ML19210E155
| ML19210E155 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/1979 |
| From: | Seidle W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Eric Turner HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19210E156 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7911300611 | |
| Download: ML19210E155 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000498/1979015
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In Reply Refer to:
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Docket No. 50-498/Rpt. 79-15
50-499/Rpt. 79-15
Houston Lighting and Power Company
Attn:
Mr. E. A. Turner, Vice President
Power Plant Construction and
Technical Services
Post Office Box 1700
Houston, Texas
77001
Gentlemen:
This refers to the inspection conducted by our Resident Inspector,
Mr. H. S. Phillips, during the period of September 1979 of activities
authorized by NRC Construction Permits No. CPPR-128 and 129 for the
South Texas Project, Units No. I and 2, and to the discussion of our
findings with Mr. L. D. Wilson and other members of your staff during
the inspection period.
Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in
the enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection con-
sisted of selective examination of procedures and representative recorus,
interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.
During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your
license appear to be in noncompliance with Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 of the
NRC Regulations, " Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants."
fhe item of noncompliance and references to the pertinent requirements are
identified in the enclosed Notice of Violation.
Two new unresolved items are identified in paragraph 3 of the enclosed
report.
This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201
of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations. Section 2.201 rcquires you to submit to this office, within
30 days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation
in reply including:
(1) corrective steps which have been taken by you,
and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will be taken to
avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will
be achieved.
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October 19, 1979
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the
enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document
Room.
If the report contains any information that you believe to be
proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written application to
this office, within 20 days of the date of this letter, requesting that
such information be withheld from public disclosure. The application must
include a full statement of the reasons why it is claimed that the infor-
mation is proprietary. The application should be prepared so that any
proprietary information identifiti is contained in an enclosure to the
application, since the application without the enclosure will also be
placed in the Public Document Room. If we do not hear from you in this
regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in the
Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be
pleased to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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W. C. Seidle, Chief
Reactor Construction and
Engineering Support Branch
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
IE Inspection Report No. 50-498/79-15
50-499/79-15
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