IR 05000498/1987050

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violation Noted in Insp Rept 50-498/87-50 & 50-499/87-50

ML20237E480
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	12/23/1987
From:	Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Goldberg J HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
NUDOCS 8712290022
Download: ML20237E480 (2)

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N, n, 'N In Reply Refer To:

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Houston Lighting'& Power' Company ATTN: .J. H.-Goldberg, Group Vice President, Nuclear-P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001

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Gentlemen:

Thank you forJyour letter 'of November 20,~ 1987, in response.to'our l'etter l

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and Notice of Violation dated October 22, 1987.fWe'have reviewed your repl and find-it responsive to the concerns raised in ourLNotice of Violation. We:

. will review the implementation of your;correctiv'e actionsL during fa futur inspection'to determine that full compliance has been achieved and will<be-maintaine Siiicerely, '

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L.-J. Callan, DirectorL Division.of Reactor Projectsi cc:

Houston Lighting & Power Company

' ATTN: M. Wisenberg, Manager-Nuclear Licensing P.O.' Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 Houston Lighting & Power Company ATTN: Gerald E. Vaughn, Vice President Nuclear Operations P.O. Box 1700 Houston, Texas 77001 RI :D DRP GL table:gb- LJCa'l'an j~,bg /

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November 20, 1987 ST-HL-AE- 24 23 File No.: G _ CFR2.201 -

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South Texas Project Unit 1 Docket No. STN 50-498 Response to Notice of Violation 8750-01 Houston Lighting & Power Company has reviewed Notice of Violation 8750-01 dated October 22, 1987 and submits the attached response pursuant to 10CFR 2.20 t If you should have any questions on this matter, please contact Mr. S.M. Head at (512) 972-839 G. E. Vaughn Vice President 3 Nuclear Plant Operations i GEV/SMH/yfw Attachment: Response to Notice of Violation 8750-01 l

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ST-HL- AE- 24 23 File No.: G Page 2 cc:

Regional Administrator, Region IV Nuclear Regulatory Commission  ;

611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 1000 i Arlington, TX 76011'

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N. Prasad Kadambi, Proj ect Manager U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 7920 Norfolk-Avenue i 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 i

Newman & Holt:inger, L Street, Washington, DC 20036 R. L. Range /R. P. Verret Central Power & Light Company P. O. Box 2121 Corpus Christi, TX 78403 M. B. Lee /J. E. Malaski City of Austin P. O. Box 1088 Austin, TX 78767-8814 R. J. Costello/M. T. Hardt ~

City Public Service Board j P. O. Box 1771 i San Antonio, TX 76296 l I

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Rufus S. Scott Associate General Counsel  !

Houston Lighting & Power Company P. O. Box 1700 Houston, TX 77001 Revised 11/17/87

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Attachment I ST-HL-AE-2423 File No.: G Page 1 of 1 ,

South Texas Proj ect l Unit 1 Docket No. STN 50-498 Response to Notice of Violation 8750-01 Statement of Vi,clation Failure To Follow The Approved Procedure For Performing Maintenance

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i I l South Texas Project (STP) Technical Specifications (TS), Section l (Administrative Controls), Specification 6.8.1.a requires that written )

procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained for the {

control of maintenance and repair activities. Plant Procedure OPGP03-ZM-0003 implements the requirements of this TS including a ;

provision .110 wing emergency repairs without the use of an approved l Maintenance Work Request (MVR). j

Contrary to the above, a repair activity was observed on the fuel i handling system transfer cart shear pin in violation of the procedur An MWR had not been approved and the repair work was improperly commenced l

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on an emergency basis when there was no direct safety hazard to personnel j or equipment which would justify an emergency classificatio i l II. Reason for Violation j I

The root cause for this violation was a lack of understanding on the part )

of the shift supervisors of what constitutes an emergency situation and I when an Emergency MWR could be use III. Corrective Action Taken and Results Achieved At the time of discovery of this situation an appropriate MWR war l initiated to document and correct the proble j IV. Corrective Steps Taken to Prevent Recurrence By procedure, only shift supervisors can authorize an Emergency MW j Accordingly, all shift supervisors have been instructed by plant l management as to intent and proper use of an Emergency MWR. In addition, i the MWR procedure has been revised to add a more explicit definition of when an Emergency MWR can be initiate . Date of Full Compliance

STP is in full compliance at this tim i j NL. RESP. NOTICE

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