IR 05000498/1988024
| ML20247B040 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/17/1989 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8903290264 | |
| Download: ML20247B040 (3) | |
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Houston Lighting & Power Company.
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J. H. Goldberg, Group Vice President Nuclear-P.O. Box-1700
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Houston, Texas 77001
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Gentlemen:
'Thank you for your letters of July 8 and October 18, 1988, in response to our letter and attached Notice of Violation dated May 24, 1988, and our letter of September 19, 1988.
We' agree with your exception to Violation 499/8824-01 in that your procedures establish adequate administrative controls ~ for tagging. Therefore, the Notice of Violation regarding Violation 499/8824-01 is cancelled. We note your
, recognition that temporary tags should be removed to avoid confusion and that
'you have directed appropriate personnel to do so upon completion of testing or work activities.
Sincerely, Original signed by
T. F. Westerman L. J. Callan, Director Division of Reactor Projects cc:
Houston Lighting & Power Company ATTN:
M. A. McBurnett, Manager
.c Operations Support Licensing P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth. Texas 77483 Houstor. Lighting & Power Company ATTN:
Gerald E. Vaughn, Vice President Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 F
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Houston Lighting & Power Company ATTN:. R. W. Chewning, Chairman Nuclear Safety Review Board P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 City.Public Service Board
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R. J. Costello/M. T. Hardt P.O. Box.1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 Houston Lighting & Power Company ATTN:
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The Light company P.O. Box 1700 Houston. Texas 77001 (713) 228 9211 Houston Lighting & Power k&
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention:
Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Unit 2 Docket No. STN 50-499 Response to Additional NRC Questions Corcerning Notice of Violation 499/8824-01 Reference: (1) HL&P Letter ST-HL-AE-2707 dated July 8,1988, J. H. Goldberg to USNRC.
Houston Lighting & Power Company has evaluated the NRC request for additional information concerning the response to Notice of Violation 499/88-24-01.
It remains HL&P's position that the Master Completion List is used as a means at STPEGS to comply with 10CFR50 Appendix B, Criterion XIV.
Temporary tags are provided for informational purposes in the field and to define jurisdictional boundaries. These tags are not used to establish the status of inspections and tests. The following provides clarification of plcnt procedures used to control information regarding the status of equipment and components.
As stated in the initial response to Notice of Violation 8824-01 (See Reference (1)), the South Texas Project utilizes a computerized Master Completion List (MCL) for tracking open and incomplete items on systems and components before and after Release for Test and Turnover to Operations (Startup Administrative Instruction 8).
The MCL is shared by Nuclear Plant Operations Department (NPOD), Nuclear Construction Support Group (NCSG),
Startup, and Construction.
Responsibility for control of the MCL is I
transferred with the acceptance of Release For Test and Area Turnover Packages. At the time of system or area turnover to NPOD, the MCL is reconciled to ensure any retaaining open items are tracked.
In addition, temporary alterations and outstanding clearances are also identified on the MCL at the time of system or subsystem turnover.
Temporary alterations and equipment clearance tags are separately controlled in accordance with the respective Startup and NPOD procedures.
Standard Site Procedure (SSP) 19, "QA/QC Responsibilities for System and j
Area Turnover", requires the contractor's Quality Control supervisor (s) to l
complete the required inspections and associated documentation review (s) for L4/NRC/co
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A Subsidiary of Houston Industries incorporated
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each Startup system or area in accordance with the turnover schedule. The Material Labor Control System (MLCS) is a computerized statusing system l
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utilized by the construction and quality departments to indicate the status of L
installation and documentation of each item by commodity, within a startup.
system or area.. SSP-19 identifies responsibility for ensuring that items noted as exceptions in the Area Turnover / System Release for Test Package are contained on the Master Completion List.
Open QC inspections and/or actions
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I which have been identified on MLCS and/or the System / Area MCL are monitored until the actual Release for Test date. When final inspection records are not
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present for a particular item at time of turnover, the item (s) is listed on l
the MCL.
l Use of the MCL is considered to be a suitable means to meet the requirements of 10CFR50 Appendix B, Criterion XIV.
Strict accountability is not required for temporary tags utilized as construction / operational aids for informational purposes or identification of jurisdictional boundaries. As
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summarized in Reference 1, tags utilized at STP that reflect plant and component configurations are properly controlled in accordance with their respective procedures, and/or the status of work activities is tracked on the MCL. Temporary tags which are used for informational purposes or define jurisdictional boundaries are required to be removed prior to system and area turnover to NPOD.
The existence of temporary tags prior to turnover to NPOD, in HL&P's opinion, have no significance with regard to the safe operation of
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Although not required by procedure. HL&P recognizes that temporary tags
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Their presence could contribute to confusion. As an enhancement to the programs utilized to control the status of equipment and components, startup personnel have been directed to remove these tags upon completion of related testing or work activities.
If you should have any questions en this matter, please contret Mr.
M. F. Polishak at (512) 972-7071.
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Regional Administrator, Region IV Rufus S. Scott Naclear Regulatory Commission Associate General Counsel
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611 Rynn Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Houston Lighting & Power Compar.y
Arlington, TX 76011 P. O. Box 1700
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Houston, TX 77001
George F. Dick, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission INPO Washington, DC 20555 Records Center 1100 Circle 75 Parkway Jack E. Boss Atlanta, CA 30339-3064 Senior Resident Inspector / Operations c/o U.S. Nuclear Re5ulatory Dr. Joseph M. Hendrie Commission 50 Bellport Jane P. O. Box 910 Bellport, NY 11713 Bay City, TX 77414 J. I. Tapia Senior Resident Inspector / Construction c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 910 Bay City. TX 77414 J. R. Newman, Esquire Newman & Holtringer, P.C.
1615 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036 R. L. Pange/R. P. Verret Central Power & Light Company P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, TX 78403 R. John Miner (2 copies)
Chief Operating Officer City of Austin Electric Utility 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, TX 78704 R. J. Costello/M. T. Hardt City Public Service Board P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Revised 08/24/88 14/NRC/co
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