ML17305A998
| ML17305A998 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 08/10/1990 |
| From: | Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9008140207 | |
| Download: ML17305A998 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMI$$ION REGION V 1450 MARIALANE,SUITE 219 WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596 August 10, 1990.
Arizona Public Service Company P. 0.
Box 53999, Station 9012 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Attention:
Mr.. William F.
Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear
SUBJECT:
ACCEPTANCE OF CHANGES TO THE OPERATIONAL QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM FOR PALO VERDE
'We have reviewed the, proposed change to the quality assurance (QA) program description contained in FSAR Section 2.3.3.3 for.Palo Verde.
The change deletes the requirement for maintenance of, the meteorological equipment to be subject to your 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, QA program requirements.
Regulatory position 1.4 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.97 provides design criteria for instrumentation used to measure environmental conditions.
The criteria are separated into the following three categories:
Category 1 provides the most stringent requirements and is intended for key variables; Category 2
provides less stringent requirements and general:ly applies to instrumentation designated for indicating system operating status; and Category 3 which is.the least stringent and is intended to provide requirements that will ensure that high-quality off-the-shelf instrumentation is obtained.
The meteorological tower requirement falls into Category 3
criteria which requires that instrumentation be of high-quality -and commercial grade with no QA program requirements imposed.
On June 18, 1990, at the Palo Verde site, W. Wagner (NRC/RV) and K. Cutler
,(APS) met to discuss how the proposed change would affect quality activities to which the meteorological tower equipment is currently subjected.
This discussion, which included a review of recent preventive maintenance on this equipment, indicated that the change will;only affect the procurement requirements; all other quality related activities, such as preventive maintenance, cal,ibration,,and the.technical specification surveillance requirement of paragraph 4.'3.3.4, remain subject to the QA program.
Under.the present
- program, QA requirements are imposed when procuring meteorological equipment, such as 10 CFR 21 and 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, requirements; this exceeds the current regulatory requirements of Revision 2 of RG 1.97 for Category 3 instrumentation.
Our review of the proposed
- change, to allow commercial, grade procurement of meteorological tower equipment in accordance with Revision 2 of RG 1.97, reveals that the QA program will continue to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B; therefore, the change is acceptable.
If,there are any changes to other operative QA commi.tments existing in docketed..correspondence outside of the SAR QA program description, you are obligated to notify this office.
Implementing such changes should be based on 10 CFR 50.54(a)(3).
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Should you.have any questions regarding our review, please contact W. J.
Wagner at (415) 943-3731.
Sincerely, p/,/2F, 4li<geA R.
P.
Zimmerman, Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects CC:
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G. Spraul',
NRR C. Trairune.ll, NRR S. Peterson, NRR D. Coe, RV Secti'on Chiefs Branch Chiefs RSB/Document Control
,RECORD NOTE:
Jack Spraul (NRR/QA) and T.
Chan (NRR-Palo Verde PM) were consulted via telephone on June 19, 1990.
Both were satisfied thai the, proposed change will affect only procurement and therefore concur that the change is acceptable.
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