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Forwards Insp Repts 50-498/96-24 & 50-499/96-24 on 961021- 26 & 970106-16.No Violations Identified
ML20135F974
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  STP Nuclear Operating Company icon.png
Issue date: 04/01/1997
From: Howell A
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To: Cottle W
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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See also: IR 05000498/1996024

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April 1,1997  !

William T. Cottle, Group Vice  :

President, Nuclear j

Houston Lighting & Power Company  ;

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P.O. Box 289

Wadswo-th, Texas 77483

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/96-24: 50-499/96-24

Dear Mr. Cottle: j

An NRC inspection was conducted October 21-26,1996, and January 6-16, 1997, at your

South Texas Project Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, reactor facilities. This

inspection evaluated your self assessment of engineering activities, which your staff

performed as an alternative to a planned NRC team inspection. The enclosed report

presents the scope and results of the inspection. The overall results of this inspection

were discussed with Messrs. T. Jordan and S. Thomas of your staff on April 1,1997.

Our inspection found that your self assessment of engineering was a thorough and

comprehensive alternative to the planned NRC team inspection in this area. Your self ,

assessment concluded that your engineering activities met your program requirements. I

Our independent inspection, generally, confirmed this conclusion. Therefore, in accordance  ;

with NRC inspection Procedure 40501, " Licensee Self Assessments Related to Team

Inspections," the NRC plans no further inspection effort during the current performance i

assessment cycle at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station for NRC

Inspection Procedure 37550, " Engineering." l

While we considered your self assessment to be effective at identifying adverse conditions,

we were concerned with its ability to provide an overall assessment of the individual

findings. For example, our inspection identified examples where the self assessment failed

to ensure adequate corrective actions were implemented for three individual findings and

for general programmatic deficiencies in design control, accuracy of the Updated Final

Safeti Analysis Report, and procedure adherence. Although these issues have been

satisfactorily resolved, the lack of an overall assessment of the findings reduced the

- effectiveness of the self-assessment process.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter i

and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss  !

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A.T. Howe i lli, Director J

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Docket Nos.. 50-498;50-499

License Nos.: NPF-76; NPF-80

Enclosure:

NRC Inspection Report

50-498/96 24;50-499/96-24

cc w/ enclosure:

Lawrence E. Martin, General Manager

Nuclear Assurance & Licensing

Houston Lighting & Power Company

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, Texas 77483

Mr. J. C. Lanier/Mr. M. B. Lee

City of Austin

Electric Utility Department

721 Barton Springs Road

Austin, Texas 78704

Mr. K. J. Fiedler/Mr. M. T. Hardt

City Public Service Board

P.O. Box 1771

San Antonio, Texas 78296

Jack R. Newman, Esq.

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Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

1800 M. Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036-5869

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Houston Lighting & Power Company -3-

Mr. G. E. Vaughn/Mr. C. A. Johnson

Central Power & Light Company

P.O. Box 289

Mail Code: N5012

Wadsworth, Texas 77483

INPO

Records Center

700 Galleria Parkway

Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5957

Dr. Bertram Wolfe

15453 Via Vaquero

Monte Sereno, California 95030

Bureau of Radiation Control

State of Texas

1100 West 49th Stieet

Austin, Texas 78756

Mr. Glenn W. Dishong

Texas Public Utility Commission

7800 Shoal Creek Blvd.

Suite 400N

Austin, Texas 78757-1024

Andy Barrett, Director

Environmental Policy

Office of the Governor

P.O. Box 12428

Austin, Texas 78711

Judge, Matagorda County

Matagorda County Courthouse

1700 Seventh Street

Bay City, Texas 77414

Licensing Representative

Houston Lighting & Power Company

Suite 610

Three Metro Center

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

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General Counsel

Houston Lighting & Power Company

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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

Cohasset, MA 02025-1166

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