NOC-AE-02001370, Letter from J. J. Sheppard to Ellis Merschoff 2002 Mini-Cultural Survey & 2003 Comprehensive Cultural Assessment

Letter from J. J. Sheppard to Ellis Merschoff 2002 Mini-Cultural Survey & 2003 Comprehensive Cultural Assessment

ML041380336
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	08/05/2002
From:	Sheppard J South Texas
To:	Merschoff E NRC Region 4
References
EA-97-341, FOIA/PA-2004-0138, NOC-AE-02001370
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I August 5, 2002 NOC-AE-02001370 10CFR50 Mr. Ellis W. Merschoff Regional Administrator, Region IV U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 -Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400' Arlington, Texas 76011-8064 South ITexas Project Unilis 1 and 2 Docket Nos. )TN 50-498, 50-499 South Texas Proiect Comr prehensive Cultural Assessment

References:

1. Letter, A. A. Thadani to W. T. Cottle, "Confirmatory Order Modifying License (Effective Immediately) and Exercise of Discretion,' (EA 97-341), -June 9,1998

2. Letter, E.W. Mersch6ff to W. T. Cottle, "Request For Partial Relaxation Of Confirmatory Order,' November 24,1999 3.- Letter, E. W. Merschoff to W. T. Cottle, "Relaxation Of Confirmatory Order Modifying License," June 24, 2002

4. Letter, W. T. Cottle to E. W. Merschoff, "South Texas Project

- Comprehensive Cultural Assessment," November 1, 1999,

- NOC-AE-000691

5. Letter, W. T. Cottle to E. W. Merschoff, "South Texas Project Comprehensive Cultural Assessment,"t April 17, 2002, NOC-AE-02001277 This letter provides additional information concerning our upcoming 2002 mini-cultural survey and the 2003 Comprehensive Cultural Assessment required by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Order EA-97-341 (the Order) dated June 9, 1998, (Reference 1) as amended by References 2 and 3.

In Reference 3, the NRC granted permission to conduct the 2002 mini-cultural survey in the form of interviews and focus groups. In our letter requesting this change (Reference 5) we stated that SYNERGY Consulting Services Corporation would be conducting the interviews/focus groups. STP b O:\WP\NL\NRC-AP\MISC-02\02001 370.doc STI: 3147 1423

NOC-AE-02001 370 Page 2 of 3 Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) has evaluated other contractors and decided to use Management Insight Technologies instead of SYNERGY for the 2002 "mini-survey". We intend to use Management Insight Technologies during the "mini-survey" in order to decide on a contractor for future cultural surveys.

STPNOC still intends to use SYNERGY Consulting Services to administer the 2003 Comprehensive Cultural Assessment as we have done in previous years.

The preparations for the interviews and focus groups are underway and they should be completed by September 2002. The results will be reported to the NRC as required by the Order.

Also, in Reference 2 the NRC approved changes to the requirements of the original Order (Reference 1) where "mini-surveys' would not be required to be performed in the same year as Comprehensive Cultural Assessments. The schedule STPNOC provided in Reference 4 indicated that the final Comprehensive Cultural Assessment would be administered in September 2003.

However, STPNOC has determined that the 2003 Comprehensive Cultural Assessment would fit better within the overall station activities if conducted in January 2003. This timing gives an appropriate interval since the last Comprehensive Cultural Assessment (conducted in December 2001) and meets the requirements of the Order.

It is our intent to keep the NRC informed of the status of the Order while also assuring that we have no misunderstandings. If you have any questions, please contact Robyn Piggott at 361-972-7438 or me at 361-972-8757.

J. J. Sheppard Vice President & Assistant to the President & Chief Executive Officer RDP O:\WP\NL\NRC-AP\MISC-02\02001 370.doc STI: 31471423

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