IR 05000529/1993014
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/16/1993 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
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ESSION NBR:9305030083 DOC.DATE: 93/04/16 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET IL:STN-50-529 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 2, Arizona Publi 05000529 wUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION MARTIN,J.D.
Region 5 (Post 820201)
RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION CONWAY,W.F.
Arizona Public Service Co. (formerly Arizona Nuclear Power SUBJECT:
Forwards insp rept 50-529/93-14 on 930317-25.Non-cited violations noted. Licensees EOP adequacy w/respect to operators ability to use procedures to reliably diagnose SGTR was of concern to NRC.
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION
REGION V
1450 MARIALANE WALNUTCREEK, CAUFORNIA94596-5368 APR 16 ks93 Docket No. 50-529 License No. NPF-51 Arizona Public Service Company P.O.
Box 53999, Station 9012 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Attention:
Mr.
W. F.
Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50"529/93-14 On March 17-25, 1993, an NRC Region V Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) conducted an inspection at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2, of your'esponse to the March 14, 1993 steam generator tube rupture event.
The AIT examined activities authorized by NRC License NPF-51.
At the conclusion of the inspection, on March 25, the inspectors held a discussion of their findings with you and members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
Areas examined during this inspection are identified in the enclosed report.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.
Overall, the AIT concluded that youx response to the steam generator tube rupture (SGTR)
succeeded in'bringing the unit safely to a cold shutdown condition and limiting the release of radioactivity such that no threat to public health and safety occurred.
However, our review identified several areas of concern regarding your staff's response to the event.
The most significant are in the areas of:
(1) Emergency Operating Procedure adequacy with respect to the operator's ability to use the'procedures to reliably and consistently diagnose a
SGTR event; (2) your 'conformance with the provisions of your event classification procedures
.and radiation monitoring system alarm response procedures; (3) your ability to conduct timely and accurate personnel assembly and accountability in accordance with your procedures; and (4) the effectiveness of your training programs to train your operators in all aspects of actual plant
'response which may differ from the training received in the simulator.
Any enforcement action resulting from this inspection will be the topic of separate correspondence.
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In accordance with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a copy of this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be glad to discuss them with you.
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0. Mark DeMichele, APS J.
M. Levine, APS R. Stevens, APS E.
C. Simpson, APS R.
W. Page, APS T. R. Bradish, APS J.
A. Boeletto, Esq., Assistant Council, Southern California Edison Company, Rosemead, CA C. B. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering, Inc.
C. L. Hoskins, El Paso Electric Company, Phoenix, AZ R.
P. Lessey, Jr., Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld S. Olea, Chief Engineer, Arizona Corporation Commission Al Gutterman, Newman 6 Holtzinger B.
W. Jones, Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer, and Feld N. C. Loftin, Esq.,
Corporate Secretary and Corporate Counsel, APS J.
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Newman, Esq.,
Newman a Holtzinger P.C.,
Washington, DC A. Godwin, Director, Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency (ARRA),
Phoenix, AZ Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Phoenix, AZ H. Wong, Chief, Pro)ectsSection II, Div. Reactor Pro)ects B. Olson, Palo Verde Pro)ect Inspector R. Huey, RV Docket File Resident Inspector (4)
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