ML20151V920
| ML20151V920 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/1998 |
| From: | Tapia J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| 50-498-98-06, 50-498-98-6, 50-499-98-06, 50-499-98-6, NUDOCS 9809150104 | |
| Download: ML20151V920 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000498/1998006
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NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/98-06; 50-499/98-06
Dear Mr. Cottle:
Thank you for your letter of August 6,1998, in response to our July 8,1998, letter and
Notice of Violation concerning the failure to properly implement fire brigade drills. We have
reviewed your reply and find it responsive to the concerns raised in our Notice of Violation. We
will review the implementation of your corrective actions during a future inspection to determine
that full compliance has been achieved and will be maintained.
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License Nos.: NPF-76
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Houston Lighting & Power Company
P.O. Box 1700
Houston, Texas 77251
Jon C. Wood
Matthews & Branscomb
One Alamo Center
106 S. St. Mary's Street, Suite 700
San Antonio, Texas 78205-3692
Jack R. Newman, Esq.
1800 M. Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036-5869
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Central Power & Light Company
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File No.: G02.04.02
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Attention: Document Control Desk
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South Texas Project
Units 1 and 2
Docket Nos. STN 50-498; STN 50-499
Reply to Notice of Violation 9806-02
South Texas Project has reviewed the Notice of Violation contained in inspection report 50-
498; 499/98-06 dated July 8,1998, and submits the attached reply. The only commitments contained
in this correspondence are located in the Corrective Actions section of the attachment.
If there are any questions regarding these replies, please contact Mr. W. E. Mookhoek at
(512) 972-7274 or me at (512) 972-8757.
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J. J. Sheppard
Vice President, Business Systems
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Ellis W. Merschoff
Jon C. Wood
Regional Administrator,RegionIV
Matthews & Branscomb
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
One Alamo Center
611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400
106 S. St. Mary's Street, Suite 700
Arlington, TX 76011-8064
San Antonio,TX 78205-3692
Thomas W. Alexion
Institute of Nuclear Power
Project Manager, Mail Code 13H3
Operations - Records Center
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
700 Galleria Parkway
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Atlanta, GA 30339-5957
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David P. Loveless
Richard A.Ratliff
Sr. Resident Inspector
Bureau of Radiation Control
c/o U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Texas Department of Health
P. O. Box 910
1100 West 49th Street
Bay City,TX 77404-0910
Austin, TX 78756-3189
J. R. Newman, Esquire
D. G. Tees /R. L. Balcom
Houston Lighting & Power Co.
I800 M. Street, N.W.
P. O. Box 1700
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Washington, DC 20036-5869
Houston,TX 77251
M. T. Hardt/W. C. Gunst
Central Power and Light Company
City Public Service
ATrN: G. E. Vaughn/C. A. Johnson
P. O. Box 1771
P. O. Box 289, Mail Code: N5012
San Antonio,TX 78296
Wadsworth,TX 77483
A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
City of Austin
Attention: Document Control Desk
Electric Utility Department
Washington, D.C. 20555-0001
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Reply to Notice of Violation 9806-02
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Statement of Violation:
During an NRC inspection conducted on May 3 through June 13,1998, one violation of NRC
requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for
NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.I.3.e(2) requires in part that, " Fire brigade training
drills shall as a minimum include..... Assessment of each brigade member's knowledge of his
or her role in the fire fighting strategy for the area assumed to contain the fire."
Contrary to the above, on January 6,1998, a fire brigade training drill did not assess each
brigade member's knowledge of his or her role in the fire fighting strategy for the area
assumed to contain the fire, in that, three individuals arrived at the drill scene within 2
minutes of the drill being terminated and several others did not actively participate in the drill.
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Additionally, Plant General Procedure OPGPO3-ZF-0002, Revision 3, " Fire Brigade Drills,"
permitted some of the required minimum objectives to not be included in the drill.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (499/98006-02).
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South Texas Project Position:
South Texas Project concurs that the violation occurred.
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Reason for the Violation:
A less than adequate review resulted in the failure to include all of the requirements of 10CFR50,
Appendix R,Section III.I.3 (Appendix R), in accordance with commitments made in the South
Texas Project Fire Hazards Analysis Report (FHAR), during the preparation of the current revision
to the plant procedure governing Fire Brigade drills. Had a thorough review of the FHAR been
completed, the requirements included in Appendix R would have been identified , incorporated into
the plant procedure, and been incorporated into the Fire Brigade drill conducted on January 6,1998.
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Contributing causes of the event include a lack of self assessments of the conduct of Fire Brigade
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drills, less than adequate monitoring of the implementation of Fire Brigade drills by Fire Protection
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Program management personnel, and a lack of familiarity and understanding of regulatory
requirements by the Fire Protection Program staff.
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IV.
Corrective Actions:
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1.
The plant procedure that governs Fire Brigade drills has been revised to incorporate all the
requirements of 10CFR50, Appendix R, Section 111.1.3,in accordance with commitments
made in the South Texas Project Fire Hazards Analysis Report.
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Credit for the Fire Brigade drill conducted on January 6,1998 has been removed for all
participants.
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An evaluation was conducted that confumed Fire Brigade members met the requirunents for
attending Fire Brigade drills.
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The plant procedure that governs Fire Brigade drills has been revised to clearly identify
requirements for Fire Brigade members to receive credit for participation in Fire Brigade
drills,
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The plant procedure that governs Fire Brigade drills has been revised to establish the
minimum number of drill evaluators required to effectively assess drill objectives.
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The plant procedure that governs Fire Brigade drills has been revised to include a
requirement for management oversight of the implementation of the procedure.
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The plant procedure that governs Fire Brigade drills has been revised to require an annual self
assessment by the Fire Protection Coordinator.
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Fire Protection Program Procedures will be reviewed, and procedures revised as required, to
insure the current licensing commitments are properly reflected by January 28,1999.
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Training will be provided to the Fire Protection staff on the licensing commitments applicable
to program implementation. This willinclude upgrading the technical knowledge of
individuals involved in the Fire Protection Program. This action will be completed by January
28,1999.
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Date of Full Compliance:
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South Texas Project is in full compliance,
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