ML20035E551
| ML20035E551 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 04/13/1993 |
| From: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Hall D HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20035E552 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9304160166 | |
| Download: ML20035E551 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000498/1993014
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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/93-14; 50-499/93-14 (NOTICE OF
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This refers to the inspection conducted by i . I. Barnes of this office on
Narch 5 and 17-19, 1993. The intpection int 3 ded 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 you and those
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members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
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Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
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these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
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and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
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activities in progress.
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Based on the results of this inspection, certain licensed activities appeared
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to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
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leaks that were not properly documented, contrary to the requirements of the
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governing procedure. This violation is of concern because it is indicative of
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insufficient attention to and oversight of conditions that have the potential
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to result in significant degradation of the reactor coolant system pressure
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boundary.
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Violation B pertains to two examples of inadequate corrective actions relative
to Unit 1 Steam Generator IB hot leg primary side manway cover boric acid
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leakage and Unit I steam generator primary side manway stud elongation. This
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violation is of concern because it represents additional examples in which
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your corrective action program has been less than fully effective in resolving
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significant hardware problems. Three other recent NRC inspection reports
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(92-35, 93-05, and 93-08) documented several examples of safety-related
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equipmelit problems that could be attributed, in part, to insufficient problem
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identification, inadequate root cause analysis, or untimely and inadequate
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corrective actions.
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specified in the enclosed Motice when preparing your response.
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Newman & Holtzinger, P. C.
ATTN: Jack R. Newman, Esq.
1615 L Street, NW
Washington, D.C.
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Central Power and Light Company
ATTN:
D. E. Ward /T. M. Puckett
P.O. Box 2121
Corpus Christi, Texas 78403
Records Center
1100 Circle 75 Parkway
Atlanta, Georgia 30339-3064
Mr. Joseph M. Hendrie
50 Bellport Lane
Be11 port, New York 11713
Bureau of Radiation Control
State of Texas
1101 West 49th Street
Judge, Matagorda County
Matagorda County Courthouse
1700 Seventh Street
Bay City, Texas 77414
Licensing Representative
Houston Lighting & Power Company
Suite 610
Three Metro Center
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Houston Lighting & Power Company
ATTN: Rufus S. Scott, Associate
General Counsel
P.O. Box 61867
Houston, Texas 77208
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