IR 05000498/2015005

Mid-Cycle Assessment Letter for South Texas Project Electric Generating Station (Report 05000498/2015005 and 05000499/2015005)

ML15243A561
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	09/01/2015
From:	Nick Taylor NRC/RGN-IV/DRP
To:	Koehl D South Texas
Nicholas Taylor
References
IR 2015005
Download: ML15243A561 (7)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 1600 E LAMAR BLVD ARLINGTON, TX 76011-4511 September 1, 2015 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 (REPORT 05000498/2015005 AND 05000499/2015005)

Dear Mr. Koehl:

On August 11, 2015, the 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 , 2014 through June 30 , 2015. This letter informs you of the NRC's 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 2 during the most recent quarter was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRC's 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, 2017. 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," which requires licensees to develop, implement, and maintain guidance and strategies to maintain or restore core cooling, containment, and spent fuel pool cooling capabilities following a beyond-design-basis external event.

Additionally, the Commission issued Order EA-12-051, "Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," which requires licensees to have a reliable means of remotely monitoring wide-range Spent Fuel Pool levels to support effective prioritization of event mitigation and recovery actions in the event of a beyon d-design-basis external event. The NRC is conducting audits of licensee efforts towards compliance with these Orders.

The audit has been completed at South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, 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 Final 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 2515/191, "Inspection of the Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Orders and Emergency Preparedness Communication/Staffing/Multi-Unit Dose Assessment Plans."

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRC's "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 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).

Please contact me at 817-200-1141 with any questions you have regarding this letter.

Sincerely,

/RA/ Nicholas H.

Taylor, Branch Chief Project Branch B Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.:

50-498; 50-499 License Nos.:

NPF-76; NPF-80 Enclosure: South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 Inspection /Activity Plan

SUNSI Review By: NHTaylor ADAMS Yes No Publicly Available Non-Publicly Available Non-Sensitive Sensitive OFFICE RIV/BC/DRP RIV/D/DRS RIV/D/DRP NAME NTaylor AVegel TPruett SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/ DATE 8/26/15 8/26/15 8/27/15 Letter to Dennis from Nicholas H. Taylor dated September 1, 2015 SUBJECT: ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 (REPORT 05000498/2015005 AND 05000499/2015005

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Page 1 of 3 08/26/2015 14:08:13 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff on SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015-06/30/2017EXAM-INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 6 1 INITIAL EXAM STP UNIT 1 (9/2015)

X02554 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 2 INITIAL EXAM STP UNIT 2 (9/2015)

X02555 08/31/2015 09/04/2015 1 INITIAL EXAM STP UNIT 1 (9/2015)

X02554 09/28/2015 10/09/2015 2 INITIAL EXAM STP UNIT 2 (9/2015)

X02555 09/28/2015 10/09/2015 ISFSI-PAD POUR INSPECTION (ONE WEEK VISIT)

1 1 IP Operation Of An ISFSI 60855 07/01/2015 07/31/2015 RS 24-RADIATION SAFETY 2 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 07/27/2015 07/31/2015 1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment71124.04 07/27/2015 07/31/2015 INSP-OPERATOR REQUAL INSPECTION 3 1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B 09/14/2015 09/18/201571111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION 1R19 1 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 10/12/2015 10/23/2015 EP-1-BIENNIAL EP PROGAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP A lert and Notification System Testing711140211/16/201511/20/2015 1, 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140311/16/201511/20/2015 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140411/16/201511/20/2015 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140511/16/201511/20/2015 EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 1 1, 2 IP Drill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0111/16/201511/20/2015 1, 2 IP ERO Readiness71151-EP0211/16/201511/20/2015 1, 2 IP A lert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0311/16/201511/20/2015 EB1-07T-STP TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE 1 1, 2 IP Heat Sink Performance7111107T 12/07/201512/11/2015 EB1-21T-STP COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION 6 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection7111121 01/25/2016 02/12/2016 ISFSI-DRY RUN INSPECTION (MULTIPLE VISITS)

1 2 IP Operation Of An ISFSI 60855 03/01/2016 05/30/2016 EB1-21EQ-STP EQ/CDBI INSPECTION (PILOT)

3 1, 2 IP Component Design Bases Inspection7111121 03/21/2016 03/25/2016 EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2 1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0107/11/2016 07/15/2016 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 2 of 3 08/26/2015 14:08:13 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff on SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015-06/30/2017 EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS 2 1 IP ERO Readiness71151-EP0207/11/2016 07/15/2016 1 IP A lert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0307/11/2016 07/15/2016 EP-3-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION 4 1 IP Exercise Evaluation711140107/11/2016 07/16/2016 1 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140407/11/2016 07/16/201671111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION 1 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 10/10/2016 10/21/2016 RS 12 PI-RADIATION SAFETY 2 1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01 10/17/2016 10/21/2016 1, 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01 10/17/2016 10/21/2016TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION 4 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B11/14/201611/18/2016 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 12/05/2016 12/09/2016 RS 5678-RADIATION SAFETY - TEAM 4 1, 2 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0511/28/2016 12/02/2016 1, 2 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0611/28/2016 12/02/2016 1, 2 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0711/28/2016 12/02/2016 1, 2 IP Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0811/28/2016 12/02/2016 EB2-05T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION 4 1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]7111105T 01/23/2017 01/27/2017 1, 2 IP Fire Protection [Triennial]7111105T 02/06/2017 02/10/2017 RS 13 PI-RADIATION SAFETY 3 1, 2 IP Radiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.01 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1, 2 IP In-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.03 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1, 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01 03/27/2017 03/31/2017 1, 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01 03/27/2017 03/31/201771111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 1 1 1 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 03/27/2017 04/07/2017 EP-1-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP A lert and Notification System Testing7111402 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 1, 2 IP Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System7111403 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.

Page 3 of 3 08/26/2015 14:08:13 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff on SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2015-06/30/2017 EP-1-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION 1 1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes7111404 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 1, 2 IP Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies7111405 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION 1 1, 2 IP ERO Readiness71151-EP02 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 1, 2 IP A lert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP03 05/08/2017 05/12/2017 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.