ML17305B673
| ML17305B673 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/23/1991 |
| From: | Richards S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17305B674 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9108130059 | |
| Download: ML17305B673 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1991019
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION V
1460 MARIALANE, SUITE 210
WALNUTCREEK, CALIFORNIA64696-6368
JUL 2 3
199I
Docket No. 50-528,
50-529,
and 50-530
License
No. NPF-41,
and
Arizona Public Service
Company
P.O.
Box 53999, Station
9012
Phoenix,
85072-3999
Attention:
Mr.
W. 'F.
Conway
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION
REPORT
NO. 50-528/529/530/91-19
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by Messrs.
D. Coe, J.
Ringwald,
J.
Sloan,
H. Wong,
and
P.
Galon of this office on May 12 through June
15,
1991.
The inspection
included"a review of activities authorized for your
Palo Verde facility.
At the conclusion of the inspection,
the findings were
discussed
with those
members of your staff identified in the enclosed
report.
Areas
examined during the inspection
are identified in the report.
Within
these
are'as,
the inspection consisted
of selective
examinations
of procedures
and representative
records,
inter views with personnel,
and observation of
activities in progress.
Based
on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared
to be in violation of
NRC requirements,
as specified in the enclosed
Notice of
Violation (Notice).
The three
examples
included in Violation A are of concern
because
each of these
examples,
and several
other issues
also addressed
in this
report, relate to the improper performance of fundamental
work practices.
The
violation regarding the unbolting of the incorrect reactor coolant
pump seal
injection filter which resulted in a small reactor coolant leak is of
particular concern
because it represents
the failure of maintenance
personnel
to adhere
to several
administrative barrier s in your work control
system to
prevent
such events.
In addition,
a cursory work order revi'ew by the
gC
inspector resulted
in his failure to recognize,
question,
and prevent this
event from occurring.
These worker performance
errors
appear
to warrant
prompt corrective action.
Also, we request that this matter
be included
among
the topics to
b'e discussed
in the upcoming senior
management
meeting.
You are required to respond
to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice'hen
preparing your response.
In your
response,
you should
document
the specific actions
taken
and any additional
actions
you plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response
to this
Notice, including your proposed
corrective actions
and the results'f future
inspections,
the
NRC will determine
whether further
NRC enforcement
action is
necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
With regard
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to Violation B of the enclosed
Notice,
we note that you have already taken
corrective actions
and
we have reviewed
those actions,'herefore
no response
is required for Violation B.
In accordance
with 10
CFR Part 2.790 of the
NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a
copy of this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the
NRC Public
Document
Room.
The responses
directed
by this letter and the enclosed
Notice are not subject
to the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and Budget
as required
by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Sincerely,
S.
A. Richards,
Chief
Reactor =Projects
Branch
Enclosures:
A.
B.
Inspection
Report
Numbers 50-528/91-19,
50-529/91-19
and
50-530/91-19
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Mr. 0. Nark DeNichele,
Nr. James
M. Levine,
Nr. Jack
N. Bailey,
Nr.
E.
C. Simpson,
Nr. Blaine
ED Ballard,
Nr. Thomas
R. Bradish;
Mr. Robert
W. Page,
Mr. Arthur C. Gehr, Esq., Snell
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Mr. Al Gutterman,
Newman
& Holtzinger, P.C.
Nr. James
A. Boeletto,
Esq., Assistant Council,
Nr. Charles
B. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering,
Inc.
Nr. Charles Tedford, Director, Arizona Radiation'egulatory
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Mr. Steve
N. Olea, Chief, Arizona Corporation
Commission
Mr. Ignacio
R. Troncoso,
El Paso Electric Company
Mr. Roy P. Lessy, Jr.,
Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Haver and Feld
Nr. Bradley
W. Jones,
Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Haver
and Feld
Chairman,
Naricopa
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