ML20199E577

Trip Rept of 971105-06 Visit to Facility for Interviews in Preparation of SALP for Plant

ML20199E577
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	11/13/1997
From:	Alexion T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
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NUDOCS 9711210253
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LLICENSEE: HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY-(HL&P); I I

FACILITY: SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT,' UNITS l'AND 2 (STP)?

SUBJECT:

--TRIP TO FACILITY FORLINTERVIEWS'IN PREPARATION OF THE SYSTEMATIC-ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE On-hovember-5 and 6, 1997, the Project Director-(PD) and the Project Manager 1(PM)' visited STP to conduct interviews in the engineering; area as part of the ->

' staff's preparation for the twelfth Systematic Assessment of Licensee

-Performancec (SALP)-for STP.- The licensee's engineering managers presented: '

information in the areas of-~ design engineering, systems engineering, on-line e support /maintenhnce, outage performance, training, and nuclear fuel and

- analysis. Operational safety culture was discussed with STP engineering and

- site-level management. 1he PD and PM also interviewed approximately-16

individuals (that were mostly the plant customers of engineering) and toured _

.the facility with selected design and system engineers. The tour covered the

- following areas: - turbine deck, main-feedwater system, auxiliary feedwater -

system,- isolation valve cubicle, . safety-injsetion purps, standby diesel 9enerators, spent fuel pool, simulktor, human'_ interface modification in the

. Unit 2 ch trol room, plant computer upgrade, and the ecdification of a ,

drainen sivv in the radiological controlled area to* avoid processing of non-conumf Md fluids.

As a resuit of the visit, the following information is provided to augment the ,

Linspection data.

.The licensee appears-to have a strong _ engineering training program.

In addition to position specific and general continuing training, e approximately 50 engineers have been SRO certified, and the licensee's goal-.is to have all engineering managers- SRO certified. The SR0

training lasts about 6 months, including 6 weeks of simulator training.

, The SRO classes are comprised of 12 individuals. For the upcoming SR0 class, 22 site personnel were nomiriated to attend. Of the 12 that were selected, 5 are from engineering. ,

Regarding the licensee's quality assurance program in the area of-

, - engineering,.there were no significant conditions adverse to quality a '

found by the licensee in the last 18 months. This does not appear to be commensurate with the number of NRC inspection findings. The licensee F did find numerous' lesser significant conditions adverse to quality (at the-station;and department level) during the same period. In the area 1 of setpoint-calculations, the licensee indicated they could have done a '

. better job with regard to impact assessment and interdisciplinary 1

. review. .It is also noted that there are only five individuals in.the licensee's quality assurance staff in the engineering r.rea, covering e the-following disciplines: civil, electrical, mechanical, instrumentation and controls, and_ operations. To perform quality g'C 9711210253 971113 -

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Regarding the licensee's corrective action program, their design engineering department's (DLD's) workload is currently less than 1500 actions (1500 actions is their uppor limit goal). Only 17 of these actions are significant conditions adverse to quality or conditions adverse to quality - station level. These 17 actions have an average age raf 58 days (120 days is DED's upper limit goal).

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outside support with appropriate qualifications.

Regarding the licensee's corrective action program, their design-engineering department's-(DED's) workload is currently less than 1500 actions (1500 actions is their upper limit goal). Only 17 of these

-actions are significant conditions adverse to quality or conditions adverse to quality - station level.- These 17 actions have an average age of'58 days (120 days is DED's upper limit goal).

Orig, signed by T. Alexion Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager--

Project Directorate IV-1

. Division-of-Reactor Projects Ill/IV Office of riuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-493 and 50-499 ,

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' 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.

P. O. Box 010 Washington, DC 20036-5869 Bay City, TX 77414 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. 0.-Box 1771 Houston, TX 77208 San Antonio, TX 78296 Jose;h R. Egan, Esq.

Mr. G. E. Vaughn/C. A. Johnson Egan t 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, CA 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 Arlington, TX 76011 1100 West 49th Stre-t 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 Hr. William T. Cottle Executive VP & General Manager Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 l Wadsworth, TX 77483 l

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