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| number = ML20196F174
| issue date = 03/01/1988
| title = Forwards Readiness to Begin Ascent to Full Power:Self- Assessment Rept. Rept Describes Bases for Util Conclusion That Facility Ready to Proceed W/Operations at Power Levels Above 5%
| author name = Goldberg J
| author affiliation = HOUSTON LIGHTING &amp; POWER CO.
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| addressee affiliation = NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION &amp; RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
| docket = 05000498
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| document report number = ST-HL-AE-2548, NUDOCS 8803020072
| package number = ML20196F181
| document type = CORRESPONDENCE-LETTERS, INCOMING CORRESPONDENCE, UTILITY TO NRC
| page count = 3
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11ouston tightingk Power Harch 1, 1988 ST HL AE-2548 File No.:   G20 10CFR50 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attention: Document Control Desk k'ashington, DC       20555 South Texas Project Electric Generating Station Unit 1 Operating License NPF-71 Docket No. 50 498 Readiness to Begin Ascent to Full Power: A Self Assessment Enclosed, in preparation for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's meeting to consider authori::ing operation of Unit 1 of the South Texas Project (STP) at power levels above f've percent, is a self-assessment report prepared by Houston Lighting & Power Company (HL&P).
The report describes the bases for HL&P's conclusion that the Unit is ready to proceed with operations at power levels above five percent. The report documents STP's compliance with regulatory requirements affecting design, construction and operation as well as other indicators which point toward operational readiness (e.g., status of maintenance, QA activities, results of the NRC's operational readiness inspections). In addition, the report provides HL&P's view of the strengths and weaknesses identified in pre critical testing of STP, The NRC's Operational Readiness Inspection Report identified five concerns requiring resolution prior to increasing power above five percent:
: 1. Operator sensitivity to plant status mode changes;
: 2. Timeliness of Station Problem Report investigations;
: 3. Problems identified during the control room evacuation drill:
: 4. Certain inaccuracies in technical cpecification/ surveillance procedures; and,
: 5. Use of comsercial grade Agastat relays.                         ! rU\
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ST.HL AE 2548 File No.: G20 Page 2 of 3 These matters are addressed in the enclosed report; they have been satisfactorily resolved.
HL6P will be pleased to furnish any additional information and to respond to any questions as the Commission may have with respect to the enclosed report.
Yours truly,
                                                                  .   /I J. H. Goldbe Group Vice President, Nuclear JRN /ltl

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South Texas Project, Unit 1. Readiness to Begin Ascent to Full Power: A Self Assessment Report

llouston Lighting & Power Company ST HL-AE-2548 File No.: C20 Page 3 of 3 cc:
Regional Administrator, Region IV Nuclear Regulatory Commission 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 Arlington, TX 76011 N. Prasad Kadambi, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7920 Norfolk Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 Dan R. Carpenter Senior Resident Inspector / Operations e/o U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission P. O. Box 910 Bay City, TX 77414 J. R. Newman, Esquire Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.
1615 L Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036 R. L. Range /R. P. Verret Central Power & Light Company P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, TX 78403 R. John Miner (2 copies)
Chief Operating Officer City of Austin Electric Officer 7221 Barton Springs Road l             Austin, TX 78704
,             R. J. Costello/M. T. Hardt l             City Public Service Board l             P. O. Box 1771 San Antonio, TX 78296 Rufus S. Scott Associate General Counsel Houston Lighting 6 Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, TX 77001 j
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