ML20147J438

Emphasizes Importance of Submitting Accurate & Complete Info to NRC by Licensee & Applicants.Info Submitted Must Be Substantiated by Data & Calculations.Licensee Must Notify NRC of Any Inaccuracies or Enforcement Action Will Result

ML20147J438
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas, 05000467, Allens Creek  File:Houston Lighting and Power Company icon.png
Issue date:	12/06/1978
From:	Jennifer Davis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:	Jordan D HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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NUDOCS 7812280168
Download: ML20147J438 (2)

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50-466/467/498/499 Houston Lighting and Power Company ATTN: Mr. Don D. Jordan, Presicient P. O. Box 1700 Houston, TX 77001 Gentl emen:

The purpose of this letter is to direct your attention to our continuing concern for the accuracy and completeness of information submitted to the NRC by licensees and applicants. Our statutory responsibilities require that information receive ( as part of the regulatory process be accurate and complete. This includes information provided in license

' applications, responses to licensing questions, enforcement letter responses, event reports, and IE Bulletin responses.

As you know,10 CFR 50.30 requires that an application for a license, or i amendment thereto, be provided under oath or affirmation. While other .

5 information is not required to be provided under oath or affirmation, j this in no way detracts from the necessity that all information submitted

- to the NRC be accurate. The information submitted should be substan-The 1

tiated by data, records, calculations and sound technical judgment.

e required promptness of reply may, under certain circumstances, contribute i

to an inadvertent submittal of incomplete or inaccurate informatic j Under such circumstances, we expect your prompt detection ana immeotate 1 NRC notification of any inaccuracies and incompleteness in the informa-f t tion supplied to the NRC.

$ You are no ocubt aware that failure to meet the expected standards of li accuracy and completeness has resulted in enforcement action. Enforce-ment action will continue to be considered for inaccurate or incomplete 4

• information amounting to material false statements Such action is necessary, as inaccurate or incomplete ' formation could lead to deci-Li!

1 sions which adversely affect the health id safety of the public.

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It is imperative that licensees and applicants meet their responsibility -

of positively assuring the accuracy and completeness of all information '

provided to the NRC. It is expected that each licensee and applicant will have an active program to assure an awareness at all levels in their organization that nothing less than complete and accurate information is acceptable.

Sincerely, Harold R. Denton ohn G. Davis Director Acting Director Office of Nuclear Office of Inspection Reactor Regulation and Enforcement d

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