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.- Qpp ar UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OY REGloN IV O
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j ARLlNGTON, TEXAS 76012 b,{*V/W 8 November 15, 1979 Dscket No. 50-498 50-499 MEMORAEUM 70 : File 1
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W. C. Seidle, Chief, RC&ES Branch
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W. A. Crossman, Chief, Projects Section J. I. Tapia, Reactor Inspector, Engineering Support Section
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SUBJECT:
TELEPHONE CALL FROM DICK BRYANT OF THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE IN REGARD TO THE SOUTH TEKAS PROJECT (STP) COOLING LAKE EARTH DAM I returned Dick Bryant's (713/220-7491) telephone call in regard to the earth dam around the cooling lake at STP. He was interested in the NRC's inspection effort of this dam. He stated he had information in regard to this dam having defects.
He also wanted to know if this dam was built by Brown and Root and was it of the same design as the one built in Florida for Florida Power and Light by Brown and Root.
We informed him that the cooling reservoir water was utilized for recirculation cooling of the turbine condenser and was not Category I.
We told him it was not included in the NRC inspection program. We told him we did not know the design details of the dam or embankment built in Florida and could not compare the two. However, we did tell him that soil cement was used for both structures.
We described the details of the Ultimate Beat Sink. (UHS) to him and told him this dam is a subject of our inspection effort.
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H. S. Phillips W. G. Hubacek C. E. Wisner
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