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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-498 and 50-499]

 

Houston Lighting and Power Company (South Texas Project, Units 1 
and 2); Exemption

I

    On March 22, 1988, and March 28, 1989, the Commission issued 
Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 to Houston Lighting & 
Power Company, et al. (the licensee) for South Texas Project, Unit Nos. 
1 and 2, respectively. The license provided, among other things, that 
the facility is subject to all rules, regulations and orders of the 
Commission.

II

    Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.59(a)(1), ``each licensee shall successfully 
complete a requalification program developed by the facility licensee 
that has been approved by the Commission. The program shall be 
conducted for a continuous period not to exceed 24 months in 
duration.'' Also, pursuant to 10 CFR 55.59(c)(1), ``The requalification 
program must be conducted for a continuous period not to exceed two 
years, and upon conclusion must be promptly followed, pursuant to a 
continuous schedule, by successive requalification programs.''
    By letter dated December 17, 1993, as supplemented by letter dated 
January 14, 1994, the licensee requested a one-time exemption from 10 
CFR 55.59(a)(1) and (c)(1) which would extend the current 
requalification cycle to April 22, 1994.
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 55.11, ``The Commission may, upon application by 
an interested person, or upon its own initiative, grant such exemptions 
from the requirements of the regulations in this part as it determines 
are authorized by law and will not endanger life or property and are 
otherwise in the public interest.''

III

    HL&P increased the operating staff from five to six crews to reduce 
the burden placed on the operating staff. The increase to six crews is 
in the public interest in that it will allow sufficient numbers of 
operating personnel to maintain individual workloads at a reasonable 
level while on shift without the need for routine overtime and still 
allow for continued uninterrupted training. The licensee began its six-
operating crew, six-week requalification training plan in January 1994. 
Because of the additional crew, the current requalification cycle, 
which began on April 13, 1992, will continue until April 22, 1994. The 
extension of the training cycle is unavoidable in order to enhance the 
operations staff while maintaining adequate staffing levels. The 
exemption will allow the licensee to exceed the 24-month limit stated 
in 10 CFR 55.59 by ten days.

IV

    Accordingly, the Commission has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 
55.11, this exemption is authorized by law, will not endanger life or 
property, and is otherwise in the public interest.
    Therefore, the Commission hereby grants Houston Lighting & Power 
Company an exemption from the requirements of 10 CFR 55.59(a)(1) and 
(c)(1).
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the Commission has determined that the 
granting of the Exemption will have no significant impact on the 
environment (59 FR 11330).
    This Exemption is effective on issuance.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 4th day of April 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jack W. Roe,
Director, Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-8694 Filed 4-11-94; 8:45 am]
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