ML17306A834
| ML17306A834 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/1992 |
| From: | Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17306A835 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9207210129 | |
| Download: ML17306A834 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1992023
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION
REGION V
1450 MARIALANE
WALNUTCREEK, CAUFORNIA94596-5368
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Docket Nos. 50-528,
50-529,
and 50-530
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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. 50-528/529/530/92-23
This refers to the special
inspection
conducted
by B. Olson
on June
15 through
June
19,
1992.
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
areas,
the inspection consisted
of selective
examinations of procedures
and representative
records,
interviews with personnel,
and observations
by the
inspector.
Based
on the results of this inspection,
one apparent violation was identified
and is being considered for escalated
enforcement
action in accordance
with
the "General
Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions"
The apparent violation
involves the failure to maintain'a
high pressure
safety injection check valve
(a containment isolation valve) operable
in that its disc was installed
backwards for one operating cycle.
Accordingly,
no Notice of Violation is
presently being issued for these
inspection findings.
In addition,
please
be
advised that the number
and characterization
of apparent violations described
in the enclosed
inspection report
may change
as
a result of further
NRC
review.
The
NRC is also considering escalated
enforcement
action pertaining
to maintenance
and work practices
associated
with the Unit 3 loss of
event
and the Unit 3 reactor trip breaker failures.
Our
inspection of these
events
was forwarded to you in NRC inspection reports
50-
528/529/530/92-15
and 50-528/529/530/92-19.
An enforcement
conference
to discuss
these
apparent violations has
been
scheduled for July 9,
1992.
The purposes
of this conference
are to discuss
the apparent violations, their causes
and safety significance; to provide you
the opportunity to point out any errors in our inspection reports; to provide
an opportunity to present your proposed corrective actions;
and to discuss
any
other information that will help us determine
the appropriate
enforcement
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action in accordance
with the Enforcement Policy.
You will be advised
by
separate
correspondence
of the results of our deliberations
on this matter.
No response
regarding these
apparent violations is required at this time.
In accordance
with 10 CFR Part 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a copy
of this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
R.
P.
Zimmerman, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
and Projects
Enclosure:
Inspection
Report
Numbers 50-528/92-23,
50-529/92-23,
and 50-530/92-23
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Mr. 0. Mark DeMichele,
Nr. James
M. Levine,
Nr. R. Stevens,
Nr. S. Guthrie,
Nr. E.
C. Simpson,
Nr. Robert
W. Page,
Nr. Thomas
R. Bradish,
Mr. Al Gutterman,
Esq.,
Newman
& Holtzinger P.
C.
Nr. Curtis L. Hoskins,
El
Paso Electric Company
Mr. James
A. Beoletto,
Esq., Assistant Council,'outhern California Edison
Company
Mr. Steve
M. Olea, Chief Engineer,
Arizona Corporation
Commission
Mr. Charles
B. Brinkman, Combustion Engineering,
Inc.
Nr. Roy P. Lessy, Jr.,
Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss,,
Hauer
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Mr. Bradley
W. Jones,
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Ms. Nancy C. Loftin Esq.,
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Mr. Jack
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Newman,
Esq.,
Newman
& Holtzinger,
P.C.
Mr. William A. Wright, Acting Director, Arizona Radiation
Regulatory
Agency
(ARRA)
Chairman,
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
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