ML19347E484

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-498/81-01 & 50-499/81-01 During Jan 1981
ML19347E484
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 03/26/1981
From: Seidle W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Oprea G
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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Download: ML19347E484 (2)


See also: IR 05000498/1981001

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March 26, 1981

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In Reply Refer to:

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Docket Nos. 50-498/Rpt. 81-01

50-499/Rpt. 81-01

Houston Lighting and Power Company

ATTN: Mr. G. W. Oprea, Jr.

Executive Vice President

Post Office Box 1700

Houston, Texas 77001

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by our Resident Reactor Inspector,

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Mr. H. S. Phillips, during January 1980, of activities authorized by NRC

Construction Permits Nos. CPPR-128 and 129 for the South Texas Project, Units

Nos. I and 2, and to the discussion of our findings with Mr. R. A. Frazar and

other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the

enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examination of procedures and re,sresentative records, interviews

with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

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

ap; ear to be in violation of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 of the NRC Regulation,

" Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Fower Plants." The Notice of Violation

for the violation reported in. paragraphs 4 and 7 of the enclosed inspection

report was forwarded to you by our letter dated March 20, 1981; therefore,

this letter does not require further response regarding this matter.

We have also examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identified

inspection findings. The status of these items is identified in paragraphs

3 and 4 of the enclosed report.

Six new unresolved items are identified in paragraphs 4, 5, 8, 9 and 10 of the

enclosed report.

In accoroance witn Section 2.60 of tne .u<C's ' Auies of Fract. ice,' Fort 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed

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inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Occument Room.

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report contains any information that you believe to be proprietary, it is

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necessary that you submit a written application to this office, within 25 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 information is proprietary. The application should

be prepared so that any proprietary information identified is contained in an

enclocare to the applicstion, since the application without the enclosure will

als, 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. ble, Chief

Engineering) Inspection Branch

Enclosure:

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IE Inspection Report No.

50-498/81-01; 0-499/81-01

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