ML20132F680

Forwards Engineering Assurance Program Implementation Insp Rept 50-498/85-09 at S&W,Boston,Ma on 850423-26.Open Items, Including Lack of Traceability of Some Design Input Info, Will Be Examined During Future Insps

ML20132F680
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Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	07/12/1985
From:	Grimes B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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See also: IR 05000498/1985009

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JUL 1 o 19g5

D:cket Nos. 50-498

and 50-499

Mr. J. H. Goldberg

Group Vice President-Nuclear

Houston Lighting and Power Company

Post Office Box 1700

Houston, Texas 77001

Dear Mr. Goldberg:

Subject: South Texas Project Engineering Assurance Program (EAP) Implementation

Inspection Report 50-498/85-09

This letter conveys the results and conclusions of NRC's inspection of Stone

, and Webster Engineering Corporation's (SWEC) review of three EAP topics:

control room HVAC, component cooling water system, and off-site AC power and

medium voltage AC power supply systems. The inspection was conducted by a team

of persor.nel from the NRC's Office of Inspection and Enforcement and consultants

at the SWEC offices in Boston, Massachusetts from April 23, 1985 to April 26,

1985.

The NRC's inspection of SWEC's in progress review of the three EAP topics

was organized into five engineering disciplines: mechanical systems / power

engineering, mechanical components / engineering mechanics, electrical, instrumen-

tation/ controls and civil / structural. The objective of the inspection was to

determine whether the SWEC in progress reviews were being conducted in accordance

with the approved program plan and were performed in sufficient technical

depth to evaluate the adequacy of the design and design process at the South

Texas Project.

A number of open items in specific engineering disciplines resulting from this

inspection are contained in the attached inspection report. The following

items summarize in a general sense the significant open items contained in the

attached inspection report and should be factored into future program

improvements:

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There was a lack of traceability of some design input information.

There appeared to be an incomplete review of single-failure considerations

for the systems reviewed.

More detailed information, if included on the reviewer check lists, would

facilitate NRC review of Engineering Assurance Program documents.

NRC review of Engineering Assurance Program documents would be facilitated

if each system review package was self-sufficient to the greatest practical

extent or reference was provided to review packages where omitted topics

are addressed or will be addressed.

Both the general items and the specific inspection items will be examined in

the next inspection of your EA program, at SWEC in Boston, the week of July 22.

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Office of Inspection and Enforcement

Enclosure:

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Mr. J. H. Goldberg _ William S. Jordan, III, Esq.

Group Vice President, Nuclear Harmon, Weiss & Jordan

. Houston Lighting and Power Company 2001 S Street, N.W.

P.O. Box 1700' Suite 430

Houston, Texas 77001 Washington, DC 20009

-Mr. J. T. Westermeir _

Brian Berwick, Esq.

' Manager, South Texas Project Assistant Attorney General

Houston' Lighting and Power Company Environmental Protection

P.O. Box 1700 Division

Houston, Texas 77001 P.O. Box 12548

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Capitol Station

Mr. E.-R.' Brooks Austin, Texas 78711

Mr. R. L. Range

Central Power and Light- Company Mr. D. P. Tomlinson, Resident-

P.O. Box 2121 Inspector / South Texas Project

Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 c/o U.S. NRC

P.O. Box 910

Mr. H. L. Peterson Bay City, Texas 77414

Mr. G. Pokorny

City of Austin Mr. Jonathan Davis

P.O. Box 1088 Assistant City Attorney

Austin, Texas 78767 City of Austin

P.O. Box 1088

Mr. J. B. Poston Austin, Texas 78767

Mr. A. Von Rosenberg

City Public Service Board Ms. Pat Coy

P.O. Box 1771 Citizens Concerned About

San Antonio, Texas 78296 Nuclear Power

5106 Casa Oro

Jack R. Newman, Esq. San Antonio, Texas 78233

Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.

1615 L Street, NW Mr. Mark R. Wisenberg

Washington, DC 20036 Manager, Nuclear Licensing

Houston Lighting and Power

-Melbert Schwartz, Jr., Esq. Company

Baker & Botts P.O. Box 1700

One Shell Plaza Houston, Texas 77001

Houston, Texas 77002

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Mr. Charles Halligan

Mrs. Peggy Buchorn Mr. Burton L. Lex

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Executive Director Bechtel Corporation

Citizens for Equitable Utilities, Inc. P.O. Box 2166

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Route 1, Box 1684 Houston, Texas 77001

i Brazoria, Texas 77422

, Mr. Lanny Sinkin

Regional Administrator - Region IV

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Citizens Concerned About

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Power

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611 Ryan Plaza Drive c/o Nuclear Information and

i Suite 1000 Research Service

L Arlington, Texas 76011 1346 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

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Washington, DC 20036

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Mr. S. Head

HL&P Representative

Suite 1309

7910 Woodmont Avenue

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Dan Carpenter, Resident Inspector /

South Texas Project

c/o U.S. NRC

P.O. Box 2010

Bay City, Texas 77414

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