IR 05000528/1981022
| ML17297B161 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 12/16/1981 |
| From: | Fiorelli G, Johnson P, Zwetzig G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML17297B160 | List: |
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| 50-528-81-22, NUDOCS 8201130230 | |
| Download: ML17297B161 (8) | |
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U.S CLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION OFFIC OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT REGION V
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Docket No. -,"
28 81-22 0-528 License No.
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Safeguards Group
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Box 21666 Phoenix Arizona 85036 Facility Name:
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station-Unit
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IllS hnson (November 18-20, 1981
, Reactor ctor Inspection at:
Palo Verde Site, Wintersburg, Arizona Inspection conducted:
vember 2-30, 1981 Inspectors:
Mo G. Fi elli, Senior Resi ent nspec or Date Signed i Mi~izi Date Signed A
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Date Signed Summary:
Xns ection on N'ovember 2-30 1981(Re ort No. 50-528/81-22)
Areas Xns ected:
Routine, unannounced resident inspection of preoperational testing controls, QA of startup activities, operator training, and plant equipment installations.
The inspection involved 110 inspector-hours on-site by the resident and project inspectors.
Results:
No items of noncompliance or deviations were i'dentified.
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted F.
W. Hartley, Nuclear Operations Manager W.
B. McLane, Startup Manager C.
N. Russo, Operations Quality Assurance Manager J.
Behm, Acting Quality Auditing.Supervisor J. Minnicks, Instrumentation and Controls Supervisor W. 'Garrett, Maintenance Control Center Supervisor F. Hicks,"Licensed Operator Training Supervisor 2.
Startu Testin The inspector was informed that Arizona Public Service Co.
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has reassigned responsibility for conduct of component testing type activities (through system hydrostatic testing)
to the Bechtel startup organization.
This organization, however, will report to the APS Manager of Nuclear Operations.
All of the Bechtel startup staff which reported to the APS startup manager will now be returned to the Bechtel Startup organization as will all systems and document packages previously 'turned over to APS.
The APS startup organization responsibility for system testing will start with preoperational testing, at which time system design will be confirme'd.
Formal releases of systems I
to APS will continu'e to be controlled by approved procedures.
Factoxs contributing to the realignment of testing respon-sibilities included resourc'e availability, Bechtel-APS startup
'I interface issues, and,ne'ed'ed-'improvement in the efficiency of turnover of~~'completed -systems'y Bechtel construction to the APS startup, orga'ni'za'tion.-.~,.i" t
This action wil'1 require~ cha'ngep, to",the'~FSAR, which APS plans to make in the) near',future~'.
,'It will also",',require the development and revision of,'ontro'1""and't'est'roced'ur'es by Bechtel and APS.
This effor~t';-"- as well,,as the formulation of the Bechtel startup organization, is curxently i'n pr'ogr'ess.
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o'r< dejiations were identified.
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The inspec.tor observed a portion,',o'-;an audit conducted by an APS opera'talons,QA auditor.
The abdit related to the management of maintenance QA records.'he audit was conducted using a
predeveloped checklist and,was performed by an auditor who was qualified in accordance with the APS QA organization qualification
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~.The auditor was knowledgable of APS and NRC documents governing-re'cords control, and identified some items requiring further'attention by maintenance-management.
The auditor stated that a report would be written covering the audit of records con-trol in several organizational groups, and would be distributed to APS management.
4, No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
Plant Tours Several plant tours were conducted during the month.
Plant cleanliness has not deteriorated but continues to require attention.
With minor exceptions, cable trays are properly maintained.
Welding operations were observed to be conducted so as to protect against fires.
No instances of instrumentation damage were noted and there has been a noticeable improvement in the control of access to the open reactor vessel.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
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0 erator Trainin The records of experience and training for several operators and instructors were reviewed.
Forms had been developed for the recording of experience and training information.
The system was undergoing upgrading, however, to improve the avail-ability, visibility and completeness of training related infor-mation.
The cognizant APS representative estimates that this system will be implemented within the next several months.
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No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
S stem Turnovers A review of subsystems of the Chemical and Volume Control System confirmed that the turnover of these systems appeared to be properly controlled.
An audit of the documentation packages, equipment tagging, master tracking system, and approval documentation indicated the systems were turned over as required by admin-istrative procedures.
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these subsystems will be returned to Bechtel per paragraph 2.)
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Safet In ection S stem ~'Installation Review of installation of the Safety Injection System (SIS)
in accordance with the design continued.
Additional exceptions involving the safety injection tank~and low pressure injection systems were noted.
~ These vsy'stems <have not been inspected or accepted by AP'S as ye A -review,o8, the APS master tracking list developed, following ya'1'kdown, of, the high pressure safety injection'ystem by +PS,~'confir'med
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No items of <noncompliance-or deviations were identified.
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An exit inter'view,was., conducted with t'e Manager of Nuclear Operations'n November 20, 1981.
At"tfi'at time the inspectors were briefed on 'the changes in saba'rtup t'esting responsibilities.
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