ML17305B171
| ML17305B171 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/1990 |
| From: | Perkins K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17305B172 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9011080288 | |
| Download: ML17305B171 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1990047
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UNITED S PATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION V
1450 MARIALANE,SUITE 210
WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA94596
OCT i 9
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Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529,
50-530
Arizona Public Service
Company
P. 0.
Box 53999, Station
9012
Phoenix, Arizona
85072-3999
Attention:
Mr. William F.
Conway
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
REPORT
OF MEETING WITH APS
MANAGEMENT
This refers to a meeting held with Mr. J.
N. Bailey, Mr. B. Ballard and other
members of your staff at the
NRC Region
V Office in Walnut Creek, California
on September
21,
1990.
The subjects
discussed
are sumIarized in Meeting
Report Nos. 50-528/90-47,
50-529/90-47,
and 50-530/90-47,
enclosed
herewith.
A copy. of the handouts
used during the presentation
is also enclosed.
"During this meeting,
we discussed
the overall status of the Quality Assurance
(QA) and Quality Control
(QC) programs at Palo Verde.
Your managers
described
their organizational
responsibilities,
the challenges
which were present
in
early and mid 1989, their accomplishments
in the past year,
and the present
challenges
facing them.
We are encouraged
by the recognition that
improvements
continue to be necessary
and the high level of management
attention given to
QA executive reports.
Specific improvements
you have made
which we conclude increase
the effectiveness
of QA include:
Performance
of a Maintenance
Team Inspection, utilizing outside
resources.
Performance of a Safety System Functional
Inspection of the Emergency
Diesel Generator
system.
Increasing
the technical
knowledge of QA personnel
by adding staff with
degrees
and experience
in line organizations.
We consider these
types of actions to be important steps
towards
identifying significant performance related
issues prior to such issues
becoming self-revealing.
Also during this meeting
we discussed
the "graded inspection
approach"
being
implemented
by QC.
While it appears
that
QC resources will be more focused
on
areas
which have
a higher potential for identifying problems or are more
safety significant,
we are concerned that
QC activities not be reduced
below
that required or as committed to in licensing
documents.
We will be
. monitoring the
QC program's
implementation to assure
requirements
are met and
that adequate
resources
are applied.
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We appreciate
the discussions
in this area
and would encourage
additional
discussions
in other areas
as appropriate.
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.
Should you have
any questions
concerning
our minutes of the meeting,
documented
in the enclosed
meeting report,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them
with you.
Sincerely,
K. Perkins,
Deputy Director
Division of Reactor Safety
and
Projects
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Enclosures:
1.
Report Nos. 50-528/90-47,
50-529/90-47,
50-530/90-47
2.
APS Handout
Package
cc w/enclosures:
Mr. 0. Mark DeMichele,
Mr. James
M. Levine,
Mr. Jack
N. Bailey,
Mr. E.
C. Simpson,
Mr. Blaine E. Ballard,
Mr. Thomas
R. Bradish,
Mr. Robert
M. Page,
Mr. Arthur C. Gehr, Esq., Snell
E Wilmer
Mr.'Al Gutterman,
Newman
& Holtzinger P.
C.
Mr. Charles
R. Kocher, Esq., Assistant Council,
Mr. James
A. Boeletto, Esq.,
(same address
as Mr. Kocher)
Mr. Charles
B. Brinkman,
Combustion Engineering,
Inc.
Mr. Charles Tedford, Director, Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
Chairman,
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Mr. John
M. Norman, Chief, Arizona Corporation
Commission
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G.
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B. Faulkenberry
J. Martin
Resident
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Project Inspector
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M. Smith
J. Zollicoffer
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