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Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations in Insp Repts 50-528/89-15,50-529/89-16 & 50-530/89-16.Understands Util Reassessing Actions Taken in Response to Generic Ltr, Loss of Dhr
ML17304B321
Person / Time
Site: Palo Verde  
Issue date: 07/13/1989
From: Zimmerman R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Conway W
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
References
GL-88-17, NUDOCS 8907180505
Download: ML17304B321 (4)


See also: IR 05000528/1989015

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMM1SS)ON

REGION V

1450 MARIALANE,SUITE 210

WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596

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Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529,

50-530

Arizona Nuclear Power Project

P. 0. Box 52034

Phoenix, Arizona

85072-2034

Attention:

Mr. W. F.

Conway

Executive Vice President

Gentlemen:

Thank you for your letter of June

26,

1989, in response

to our Notice of

Violation and Inspection

Report No. 50-528/89-16,

50-529/89-16

and

50-530/89-16,

dated

May 26, 1989, informing us of the steps

you have taken to

correct the items which we brought to your attention.

Paragraph A.I.IIIof

your response

states

that

an incident investigation of the problems

encountered

with mid-loop operation at Unit 3 is in progress.

We request

that you provide's the results of your investigation

and your planned

corrective actions, following the completion of your investigation.

As

discussed

between

Mr. S. Richards of my staff and Mr. T. Shriver of your

staff,

we understand

that your investigation will be completed

by August 30,

1989.

Our Inspection

Report 50-528/89-16

and the Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation letter

(Chan to Karner) dated

May 5, 1989, which addressed

your

response

to Generic Letter 88-17,

"Loss of Decay Heat Removal," both have

questioned

whether you have thoroughly reviewed

and addressed

the issue of

decay heat

removal during mid-loop reactor coolant system operation.

As

stated

in Inspection

Report 50-528/89-16,

paragraph

12,

we understand

that you

are reassessing

the actions

taken in response

to Generic Letter 88-17 and will

complete this reassessment

and appropriately brief management,

engineering,

and operations

personnel,

prior to any further mid-loop operations with fuel

in the reactor vessel.

We want to again

reemphasize

the importance

the

NRC

places

in being properly prepared for the conduct of mid-loop operations.

Your actions regarding

the above issues will be reviewed during a future

inspection.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

Sincerely,

R. P.

Zs

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Division of Reactor Safety

and Projects

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