ML19312E816

Advises That Potential Deficiency Re Excessive Hydrostatic Pressure Under Essential Cooling Pond Does Not Meet Criteria of 10CFR55(e)

ML19312E816
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	04/25/1980
From:	Eric Turner HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
To:
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SFN:V-0530, SFN:V-530, NUDOCS 8006090571
Download: ML19312E816 (3)

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Company Houston Lighting & Power P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 (713) 228-9211 I

April 25, 1980 l ST-HL-AE-452 i SFN: V-0530 l 1

I Director, Region IV  !

Nuclear Regulatory Commission j 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76102

Dear Sir:

South Texas Project 1 Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498, STN 50-499 Excessive Hydrostatic Pressure Under the Essential Coolina Pond On March 28, 1980, Houston Lighting & Power Company notified your office of a potential deficiency involving excessive hydrostatic pressure under the essential cooling pond. The determination has been made that this event does not meet the criteria of 10 CFR 50.55(e) and therefore is not reportable.

Very truly yours, g /w_' :_

E. A. Turner Vice President Power Plant Construction

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Houston Lightins & Power company ST-HL-AE- 452 Page 2 CC: G.W. Oprea, Jr.

D.G. Barker C.L. McNeese H.R. Dean R.L. Waldrop G.B. Painter A.J. Granger R.A. Frazar M.D. Schwarz (Baker & Botts)

R. Gordon Gooch (Baker & Botts)

J.R. Newman (Lowenstein, Newman, Reis, Axelrad & Toll)

Director, Office of Inspection & Enforcement Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 M.L. Borchelt Executive Vice President Central Power & Light Company P.O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 R.L. Hancock Director of Electrical Utilities City of Austin P.O. Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 J.B. Poston Assistant General Manager of Operations City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 R.C. Mecke City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 M.C. Nitcholas City of Austin P.O. Box 1088 Austin, Texas 78767 R.L. Range Central Power & Light Company P.O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 Charles Bechoefer, Esquire Chairman, Atomic Safety & Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

4 Houston Ughting & Pbwer Company ST-HL-AE-452

, Paga 3 Dr. James C. Lamb, III 313 Woodhaven Road Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514 Dr. Emmeth A. Luebke Atomic Safety & Licensing Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Steven A. Sinkin, Esquire 116_Villita Street San Antonio, Texas 78205 Citizens for Equitable Utilities c/o Ms. Peggy Buchorn Route 1, Box 432 Brazoria, Texas 77422 Richard W. Lowerre, Esquire Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas P.O. Box 12548 Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711 4

Henry J. McGurren, Esquire Hearing Attorney Office of the Executive Legal Director 4

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 l

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