ML20217E099

Informs That NRC Staff Has Identified Inconsistencies Between Info Identified as Proprietary in Responses to Listed NRC Questions Re 970827 Application (CAW-97-1158) & 970829 Affidavit

ML20217E099
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	09/25/1997
From:	Alexion T NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Liparulo N WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC COMPANY, DIV OF CBS CORP.
References
TAC-M99245, TAC-M99256, NUDOCS 9710060294
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Mr. N. J. Liparulo Manager of Equipment Design and Regulatory Engineering Westinghouse Electric Corporation P.O. Box 355 Pittsburgh, PA 15230-0355

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR WITHHOLDING INFORMATION FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE - SOUTH TEXAS PROJECT, UNITS 1 AND 2 (STP) (TAC N05. M99245 AND M99256) ,

Dear Mr. Liparulo:

By your application (CAW-97-Il58) dated August 27, 1997, and affidavit dated August 29, 1997, e.secuted by Henry A. Sepp of Westinghouse, you submitted

" Responses to NRC Questions on South Texas Project Elbow Tap Submittal,"

(Proprietary), August 1997, and requested that it be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.790. A non-proprietary version of the report (same title and date) has also been nrovided.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has identified inconsistencies between the information identified as proprietary in the responses to NRC quretions discussed above, which was forwarded by letter from Houston Lighting and Power (HL&P) to NRC, dated September 2,1997, and the information identified as non-proprietary in HL&P's initial application, dated August 6, 1997. Some examples of inconsistenies are as follows:

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1. On page 22 (non-proprietary versica) of the August 6,1997, application, third paragraph, fourth sentence, it states, " Based on the Unit 1 i specific parameters, the decrease is 1.2% flow from zero to 100% power, and 0.4% flow from 70 to 100% power." However, on page 14 (proprietary ver sion) of the September 2,1997, response to NRC questions, last paragraph, this information is identified as proprietary.

2. On page 21 (non-proprietary version) of the August 6,1997, application, second paragraph, first complete sentence, it states, "As stated in Section 3.5, impellet smoothing is expected to cause a flow decrease of about 0.6% flow after the f!rst cycle." However, on page 15 f,\

(proprietary version) of the September 2, 1997, response to NRC questions, last paragraph, this information is identified as proprietary. 0 On September 9,1997, the NRC staff inforrad HL&P of these inconsistencies.

On September 10, 1997, HL&P indicated that they would perform a thorough 9710040294 970925 PDR ADOCK 05000498 P PDR yoeisa lll!iiiilIllililll II

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• Mr. N. J. Liparulo September 25, 1997 review of this matter (not just the examples discussed above), resolve all b inconsistencies, and supersede their September 2, 1997, response. HL&P superceded their September 2,1997, response by letter on September 18, 1997.

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1326.

Sincerely, Orig. signed by Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50.498 and 50-499 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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'l Mr. N. J. Lipar +1o review of this matter (not just the examples discussed above), resolve all .

inconsistencies, and supersede their September 2, 1997, response. HL&P superceded their September 2, 1997, response by letter on September 18, 1997. 4 If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1326. ,

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Wh24 Thomas 9. Alexion, Projec Manager Project 0. rectorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Hos. 50-498 and 50-499 cc: See next page

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Mr. Willia T. 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 'Jashington, 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. 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 Mail Code: N5012 Wadsworth, TX 74483 Office of the Governor ATTN: Andy Barrett, Director INPO Environmental- Policy '

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 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 Suita 400N Matagorda County Courthouse Austin, TX 78757-1024 1700 Seventh Street Bay City, TX 77414

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Mr. N. J. Liparulo review of this matter (not just the examples discussed above), resolve all inconsistencies, and supersede their September 2, 1997, response by a target date of September 19, 1997 (close of business). ,

If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact me at (301) 415-1326.

Sincerely, Thomas W. Alexion, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-1 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499 cc: See next page DISTRIBUTION:

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