ML20140H780

Summary of 970421 Meeting W/Hl&P to Discuss Hl&P Proposed QA Program Change to Implement Graded QA

ML20140H780
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	05/08/1997
From:	Alexion T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NUDOCS 9705130274
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r May 80 1997 LICENSEE: HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY (HL&P)

FACILITY: South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 (STP)

SUMMARY

OF APRIL 21, 1997, MEETING ON HL&P'S GRADED QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) APPLICATION On April 21, 1997, HL&P met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff to discuss HL&P's proposed QA program change to implement graded QA. Meeting attendees are listed in the attachment.

The staff elaborated on the issues contained in its request for additional information (RAI) issued on April 14, 1997. HL&P indicated their general willingness to amend the QA program description so that the QA controls for low safety significant items are more clearly described. The licensee also indicated a willingness to modify the approach used to categorize the safety significance of plant equipment to more closely correspond to the process embodied in the staff's RAI. The process embodied in the staff's RAI is related to recent staff work in developing Draft Regulatory Guide 1064 (which the license has not seen, because it has not been released for public comment). The license also agreed to provide some level of description of the categorization process in the 0A program description.

Regarding followup activities, HL&P plans to respond to the RAI within the next few weeks. The staff plans to continue its review and evaluation of  :

HL&P's graded QA application during a site visit in early May 1997. {

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

Attachment:

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..... May 8, 1997 LICENSEE: HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY (HL&P)

FACILITY: South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 (STP) 4

SUMMARY

OF APRIL 21, 1997, MEETING ON HL&P'S GRADED QUALITY ASSURANCE (QA) APPLICATION On April 21, 1997, HL&P met with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff to discuss HL&P's proposed QA program change to implement graded QA. Meeting attendees are listed in the attachment.

The staff elaborated on the issues contained in its request for additional information (RAI) issued on April 14, 1997. HL&P indicated their general willingness to amend the QA program description so that the QA controls for low safety significant items are more clearly described. The licensee also indi.cated a willingness to modify the. approach used to categorize the safety significance of plant equipment to more closely correspond to the process embodied in the staff's RAI. The process embodied in the staff's RAI is related to recent staff work in developing Draft Regulatory Guide 1064 (which the license has not seen, because it has not been released for public comment). The license also agreed to provide some level of description of the categorization process in the QA program description.

Regarding followup activities, HL&P plans to respond to the RAI within the next few weeks. The staff plans to continue its review and evaluation of HL&P's graded QA application during a site visit in early May 199/.

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Thomas W. Alexion, Project anager Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

Attachment:

List of Meeting Attendees cc w/att: See next page

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HARD COPY E-MAIL Docket File SCollins/FMiraglia (SJC1/FJM) RZimmerman (RPZ)

PUBLIC JRoe (JWR) EAdensam (EGA1)

PD4-1 r/f- TAlexion (TWA) CHawes (CMH2)

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MCunningham (MAC3) MRubin-(MPR)

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4 Houston Lighting & Power Company South Texas, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Mr. David P. Loveless Jack R. Newman, Esq.

Senior Resident Inspector Morgan, Lewis & Bockius U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1800 M Street, N.W. i P. O. Box 910 Washington, DC 20036-5869 Bay City, TX 77414 l Mr. Lawrence E. Martin Mr. J. C. Lanier/M. B. Lee General Manager, Nuclear Assurance Licensing City of Austin Houston Lighting and Power Company Electric Utility Department P. O. Box 289 )

721 Barton Springs Road Wadsworth, TX 77483 Austin, TX 78704 Rufus S. Scott {

Mr. M. T. Hardt Associate General Counsel Mr. W. C. Gunst Houston Lighting and Power Company City Public Service Board P. O. Box 61867 P. O. Box 1771 Houston, TX 77208 San Antonio, TX 78296 l Joseph R. Egan, Esq.

Mr. G. E. Vaughn/C. A. Johnson Egan & Associates, P.C.

Central Power and Light Company 2300 N Street, N.W.

P. O. Box 289 Washington, DC 20037 Mail Code: N5012 Wadsworth, TX 74483 Office of the Governor ATTN: Andy Barrett, Director INP0 Environmental Policy Records Center- P. O. Box 12428 700 Galleria Parkway Austin, TX 78711 Atlanta, GA 30339-3064 Arthur C. Tate, Director Regional Administrator, Region IV Division of Compliance & Inspection U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bureau of Radiation Control 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Texas Department of Health 1 Arlington, TX 76011 1100 West 49th Street i Austin, TX 78756 Dr. Bertram Wolfe 15453 Via Vaquero Texas Public Utility Commission Monte Sereno, CA 95030 ATTN: Mr. Glenn W. Dishong )

7800 Shoal Creek Blvd.

Judge, Matagorda County Suite 400N Matagorda County Courthouse Austin, TX 78757-1024 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414 Mr. William T. Cottle Executive VP & General Manager Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company 1 South Texas Project Electric '

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P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483 l

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MEETING WITH HL&P ON QRADED OVALITY ASSURANCE i

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! Hamt Oraanization M. McBurnett HL&P R. Rehkugler HL&P R. Grantom HL&P S. Black NRC R. Gramm NRC W. Haass NRC L. Campbell NRC A. Keim NRC M. Bugg NRC M. Cunningham NRC M. Rubin NRC S. Dinsmore NRC W. McDowell NRC T. Alexion NRC l

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