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Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-528/93-04, 50-529/93-04 & 50-530/93-04

ML20044G024
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	05/14/1993
From:	Vandenburgh C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To:	Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
References
NUDOCS 9306010336
Download: ML20044G024 (7)

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DbcketNo.50-528 50-529 50-530 Arizona Public Service Company P. O. Box 53999, Station-9082

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Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Attention:

Mr. W. F. Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear Gentlemen:

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Thank you for your letter of April 29, 1993, in response to our Notice of Violation and Inspection Report Ncs. 50-528/529/530/93-04, dated March 30, 1993, informing us of the steps you have taken to correct the. items which we brought to your attention. Your corrective actions will be verified

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during a future inspection.

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Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely, C. A. VanDenburgh, Chief Reactor Projects Branch cc:

Mr. Steve Olea, Arizona Corporation Commission

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James A. Beoletto, Esq., Southern California Edison Company Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager, ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear Power

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Mr. Aubrey Godwin, Director, Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Jack R. Newman, Esq., Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.

• Mr. Curtis Hoskins, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Palo Verde Services Roy P. Lessey, Jr., Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer aqd Feld Bradley W. Jones, Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld bec w/ copy of letter dated April 29, 1993:

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Letter dated March 30,1993, from C.. A. VanDenburgh, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch, NRC, to W. F. Conway, Executive Vice President, Nuclear, APS

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File: ' 93-070-026 Arizona Public Service Company (APS) -has reviewed NRC Inspection Report 50-528/529/530/93-04, and the Notice of Violation, dated March 30,1993. Pursuant tothe provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, APS' response'is enclosed. Enclosure 1 to this letter is a

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restatement of the Notice of Violation. APS' response is provided in Enclosure 2.

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Should you have any questions, please call Thomas R. Bradish at (602) 393-5421.

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1. Restatement of Notice of Violation 2. Reply to Notice of Violation

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ENCLOSURE 1 RESTATEMENT OF NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-529/93-04-02 NRC INSPECTION CONDUCTED JANUARY 20,1993 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22,1993 INSPECTION REPORT NOs. 50-528/529/530/93-04

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RESTATEMENT OF NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-529/93-04-02

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violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Action,"10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the

violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.8.1 states that, ' Written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering... applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978...." Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 recommends administrative procedures for the plant fire protection program.

Test procedure 14FT-9FP38, " MONTHLY AUTOMATIC WET PIPE SPRINKLER SYSTEM ALARM TEST," Revision 0, step 6.4.1, required that,

"The test performer shall maintain communications with the affected unit

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control room to verify control room alarm annunciation or a fire departmer't

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member shall be stationed in the affected unit control room to verify control room annunciation." In addition, step 6.2.2.4, required that the test be

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conducted in accordance with administrative procedure 73AC-OFP01. Step 3.5.7 of procedure 73AC-OFP01, " Fire Protection Test Program," Revision 2.01, required that, "Each procedure step... shall be performed and initialed as required in sequence...."

Contrary to the above, on January 29, 1993, the technician in the performance of procedure 14FT-9FP38:

(1) did not maintain

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communications with the affected unit control room nor was a fire department member stationed in the affected unit control room and control room annunciation was not verified, (2) performed steps 8.14 and 8.16, for valves V707, V734, V690 and V689, prior to performing steps 8.1.3 and 8.1.5, and (3) initialed Section 9.0, " System Restoration," steps 9.1 through 9.5 of the test procedure, prior to performing these steps and prior to completion of the test.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) applicable to Unit 2.

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REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-529/93-04-02 NRC INSPECTION CONDUCTED 1-

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REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-529/93-04-02

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Reason For The Violation

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The reason for the violation was personnel error. The technician had been trained regarding the requirement to perform procedure steps sequentially. Nevertheless, the technician believed that performing the procedural steps sequentially was general guidance and that the steps could be performed in a different sequence if the objectives of the test were still being met. The technician intended to verify the visual alarms by observing and acknowledging the alarms upon retuming to the controi room and to verify

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the audio alarms with the control room operators.

In the second instance, the technician inadvertently signed the restoration steps.

The technician stated the he could not recall having signed the steps nor would he have j

intentionally signed the steps prior to completing the steps.

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Corrective Steps That Have Been Taken And Results Achieved The individual was counseled regarding procedure compliance, the requirement

to perform each procedural step sequentially, and the necessity of attention to detail.

To reemphasize the requirement to perform steps sequentially, fire department personnel were briefed on this requirement. Shift briefings have been subsequently provided to reiterate mandatory compliance with procedural requirements.

Corrective Steps That Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations The corrective steps taken above are expected to avoid further violations.

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Full compliance was achieved on January 29,1993, when the steps in the procedure were completed and a late test log entry was made.

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