ML20210R070
| ML20210R070 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | South Texas  |
| Issue date: | 08/22/1997 |
| From: | Alexion T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
| To: | Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO. |
| References | |
| TAC-M97966, TAC-M97967, NUDOCS 9709020289 | |
| Download: ML20210R070 (3) | |
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Mr. W111taa T. Cottle August 22, 1997 Executive Vice-President &
General Manager, Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 l
l Wadsworth. TX 77483
SUBJECT:
RELOCATION Of 1ECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (TS) 6.2.3, 1HDEPENDENT SAFETY ENGINEERING GROUP (ISEG), SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (STP)
(TAC NOS M97966 AND M97967)
Dear Hr. Cottle:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing Houston Lighting &
Power's (HL&P's) January 28, 1997, application to relocate the details of TS 6.2.3 on the ISLG from the Administrative Controls section of the TSs and place these details in the Updated final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR).
The staff finds that the application needs to be supplemented as discussed below.
The application proposes to relocate the details of TS 6.2.3 from the TSs to the UFSAR. Any future changes to the ISEG would then be evaluated per 10 CFR 50,59.
However, in Administrative Letter 95-06, dated December 12, 1995, the staff recommended that the existing ISEG requirements presently in the TSs be relocated intact to the quality assurance (QA) program.
Any subsequent changes to the ISEG provisions incorporated into the QA program would then be controlled by 10 CFR 50.54(a).
Since the ISEG performs a QA function, HL&P's application should be supplemented to relocate the ISEG requirements to the QA program.
Proposed changes to the QA program should also be provided.
Regarding implementation, the staff notes that the application requests an implementation time of 30 days from the effective date of the approved license amendment to facilitate distribution and to make appropriate changes to plant documents.
This commitment should be sujplemented to clarify that prior to the implementation date, the proposed 9 program changes will be in effect.
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August 22, 1997 Mr. William T. Cottle Executive Vice-President &
General Manager, Nuclear Houston Lighting & Power Company South Texas Project Electric Generating Station P. O. Box 289 Wadsworth, TX 77483
SUBJECT:
RELOCATION OF TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION (TS) 6.2.3, INDEPENDENT SAFETY ENGINEERING GROUP (ISEG), SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (STP)
(TACN05.M97966 ant'M97967)
Dear Mr. Cottle:
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is reviewing Houston Lighting &
Power's (HL&P's) January 28, 1997, application to relocate the details of TS 6.2.3 on the ISEG from the Administrative Controls section of the TSs and place these details in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR)below.
The staff finds that the application needs to be supplemented as discussed The application proposes to relocate the details of TS 6.2.3 from the TSs to the UFSAR. Any future changes to the ISEG would then be evaluated per 10 CFR 50.59.
However, in Administrative Letter 95-06, dated December 12, 1995, the staff recommended that the existing ISEG requirements presently in the TSs be relocated intact to the quality assurance (QA) program. Any subsequent changes to the ISIG provisions incorporated into the QA program would then be controlled by 10 CFR 50.54(a).
Since the ISEG performs a QA functio.1, HL&P's application should be supplemented to relocate the ISEG requirements to the QA program.
Proposed changes to the QA program should also be provided.
Regarding implementation, the staff notes that the application requests an implementation time of 30 days from the effective date of the approved license amendment to facilitate distribution and to make appropriate changes to plant documents.
This commitment should be supplemented to clarify that prior to the implementation date, the proposed QA program changes will be in effect.
Sincerely.
Y Yj f 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 cc: See next page
O Mr. William To Cottle 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 910 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 Li hting and Power Company Electric Utility Department P. O. Box 89 721 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. O. Box 1771 Houston, TX 77208 San Antonio, TX 78296 Joseph R. Egan, Esq.
Mr. G. E. Vaughn/C. A. Johnson Egan & Associates, P.C.
Central Power and Light Company 2300 N Street, N.W.
P. O. Box 289 Washington, DC 20037 Mall Code: N5012 Wadsworth, TX 74483 Office of the Governor ATTN: Andy Barrett Director INPO EnvironmentalPolicy Records Center P. O. Box 12428 700 Galleria Parkway Austin, TX 78711 Atlanta, GA 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 Street 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 4
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