ML20216J965

Concludes That Actions Proposed in Util Response Met Intent of Generic Ltr 88-17, Loss of Dhr

ML20216J965
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	11/06/1990
From:	Dick G Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hall D HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
GL-88-17, TAC-69778, TAC-69779, NUDOCS 9011190039
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NRC PDR GDick Mr. Donald P. Hall Local POR OGC Group Vice-President, Nuclear PDIV-2 R/F EJordan Houston Lighting & Power Company PDIV-2 Plant File ACRS (10)

P. O. Box 1700 DCrutchfield SCollins Houston, Texas 77251 MVirgilio HBalukjian JLinville TCollins

Dear Mr. Hall:

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SUBJECT:

STAFF REVIEW 0F HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER COMPANY RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 88-17, LOSS OF DECAY HEAT REMOVAL (DHR)

(TAC NOS. 69778 AND 69779)

By letters dated January 17,1989 (ST-HL-AE-2936), August 3,1989 (ST-HL-AE-3097),

and March 9, 1990 (ST-HL-AE-3398), Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P) responded to the subject Generic Letter (GL) 88-17.

In those letters, HL&P described both

" expeditious actions" (short-term) and " programmed enhancements" (long-term).

The' staff, after reviewing-the submittals, concluded that the actions proposed met the intent of GL 88-17.

Review of the implementation of the actions was accomplished through staff inspections, the results of which were reported in Inspection Reports (irs) 50-498/89-14 and 50-499/89-14, and 50-498/90-17 and 50-499/90-17.

In IR,50-498/90-17 and 50-499/90-17, the staff stated that the actions taken by HL&P' satisfied the intent of GL 88-17.

The DHR performance monitoring instrumentation was diverse with a high level of redundancy.

Also, it was noted that because of the three-train design and other unique design considerations, the equipment.available to prevent and, if necessary, respond to a loss of DHR was above average.

It was-also noted that while the procedures and administrative controls were _ comprehensive and functional, they did require updating.

Our understanding is that the updating was completed in September of this year.

No~v olations or deviations were identified during the inspections.

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Baser on the technical review and the inspections, we conclude that HL&P.has incoroorated changes at the South, Texas Project consistent with the intent of GL 88c17.

No further review of this issue -is planned.

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Mr. J. C. Lanier.

Licensing Representative Director of-Generation Houston Lighting and Power Company City of Austin Electric Utility Suite 610 721 Barton Springs Road Three Metro Center Austin, Texas 78704 Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Mr. R. J. Costello Bureau of. Radiation Control Mr. M. T. Hardt State of Texas City Public Service Board 1101 West 49th Street P. 0._ Box 1771 Austin, Texas 78756 San Antonio, Texas 78296 i

Rufus S. Scott Mr. R. P. Verret Associate General Counsel Mr. D. E. Ward Houston Lighting & Power Company Central' Power and Light Company P. O. Box 61867 P. 0. Box 2121' Houston, Texas 77208 Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 INPO Records Center 1100 Circle 75' Parkway Atlanta, Georgia-30339-3064 3

-Regional-Administrator,' Region IV U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza-Orive,: Suite 1000 -

Arlington,~-Texas 76011 Mr. Joseph M. Hendrie ISO Be11 port Lane.

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