ML20059C782

Forwards Insp Repts 50-498/93-30 & 50-499/93-30 on Stated Date & Notice of Violation.Nrc Concerned Because safety- Related Replacement Parts Being Issued to Plant Workers for Installation W/O Proper Engineering Evaluation & Mod

ML20059C782
Person / Time
Site:	South Texas
Issue date:	10/27/1993
From:	Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Cottle W HOUSTON LIGHTING & POWER CO.
Shared Package
ML20059C786	List: IR 05000498/1993030 ML20059C782 ML20059C820
References
NUDOCS 9311020014
Download: ML20059C782 (5)

See also: IR 05000498/1993030

Text

'

-

..

e.

UNIT E D STAT ES .i

pR Ric

% NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ,

.

.

,s  ;

REGION IV

{$ h,2

t - g

j ' 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUIT E 400 4

AR LINGT ON, T E XAS 76011 8064 l

"{' ,

" f

...- OCT 2 71993

.

Dockets: 50-498 l

50-499

Licenses: NPF-76

NPF-80

,

Houston Lighting & Power Company

ATTN: William T. Cottle, Group  ;

Vice President, Nuclear  !

P.O. Box 289 1

Wadsworth, Texas 77483

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-498/93-30; 50-499/93-30 (NOTICE OF

VIOLATION)

This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. D. P. Loveless, and the

inspectors identified in the attached report, of this office on August 15

through September 25, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities

authorized for your South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, facility. At the

conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members

of your staff identified in the enclosed report.

Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within

these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of. procedures

and representative records, inspection of installed equipment and system

alignments, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in

progress. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities

authorized by the license were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC

requirements.

Based on the results of this inspection, certain activities appeared to be in

violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of

Violation (Notice). The violation is of concern because safety-related

replacement parts were being issued to plant workers for installation without

proper engineering evaluation and modification. Your response should include

a discussion of any necessary revisions to the modification process, and the

procedural controls that govern this process.

<

Additionally, two examples of failure to follow plant procedures were

identified. The first example involved a breach of a heating, ventilation,

and air-conditioning boundary door without the issuance of a permit. The

second example involved the failure of plant craftsmen to accept a clearance

order prior to working on a ventilation fan. These violations are not being

cited because the criteria in paragraph VII.B.1 of Appendix C to 10 CFR Part 2

of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," were satisfied. These violations were

isolated occurrences and the licensee staff took prompt and effective actions

to correct the problem. t

01002G , D\'

9311o20o14 931027 i

PDR- ADDCK 05000498-

G PDR

,, -

_. - - .s .. . >

_

..

4 k

Houston Lighting.& Power Co. -3-

i

Newman & Holtzinger, P. C.

ATTN: Jack R. Newman, Esq.

1615 L Street, NW

Washington, D.C. 20036

Central Power and Light Company . ,

ATTN: G. E. Vaughn/T. M. Puckett

P.O. Box 2121

Corpus Christi, Texas 78403 ,

INP0

Records Center

700 Galleria Parkway ,

Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5957

Mr. Joseph M. Hendrie _3

't

50 Bellport Lane

Bellport, New York 11713  :

Bureau of Radiation Control

State of Texas

1100 West 49th Street

Austin, Texas 78756

<

Judge, Matagorda County

Matagorda County Courthouse

1700 Seventh Street

Bay City, Texas 77414

Licensing Representative

Houston Lighting & Power Company .

Suite 610

Three Metro Center

Bethesda, Maryland 20814

Houston Lighting & Power Company

ATTN: Rufus S. Scott, Associate

General Counsel

P.O. Box 61867

Houston, Texas 77208

-

-

. _ , , - - - . - - , _ - - -

.. - . - -. .- .

_ .

..

o ,

t

,

6

Houston Lighting & Power Co. -4_

27 m ,

bcc'to DMB (IE01)  !

bcc distrib. by RIV:

J. L. Milhoan Resident Inspector

Section Chief (DRP/A) Lisa-Shea, RM/ALF, MS: MNBB 4503

'  !

MIS System DRSS-FIPS

RIV File Project Engineer (DPP/A)

R. Bachmann, OGC, MS: 15-B-18 Section Chief (DRP/TSS)

A. B. Beach, (0:DRP) G. A. Pick, SRI:WC

D. Rosano, MS: 7H5

.

,

• RIV: SRI:DRP/A *PE:DRP/A C:DRP/A D:DRPk  :

DPloveless:1r MASatorius WDJohnson ABBeachh] -

10/25/93 10/25/93 10/ 71/93 10/ W 93

'

• previously concurred

,

~ '

_ _ . . _- ._. . . , . ,