baseline Inspections 1,2 IP 7112103 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 5 1,2 IP 7112201 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring 12/09/2002 12/13/2002 Baseline Inspections Systems 1,2 IP 7112202 Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation 12/09/2002 12/13/2002 Baseline Inspections 1,2 IP 7112203 12/09/2002 12/13/2002 Baseline Inspections Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program EMB 12/09/2002 12/13/2002 Baseline Inspections

- HEAT SINKS 1,2 I IP 7111107B Heat Sink Performance OB-RQ 02/10/2003 02/14/2003 Baseline Inspections

- CPSES REQUAL INSPECTION 1,2 2 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification EMB 03/02/2003 03/06/2003 Baseline Inspections

- PERMANENT MODS 1,2 IP 7111117B 2 Permanent Plant Modifications OB-PIR 03/10/2003 03/14/2003 Baseline Inspections

- CP PIR INSPECTION 1,2 IP 71152 5 Identification and Resolution of Problems 04/28/2003 05/09/2003 Baseline Inspections This report does not include INPO and OUTAC=F rti,iti This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

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