ML20034G854
| ML20034G854 | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/05/1993 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Hall D HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20034G855 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9303120012 | |
| Download: ML20034G854 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000498/1992036
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-498/92-36; 50-499/92-36 (NOTICE OF
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This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. J. I. Tapit and the inspectors
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identified in the attached report, of this office between December 6, 1992,
and January 16, 1993. The inspection ' included a review of activities
authorized for your South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, facility. At the
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conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members
of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
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Areas examined during the ic.spection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of
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activities in progress.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain licensee activities appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
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Violation (Notice).
The first violation is of concern because it represents
five examples where the requirements of the Technical Specifications were not
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adhered to.
The second violation relates to less than adequate preventive
maintenance on an important safety-related component, which caused a
subsequent valid failure of that component. The third and fourth violation
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represent failures to satisfy the requirements of the American Society of
Mechanical Engineer's Code requirements.
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During this inspection period, your staff identified that selected Technical
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Specification surveillance procedures were less than adequate. Although this
constituted a violation of NRC requirements, the violations are not being
cited because the criteria in paragraph VII.B.2.of Appendix C to 10 CFR Part 2
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of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," were satisfied. These violations were
licensee identified and your staff took prompt and effective actions to
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correct the problem. One of the two violations was discovered during a
procedure review that was a corrective action for a previous licensee event
report. The other violation was found during an engineering review of
completed surveillance procedures.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
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response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this
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Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future
inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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The response directed by this letter and enclosed Notice are not subject to
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the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget, as required
by the Paperwork Redoction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased
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to discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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Enclosures
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Appendix A - Notice of Violation
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Appendix B.- NRC Inspection Report
50-498/92-36; 50-499/92-36 w/ attachment
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Houston Lighting & Power Company
ATTN:
William J. Jump, Manager
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Nuclear Licensing
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City of Austin
Electric Utility Department
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