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Seventh Set of Interrogatories Directed to Houston Lighting & Power.Requests Info Re steam-driven Feedwater Pumps,Scram Discharge Vol Tank,Hydrogen Monitoring Sys & Nuclear Fission Generation of Electricity
ML19312D048
Person / Time
Site: Allens Creek File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date: 02/12/1980
From: Jeffrey Scott
National Resources Defense Council
To:
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
NUDOCS 8002290378
Download: ML19312D048 (3)


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Does;ACNGS!pinn's call: for a ateam driven - feedwater-purap(s) ?

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N.Providereferencetodocumentation'oftheresponses-to'#2and 241Eabove.

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hormal? If so, provido refer ances to any studies or tests that confirm that.bclief. :If not, explain those circumstances when it.can operatei

%:Will the' Applicant unc w.... float switches in the Scram

< Discharge Volume Tank _(SDW)?

~6.L Does sp'plicant maintain that, -in the event of SDVT owitch failure and slowing.o_f tbe-CRD (Control Rod' Drive), it sill

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' function?; Produce: and -list by name all documente and otudies ittithin An HLSP's pooseccion:that-are relied upon in answering

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7 'W111?the Applicant't"c the position that its hydrogen

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8l,i.Doesfhpplicant believeithat nocexplosloniof hydro 6en

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10.- Uhatiis the: normal operatinis.prtatico for personnel if the?

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.11. Provide - the following ninfonnation on the P. A. Robinson and

- Cedar ?nayou Generating ' Plant: :

.(a) MUo. capa! city.

(bliAverage temperatura.of water at' plant dincharge outlet n

and;coolingccancl dit: charge point - for - (i) nummer and -(11) winter.-

~12. Providc.the following f.or tbn-W.'A. Parish Generating Plant:

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(a)-MNe capacity.

l (b) ~ Averago ter.peratura of ' cooling - lake for (i) - summer and (ii) Wintor.

(c) ~ Water 4losces in acqc M./ year.

13.: Is it EL&P's position that nuc1 cur fission generation'~of electricity

'ia environmentally-attporior to v.ataral gas genorntion?

If so,1what.

H icitho basioffor-the alleged superiority.

x n14.-Canfthe'P k.J Robinson, Cedar Bayou, or Nobster generating utations

~ be ' converted to nuclear power plantn,- under current licensing requiro" i nents?;

15.cIo it7the position of-uLGP:that P.A.tRobinson, cedar.Dayou, or m

SHebater generatingj stations Jcould ba donverted toicoal generation

.Eursitul Onder)cxiiitinglair; quai.ityi regulations-and EPA non--attainmont -

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d.ofignations?. Iff Yes, y e tat.alany: danusplionc;.ac Ltc meanu - of; controlling

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.(a)':New naturaligan plants?-

. (b) 1990' retirement of c:cisting natural gas plants?

p. 33 il.7. Na'ao by title, and prodnce for 'inspectioni any document in IIL&P? u k

possuasion which forecasts,. predicts, hypothenizen, or describes

ponsible offects of' EPA' regulahions'or non-attainment designationc an Jindustrial uiting or electrical demand in the HL&P servico ' area.

l.B.: ls it1HL&P's position _that the front-end fuel cycle for nuclears

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oflitatural gas. electricaligeneration?.If yes, stato the manner in

. which : tho nuclear cycle in auperior,. and any docaments relied upon

'in answering'the.interrogutory.

h 19%Describeiany expanoson'e electrical generating capacity involvintf natural gas an a fuol within the HLnP nystem during the. lant -five yearn. ;The term " expansion" i's nennt to include tho additdon of.

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20. - Deacribe the Loxtent of-natural-gau~ exploration activity. undertaken by Houcton dndustries, Jinn.,.-or its.cnbcidiariea,.at the procent.tima.

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itihefyearlyj2 production'of. naturdi'Lgtu, fthe approximate numbe!c -of leasos o

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-(d) !tre Mr. provisionc for a back-up to the Central procccsing Unit (c)?. Doec une of the haci:-un capability reduce proccasing capability for lower "riority operatienc?

In the back-up UFU of equal capability in tai renpcota to the unit it may replace?

(c) Doco HInp pl an to bn v contcaary cngineers on duty in the contral room for minun'rce, r.: pair, and procran alterations relevant to the data uracenaing equipnent?

If not, how does HI&p plant to carry cui those functions?

(f) Uho will or hna jeepred the programs for use in the computer?

(g) t' hat standardc tra m1cd in preparing the. progrnm(c)?

(h) I& plain or deceribe hou quality assurance for the programa lu raintained during the pr M eat technical review of prograta utilined in the data proa aind equiptent.

(i) Hov in quality as m cence for program performance tnaintained during the-tecting et the nrogran utiliced in the data processing equipacnt?

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dopendent c ven11 ants?

(j) Have the'prograra 4:er meaLed yet?

(k) How many computer ier-Inale vill thcro be in the control room?

(1) Will a printor te nLiliced during control room operations?

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