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Forwards Confirmatory Order Modifying License (Effective Immediately) & Exercise of Discretion.Order Confirms Commitments,As Set Forth in Section V of Order & to Ensure That Plant Process for Addressing Safety Concerns,Enhanced
ML20248K486
Person / Time
Site: South Texas  
Issue date: 06/09/1998
From: Thadani A
NRC
To: Cottle W
HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
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ML20248K491 List:
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EA-97-341, NUDOCS 9806100145
Download: ML20248K486 (2)


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EA 97-341 W.T. Cottle President & Chief Executive Officer STP Nuclear Operating Company l

P.O. Box 289 Wadworth, Texas 77483

Subject:

CONFIRMATORY ORDER MODIFYING LICENSE (EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY) AND EXERCISE OF DISCRETION l

Dear Mr. Cottle:

The enclosed Confirmatory Order is being issued to confirm the commitments, as set forth in Section V of the Order, and to ensure that STP's process for addressing emplovec protection and safety concerns will be enhanced. In view of the Confirmatory Order, and your consent as exhibited in Mr. Gutterman's letter dated May 29,1998, the NR C staffis exercising its enforcement discretion pursuant to Section VII B.6 of the NRC Enforcement Policy and will not pursue a Notice of Violation or a civil penalty in this case.

For clarification of the requirements as set forth in Section V of the Order, the licensee is to submit to the Regional Administrator only the summary results and conclusions of the cultural assessments and mini-surveys, not the raw data leading to the summary results and conclusions.

Pursuant to Section 223 af the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended any person who willfully violates, attempts to violate, or conspires to violate, any provision of this Order shall be subject to criminal prosecution as set forth in that section. Violation of this order may also subject the person to civil monetary penalties.

Questions concerning this Order should be addressed to Anne T. Boland, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Enforcement, who can be reached at (301) 415-2741.

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2 In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its

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'A.1Tadani Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Effectiveness Docket Nos. 50-498/499 License Nos. NPF-76,80

Enclosure:

Confirmatory Order Modifying License (Effective Immediately) cc w/ enclosure: Alvin H. Gutterman, Esq.

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