ML17300A935
| ML17300A935 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 06/12/1987 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17300A936 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8706290028 | |
| Download: ML17300A935 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1987019
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ACCESSION
NBR: 8706290028
DGC. DATE: 87/06/12
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REC IP. NAME
REC IP IENT AFFILIATION
VAN HRUNTJ E. E.
Arizona Nuclear
Pomer ProJect
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SUBJECT:
Foreard s
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Rep ts 50-528/87-i'll 50-529/87-21
50-530/87-21
on 870511. Plans
For technology
trans fer
reliability programs significant internal
commitment.
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JUN l2 1987
Docket Nos.
50-528,
50-529,
and 50-530
Arizona Nuclear
Power Project
P.
0.
Box 52034
Phoenix,
85072-2034
Attention:
Mr.
E.
E.
Van Br unt Jr.,
Executive Vice President
Gentlemen:
. Subject:
Report of Meeting With ANPP Management.
This refers to the meeting held with you,
Mr. J.
G.
Haynes,
and other
members of your staff at the
NRC Region
V Office in Walnut Creek,
on May 11,
1987.
The subjects
discussed
are
summarized
in
Meeting Report
Nos.
50-528/87-19,
50-529/87-21,
and 50-530/87-21
enclosed
herewith for your intormation.
The meeting discussion
focused primarily on a review of the recent
operating experience
at the Palo Verde site.
The cause
and corrective
actions
implemented following several
operational
events
were reviewed in
detai l.
In addition,
aspects
of previous
issues
discussed
at our
February 4, 1987,
meeting at the
ANPP Corporate
Engineering Office. were
updated
as to current status.
It was noted during the meeting that although
a generally
improving trend
was evident in many aspects
of your operating performance
over the past
year,
recent performance
indicates that continued attention
on the part
of site
and corporate
management
is necessary
in order to maintain
a
consistently
high level of performance,
particularly with respect to
reducing personnel
errors
and procedure
adherence
problems.
This point
is evidenced
not only by the licensee
event reports
reviewed in our
meeting,
but also by the more recent procedure
adherence
problem at
Unit 2 on May 19, 1987,
which was repeated
at Unit 1 on June 1, 1987,
resulting in about
100 gallons of water unintentially being spilled from
the lower containment
spray ring inside each containment.
We are also concerned
about inverter reliability, following several
apparent quality-related
problems which have resulted in an abnormally
high rate of DC fuse failures.
Although the corrective modifications you
have recently implemented with the vendor's
involvement appear,
in the
short term, to have
been effective,
we remain interested
in closely
following the results of further evaluations
conducted to verify proper
inverter performance.
We strongly recommend that you involve the highest
level of the vendor
s organization in this issue.
Please
keep this,
office informed as to the results of further inverter eval
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The additional
steps that you outlined to monitor plant activities
on
backshift are considered
appropriate.
It is important to ensure that you
and your staff have
a true understanding
of work habits
on off-hours to
verify that company policies
and procedures
are adhered
to properly.
We found your plans for the technology transfer
and reliability programs
to be
a significant internal
commitment.
We look forward to periodic
updates
on the current status
of the programs at future meetings.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790(a),
a copy of this letter
and the
enclosure will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
No response
to this letter is required.
Should you have
any questions
concerning this report,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincere
p< >
b
John 8, f~!artin
John
B. Martin
Regional Administrator
Enclosures:
A. Report
Nos.
50-528/87-19
50-529/87-21
50-530/87-21
B. Meeting Agenda
cc w/enclosures:
J.
G.
Haynes,
Vice President,
Nuclear Production
J.
R.
Bynum,
PVNGS Plant Manager
W.
F. Quinn, Manager,
Licensing
T.
D. Shriver,
Manager,
Compliance
W.
E. Ide, Manager,
Corporate
QA/QC
C.
N.
Russo,
Manager,
QA Audits/Monitoring
Arthur
C. Gehr,
Esq.
Ms. J.
Morrison
Ms.
L. Bernabei,
GAP
D. Railsback,
Arizona Corporation
Commission
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Cook
B. Faulkenberry
J. Martin
Resident
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