ML16237A060
| 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 |
| Taylor N | |
| 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: O n 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 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
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 , 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
D. Koehl - 2 - 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 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 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
Page 1 of 3
08/30/2016
09:36:28 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates
Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff
on SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan
07/01/2016
-06/30/2018
EP-2-EP PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
2 1 IP Drill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0107/11/2016
07/15/2016
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
07/15/2016
1 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140407/11/2016
07/15/2016TSB 52B-BIENNIAL PI&R INSPECTION
4 1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 08/08/2016
08/12/2016
1, 2 IP Problem Identification and Resolution71152B 08/22/2016
08/26/201671111.08-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 10/24/2016
10/28/2016
1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 10/24/2016
10/28/2016
1, 2 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness71151-OR01
10/24/2016
10/28/2016
1, 2 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent Occurrences71151-PR01
10/24/2016
10/28/2016
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
02/10/2017EXAM-INITIAL EXAM
6 1 INITIAL EXAM STP U1 (09/2017)
X02592 08/14/2017
08/18/2017
2 INITIAL EXAM STP U2 (09/2017)
X02593 08/14/2017
08/18/2017
1 INITIAL EXAM STP U1 (09/2017)
X02592 09/25/2017
10/04/2017
2 INITIAL EXAM STP U2 (09/2017)
X02593 09/25/2017
10/04/2017
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
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site
and announced inspection procedures.
Page 2 of 3
08/30/2016
09:36:28 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates
Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff
on SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan
07/01/2016
-06/30/2018
RS 13 PI-RADIATION SAFETY
3 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
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 Drill/Exercise Performance71151-EP01
05/08/2017
05/12/2017
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
EB1-17T-STP 50.59 EVALUATIONS OF CHANGES, TESTS
3 1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T 05/22/2017
05/26/2017
1, 2 IP Evaluations of Changes, Tests, and Experiments and Permanent Plant Modifications7111117T 06/05/2017
06/09/2017
ISFSI-DRY RUN INSPECTION (MULTIPLE WEEKS)
1 1, 2 IP Preoperational Testing of Independent Spent Fuel Storage Facility Installation at Operating Plants
60854.1 06/01/2017
07/20/2017
RS 24-RADIATION SAFETY
2 1, 2 IP Occupational ALARA Planning and Controls71124.02 07/31/2017
08/04/2017
1, 2 IP Occupational Dose Assessment71124.04 07/31/2017
08/04/2017
ISFSI-FIRST CASK LOADING INSPECTION
1 1, 2 IP Operation of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation at Operating Plants
60855.1 08/01/2017
08/10/2017
BRQ-BRQ INSPECTION
3 1, 2 IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program7111111B 08/28/2017
09/01/20177111108-INSERVICE INSPECTION UNIT 2
1 2 IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR7111108P 04/02/2018
04/13/2018
EB1-07T-STP HEAT SINK PERFORMANCE
1 1, 2 IP Heat Sink Performance7111107T06/11/2018
06/15/2018
EP-1-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION
4 1, 2 IP Exercise Evaluation711140106/11/2018
06/15/2018
1, 2 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes711140406/11/2018
06/15/2018
1, 2 IP Drill/Exercise Performance71151-EP0106/11/2018
06/15/2018
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site
and announced inspection procedures.
Page 3 of 3
08/30/2016
09:36:28 Report 22 Unit NumberPlanned Dates
Start EndInspection ActivityTitle No. of Staff
on SiteSouth Texas ProjectInspection / Activity Plan
07/01/2016
-06/30/2018
EP-1-EP EXERCISE INSPECTION
4 1, 2 IP ERO Readiness71151-EP0206/11/2018
06/15/2018
1, 2 IP A lert & Notification System Reliability71151-EP0306/11/2018
06/15/2018
This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities. This report shows only on-site
and announced inspection procedures.
0 SUNSI Review
By: NHT ADAMS Yes No Publicly Available
Non-Publicly Available
Non-Sensitive Sensitive Keyword: NRC-002 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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