ML20057F057
| ML20057F057 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 10/06/1993 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9310140065 | |
| Download: ML20057F057 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000498/1993025
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OCT 619E Dockets: 50-498 50-499 Licenses: NPF-76 NPF-80 Houston Lighting & Power Company ATTN: William T. Cottle, Group Vice President, Nuclear P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77251 SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/93-25; 50-499/93-25 Thank you for your letter dated September 23, 1993, in response to the emergency exercise weaknesses identified in NRC Inspection Report 50-498/93-25; 50-499/93-25 dated August 24, 1993. We have examined your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our inspection report. We will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact ' Dr. D. B. Spitzberg of my staff at (817) 860-8191. Sincerely, f g/ . C ' W L- ' f I L. J. Callan, Director f[[ Division of Radiation Safety
and Safeguards cc: Houston Lighting & Power Company ATTN: James J. Sheppard, General Manager Nuclear Licensing P.O. Box 289 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 City of Austin , Electric Utility Department ATTN: J. C. Lanier/M. B. Lee 721 Barton Springs Road Austin, Texas 78704 I h 9310140065 931006 j DR ADOCK 0500 8 ]
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Houston Lighting & Power September 23, 1993 ST-HL-AE-4572 , File No.: G02.04 ' 10CFR50.47 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 South Texas Project , Units 1 and 2 Docket Nos. STN 50-498; STN 50-499 ! Response to Emergency Preparedness , ! Weaknesses (498/9325-03, 04: 499/9325-03, 04) Houston Lighting and Power Company (HL&P) has reviewed NRC Inspection Report 93-25 and submits the attached responses to the Emergency Preparedness Program weaknesses identified during the inspection. The responses include the reason for the weakness, a j ' description of our corrective actions and the schedule for completing those actions. HL&P recognizes that emergency classification has been identified by the NRC as a weakness in previous emergency drills. HL&P believes that having emergency classification training in each Licensed Operator Requalification session in 1993 and changeover to the NUMARC methodology for emergency classification, which are corrective actions contained within the attached responses, will be effective in precluding recurrence of this weakness. > If there are any questions, please contact either Mr. M. A. Covell at (512) 972-7479 or me at (512) 972-7921. s , 0.)A. W. H. Kinsey, Jr. Vice President, Plant Support
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ST-HL-AE-4572 Page 1 of 2 Response to Emercency Preparedness Weaknesses Weakness (498/9325-03; 499/9325-03) l One Control Room operating crew failed to properly classify conditions corresponding to an Alert. Reason for Weakness 1 A station decision was made in early 1993 to defer Licensed Operator j Training to permit operators to support outage tasks. This training I was not resumed until June resulting in a degradation of the operator's i familiarity with Emergency Response procedures. Corrective Action . The following actions are being taken to prevent recurrence: 1. Emergency classification training will be conducted in each Licensed Operator Requalification session for the remainder of 1993. Emergency classification training is provided to each operating crew during each Licensed Operator Requalification session, either in a classroom environment or in.the simulator. A member of the Emergency Response Division staff evaluates Licensed Operator's performance in the simulator. Based on the Licensed Operator's performance, an appropriate level of training will be scheduled for 1994. 2. The station Emergency classification procedure will be revised to correspond with the NUMARC methodology of emergency classification. When approved, personnel involved in emergency classification will be trained on the new Emergency Action Levels, as well as the bases. This revision is an enhancement that will aid the operators in emergency classification. Implementation is planned for January 1, 1994. l l l 1 ! 1 IR-93\\93-253.001 l. }}