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{{#Wiki_filter:Mr. Halpin July 28, 2011 Mr. Edward D. Halpin President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
{{#Wiki_filter:Mr. Halpin   July 28, 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 - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 050498;050499/2011005) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION  Dear Mr.Halpin: 
From September 12 through September 16, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification inspection at South Texas Project Unit 1 and Unit 2 using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.11B, "Licensed Operator Requalification Program."  Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for the NRC 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.  These documents have been divided into two groups.  The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies information to be provided one week prior to the onsite inspection week to ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared.  The second group (Section B of the enclosure) identifies the information that the inspectors will need upon arrival at the site.  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 Mrs. Robyn Savage of your licensing organization.  Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of examination activities.  If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Kelly Clayton at (817) 860-8216 (Kelly.clayton@nrc.gov) or Steve Garchow at (817) 276-4426 (Steve.garchow@nrc.gov ).  This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).  Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-0018.  The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a  UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125 
  - 1 - Enclosure request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number.  In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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/ 
Mark S. Haire, Chief  Operations Branch  Division of Reactor Safety  Dockets:  50-498 and 50-499 Licenses:  NPF-76 and NPF-80  Enclosure: Inservice Inspection Document Request  Distribution via ListServ for South Texas Project 
 
  - 2 - Enclosure Electronic distribution by RIV: Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)  Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov)  DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov)  Acting DRP Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)  DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov)  DRS Deputy Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)  Acting DRS Deputy Director (Robert.Caldwell@nrc.gov)  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)  Project Engineer, DRP/A (Christopher.Henderson@nrc.gov)  STP Administrative Assistant (Lynn.Wright@nrc.gov)  Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)  Project Manager (Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov)  Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Dale.Powers@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: RIV/ETA: OEDO (John.McHale@nrc.gov)  DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov)      S:\DRS\REPORTS\Reports Draft\ST 2011005 RFI LTR                                MLXXXXXXXXXX ADAMS  No  Yes  SUNSI Review Complete Reviewer Initials:  KDC Category B.1  Publicly Available  Non-sensitive Category A  Non-publicly Available  Sensitive SOE: OB C: OB    KClayton SGarchow for MHaire    7/25/2011 7/28/2011    OFFICIAL RECORD COPY  T=Telephone          E=E-mail        F=Fax 
  - 1 - Enclosure  BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST  From: Kelly Clayton Senior Operations Engineer, NRC RIV 817-860-8216  To: Tim Hurley Requal Supervisor, STP 361-972-8568 
Subj: Information Request to Support September 12-16, Licensed Operator Requalification Program Inspection (IP 71111.11B)  A. The following information is requested in order to support inspection preparation activities.  These items are listed by section as they appear in the inspection module (ie 2.02, 2.04, etc). Requested materials should be sent either electronically or hardcopy in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than September 6, 2011.  Electronically:  To:  Kelly.Clayton@nrc.gov (lead inspector)  Cc:  Steve.Garchow@nrc.gov (inspector)  Hardcopy to: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV 612 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 ATTN:  Kelly Clayton  02.03:  Facility Operating History  List of LER's since last biennial requal inspection (BRQ)  List of CR's since last biennial requal inspection  02.04:  Licensee Requal Exams  /  02.09:  Written Exam and Op Test Results  Current requalification cycle written examinations (SRO & RO) and results  Current requalification cycle operating tests (SRO & RO) and results through August 26, 2011.  Current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan)  All portions of the UFSAR that identify operator response times  02.05:  Licensee Admin of Requal Exams  Schedule of operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) for week of September 12. 
  - 2 - Enclosure  Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) (password protected and provide separately via telephone at later date) to be given week of September 12.  List of licensed operators (SRO & RO) by crew (operating & staff)  Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified LOR evaluators identified)  All procedures that describe conduct of simulator training  All Procedures used to test, operate, and maintain the simulator  All Procedures that describe examination security, including guidelines on overlap
between examinations in current exam cycle tests and prior year examinations  List of all examination security problems since last BRQ inspection  02.06:  Licensee Feedback System  Procedures that identify process for revising and maintaining LO continuing training program up to date  List of outstanding LOR program changes  List of plant events and industry operating experience incorporated into LOR program since last BRQ  Audits and/or self-assessment reports addressing the licensed operator requalification training program  02.07:  Licensee Remedial Training Program  List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requal exams (includes
training provided to operators to enable passing requal exams and training provided to correct generic or individual weaknesses observed during previous requal exam cycle)  Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance documentation)  02.08:  Conformance with Operator License Conditions  All Procedures and Program documentation for maintaining active operator licenses and ensuring medical fitness of licensed operators  All Procedures and associated documentation that supports reactivation of any SRO/RO license (operating or staff crew) since last BRQ 
 
  - 3 - Enclosure 02.11:  Conformance with Simulator Requirements  For the following cases, send the most recent transient test packages, which may be electronic or in paper single test packages and shall be complete with test
procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI 3.5 standard requirements. The team lead should pick samples from the list in the ANSI 3.5 standard as deemed appropriate for the inspection. A few examples are listed below: o Transient test 1, Manual Rx trip  o Transient test 6, Main turbine trip (max power level with no immediate reactor trip).  o Steady State tests for 50 percent power and 100 percent power  All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures.  Simulator Discrepancy Report summary list for all open DR's. For closed DR's, summary list for those items closed between August 2009 and August 2011.    Malfunction Tests for Stuck open PORV and Main Feed Line Break. If these are included in an SBT package then the review of that package would be acceptable.    MTC and IRW tests as part of primary parameters tested in order to verify core physics parameters. The applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and the acceptance criteria with results for these two samples.  B. The following information is requested in order to support the onsite inspection activities.  Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on September 12, 2011.  02.04:  Licensee Requal Exams  /  02.09:  Written Exam and Op Test Results  All Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after onsite week  02.08:  Conformance with Operator License Conditions  Access to licensed operators' records (operating and staff crews)  Access to licensed operators' training attendance records  Access to licensed operators' medical records  02.11:  Conformance with Simulator Requirements  Simulator discrepancies (DR's) from August 2009 and August 2011.  This should include all open DR's and DR's that have been closed, including the documentation/justification for closure.   
  - 4 - Enclosure  Acceptance test documentation, including hardware and software model revisions at the time of acceptance (as available).  Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics and neutronics models, to the actual plant.    All current model deficiencies, including FSAR vs Design differences in the simulator (any documentation on this)  Summary list of modifications from August 2009 and August 2011.  Plant Modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the Simulator by due date from August 2009 and August 2011.  Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to August 30, 2011).  The complete book of all Simulator annual performance test packages (usually in a single book, but may be electronic or in single test packages), complete with all transient tests, steady state tests, and malfunction tests. This should also include the test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI standard requirements.  All test packages used to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC, IRW). The applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and
the acceptance criteria with results.  All Simulator test, configuration management, and related documents available in the room for inspectors to review. This includes training needs analysis packages, simulator review committee meeting minutes, etc.  Current copy of ANSI 3.5 standard you are committed to for Simulator testing. 
02.1X:  Corrective Actions related to Operator errors All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in control room 


SUBJECT: SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 050498;050499/2011005) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION
==Dear Mr.Halpin:==
From September 12 through September 16, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification inspection at South Texas Project Unit 1 and Unit 2 using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.11B, "Licensed Operator Requalification Program." Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for the NRC 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. These documents have been divided into two groups. The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies information to be provided one week prior to the onsite inspection week to ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared. The second group (Section B of the enclosure) identifies the information that the inspectors will need upon arrival at the site. 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 Mrs. Robyn Savage of your licensing organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of examination activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Kelly Clayton at (817) 860-8216 (Kelly.clayton@nrc.gov) or Steve Garchow at (817) 276-4426 (Steve.garchow@nrc.gov ). This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-0018. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a - 1 - Enclosure request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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/
Mark S. Haire, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-498 and 50-499 Licenses: NPF-76 and NPF-80
===Enclosure:===
Inservice Inspection Document Request Distribution via ListServ for South Texas Project Enclosure Electronic distribution by RIV: Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov) Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov) Acting DRP Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov) DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov) DRS Deputy Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov) Acting DRS Deputy Director (Robert.Caldwell@nrc.gov) 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) Project Engineer, DRP/A (Christopher.Henderson@nrc.gov) STP Administrative Assistant (Lynn.Wright@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov) Project Manager (Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov) Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Dale.Powers@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: RIV/ETA: OEDO (John.McHale@nrc.gov) DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov) S:\DRS\REPORTS\Reports Draft\ST 2011005 RFI LTR  MLXXXXXXXXXX ADAMS No Yes SUNSI Review Complete Reviewer Initials: KDC Category B.1 Publicly Available Non-sensitive Category A Non-publicly Available Sensitive SOE: OB C: OB KClayton SGarchow for MHaire 7/25/2011 7/28/2011 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax Enclosure BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST From: Kelly Clayton Senior Operations Engineer, NRC RIV 817-860-8216 To: Tim Hurley Requal Supervisor, STP 361-972-8568 Subj: Information Request to Support September 12-16, Licensed Operator Requalification Program Inspection (IP 71111.11B) A. The following information is requested in order to support inspection preparation activities. These items are listed by section as they appear in the inspection module (ie 2.02, 2.04, etc). Requested materials should be sent either electronically or hardcopy in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than September 6, 2011. Electronically: To: Kelly.Clayton@nrc.gov (lead inspector) Cc: Steve.Garchow@nrc.gov (inspector) Hardcopy to: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV 612 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 ATTN: Kelly Clayton 02.03: Facility Operating History List of LER's since last biennial requal inspection (BRQ) List of CR's since last biennial requal inspection 02.04: Licensee Requal Exams / 02.09: Written Exam and Op Test Results Current requalification cycle written examinations (SRO & RO) and results Current requalification cycle operating tests (SRO & RO) and results through August 26, 2011. Current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan) All portions of the UFSAR that identify operator response times 02.05: Licensee Admin of Requal Exams Schedule of operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) for week of September 12. Enclosure Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) (password protected and provide separately via telephone at later date) to be given week of September 12. List of licensed operators (SRO & RO) by crew (operating & staff) Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified LOR evaluators identified) All procedures that describe conduct of simulator training All Procedures used to test, operate, and maintain the simulator All Procedures that describe examination security, including guidelines on overlap between examinations in current exam cycle tests and prior year examinations List of all examination security problems since last BRQ inspection 02.06: Licensee Feedback System Procedures that identify process for revising and maintaining LO continuing training program up to date List of outstanding LOR program changes List of plant events and industry operating experience incorporated into LOR program since last BRQ Audits and/or self-assessment reports addressing the licensed operator requalification training program 02.07: Licensee Remedial Training Program List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requal exams (includes training provided to operators to enable passing requal exams and training provided to correct generic or individual weaknesses observed during previous requal exam cycle) Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance documentation) 02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions All Procedures and Program documentation for maintaining active operator licenses and ensuring medical fitness of licensed operators All Procedures and associated documentation that supports reactivation of any SRO/RO license (operating or staff crew) since last BRQ Enclosure 02.11: Conformance with Simulator Requirements For the following cases, send the most recent transient test packages, which may be electronic or in paper single test packages and shall be complete with test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI 3.5 standard requirements. The team lead should pick samples from the list in the ANSI 3.5 standard as deemed appropriate for the inspection. A few examples are listed below: o Transient test 1, Manual Rx trip o Transient test 6, Main turbine trip (max power level with no immediate reactor trip). o Steady State tests for 50 percent power and 100 percent power All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures. Simulator Discrepancy Report summary list for all open DR's. For closed DR's, summary list for those items closed between August 2009 and August 2011. Malfunction Tests for Stuck open PORV and Main Feed Line Break. If these are included in an SBT package then the review of that package would be acceptable. MTC and IRW tests as part of primary parameters tested in order to verify core physics parameters. The applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and the acceptance criteria with results for these two samples. B. The following information is requested in order to support the onsite inspection activities. Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on September 12, 2011. 02.04: Licensee Requal Exams / 02.09: Written Exam and Op Test Results All Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after onsite week 02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions Access to licensed operators' records (operating and staff crews) Access to licensed operators' training attendance records Access to licensed operators' medical records 02.11: Conformance with Simulator Requirements Simulator discrepancies (DR's) from August 2009 and August 2011. This should include all open DR's and DR's that have been closed, including the documentation/justification for closure. Enclosure Acceptance test documentation, including hardware and software model revisions at the time of acceptance (as available). Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics and neutronics models, to the actual plant. All current model deficiencies, including FSAR vs Design differences in the simulator (any documentation on this) Summary list of modifications from August 2009 and August 2011. Plant Modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the Simulator by due date from August 2009 and August 2011. Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to August 30, 2011). The complete book of all Simulator annual performance test packages (usually in a single book, but may be electronic or in single test packages), complete with all transient tests, steady state tests, and malfunction tests. This should also include the test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI standard requirements. All test packages used to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC, IRW). The applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and the acceptance criteria with results. All Simulator test, configuration management, and related documents available in the room for inspectors to review. This includes training needs analysis packages, simulator review committee meeting minutes, etc. Current copy of ANSI 3.5 standard you are committed to for Simulator testing.
02.1X: Corrective Actions related to Operator errors All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in control room
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South Texas Project - Notification of Inspection (NRC Inspection Report 05000499-11-005 & 05000498-11-005) and Request for Information
ML11209B829
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Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 07/28/2011
From: Haire M S
Operations Branch IV
To: Halpin E D
South Texas
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See also: IR 05000498/2011005

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Mr. Halpin July 28, 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 - NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT 050498;050499/2011005) AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION Dear Mr.Halpin:

From September 12 through September 16, inspectors from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Region IV office will perform the baseline biennial requalification inspection at South Texas Project Unit 1 and Unit 2 using NRC Inspection Procedure 71111.11B, "Licensed Operator Requalification Program." Experience has shown that this inspection is a resource intensive inspection both for the NRC 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. These documents have been divided into two groups. The first group (Section A of the enclosure) identifies information to be provided one week prior to the onsite inspection week to ensure that the inspectors are adequately prepared. The second group (Section B of the enclosure) identifies the information that the inspectors will need upon arrival at the site. 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 Mrs. Robyn Savage of your licensing organization. Our inspection dates are subject to change based on your updated schedule of examination activities. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Kelly Clayton at (817) 860-8216 (Kelly.clayton@nrc.gov) or Steve Garchow at (817) 276-4426 (Steve.garchow@nrc.gov ). This letter does not contain new or amended information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing information collection requirements were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, control number 3150-0018. The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a UNITED STATESNUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSIONREGION IV612 EAST LAMAR BLVD, SUITE 400ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011-4125

- 1 - Enclosure request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget control number. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "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/

Mark S. Haire, Chief Operations Branch Division of Reactor Safety Dockets: 50-498 and 50-499 Licenses: NPF-76 and NPF-80 Enclosure: Inservice Inspection Document Request Distribution via ListServ for South Texas Project

- 2 - Enclosure Electronic distribution by RIV: Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov) Deputy Regional Administrator (Art.Howell@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov) Acting DRP Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov) DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov) DRS Deputy Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov) Acting DRS Deputy Director (Robert.Caldwell@nrc.gov) 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) Project Engineer, DRP/A (Christopher.Henderson@nrc.gov) STP Administrative Assistant (Lynn.Wright@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov) Project Manager (Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov) Acting Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Dale.Powers@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: RIV/ETA: OEDO (John.McHale@nrc.gov) DRS/TSB STA (Dale.Powers@nrc.gov) S:\DRS\REPORTS\Reports Draft\ST 2011005 RFI LTR MLXXXXXXXXXX ADAMS No Yes SUNSI Review Complete Reviewer Initials: KDC Category B.1 Publicly Available Non-sensitive Category A Non-publicly Available Sensitive SOE: OB C: OB KClayton SGarchow for MHaire 7/25/2011 7/28/2011 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY T=Telephone E=E-mail F=Fax

- 1 - Enclosure BIENNIAL REQUALIFICATION INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST From: Kelly Clayton Senior Operations Engineer, NRC RIV 817-860-8216 To: Tim Hurley Requal Supervisor, STP 361-972-8568

Subj: Information Request to Support September 12-16, Licensed Operator Requalification Program Inspection (IP 71111.11B) A. The following information is requested in order to support inspection preparation activities. These items are listed by section as they appear in the inspection module (ie 2.02, 2.04, etc). Requested materials should be sent either electronically or hardcopy in order to arrive at the Region IV office no later than September 6, 2011. Electronically: To: Kelly.Clayton@nrc.gov (lead inspector) Cc: Steve.Garchow@nrc.gov (inspector) Hardcopy to: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region IV 612 E. Lamar Blvd, Suite 400 Arlington, TX 76011 ATTN: Kelly Clayton 02.03: Facility Operating History List of LER's since last biennial requal inspection (BRQ) List of CR's since last biennial requal inspection 02.04: Licensee Requal Exams / 02.09: Written Exam and Op Test Results Current requalification cycle written examinations (SRO & RO) and results Current requalification cycle operating tests (SRO & RO) and results through August 26, 2011. Current requalification cycle examination methodology (sample plan) All portions of the UFSAR that identify operator response times 02.05: Licensee Admin of Requal Exams Schedule of operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) for week of September 12.

- 2 - Enclosure Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) (password protected and provide separately via telephone at later date) to be given week of September 12. List of licensed operators (SRO & RO) by crew (operating & staff) Training and Operations Department organization charts (with qualified LOR evaluators identified) All procedures that describe conduct of simulator training All Procedures used to test, operate, and maintain the simulator All Procedures that describe examination security, including guidelines on overlap

between examinations in current exam cycle tests and prior year examinations List of all examination security problems since last BRQ inspection 02.06: Licensee Feedback System Procedures that identify process for revising and maintaining LO continuing training program up to date List of outstanding LOR program changes List of plant events and industry operating experience incorporated into LOR program since last BRQ Audits and/or self-assessment reports addressing the licensed operator requalification training program 02.07: Licensee Remedial Training Program List of remedial training conducted or planned since last requal exams (includes

training provided to operators to enable passing requal exams and training provided to correct generic or individual weaknesses observed during previous requal exam cycle) Remediation plans (lesson plans, reference materials, and attendance documentation) 02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions All Procedures and Program documentation for maintaining active operator licenses and ensuring medical fitness of licensed operators All Procedures and associated documentation that supports reactivation of any SRO/RO license (operating or staff crew) since last BRQ

- 3 - Enclosure 02.11: Conformance with Simulator Requirements For the following cases, send the most recent transient test packages, which may be electronic or in paper single test packages and shall be complete with test

procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI 3.5 standard requirements. The team lead should pick samples from the list in the ANSI 3.5 standard as deemed appropriate for the inspection. A few examples are listed below: o Transient test 1, Manual Rx trip o Transient test 6, Main turbine trip (max power level with no immediate reactor trip). o Steady State tests for 50 percent power and 100 percent power All Simulator Management and Configuration Procedures. Simulator Discrepancy Report summary list for all open DR's. For closed DR's, summary list for those items closed between August 2009 and August 2011. Malfunction Tests for Stuck open PORV and Main Feed Line Break. If these are included in an SBT package then the review of that package would be acceptable. MTC and IRW tests as part of primary parameters tested in order to verify core physics parameters. The applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and the acceptance criteria with results for these two samples. B. The following information is requested in order to support the onsite inspection activities. Requested materials should be available to the inspection team, either electronically or hardcopy, upon site arrival on September 12, 2011. 02.04: Licensee Requal Exams / 02.09: Written Exam and Op Test Results All Operating tests (JPMs & scenarios) to be given in all subsequent weeks after onsite week 02.08: Conformance with Operator License Conditions Access to licensed operators' records (operating and staff crews) Access to licensed operators' training attendance records Access to licensed operators' medical records 02.11: Conformance with Simulator Requirements Simulator discrepancies (DR's) from August 2009 and August 2011. This should include all open DR's and DR's that have been closed, including the documentation/justification for closure.

- 4 - Enclosure Acceptance test documentation, including hardware and software model revisions at the time of acceptance (as available). Documentation that validates current models, including the thermal-hydraulics and neutronics models, to the actual plant. All current model deficiencies, including FSAR vs Design differences in the simulator (any documentation on this) Summary list of modifications from August 2009 and August 2011. Plant Modifications (both hardware and software) completed on the Simulator by due date from August 2009 and August 2011. Simulator Differences Lesson plan used in training (current to August 30, 2011). The complete book of all Simulator annual performance test packages (usually in a single book, but may be electronic or in single test packages), complete with all transient tests, steady state tests, and malfunction tests. This should also include the test procedures for each test, the acceptance criteria, and results. For each transient test, the reference chart should be included or an equivalent subject matter expert review versus the simulator results with a write-up for any differences beyond the ANSI standard requirements. All test packages used to verify core physics parameters (such as MTC, IRW). The applicable reference graphs from the Plant physics data book (electronic or other means as available) should also be included as well as the test procedures used and

the acceptance criteria with results. All Simulator test, configuration management, and related documents available in the room for inspectors to review. This includes training needs analysis packages, simulator review committee meeting minutes, etc. Current copy of ANSI 3.5 standard you are committed to for Simulator testing.

02.1X: Corrective Actions related to Operator errors All condition reports related to operator actions/errors in control room

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