ML20206J421

Ack Receipt of in Response to & Insp Repts 50-498/99-04 & 50-499/99-04,confirming Commitments as Stated in 990225 Exit Meeting

ML20206J421
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	05/06/1999
From:	Powers D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
References
50-498-99-04, 50-498-99-4, 50-499-99-04, 50-499-99-4, NUDOCS 9905120219
Download: ML20206J421 (4)

See also: IR 05000498/1999004

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William T. Cottle, President and

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SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/99-04:50-499/99-04 )

Thank you for your letter of April 14,1999, in response to our March 24,1999, letter and

inspection report confirming your commitment as stated in the February 25,1999, exit meeting.

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The commitment stated was that STP Nuclear Operating Company will include the requirement i

to count as a Maintenance Rule functional failure any instance where a high-risk system (or one I

of its trains) that does not have availability performance criteria is taken out-of-service (not

performing its risk-significant function) while at power for corrective maintenance, or any  ;

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instance when its technical specification allowed outage time is exceeded, and that this will

apply even if no Maintenance Rule function had been lost prior to taking the system out-of-

service.

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Dr. Dale A. Powers, Chief

Engineering and Maintenance Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos.: 50-498; 50-499

License Nos.: NPF-76; NPF-80

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T. H. Cloninger, Vice President

Engineering & Technical Services

STP Nuclear Operating Company.

P.O. Box 289

Wadsworth, Texas 77483

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Washington, D.C. 20036-5869

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Central Power & Light Company

P.O. Box 289

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