IR 05000528/1993045
| ML20059A333 | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 11/26/1993 |
| From: | Pate R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9312300109 | |
| Download: ML20059A333 (3) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION UNITED STATESi
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Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529 and 50-530 License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51 and NPF-74 Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 53999, Station 9082 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Attention: Mr. William F. Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-528/93-45, 50-529/93-45, AND 50-530/93-45 This refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. D. Schaefer of this office.on October 25-29 and November 2-5, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your Palo Verde facility. On November 5, 1993, the preliminary findings were discussed with Mr. Paul Caudill and other members of Mr. Paul Caudill
.your staff identif.ied in the enclosed inspection report.
discussed additional information with D. Schaefer of this office on November 15, 1993.
Areas examined during this inspection included activities related to physical security as described in the enclosed inspection report. Within these areas,
.the inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress. The inspection findings are documented in the enclosed inspection report.
Based on the 'results of this inspection -it appeared that one of.your.
activities was not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements as discussed in paragraph 2.c of the enclosed report. This licensee-identified violation pertains to failure of a security officer to maintain ' appropriate security compensatory measures. This violation would normally be classified as a Severity Level' IV violation. However, because you identified and took prompt corrective actions for this violation we have decided to classify this as a non-cited violation in accordance with the criteria set' forth in 10 CFR L
Part 2, Appendix C,Section VII.B(2).
The Notice of Violation from the last security insp'ection report dated' July l
29, 1993, identified your failure on nine occasions, from January through June
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1993, to appropriately protect safeguards information. Your August 30, 1993, l
reply to this Notice indicated that following the completion of a Human Performance Evaluation System (HPES) investigation, you and your staff would
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safeguards material. Your subsequent Safeguards Event Log dated October 29, 1993, indicated that from July through September 1993, your employees
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discovered eight additional events involving failure to protect safeguards
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information. These continued failures, occurring at an accelerated rate, warrant your immediate attention.
" Document transrmtteo nerewitri contams sensitive SAI.EGUARDS ENFORMA H. ON unclassified information. When separated fron, enclosures. this doeurnent is decontrotted "
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The material enclosed herewith contains Safeguards Information as defined by
10 CFR Part 73.21 and its disclosure to unauthorized individuals is prohibited by.Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended., Therefore, the material will not be placed in the Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to
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Inspection Raport Nos. 50-528/93-45
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50-529/93-45 50-530/93-45 cc w/ enclosures:
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Mr. Paul Caudill, APS Mr. Frank Kroll Jr., APS Mr. D. Orrik, NRR/PSGB
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cc w/o enclosures:
Mr. Steve Olea, Arizona Corporation Commission
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Mr. James A. Beoletto, Esq., Southern California Edison Company Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations Mr. Aubrey Godwin, Director, Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
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Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors Mr. Jack R. Newman, Esq., Newman & Holtzinger P.C.
Mr. Curtis Hoskins, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Palo i
Verde Services Mr. Roy P. Lessey, Jr., Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld Mr. Bradley W. Jones, Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld Mr. Ro'nald J. Stevens, Director, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, APS
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