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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-498/79-16 & 50-499/79-16 During Oct 1979 & Notice of Violation
ML19308C728
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 12/12/1979
From: Seidle W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Eric Turner
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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ML19308C730 List:
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NUDOCS 8002010209
Download: ML19308C728 (2)


See also: IR 05000498/1979016

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December 12, 1979

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Docket No. 50-498/Rpt. 79-16

50-499/Rpt. 79-16

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Ilouston Lighting and Power Company

Attn:

Mr. E. A. Turner, Vice President

Power Plant Construction and

Technical Services

Post Office Box 1700

Houston, Texas

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Centlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by our Resident Inspector,

Mr.11. S. Phillips, during the period of October 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

t.he enclosed inspection report. 'Within these areas, the inspection con-

sisted of selective examination of procedures and representative records,

interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your

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license appear to be in noncompliance with Appendix B to 10 CFR 50 of

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the NRC Regulations, " Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants."

The item of noncompliance and references to the portinent requirements

are identified in the encleacd Notice of Violation.

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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 requires 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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December 12, 1979

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules'of Practice," Part 2,

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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

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Room.

If the report contains any information that you believe to be

proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written appli etion 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

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information is proprietary.

The application should be prepared so that

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any proprietary information identified 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

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pleased to discuss them with you.

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Sincerely,

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W. C. Seidle, Chief

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Reactor Construction and

Engineering Support Branch

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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IE Inspection Report No. 50-498/79-16

50-499/79-16

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