IR 05000498/2015005
| ML15243A561 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 09/01/2015 |
| From: | Taylor N H NRC/RGN-IV/DRP |
| To: | Koehl D L South Texas |
| Nicholas Taylor | |
| References | |
| IR 2015005 | |
| Download: ML15243A561 (7) | |
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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 beyond-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) DISTRIBUTION: Regional Administrator (Marc.Dapas@nrc.gov) Deputy Regional Administrator (Kriss.Kennedy@nrc.gov) DRP Director (Troy.Pruett@nrc.gov) DRP Deputy Director (Ryan.Lantz@nrc.gov) DRS Director (Anton.Vegel@nrc.gov) DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov) Senior Resident Inspector (Alfred.Sanchez@nrc.gov) Resident Inspector (Nick.Hernandez@nrc.gov) Branch Chief, DRP/B (Nicholas.Taylor@nrc.gov) Senior Project Engineer, DRP/B (David.Proulx@nrc.gov) Project Engineer, DRP/B (Steven.Janicki@nrc.gov) Project Engineer, DRP/B (Shawn.Money@nrc.gov) STP Administrative Assistant (Lynn.Wright@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov) Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov) RIV State Liaison Officer (Bill.Maier@nrc.gov) Project Manager (Lisa.Regner@nrc.gov) Acting Team Leader, DRS/TSS (Eric.Ruesch@nrc.gov) Director, DIRS, NRR (Scott.Morris@nrc.gov) Deputy Director, DIRS, NRR (Allen.Howe@nrc.gov) Acting Director, DORL, NRR (Louise.Lund@nrc.gov) Acting Deputy Director, DORL (James.Trapp@nrc.gov) Director, NSIR/DPR (Rob.Lewis@nrc.gov) Chief, PLB IV, DORL, NRR (Michael.Markey@nrc.gov) RITS Coordinator (Marisa.Herrera@nrc.gov) Regional Counsel (Karla.Fuller@nrc.gov) Technical Support Assistant (Loretta.Williams@nrc.gov) Congressional Affairs Officer (Jenny.Weil@nrc.gov) RIV Congressional Affairs Officer (Angel.Moreno@nrc.gov) RIV/ETA: OEDO (Cindy.Rosales-Cooper@nrc.gov) ROPassessment Resource@nrc.gov ROPreports@nrc.gov OEMail Resource@nrc.gov Electronic Distribution for South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Page 1 of 308/26/201514:08:13Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2015-06/30/2017EXAM-INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM61 INITIAL EXAM STP UNIT 1 (9/2015)X0255408/31/201509/04/2015 2 INITIAL EXAM STP UNIT 2 (9/2015)X0255508/31/201509/04/20151 INITIAL EXAM STP UNIT 1 (9/2015)X0255409/28/201510/09/2015 2 INITIAL EXAM STP UNIT 2 (9/2015)X0255509/28/201510/09/2015ISFSI-PAD POUR INSPECTION (ONE WEEK VISIT)11 IPOperation Of An ISFSI6085507/01/201507/31/2015RS 24-RADIATION SAFETY21, 2 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0207/27/201507/31/20151, 2 IPOccupational Dose Assessment71124.0407/27/201507/31/2015INSP-OPERATOR REQUAL INSPECTION31, 2 IPLicensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B09/14/201509/18/201571111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION 1R1911 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P10/12/201510/23/2015EP-1-BIENNIAL EP PROGAM INSPECTION11, 2 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140211/16/201511/20/20151, 2 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140311/16/201511/20/20151, 2 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140411/16/201511/20/20151, 2 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140511/16/201511/20/2015EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS11, 2 IPDrill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0111/16/201511/20/20151, 2 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0211/16/201511/20/20151, 2 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0311/16/201511/20/2015EB1-07T-STP TRIENNIAL HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE11, 2 IPHeat Sink Performance7111107T12/07/201512/11/2015EB1-21T-STP COMPONENT DESIGN BASIS INSPECTION61, 2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112101/25/201602/12/2016ISFSI-DRY RUN INSPECTION (MULTIPLE VISITS)1 2 IPOperation Of An ISFSI6085503/01/201605/30/2016EB1-21EQ-STP EQ/CDBI INSPECTION (PILOT)31, 2 IPComponent Design Bases Inspection711112103/21/201603/25/2016EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS21 IPDrill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0107/11/201607/15/2016This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 308/26/201514:08:13Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2015-06/30/2017EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS21 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0207/11/201607/15/20161 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0307/11/201607/15/2016EP-3-BIENNIAL EP EXERCISE INSPECTION41 IPExercise Evaluation711140107/11/201607/16/20161 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140407/11/201607/16/201671111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION1 2 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P10/10/201610/21/2016RS 12 PI-RADIATION SAFETY21, 2 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0110/17/201610/21/20161, 2 IPOccupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.0210/17/201610/21/20161, 2 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0110/17/201610/21/20161, 2 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0110/17/201610/21/2016TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION41, 2 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B11/14/201611/18/20161, 2 IPProblem Identification and Resolution71152B12/05/201612/09/2016RS 5678-RADIATION SAFETY - TEAM41, 2 IPRadiation Monitoring Instrumentation71124.0511/28/201612/02/20161, 2 IPRadioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment71124.0611/28/201612/02/20161, 2 IPRadiological Environmental Monitoring Program71124.0711/28/201612/02/20161, 2 IPRadioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling, Storage, and Transportation71124.0811/28/201612/02/2016EB2-05T-TRIENNIAL FIRE PROTECTION INSPECTION41, 2 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T01/23/201701/27/20171, 2 IPFire Protection [Triennial]7111105T02/06/201702/10/2017RS 13 PI-RADIATION SAFETY31, 2 IPRadiological Hazard Assessment and Exposure Controls71124.0103/27/201703/31/20171, 2 IPIn-Plant Airborne Radioactivity Control and Mitigation71124.0303/27/201703/31/20171, 2 IPOccupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR0103/27/201703/31/20171, 2 IPRETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR0103/27/201703/31/201771111.08-INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 111 IPInservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P03/27/201704/07/2017EP-1-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION11, 2 IPAlert and Notification System Testing711140205/08/201705/12/20171, 2 IPEmergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation System711140305/08/201705/12/2017This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Page 3 of 308/26/201514:08:13Report 22UnitNumberPlanned DatesStart EndInspection ActivityTitleNo. of Staffon SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan07/01/2015-06/30/2017EP-1-BIENNIAL EP PROGRAM INSPECTION11, 2 IPEmergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140405/08/201705/12/20171, 2 IPCorrection of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies711140505/08/201705/12/2017EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATOR VERIFICATION11, 2 IPERO Readiness71151-EP0205/08/201705/12/20171, 2 IPAlert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0305/08/201705/12/2017This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.