ML20134L623

Submits Summary of Meeting Conducted in Region IV Ofc on 961017 W/Util Re Efforts on Updated Final Safety Analysis Rept Review & Assessment of Programs That Maintain Licensing Basis for Plant

ML20134L623
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	11/15/1996
From:	Dyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 9611210108
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NOV I 51996 William T. Cottle, Group Vice President, Nuclear.

Houston Lighting & Power Company P.O. Box 289 4

Wadsworth, Texas 77483

SUMMARY

OF OCTOBER 17,1996, MEETING

Dear Mr. Cottle:

i This refers to the meeting conducted in the Region IV office on October 17,1996. This meeting was conducted to inform the Region IV staff of HL&P's efforts on their Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) review and assessment of programs that maintain the licensing basis for the Soutli Texas Project. The presentation included an overview of activities, purpose and scope of UFSAR review, and status of review and concluded with the current results of the review. Your presentation also included a reenforcement of South Texas Project's commitment to effective control of the licensing and design basis of the plant. Your current assessment of your review indicated that you were approximately 53 percent complete with the review, which will extend into 1997.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document 1

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Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, J. E. Dyer, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-498 50-499 License Nos.: NPF-76 NPF-80

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1. Attendance List

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Houston Lighting & Power Company cc w/ enclosures:

Lawrence E. Martin, General Manager Nuclear Assurance & Licensing Houston Lighting & Power Company P.O. Box 289 l

Wadsworth, Texas 77483 l

l Mr. J. C. Lanier/Mr. M. B. Lee City of Austin l

Electric Utility Department 721 Barton Springs Road l

Austin, Texas 78704 l-l Mr. K. J. Fiedler/Mr. M. T. Hardt l

City Public Service Board P.O. Box 1771 San Antonio, Texas 78296 I

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Jack R. Newman, Esq.

i Morgan, Lewis & Bockius l

1800 M. Street, N.W.

l Washington, D.C. 20036-5869 Mr. G. E. Vaughn/Mr. C. A. Johnson i

l Central Power & Light Company P.O. Box 289 l

Mail Code: N5012 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 i

-INPO Records Center 700 Galleria Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5957 Dr. Bertram Wolfe 15453 Via Vaquero Monte Sereno, California 95030 Bureau of Radiation Control i

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Three Metro Center Bethesda, Maryland 20814' Rufus S. Scott, Associate General Counsel Houston Lighting & Power Company P.O. Box 61867 Houston, Texas 77208 Joseph R. Egan, Esq.

Egan & Associates, P.C.

2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037 Mr. J. W. Beck Little Harbor Consultants, Inc 44 Nichols Road l.

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ENCLOSURE 2 SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT UPDATED FINAL SAFETY ANALYSIS REPORT REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS THAT MAINTAIN THE l

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. Activities to augment the UFSAR Review:

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~i RESULTS OF REVIEW AS OF 9/30/96 I

o Categories of potential UFSAR or Design Basis issues:

1. Routine incorporation of facility changes:

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2. Removal of detail, editorials, and typos:

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3. Resolution ofinconsistency between Plant and UFSAR 51 (48 %)

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