ML20195B689

Forwards SE Accepting 980702 Submittal of Proposed long-term C/As for Assuring Operability of MSSVs

ML20195B689
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	11/06/1998
From:	Alexion T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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ML20195B692	List: ML20195B689 ML20195B960
References
TAC-MA1710, TAC-MA1711, NUDOCS 9811160247
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j i j Mr. William T. Cottle November 6. 1998  !

President and Chief Executive Officer l STP Nuclear Operating Company 1

South Texas Project Electric '

Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483

SUBJECT:

ASSURANCE OF MAIN STEAM SAFETY VALVE OPERABILITY, SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (STP) (TAC NOS. MA1710 AND MA1711)

Dear Mr. Cottle:

By letter dated May 4,1998, STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) submitted information regarding the operability of the STP main steam safety valves (MSSVs) and committed to submit a letter at least 90 days prict to the Unit 2 Fall 1998 refueling outage to detail the planned long-term corrective actions to prevent recurrence of MSSV inoperability.

By letter dated July 2,1998, STPNOC submitted the proposed long-term corrective actions for assuring operability of the MSSVs.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has completed its evaluation of STPNOC's corrective actions for the STP MSSVs. The staff concludes that STPNOC's corrective actions are '

adequate.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager );

- Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects Ill/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

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Mr. William T. Cottle ,

President and Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth,TX 77483

SUBJECT:

ASSURANCE OF MAIN STEAM SAFETY VALVE OPERABILITY, SOUTH i TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (STP)(TAC NOS. MA1710 AND MA1711) l

Dear Mr. Cottle:

By letter dated May 4,1998, STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) submitted information regarding the operability of the STP main steam safety valves (MSSVs) and committed to submit a letter at least 90 days prior to the Unit 2 Fall 1998 refueling outage to detail the planned long-term corrective actions to prevent recurrence of MSSV inoperability.

By letter dated July 2,1998, STPNOC submitted the proposed long-term corrective actions for assuring operability of the MSSVs.

i i The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has completed its evaluation of STPNOC's corrective actions for the STP MSSVs. The staff concludes that STPNOC's corrective actions are adequate.

Sincerely, A

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Thomas W. Alexion, Project Man'ager i Project Directorate IV-1 l Division of Reactor Projecte Ill/IV l Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation l

Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499

Enclosure:

Safety Evaluation cc w/ encl: See next page

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Mr. William T. Cottle

- STP Nuclear Operating Company South Texas, Units 1 & 2 cc:

Mr. Comelius F. O'Keefe Jack R. Newman, Esq.

LSenior Resident inspector Morgan, Lewis & Bockius U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1800 M Street, N.W.

P. O. Box g10 Washington, DC 20036-5869 Bay City, TX 77414 Mr. Lawrence E. Martin A. Ramirez/C. M. Canady Vice Pres! dent, Nuc. Assurance & Licensing City of Austin STP Nuclear Operating Company Electric Utility Department P. O. Box 289 721 Barton Springs Road . 'Nadsworth, TX 77483 Austin,TX 78704 Office of the Govemor Mr. M. T. Hardt ATTN: John Howard, Director Mr. W. C. Gunst Environmental and Natural City Public Service Board Resources Policy P. O. Box 1771 P. O. Box 12428

. San Antonio, TX 78296 Austin,TX 78711

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

' Central Power and Light Company Matthews & Branscomb P. O. Box 289 One Alamo Center

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N5012 106 S. St. Mary's Street, Suite 700 Wadsworth, TX 74483 - San Antonio, TX 78205-3692 L INPO Arthur C. Tate, Director

' Records Center Division of Compliance & Inspection 700 Galleria Parkway Bureau of Radiation Control Atlanta, GA 30339-3064 Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street

[ Regional Administrator, Region IV Austin,TX 78756 l U.S. Nuclear Regulatoqr Commission j 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Jim Calloway Arlington, TX 76011 Public Utility Commission of Texas Electric Industry Analysis

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Matagorda County Courthouse 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414

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