ML20035A320
| ML20035A320 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 03/17/1993 |
| From: | Roe J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Hall D HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-M85176, TAC-M85177, NUDOCS 9303250142 | |
| Download: ML20035A320 (3) | |
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!brch 17,1993 Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499 Mr. Donald P. Hall Group Vice President, Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001
Dear Mr. Hall:
SUBJECT:
SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT ELECTRIC GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2 -
OPERATIONAL SAFEGUARDS RESPONSE EVALUATION (TAC N0s. M85176 and M85177)
This letter conveys the results and conclusions of the Operational Safeguards Response Evaluation (OSRE) conducted by the NRC's Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation at the South Texas Project from.lanuary 25 through 28, 1993.
The OSRE team was composed of NRC personnel assisted by members of the U.S.
Army Special Forces. One purpose of the OSRE program is to evaluate a licensee's ability to respond in a contingency to an external threat by focusing on the interactions between operations and security in establishing priorities for protection of equipment and ch the defensive strategies used.
The OSRE also includes a safety / safeguards interface review to assure that safeguards measures do not adversely affect safe operation of the facility.
The OSRE conclusions are documented in the enclosed report (Part I, Operational Safeguards Readiness Review; and Part II, Safety / Safeguards Interface Review).
This enclosure, which contains safeguards information of a type specified in 10 CFR 73.21, will not be placed in the Public Document Room, and must be protected against unauthorf cd disclosure.
The high quality of drills, exercises, and demonstrations observed by the team and the results of interviews conducted by the team indicated an excellent contingency response capability at the South Texas facility. However, there was an indication that the recently initiated weapons training course should emphasize target identification for response officers to ensure that deadly s
force is not used inappropriately. The team also concluded that effective provisions were in place to assure that safeguards measures did not adversely affect the safe operation of the facility. However, consideration might be given to issuing hard keys to auxiliary operators to ensure the quickest possible access to vital areas.
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The enclosed report does not convey any new regulatory requirement.
Its findings have been considered with respect to your ability to meet the general performance objective and requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(a).
Because of the high level of safeguards effectiveness indicated during the team evaluation at the South Texas facility, no specific response is required to this report.
However, we expect that Houston Lighting & Power Company will review the discussion and observations for any appropriate action.However, we expect that Houston Lighting & Power Company will review the discussion and observations for any appropriate action.
This letter affects one respondent and, therefore, is not subject to the Office of Management and Budget review under Public Law 96-511.
Sincerely, Jack W. Roe, Director Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Enclosure:
Operational Safeguards Response Evaluation (Part I, Operational Safeguards Readiness Review; Part II, Safety / Safeguards Enclosure contains SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION Interface Review)
Upon removal of enclosure this document is DECONTROLLED.
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Jack R. Newman, Esq.
Licensing Representative Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.
Houston Lighting and Power Company 1
1615 L Street, N.W.
Suite 610 Washington, D.C.
20036 Three Metro Center Bethesda, Maryland 20814 1
Mr. J. C. Lanier/M. B. Lee City of Austin Bureau of Radiation Control Electric Utility Department State of Texas P. O. Box 1088 1101 West 49th Street l
Austin, Texas 78767 Austin, Texas 78756
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Mr. K. J. Fiedler Rufus S. Scott Mr. M. T. Hardt Associate General Counsel City Public Service Board Houston Lighting and Power Company P. O. Box 1771 P. O. Box 61867 San Antonio, Texas 78296 Houston, Texas 77208 Mr. D. E. Ward Mr. T. M. Puckett Central Power and Light Company P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 i
INPO Records Center 1100 Circle 75 Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339-3064 Regional Administrator, Region IV U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Mr. Joseph M. Hendrie 50 Bellport Lane Bellport, New York 11713 Judge, Matagorda County Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, Texas 77414 Mr. William J. Jump Manager, Nuclear Licensing Houston Lighting and Power Company P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483