ML13029A652

Acknowledgement of Response to NRC Notice of Violation and NRC Inspection Report 05000498/2012007 and 05000499/2012007

ML13029A652
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	01/29/2013
From:	Ray Kellar Division of Reactor Safety IV
To:	Koehl D South Texas
References
EA-12-227 IR-12-007
Download: ML13029A652 (2)

See also: IR 05000498/2012007

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U N IT E D S TA TE S

N U C LEAR R E GU LA TOR Y C OM MI S SI ON

R E G IO N I V

1600 EAST LAMAR BLVD

AR L I NG TO N , TE X AS 7 60 1 1 - 4511

January 29, 2013

EA-12-227

Mr. Dennis Koehl

President and Chief Executive Officer

STP Nuclear Operating Company

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, TX 77483

SUBJECT: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF RESPONSE TO NRC NOTICE OF VIOLATION

AND NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000498/2012007 AND 05000499/2012007

Dear Mr. Koehl:

Thank you for your letter dated, December 11, 2012 (ML12359A064), in response to our

November 20, 2012, letter and Notice of Violation EA-12-227 issued to STP Nuclear Operating

Company (ML12325A789).

Notice of Violation EA-12-227 was issued as a result of the South Texas Projects untimely

implementation of corrective actions for deficiencies in the stations fire protection program. We

have reviewed the attachments to your December 11, 2012, letter, which describe the stations

intended response to the violation described in the Notice. We have concluded that you have

provided adequate information on your plans to address this noncompliance. We will review the

implementation of these corrective actions during a future inspection to determine whether full

compliance has been restored and will be maintained.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Ray L. Kellar, P.E., Chief

Technical Support Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-498, 50-499

License Nos.: NPF-76, NPF-80

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Regional Administrator (Elmo.Collins@nrc.gov)

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Acting DRS Director (Tom.Blount@nrc.gov)

Acting DRS Deputy Director (Jeff.Clark@nrc.gov)

Senior Resident Inspector (John.Dixon@nrc.gov)

Resident Inspector (Binesh.Tharakan@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRP/A (Wayne.Walker@nrc.gov)

Senior Project Engineer, DRP/A (Matt.Young@nrc.gov)

Project Engineer, DRP/A (Jason.Dykert@nrc.gov)

STP Administrative Assistant (Lynn.Wright@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Victor.Dricks@nrc.gov)

Public Affairs Officer (Lara.Uselding@nrc.gov)

Project Manager (Balwant.Singal@nrc.gov)

Branch Chief, DRS/TSB (Ray.Kellar@nrc.gov)

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