ML17303A345
| ML17303A345 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 03/13/1987 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17303A346 | List: |
| References | |
| TAC-65606, NUDOCS 8703300545 | |
| Download: ML17303A345 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1987001
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MAR <3
1987'ocket
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Arizona:, Nuclean Power Prospect
P. 0. Box <<52034
Phoenix, Arihona
85072'-2034:
Attentfen:.
Mr. E. E, Van Brunt Jfr.;
KxdcuC<vie Vice PreSfdent
Gentl crena
Subject:.
HRC Inspectfdn of Pal'o Verde llnfts;1, 2, and B.:
This referis to t&e inspection
c<<onducted
bj Hgssrs.
R. Zfmnetmanf
C. Bostedy
G. Fforel)f," J. Ball and X. Ivey <<of:thfs offfcl. on Janua~ g,
.
1987, though February <<20,'987. of actfvfUes authorfied by ARC t.icense
Nos. NPF-41,
NPF-51 and Constructfoni Permit Number GPPR-143;
and to the
df scussforr of obr <<ffndings he1d wfthi yourself
and: other.
t<<embers of
ou
.
staff at the.concl<<usfon'. of the inspection.
Areas examined during this'nspection
are.descrfbed
An the enclosed
..
fnspectfon report;
ltfthin these
areas;. the fnspectfan consisted of
.
selective examinations of .procedures
and representative
records,
fnter-..
vfews wfth: personnel;
apd observations
Oy the inspectors.
Subsequent<< to this'nspecftfon,
.we 'became
aware .of an event which occ
at Unit<< 1 on January.ZO,
1987, kherein
a Shift Supervisor disabled
an
engineered
safety feature wfthout procedural
control: over the evolution.
described
dn
and wfthout oversfght bp higher levels of management
Thi
t;
your Licensee
Event Report 87-007;..
As we <<dfscussed
wfth
eve t
at our mee<<tfng
4n the Regfon
V offfchs an March ll
1987
vent very seriously.
Spdciffc! issues
yoq should address: f
, we vfew this;
of this <<event fnclede the if'oilowfng:
<<
ress:
n your 'review
Are Technfcal Specff('catfon provisions
bef'mg used
'.by operations.
personnel
<n a Normen not contended'o
achieve operatf
convenience?:
4
Oo operations: personnel cleanly understand.
the basic prfncfple that
when unusual or unclear;sftuations: arise,
personnel
should. sto :the
evo1urfon fn progress., ff 5ossible'nd. Continue only aAer
contactfeg ':hfgher lev'els. oF management
and." formulating a well
thought <<out plan,to address
the.:situation?.
Should pre'shfft'. briefings<<be held. when'conductfng.
new :unusual
complex <<evolutfons7'.;
%2wo
@hat plant'design
aspects conflict with: the Technical
Specifications,>thereby.potentially
placing operators
(n a position
where they would be forced to address
the iconf11ct? .-
Furthermore,
we are concerned that management
at Palo Verde did not
.
appreciate: the full exten0
and significance of this event;
As .we have
.
previously. discussed,
we oonsider .the establishment
of >the proper>
operating
atmosphere
at your facil~ity during. the early 'months af
~
M
operation to be of the utmost importance.
As discussed
in our meeti
an
.
arch 11, 1987,'we request that you contact this office following your:
~
mee
ng M.
review of the event,
so that we may further discuss your correative
.
actions>
Based
on the results of this inspection>> it appears that certain of your
activitiesi were not conducted
in fall: compliance with NRC requirements,.
as set forth in the Notice. of Viol'ationg enclosed
herewith
as Appendix A.
Your response
to thH Hot)ce;is to be submitted: in accordance
with the
provisionsIof
10 CFR.2.201: as stathd
>in Appendix A, Notice of Vlfolation<
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790(a)(,
a copy. of this letter and the 'en-
closure will be:placed
in the
NRC Public Document
Room..
The response directed'y this letter and the accompanying
>Notice are not
subject to the clearance
procedure. of the Office of Management
and Budget
as required
by the. Paperwork >Reductioh Act: of 1980,
PL 96-511.
,
Should you have any questions
concerning this inspection,
we .will be:
pleased
to discuss. them with you.
.
Sincerely,
P
~Jo
.- ar ~n,
Regional Administra
Enclosures:
>
A. Appendix A.- Notice ef Violation
B. Inspection
Report Nos'. 50-528/87.-01,
50-529/87-01,
50-530/87-02
cc w/encl os'ures::.
J.
G. Haynes,
Vice President,:Nuclear:. Production
J..R.
Bynum,
PVNGS '.Plant: Manager
M. >F. /@inn, Manager, Licensing
'.
0. Shriver, Manager,
Cordpliance
M. Z. Ide, Manager,
Corporate.gA/gG
C. N. Russo:,
Manager,
gA Audits/Norlitoring
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Artfiur C
Gehr,
Esq.
Hs.'. Morrison
i
Ms.'. Bernabei,
GAP
D. Railsback,
Arizona iCorporation Oomnission
)APPENDIX 2
December'9,: l986,
Endpec tion Report,:~-eve)
XV
violation (failure t~ address. known:failure. mode in LER)
and cover 1:etter.
This document is submitted in support:of Petitioner'.s
concern that general
faituue of ~management:to
appreciate-
safety 'significance of numerous >.plant'events
and to adopt
s thorough,; root-cause
diagaostic:approach:to
plant
events is centinuiag. and:wide-spread:.
The cover letter addresses
~a specific apparent
weakness
in this area.
Whi:le this. weakness is limited in.scope
and:
specific to Operat.ing Fnjineer procedures.
However, petitioner
submits that it:is symptomatic of more.genes'aliied:
weaknesses:
in thi4 area,.as
addressed
in. the next.appendix~
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