IR 05000528/1991045
| ML17306A329 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 12/03/1991 |
| From: | Qualls P, Reese J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17306A328 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-528-91-45, 50-529-91-45, 50-530-91-45, NUDOCS 9112230008 | |
| Download: ML17306A329 (8) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION V
Report Nos.
License Nos.
Licensee:
Facility Name:
Inspection at:
Inspection Dates:
Inspector:
50-528/91-45, 50-529/91-45, and 50-530/91-45 NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 Arizona Public Service Company P.
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Box 53999, Station 9012 Phoeniz, Arizona 85837 Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Units 1,2, and 3.
Palo Verde Site, Wintersburg, Arizona Novem r 4 - November 8, 1991 Approved by:
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e igne ae age Areas Ins ected:
Unannounced routine inspection of the status of the mergency reparedness Program and follow-up on open items.
Inspection procedures 82701, 82206, and 92701 were covered.
Results:
Overall, the licensee's program is adequate in the area of emergency
'p~epareplness.
No significant weaknesses were identified during this inspection.
The involvment of the licensee's equality Assurance Organization in the Emergency Planning area was an observed program strength.
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PERSONS CONTACTED DETAILS The below listed technical and supervisory personnel were among those contacted.
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Duncan Baxter Fountain Rogalski Brechtel Zerkel Borchert McKinney Elish Lines Pioggia Caud>11 Adney Flood Rouse Bieling Millsey Barsuk Koudelka Molfe Mal ik Sr.
E-Plan Coordinator Compliance Engineer QA 8 M Superv)sor QA Audit Supervisor Shift Technical Advisor Assistant Shift Supervisor, Unit 1 Assistant Shift Supervisor, Unit 1 Operations, Unit 1 Technical Training Instructor Emergency Planning Coordinator Emergency Planning Coordinator Director, Site Services Plant Manager, Unit 3 Plant Manager, Unit 2 Compliance Supervisor Manager, Emergency Planning Supervisor, Onsite Emergency Planning Sr.
E-Plan Coordinator E-Plan Coordinator Supervisor, Offsite Emergency Planning Sr.
E-Plan Coordinator 2.
FOLLOW-UP PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED ITEMS (92701)
90-11-01 (Closed)
EPIP-02 Com arison to NRC Guidance This item concerned some inconsistancies between Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure (EPIP)-02, Emergency Classification, and NRC guidance in NUREG-0654 concerning classification of some specified events.
The licensee revised EPIP-02 and issued Revision 8 to ensure consistancy with NRC guidance documents.
This item is closed.
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91-08-04 (Closed)
Review 0 erator Trainin This item was identified when an Assistant Shift Supervisor, during the 1991 exercise, thinking that 19 minutes vice 15 minutes, was adequate to meet procedural and NRC notification requirements for event upgrade reclassifications.
The inspector reviewed the operator training records and lesson plans (see paragraph 4) and found training to be satisfactory, This item is close I
d.
91-07-05 (Closed)
ERFDADs Uninterru table Power Su l
(UPS)
The inspector observed that the ERFDADs UPS battery now appears to be properly installed and the necessary supporting power supplies for the ERFDADs computer UPS appear to be available.
This item is closed.
91-07-01 (Closed)
EPIP-02 Terminol o This item concerned an observation by the inspector, that some of the terms used in EPIP-02 were not well defined.
The licensee has created an Emergency Action Level (EAL) Review Group comprised of representatives of Operations, Radiation Protection equality Assurance Emergency Planning, Operations Standards, and Senior Management which will review changes and classifications used in EPIP-02.
This item is closed.
3.
OPERATIONAL STATUS OF THE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (82701)
Emer enc Plan and EPIP chan es.
The inspector reviewed recent c anges o
e mergency an mplementing Procedures (EPIP's)
and the change summary for Revision of the Station Emergency Plan.
The inspector identified no case of changes which would decrease the effectiveness of the Stations Emergency Preparedness Program.
All changes were reviewed and approved in accordance with Technical Specification Administrative requi rements.
Current copies of the plan and EPIPs were available in all emergency response facilities (ERFs)
Emer enc Facilities E ui ment Instrumentation and Su lies C.
The inspector toured the Unit 1 Onsite Support Center (OSC), the Technical Support Center (TSC), the Emergency Operations Facility (EOF), the Backup EOF, the Hassayampa Pump House offsite assembly area, and the Buckeye Airport offsite assembly area.
The emergency response facilities (ERF's) were well maintained.
The equipment was in good condition.
All instrumentation was in current calibration.
The Hassayampa Pump House appeared to be marginal as an offsite assembly area.
The licensee has acquired a lease for space at the Buckeye Airport for use for this purpose.
A procedural change is in progress to denote the offsite area change.
The inspector reviewed the operational readiness of a randomly selected response vehicle used for radiation monitoring.
The vehicle was well maintained and ready for use.
The emergency kit was well stocked.
Or anization and Mana ement Control The inspector found no significant changes in the licensee's management of the Emergency Preparedness Program which would decrease Plan effectiveness.
The Emergency Planning Manager which in 1990 included the Fire Protection program has had fire protection responsibilities placed under a separate organization and an offsite Emergency Planning Supervisor position was create e I
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The inspector concluded that the above changes appear to enhance the Emergency Preparedness Program.
d.
Inde endent Reviews/Audits The inspector reviewed the licensee's 1991 Quality Assurance (QA)
audit of the EP program, Audit No.91-013.
The licensee's QA monitoring reports of the EP drills and the licensee's Emergency Planning Action Items List (EPAIL).
The 1991 audit appeared to be an in-depth and comprehensive audit meeting of all the requirements listed in 10 CFR S0.54(t).
The drill monitoring reports were critical and detailed.
In discussions with licensee QA personnel, they indicated to the inspector that EP supervision and management have become very supportive of the QA program and have on several occasions requested QA involvement.
The licensee's EPAIL appeared to be effective in tracking items to correction which were identified in drills and exercises.
The inspector reviewed training records for key emergency response personnel.
The inspector reviewed the lesson plans for Emergency Coordinators (EC's)
and The Emergency Onsite Directors (EOD's)
The lessons appear adequate to meet NRC guidance.
No examples of key emergency response personnel exceeding the 13 month E-Plan refresher training period was identified for the last 4 quarters.
The inspector reviewed the drill report for the September 1991 drill.
The licensee evaluators and controllers appeared to be effective in identifying areas in which the program could be improved.
4.
KNOWLEDGE AND PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES (82206 and 82701)
The inspector interviewed several EC qualified persons.
The persons were knowledgeable about the duties of the Emergency Coordinator.
They were knowledgeable about classification criteria and about Protective Action Recommendations (PARs).
The inspector postulated a loss of all auxilliary feedwater (AFW) pumps with the reactor at 100K power.
The EC's correctly stated that it is not clearly required to be classified as an event by EPIP-02.
When the inspector added a Mainsteam Isolation (MSIS) with a reactor trip, the EC's correctly classified the event as a
Site Area Emergency (SAE).
5.
EXIT MEETING An exit meeting was held on November 8, 1991 with members of licensee staff identified on paragraph 1 of this report.
The items discussed in this report were identified at that time.
The licensee did not identify as proprietary any of the materials provided to or reviewed by the inspectors during the inspectio l