ML17304B195
| ML17304B195 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/27/1989 |
| From: | Demichele M ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| To: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8905310104 | |
| Download: ML17304B195 (8) | |
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Arizona Public Service Company P.O. BOX 53999 ~ PHOENIX. ARIZONA85072-3999 MARK Oe MICHELE PRESIDENT ANO CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER April 27, 1989 Mr. Jack Martin Region V Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1415 Maria Lane, Suite 210 Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Dear Mr. Martin:
I have received your letter of April 19, 1989, transmitting the report of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Augmented Inspection Team which visited the Palo Verde Site in connection with the March 3, 1989 trip of Unit 3.
A formal response to that report on behalf of the Arizona Nuclear Power Project will be forthcoming shortly.
Let me state it as clearly and unequivocally as I can.
We believe Palo Verde to be the best built nuclear facility in the United States and we intend to maintain the high standards achieved during construction in operations.
- However, as the Chief Executive Officer of Arizona Public Service, the operating agent of Palo Verde, I felt it essential to convey to you my reaction to the AIT Report, including steps which I have taken and will take in the immediate future to satisfy the concerns raised in the Report.
I have conveyed my dissatisfaction with our performance to all of Palo Verde management.
I have also informed them that our ability (1) to assess
- problems, (2) do root-cause
- analysis, (3) implement timely and effective modifications (where needed),
and (4) identify the lessons learned from such analysis and integrate them into an effective training As you know, in the past few months we have substantially augmented our staff with eight new management employees.
Mr. Bill Conway, presently the Senior Vice President for nuclear operations at Florida Power and Light, will be joining APS on May 8th as Executive Vice President, with full responsibility for Palo Verde operations.
Mr. Conway's experience in nuclear operations covers more than 20 years.
In addition to Mr. Conway, the following new managers have brought over 100 years of nuclear experience to Palo Verde and, I believe, will contribute significantly to the much higher standards of performance that I am demanding.
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Palo Verde Plant Director
- Mr. Walter Marsh joined APS on January 3,
- 1989, as Plant Director.
All three unit plant managers and the relief plant manager. report to this position.
Mr. Marsh brings 22 years of nuclear operations experience to Palo Verde.
ualit Assurance Director - Mr. Blaine Ballard joined APS on March 20,
- 1989, as Quality Assurance Director, reporting directly to the Executive Vice President
- Nuclear.
Mr. Ballard has over 23 years of technical management experience of which 13 years is in nuclear operations quality assurance.
Unit 2 Plant Mana er - Mr. Doug Heinicke joined APS on January 30,
- 1989, as the Unit 2 Plant Manager.
Previously, Mr. Heinicke was a manager at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.
He has 20 years of nuclear operations experience.
Director Standards and Technical Su ort
- Mr.
James Reilly is an employee of Southern California
- Edison, and has been.assigned to Palo Verde for approximately six months while recruiting efforts are ongoing to fillthis position.
Mr. Reilly held a similar position at SONGS and has 15 years of nuclear experience of which 10 years is in nuclear operations.
Radiation Protection and Chemistr Mana er
- Mr. Patrick Hughes joined APS on March 13,
- 1989, in this capacity.
Mr.
Hughes was previously employed by Florida Power and Light and was stationed at Turkey Point.
Mr. Hughes is a certified Health Physicist and has 14 years of nuclear operatiods and experience.
Unit 1 Assistant Plant Mana er -
Mr. Richard Shaller joined APS on January 30, 1989, in this capacity.
Mr. Shaller previously worked at the Clinton nuclear plant.
Mr. Shaller has 10 years of nuclear operations experience.
Unit 3 Assistant Plant Mana er - Mr. Jack Bailly joined APS on February 27, 1989, in this capacity.
Mr.
Bailly previously worked at the Surry nuclear plant.
Mr. Bailly has 7 years of nuclear operations experience.
To insure that this wealth of nuclear experience is brought to bear directly on the most critical aspects of the plant's operation, I am directing that Unit 1 be defueled and that work on its outage
- continue, but at a slower pace.
This will allow Mr. Conway and his team to focus their efforts and resources on the problems that must be solved to insure a
smooth and successful restart of Unit 2, with the lessons learned from that restart to then be applied to Units 1 and 3.
Mr.'artin April 27, 1989 Page 3
Only after I am personally assured by Mr. Conway and certain members of our Nuclear Oversight Committee that the higher standards of
- analysis, review, training and performance are in place and operating effectively, will I discuss with you our plans for restart of the Units.
Even
- then, we will plan to restart on a sequential basis so that there is adequate assurance that the standards of performance you legitimately seek (and which I demand) are manifest at Palo Verde.
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