ML17303A984
| ML17303A984 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 03/18/1988 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17303A985 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-88-062, EA-88-62, NUDOCS 8804040083 | |
| Download: ML17303A984 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1988011
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circumstances
surrounding
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pumps
in Unit
1
2 being
rendered
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Docket Nos. 50-528,
50-529,
and 50-530
Arizona Nuclear
Power Project
P. 0.
Box 52034
Phoenix, Arizona
85072-2034
Attention:
Mr. E.
E.
Van Brunt, Jr.
Executive Vice President
EA 88-62
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
REPORT
OF
ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE
AND MEETING WITH ANPP
MANAGEMENT
This refers to
you, Mr. J.
G.
members of the
on
Meeting Report
herewith.
an enforcement
conference
and management
meeting held with
Haynes,
and other members of your staff,
and myself,
and other
NRC staff, at the
NRC Region
V Office in Walnut Creek,
February 29, 1988.
The subjects
discussed
are
summarized
in
Nos. 50-528/88-11,
50-529/88-11,
and 50-530/88-11,
enclosed
The engineering errors which led to the steam driven auxiliary feedwater
pumps in Units
1 and
2 being inadvertently rendered
and
the results of our recent Safety System Functional
Inspection,
again
reenforce
our conclusion that you need to focus attention
on ensuring
the establishment
of a strong, active engineering organization.
We find
this particularly vexing in view of the assurances
we have received
from ANPP management
over the past several
years that the quality
of technical
work was being given prioritv attention.
Although
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The focus of the enforcement
conference
was the circumstances
surrounding
the
steam driven auxiliary feedwater
pumps at Units
1 and
2 being rendered
as described
in your Licensee
Event Report 50-528/87-025.
The
management
meeting discussion
centered
on several
recent events at Palo
Verde, including an inadvertent safety injection at Unit 2, the inoperable
Post Accident Sampling System event at Unit 2, the introduction of foreign
material into the Unit
1 reactor internals
which led to
a stuck control rod,
and the mispositioning of the discharge
valve for the non-safety auxiliary
pump at Unit 2.
Our concerns,
as expressed
to you during this
meeting,
can
be summarized
as follows:
Recent events
and observations
at Palo Verde are indicative of a
divergence
between
management
expectations
and personnel
performance.
Several of the events
discussed
have in comon multiple personnel
errors.
Additionally, our review indicates that your senior managers
are only
infrequently touring important areas
of your facility.
Our experience
is
that frequent, critical observations
of plant activities
and direct
discussions
hetween
personnel
at all levels is required for management
to
realistically have
knowledge of how day-to-day business
is conducted
and to ensure
personnel
understand
what is expected.
We encourage
you to
reassess
the degree to which your managers
dedicate
personal
time to
observing plant activities.
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we are encouraged
that you have formulated long-term plans to enhance
your engineering capability,
we believe that increased
direct management
attention
towards work presently
being performed
by your engineering
staff is advisable.
Your Quality Assurance
organization
does
not appear
to be at the
forefront in identifying problem areas
and then ensuring that
a proper
resolution is reached.
As discussed
in our meeting,
we encourage
you to
ensure that Quality Assurance
plays
a strong role in the operation of
Palo Verde and hold Quality Assurance
accountable for failure to identify
problem areas.
With regard to the actions
you described
to improve the utilization of your
simulator and to more closely follow your backlog of maintenance
items,
we
find your efforts to be positive.
As described
in the attached
meeting report,
we anticipate discussing
these
concerns,
and other issues
documented
in this 'report, at
a future
NRC/ANPP
meeting.
As with our 'past meetings,
we found this meeting to be beneficial
and look forward to continuing this dialogue.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790(a),
a copy of this letter and the enclosures
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
No response
to this letter is required.
Should you have any questions
concerning
our minutes of the meeting,
documented
in the enclosed
inspection
report,
we will be pleased
to discuss them'ith you.
Sincerely,
Joh
B. Martin
Regional Administrator
Enclosures:
l.
Inspection
Report Nos. 50-528/88-11,
50-529/88-11,
50-530/88-11
2.
ANPP Presentation
Package
cc w/enclosures:
J.
G. Haynes,
W. F. Quinn,
L. Papworth,
T.
D. Shriver,
J. Morrison,
PVIF
L. Bernabei,
GAP
T. Hogan,
ACC
A. C. Gehr, Snell
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