ML20153E708

Advises That 880715 Request for NRC Concurrence to Use Optical Disk Document Imaging Sys for Storage & Retrieval of Record Copy of Licensee QA Records Acceptable Based on Licensee Commitment to Follow Listed Guidelines

ML20153E708
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/29/1988
From:	Dick G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
NUDOCS 8809060395
Download: ML20153E708 (5)

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[ NUCLEAR RECULATCRY COMMIS$10N 5 WASHINGTON, D. C. 30006

\ August 29, 1988 Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499 Mr. J. H. Goldberg Group Vice-President Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001

SUBJECT:

OPTICAL STORAGE OF PLANT RECORDS FOR THE SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 By letter dated July 15,1988(ST-HL-AE-2722).HoustonLighting&PowerCompany i (HL&P) requested the NRC's concurrence to use an optical disk document inaging system for the storage and retrieval of the record copy of quality assurance records for the South Texas Project (STP).

HL&P also stated that the following guidelines would be followed:

The optical disk will be Write Once Read Many (WORM) technology that does not allow deletion or modification of record inages.

• The image of each record will be written to two optical disks.

The legibility of the image of each record will be verified to ensure that the document in. age is legible on both disks. If the imaga is (11egible, the hard copy record will be maintained as the record ccpy.

Hard copy records will be destroyed after the optical disk images of the records have been verified as Ivgible.

• One optical disk will be stored in the document imaging system for on-line retrieval.

The second (i.e., backup) optical disk will be stored in a records storage facility meeting the requirements of ANSI N45.2.9-1974 for single storage or in a separate remote location.

The records stored on an optical disk will be copied onto a new optical disk before the manufacturer's certified useful life of the disk is exceeded.

Periodic random inspections of trages stored in optical disks will be perforred to verify that there has been no degradation of image quality.

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• l If the optical disk document imaging system currently enployed is to  ;

be replaced by an inconpatible new systen, the records currently  :

stored on the old system's media will be converted to the new system j nedia before the old system is taken out of service.

l Optical disk in. ages of records are anticipated to have tne same  ;

retrievability as hard copy and microfilm records. The optical dis)  !

images of records shall be capable of being displayed on a computer  !

nonitor or printed as deemed necessary, i Ve have reviewed the request and, based on HL&P's consnitments to follow the guidelines, find it acceptable.  !

The guidelines should be included in the first FSAR update.

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2 If the optical dist document imaging system currently employed is to be replaced by an incompatible new system, the records currently stored on the old system's media will be converted to the new system redia before the old system is taken out of service.

Optical disk images of records are anticipated to have the same retrievability as hard copy and microfilm records. The optical disk images of records shall be capable of being displayed on a computer monitor or printed as deemed necessary.

We have reviewed the request and, based on HL&P's t w itments to follow the guidelines, find it acceptable.

The guidelines should be included in the first FSAR update.

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Brian Berwick, Esq. Resident Inspector / South Texas l Assistant Attorney General Project Environmental Protection Division c/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connission P. O. Box 12548 P. O. Box 910 Capitol Station Bay City Texas 77414 Austin, Texas 78711 Mr. Jonathan Davis Mr. J. T. Westermeier Assistant City Attorney General Manager, South Texas Project City of Austin Houston Lighting and Power Company P. O. Box 1088 P. O. Box 289 Austin, Texas 78767 Houston, Texas 77483 Ps. 74t Coy Mr. R. J. Miner Citizens Concerned About Nucitu Chief Operating Officer Power City of Austin Electric Utility 10 Singleton  !

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Austin, Texas 78704 Fr. M. A. McBurnett  !

Mr. R. J. Costello Manager, Operations Support Licensing i Mr. M. T. Hardt Houston Lighting and Power Company i City Pubite Service Board P. O. Box 289 ,

P. O. Box 1771 Wadsworth, Texas 77483 <

San Antonio, Texas 78296 Mr. A. Zaccaria Jack R. Newman, Esq. Mr. K. G. Hess '

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Executive Director Doub Muntzing and Glasgow Citizens for Ec.uitable Utilities, Inc. Attorneys at Law Route 1 Box 1884 Saite 400 l Brazoria, Texas 77422 808 Seventeenth Street, N.W. ,

Washington. 0.C. 20006 General Manager, Operations Support Houston Lighting and Power Coepany  ;

P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth. Texas 77483 ,

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Mr. J..H. Goldberg South Texas Project Houston Lighting & Power I

cc l Regional Administrator, Region IV l U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission Office of Executive Director fo Operations 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, Texas 76011 Mr. Lanny Sinkin, I Counsel for Interrenor  !

Citizens Concerned about Nuclear Power, Inc.

Christic Institute 1324 North Capitol Street Koshington, D.C. 70002 Licensing Representative Houston Lighting and Power Company ,

Suite 610 Three Metro Center Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Rufus S. Scott Associd a General Counsel Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 17C0 Houston, Texas 77001 INPO Records Center

, 1100 Circle 75 Parkway Atlanta, Georgia 30339 3064 Joseph M. Hendrie 50 Be11 port Lane Be11 port, New York 11713 Gerald E. Vaughn, Vice President Nuclear Operations Houston Lighting & Power Company H. O. Box 289 Wadsworth Texas 77483 R. W. Chewning, Chainnan Nuclear Safety Review Board Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 789 Wadsworth, Texas 77483