ML20062H830
| ML20062H830 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 11/26/1990 |
| From: | Collins S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Hall D HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9012060193 | |
| Download: ML20062H830 (4) | |
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.I Docket'Nos. 50-498 50-499 License Nos. NPF-76 NPF-80' Houston Lighting & Power _ Company "I
ATTN:
Donald P. Hall, Group-Vice President, Nuclear 1
i P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77251 Gentlemen:
1 The NRC is in the process of conducting safeguards Regulatory Effectiveness Reviews (RERs).at nuclear power. reactors.
I.wish to inform yo'u that the South 1 Texas plant has been chos' n for'such a; review scheduled for the week of.
e January 7 through 11, 1991.
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RERs are designed to assure that-safeguards : required by NRC's regulations, as-implemented by licensees, provide the. intended-level of p.rotection.without compromising. safety of eserations. These reviews' complement NRC'silicensing_
and regional inspection functions..During 1ts on-sitelreview,:the team tests:
and compares the existing safeguards relative to-NRC's regulatorys design. basis l
threat. LAt the:same time, a team engineertlooks at alternative-combinations of plant systems:needing protection against'_ sabotage to! assure the. capability for safe-shutdown of'the facility. The:RER team-includes.NRC reactori safeguards specialists and at laast two U.S L ArmyJSpecial; Forces ; personnel.
4 Additional assistancs.or;the RER team -is provided by-an inspector lfrum the'
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NRC regional office'and the NRC resident lnspectorh We will laterl provide you with a list of team members for:some of whom unescorted: access.is' requested.
Escorted access will suffice for the other. team members..
The first day on-site begins with an entrance briefing. ?Yourmay.wish.to have
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= a representative of your. corporate, staff present dur'ing this briefing, as itt will provide'.an overview of the team's'objectivesLand~ anticipated activities-for theiduration' of the-visit.
Any ;1icensee. questions ont methodol_ogy' or other 1
matters are then addressed so that a common understanding 4can;be reached.-
Also,:the suggested schedule for the week is discussed:andikey licensee contact persons are identified. -It=is through:these. contact persons'that arrangements are made for knowledgeable 1 licensee personnel to escc-the' team-members during the review.
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l-After the RER team's entrance briefing,-the RER team takes a general' orientation tour' of the protected area perimeter. - The purpose of this
't orientation tour is to observe the surrounding terrain,,the intrusion
- detection system-and isolation zones, physical barriers', safety-related water.
sources, and buildings containing vital. equipment.
Following the orientation tour the team breaks into threel separate subgroups to begin their_ detailed evaluations. The last day of the review is. reserved for aLbriefing of plant and corporate personnel on the preliminary results of the review.
Please provide appropriate plant personnel; support for.the three RER team.
subgroups during'the scheduled review. 'Specifically, bo_th security groups-will require an escort from the security department whoTcan communicate with alarm stations, and the team engineer will.:need an. individual familiar withe a
the safety equipment location and functional capabilities atESouth Texas., The.
team will make every effort to schedule itscactivities so.as to avoid.
disruption of normal-plant. operations. 'The-ti_me that various' team members spend on-site.may vary, _but generally will range from.6 to 8 hours9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> per day..
1 Theteamwillalsobeon-siteonTuesday[or/Wednesdaye'vening-for i
approximately 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />,-beginning at dusk.
If you have any questions-regarding the conduct. of.'these Regulatory-Effectiveness Reviews which you wish to have~ answered prior--toLthel team's i
visit, please contact David Orrik,_ Reactor Safeguards' Branch at-'
-i (301) 492-3213, or C. L. Cain of the. Region'IV staff.
Sincerely,
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1 Samuel J. Collins,: Director:
Division.of-Reactor projects-CC:
B. Grimes, NRR P. McKee, NRR G. F.' Dick,'PM, NRR-J. Tapia, SRI Houston Lighting &~ Power Company-i ATTN:
M. A. McBurnett, Manager j
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J..C. Lanier/M B. Lee
'j P.O. Box 1088-Austin, Texas 78767-City Public' Service: Board.
I ATTN: 'R. J. Costello/M. T. Hardt-i P.O.-Box 1771.-
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San Ar..onio, Texas. 78296 Newman & Holtzinger, P. C.
ATTN: Jack R. Newman,.Esq.
1615 L Street, NW.
Washington, D.C,-
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ATTN:
R.'P. Verret/D; E. Ward P.O. Box 2121-Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 INP0 Records Center 1100 Circle 75 Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339-3064-Mr. Joseph M. Hendrie 50 Be11 port Lane Bellport, New York 11713 I
Bureau of' Radiation-Control j
State of-Texas.
1101 West 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756' l
- Judge, Ma'..gorda> County.
Matagords county Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street ~
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Three Metro Center j
Bethesda)-Maryland 20814
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P.O. Box'61867.-
Houston, Texas 77208 4
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