ML20043B899
| ML20043B899 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Comanche Peak  |
| Issue date: | 05/29/1990 |
| From: | Charemagne Grimes Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | William Cahill TEXAS UTILITIES ELECTRIC CO. (TU ELECTRIC) |
| References | |
| EA-90-019, EA-90-19, NUDOCS 9005310493 | |
| Download: ML20043B899 (3) | |
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May.29, 1990
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In Reply Refer to:
Docket Hos. 50-445/89-23 50-446/89-23 EA 90-019 Texas Utilities Electric Company William J. Cahill,- Jr.
400 North Olive Street, L.B. 81 Dallas, TX 75201 Gentlemen:
'We have reviewed your letter of May 2,1990, in response to our. letter and:
Notice of Violation dated April 2,1990, in which you concluded that a violation of 10 CFR 50.9(a) did not occur. Your conclusion was based-primarily on the belief that an ad6quate review of the.other Code y procure.
ments had been conducted, that the findings of that review did not affect the corrective actions resulting from the service water system coating ~ removal, and that the results of that review were available to the NRC at the Comanche
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Peak site.
We continue to believe that you could have provided a more coniplete description of your findings for the other Code V procurenients in your docketed response to EA 88-310 and, thus, we conclude that the violation did occur. However, we:also recognize that our conclusion is based on a subiective judgment regarding the<
degree of completeness in your response.
We note that you are already in.plementing improvements in the: process for-evaluating and correcting deficiencies, es part of the corrective actions resulting from EA 89-219 and other comitments described 1.Tyour letter of-February 2,1990. These process improvements include reasures to more thoroughly and consistently evaluate the root cause of deficiencies-and events, in such a way that your findings can be better-communicated.
In addition, with this one-exception, our experience over the last two years has been generally favorable regarding your providing complete and accurate information to the NRC.
Accordingly, we have determined that the purpose of the enforcement action has been served and that no additional response to the-Notice of Violation'is; i
required.
Violation 445/8923-V-01; 446/8923-V-01 will be closed in our next monthly inspection report. We will continue to monitor.the effectiveness of your process improverents and cocaunications during future' routine inspections.
Sincerely, 1
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l Gentlemen:
l We have reviewed your letter of May 2,1990, in response to our letter and Notice of Violation dated April 2, 1990, in which you concluded that a violation of 10 CFR 50.9(a) did not' occur.
Your conclusion was based-primarily on the' belief that an adequate review of the other Code V procure-I ments had been conducted,'that the findings of that review did not affect the corrective actions resulting from the service water-system coating removal, and that the results of that review were available to:the NRC at the Comanche Peak site.
We continue to believe that you could have provided a.more complete description of your findings for the other Code V procurements in your docteted response _to-EA 88-310 and, thus, we conclude that the violation did occur.
However,.we also-recognize that our conclusion is based on a s'ubjective judgment regarding the degree of completeness in your response.
We note that you are already implementing improvements in the process for-evaluating and correcting deficiencies, as part of the corrective actions resulting from EA 89-219 and other commitments described-in your letter of-February 2, 1990.. These process improvements include measures to more. thoroughly and consistently evaluate the root cause of deficiencies and events, in such a way that your findings can be_ better communicated.
In addition, with this'one-exception, our experience over the last two years has' been generally favorable.
regarding your providing complete and accurate information to the NRC.
Accordingly, we have determined that'the purpose ofLthe enforcement. action.has been served and that no additional' response to-.the Notice of _ Violation is required.
Violation 445/8923-V-01; 446/8923-V-01 will be closed in our next monthly inspection report.
We will continue to monitor the effectiveness;of your process improvements and communications during future routine inspections.'
Sincerely, cc:
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.0FFICIAL RECORD COPY Document Name:
LETTER 10 TU ELECTRIC
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Assistant Director Jack R; Newnien Esq.
i for Inspection Programs Newman & Holtzinger Comanche Peak Project Division' 1615 L. Street, NW-V. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission
' Suite 1000-P. O. Box 1029 '
Washington. D.C.
20036 Cranbury, Texas 76048 Chief, Texas Bureau of Radiation Ccr.trcl Regional Administrator, Res, ion IV' Texas Departirent of-health U.~ S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1100 hest 49th Street ~
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Arlington, Texas.. 76011 Honorable George Crump i
Ms. Billie Pirner Garde, Esq.
County Judge' Robinson, Robinson, et al.
= Glen Rose,. Texas. 76043-103 East College. Avenue Apple: ton, Wisccnsin 54911 Mrs. Juanita Ellis, President Citizens Association for Sound Energy s
1426 South Polk Dallas, Texas 75224 i
u l-E. F. Ottney P. O. Box 1777 Glen Rose, Texas 76043 Mr. Roger D. Walker l
Manager, Nuclear Licensing 1
l Texas Utilities Electric Company 400 North Olive Street,.L. B. 81 Dallas, Texas. 75201 Texas Utilities Electric Company I
c/o Bethesda Licensing 3 Metro Center Suite 610 Bethesda, Mary}and 20814
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William A. Burchette, Esq.
Counsel for Tex-La Electric Cooperative of Texas
. Heron, Durchette, Ruckert & Rothwell 1025 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW Washir.gton, D.C. EC007 GDS ASSOCIATES, INC.
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