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Forwards Insp Rept 50-498/97-10 & 50-499/97-10 on 970217-21 & Notice of Violation
	ML20137D577
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	03/20/1997
From:	Howell A; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Cottle W; HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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MAR 201997

William T. Cottle, Group Vice

President, Nuclear

Houston Lighting & Power Company

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, Texas 77483

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/97-10;50-499/97-10 AND NOTICE OF

VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Cottle:

An NRC inspection was conducted February 17-21,1997, at your South Texas Project

Electric Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, reactor facilities. The inspection focused on

radiation protection activities associated with your Unit 2 refueling outage. The enclosed

report presents the scope and results of that inspection.

The inspection identified two violations of NRC requirements. The violations are cited in

the enclosed Notice of Violation and the circumstances surrounding them are described in

detail in the subject inspection report. The violations involved a failure to perform air

sampling and contamination surveys and the transfer of licensed material that exceeded

the transferee's possession limit. Please note that you are required to respond to this letter

and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your

response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further

enforcement action is necess=y to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.

Regarding Violation B, the NRL has concluded that information regarding the reason for the

violation, the corrective actions that were taken and completed to correct this violation and

prevent a recurrence are already adequately addressed on the docket in the enclosed

inspection report. Therefore, you are not required to respond to Violation B, unless the

description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In

that case, or if you choose to provide additional information, you should follow the

instructions specified in the enclosed Notice.

In accordance with 10 CF ?.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,

its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. To

the extent possible, your response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or

safeguards information so that it can be placed in the NRC Public Document Room without

redaction.

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Arthur T. Howel 11, Director

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-498;50-499

License Nos.: NPF-76; NPF-80

Enclosures:

.1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

50-498/97-10;50-499/97-10

cc w/ enclosures:

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 i

Austin, Texas 78704

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

City Public Service Board j

P.O. Box 1771

San Antonio, Texas 78296

Jack R. Newman, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

1800 M. Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036-5869

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

Central Power & Light Company j

P.O. Box 289 l

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Wadsworth, Texas 77483

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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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Rufus S. Scott, Associate

General Counsel

i Houstori Lighting & Power Company

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P.O. Box 61867

Houston, Texas 77208

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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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