ML16237A060

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000498/2016005 and 05000499/2016005)

ML16237A060
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/31/2016
From:	Nick Taylor NRC/RGN-IV/DRP/RPB-B
To:	Koehl D South Texas
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References
IR 2016005
Download: ML16237A060 (7)

See also: IR 05000498/2016005

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION IV

1600 E LAMAR BLVD

ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511

August 31, 2016

Mr. Dennis Koehl

President and Chief Executive Officer

STP Nuclear Operating Company

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT

ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2

(REPORT 05000498/2016005 AND 05000499/2016005)

Dear Mr. Koehl:

On August 9, 2016, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed its mid-cycle

performance review of South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, 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, South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, 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 South Texas Project Electric Generating

Station, Units 1 and 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.

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.

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

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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 817-200-1141 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Nicholas H. Taylor, Chief

Projects Branch B

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.: 50-498, 50-499

License Nos.: NPF-76 and NPF-80

Enclosure:

South Texas Project Electric Generating

Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection/

Activity Plan

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

Page 1 of 3 South Texas Project

08/30/2016 09:36:28 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-2 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2

1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

EP-3 - BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4

1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation

1 07/11/2016 07/15/2016 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

TSB 52B - BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4

1, 2 08/08/2016 08/12/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

1, 2 08/22/2016 08/26/2016 IP 71152B Problem Identification and Resolution

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION 1

2 10/10/2016 10/21/2016 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

RS 12 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1, 2 10/24/2016 10/28/2016 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1, 2 10/24/2016 10/28/2016 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1, 2 10/24/2016 10/28/2016 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

1, 2 10/24/2016 10/28/2016 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

RS 5678 - RADIATION SAFETY - TEAM 4

1, 2 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 71124.05 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation

1, 2 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 71124.06 Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment

1, 2 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 71124.07 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program

1, 2 11/28/2016 12/02/2016 IP 71124.08 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation

EB2-05T - TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4

1, 2 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

1, 2 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 IP 7111105T Fire Protection [Triennial]

EXAM - INITIAL EXAM 6

1 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 X02592 INITIAL EXAM STP U1 (09/2017)

2 08/14/2017 08/18/2017 X02593 INITIAL EXAM STP U2 (09/2017)

1 09/25/2017 10/04/2017 X02592 INITIAL EXAM STP U1 (09/2017)

2 09/25/2017 10/04/2017 X02593 INITIAL EXAM STP U2 (09/2017)

RS 13 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 3

1, 2 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.01 Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls

1, 2 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71124.03 In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation

1, 2 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71151-OR01 Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness

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 STP

Page 2 of 3 South Texas Project

08/30/2016 09:36:28 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

RS 13 PI - RADIATION SAFETY 3

1, 2 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 IP 71151-PR01 RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences

71111.08 - INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 1 1

1 03/27/2017 04/07/2017 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

EP-1 - BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1

1, 2 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 7111402 Alert and Notification System Testing

1, 2 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 7111403 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System

1, 2 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1, 2 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 7111405 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies

EP-2 - EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1

1, 2 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71151-EP01 Drill/Exercise Performance

1, 2 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1, 2 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

EB1-17T - STP 50.59 EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS 3

1, 2 05/22/2017 05/26/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

1, 2 06/05/2017 06/09/2017 IP 7111117T Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications

ISFSI - DRY RUN INSPECTION (MULTIPLE WEEKS) 1

1, 2 06/01/2017 07/20/2017 IP 60854.1 Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants

RS 24 - RADIATION SAFETY 2

1, 2 07/31/2017 08/04/2017 IP 71124.02 Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls

1, 2 07/31/2017 08/04/2017 IP 71124.04 Occupational Dose Assessment

ISFSI - FIRST CASK LOADING INSPECTION 1

1, 2 08/01/2017 08/10/2017 IP 60855.1 Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants

BRQ - BRQ INSPECTION 3

1, 2 08/28/2017 09/01/2017 IP 7111111B Licensed Operator Requalification Program

7111108 - INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 2 1

2 04/02/2018 04/13/2018 IP 7111108P Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR

EB1-07T - STP HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1

1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 7111107T Heat Sink Performance

EP-1 - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4

1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 7111401 Exercise Evaluation

1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 7111404 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes

1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 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 STP

Page 3 of 3 South Texas Project

08/30/2016 09:36:28 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-1 - EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4

1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 71151-EP02 ERO Readiness

1, 2 06/11/2018 06/15/2018 IP 71151-EP03 Alert & Notification System Reliability

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/B D: DRS D: DRP C: DRP/B

NAME DProulx AVegel TWPruett NTaylor

SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA Jeff Clark for/ /RA/ /RA/

DATE 8/22/16 8/22/16 8/23/16 8/23/16

Letter to Dennis Koehl from Nicholas H. Taylor dated August 31, 2016

SUBJECT: MID-CYCLE ASSESSMENT LETTER FOR SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT

ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2

(REPORT 05000498/2016005 AND 05000499/2016005)

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