ML17306B077
| ML17306B077 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 10/23/1992 |
| From: | Trammell C Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| References | |
| IEB-92-001, IEB-92-1, TAC-M83908, TAC-M83909, TAC-M83910, NUDOCS 9210290134 | |
| Download: ML17306B077 (8) | |
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October 23, 199 Docket Nos.
50-528, 50-529 and 50-530 Hr. William F.
Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company Post Office,Box 53999
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
Dear Hr. Conway:
SUBJECT:
RESPONSES TO NRC BULLETIN 92-01, "FAILURE OF THERMO-LAG 330 FIRE BARRIER SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN CABLING IN WIDE CABLE TRAYS AND SHALL CONDUITS FREE FROM FIRE DAMAGE," AND NRC BULLETIN 92-01, SUPPLEMENT 1, "FAILURE OF THERMO-LAG 330 FIRE BARRIER SYSTEM TO PERFORM ITS SPECIFIED FIRE ENDURANCE FUNCTION," PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (TAC NOS. H83908,
- H83909, AND H83910)
By letters dated July 24 and September 28,
- 1992, you provided your responses to NRC Bulletin 92-01 and NRC Bulletin 92-01, Supplement 1, for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.
Your responses stated that compensatory measures have been implemented consistent with those actions required by the operating licenses for an inoperable fire barrier.
You also provided a description of your plans for long-term corrective action to ensure or restore fire barrier operability.
You indicate that APS is working with the Nuclear Utility Management and Resource Council (NUMARC) to assure that APS actions are in accordance with the industry's approach to the issues.
You also indicate that appropriate actions to ensure fire barrier operability are being developed through an industry program coordinated by NUMARC, and, when completed, you will apply the results of these efforts to the Palo Verde Thermo-Lag 330 installations as appropriate.
We have reviewed your responses and find them acceptable.
Please inform us when all corrective actions have been completed.
Any further NRC review of this matter will be performed by inspection or audit.
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Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company Post Office Box 53999 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
Dear Hr. Conway:
October 23, 1992
SUBJECT:
RESPONSES TO NRC BULLETIN 92-01, "FAILURE OF THERMO-LAG 330 FIRE BARRIER SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN CABLING IN WIDE CABLE TRAYS AND SMALL CONDUITS FREE FROM FIRE DAMAGE," AND NRC BULLETIN 92-01, SUPPLEMENT 1, "FAILURE OF THERMO-LAG 330 FIRE BARRIER'YSTEM'O PERFORM ITS SPECIFIED FIRE ENDURANCE FUNCTION," PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (TAC NOS.
- M83908, H83909, AND H83910)
By letters dated'uly 24 and September 28,
- 1992, you provided your responses to NRC Bulletin 92-01 and NRC Bulletin 92-01, Supplement 1, for the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.
Your responses stated that compensatory measures have been implemented consistent with those actions required by the operating licenses for an inoperable fire barrier.
You also provided a description of your plans for long-term corrective action to ensure or restore fire barrier operability.
You indicate that APS is working with the Nuclear Utility Management and Resource Council (NUMARC) to assure that APS actions are in accordance with the industry's approach to the issues.
You also indicate that appropriate actions to ensure fire barrier operability are being developed through an industry program coordinated by NUMARC, and, when completed, you will apply the results of these efforts to the Palo Verde Thermo-Lag 330 installations as appropriate.
We have reviewed your responses and find them acceptable.
Please inform us when all corrective actions have been completed.
Any further NRC review*of this matter will be performed by inspection or audit.
Sincerely, cc:
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Nancy C. Loftin, Esq.
Corporate Secretary 8 Counsel Arizona Public Service Company P. 0.
Box 53999, Mail Station 9068 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 James A. Beoletto, Esq.
Southern California Edison Company P. 0.
Box 800
- Rosemead, California 91770 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regul'atory Commission HC-03 Box 293-NR Buckeye, Arizona 85326 Regional Administrator, Region V
U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1450 Maria L'ane Suite 210 Walnut Creek, Cal.ifornia 94596 Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager Washington Nuclear Operations ABB Combustion Engineering Nuclear.Power 12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330 Rockville; Maryland 20852 Mr.'illiam A. Wright,.Acting Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street
- Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Chairman.
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors 111'outh Third Avenue
- Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Jack R.
- Newman, Esq.
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1615 L Street, N.W., Suite 1000 Washington, D.C.
20036 Curtis Hoskins Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Palo Verde Services 2025 N. 3rd Street, Suite 220 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Roy P.
Lessey., Jr.,
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Bradley W. Jones, Esq.
Arkin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld El Paso Electric Company 1333 New Hampshire Ave., Suite
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