ML17306A238
| ML17306A238 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 10/16/1991 |
| From: | Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17306A240 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9111040043 | |
| Download: ML17306A238 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1991030
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UNITED STATES
'NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION V
1450 MARIALANE, SUITE 210
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Docket Nos,
50-528,
50-529,
50-530
Arizona Public Service
Company
P,O,
Box 53999, Station
9012
Phoenix,
85072-3999
Attention:
Mr, h'.
F.
Conw'ay
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear,
SUBJECT:
,
NRC
INSPECTION OF
PALO VERDE UNITS 1, 2, ard
3
This letter refers to the inspection
conducted
by Mr. M, J.
k'agner of this
office on August 12-30,
1991, of activities authorized
by
NRC License
Nos,
and NPF-74,
and to the discussion
of findings held with your
staff at the conclusion of the inspection,.
Areas
examined during this inspection
are described
in the enclosed
inspection
report.
Within these
areas,
the inspection consisted of selective
examinations
of procedures
and representative'records,
interviews with
personnel,
and observations
by the inspector.
No violations or deviations
were identified within the scope- of this
inspection.
The purpose of this inspection
was to as'sess
the effectiveness
of corrective
actions
which you have
implemented to improve the reliability and performance
of your .emergency lighting system.
Although it is clear that you have
taken
several
actions
to significantly imp'rove available
design maroins
and overall
quality of the emergency lighting system,
we continue to have
some
concern in
regard
to your management
of the emergency lighting program,
In particular
we
note that:
You do not appear
to have effectively implemented
a method to monitor
whether recent
system modifications
are actually resulting in improved
emergency lighting system
performance.
Several
types of emergency lighting system .deficiencies,
similar to those
noted during previous
NRC inspections,
appear
to be recurrina.
Appropriate licensee
engineering
and management
personnel
do not appear
to be properly involved in the timely evaluation
and correction of
several
of those recurring deficiencies.
hIe consider that the
above
concerns
should
be promptly addressed.
In this
regard,
you are requested
to respond
to the concerns
noted in this letter
and
advise
us
by November 22,
1991 of your specific planned actions
on this
. matter.
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In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790(a),
a copy of <his letter,and
the enclosure,
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
,The response
requested
by this letter is not subject
to the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and
Budget
as required
by the Paperwork,
Reduction Act of 1980,
PL 96-511,
Should you have
any questions
concerning this inspection,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
R.
P.
Zimmerman, Director
Division of Reactor
Safety
and Projects
Enclosure:
Inspection
Report
Nos. 50-528/91-30.,'0-529/91-30,
and 50-530/91-30
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Hr, 0. Hark DeHichele,
Hr. James
H. Levine,
Hr, Jack
N, Bailey,
Hr. E.
C. Simpson,
Hr. Blaine E. Ballard,
Hr. Thomas
R. Bradish,
Hr. Robert
W. Page,
Hr. Arthur C. Gehr, Esq,,
Snell
5 Wi lmer
Hr. Al Gutterman,
Newman
8 Holtziner P.C,
Hr. James
A, Boeletto,
Esq, Assistant
Counsel,
Company
Hr. Charles
B, Brinkman, Combustion Engineering,
Inc.
Yir. Charles Tedford, Director, Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
Chairman,
Haricopa
County Board of Supervisors
Hr, Steve
H, Olea, Chief Engineer,
Arizona Corporation Commissior
Ignacio
R, Troncoso,
El Paso Electric Company
Roy P, Lessy, Jr., Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer
and Feld
Bradley
W, Jones,
Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Kauer
and Feld
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R.
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