ML17306B384
| ML17306B384 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/05/1993 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
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| ML17306B385 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9304160112 | |
| Download: ML17306B384 (3) | |
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ACCELERATED DOCUMENT DISTRIBUTIONSYSTEM REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)
DOCKET 05000528 05000529 05000530
SUBJECT:
Discusses insp repts 50-528/92-003,50-529/92-003 i 50-530/92-003
& forwards notice of violation.
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TITLE: Region Response to Licensee re Allegations (Publicly Avail)
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NO SCIL:STN-50-528 Palo Verde Nuclear. Station, Unit 1, Arizona Publi STN-50-529 Palo Verde Nuclear Station,.Unit 2, Arizona Publi STN-50-530 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 3, Arizona Publi AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION MARTIN,J.B.
Region 5 (Post 820201)
RECIP.NAME 'ECIPIENT AFFILIATION I
CONWAY,W.F.
Arizona Public Service Co. (formerly Arizona Nuclear Power
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION REGION V 1450 MARIALANE WALNUTCREEK, CAUFORNIA94596-5368 April 5.',
1993 Docket Nos.
50-528, 50-529, and 50-530 Arizona Public Service Company P.O.
Box 53999, Station 9082 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Attention:
Hr.
W. F.
Conway'xecutiveVice President, Nuclear
SUBJECT:
CLOSURE OF NRC INVESTIGATION NO. 5-92-003R Enclosed for your information is the Synopsis of NRC Office of Investigations (OI) Report No. 5-92-003R.
This investigation involved alleged inaccurate and incomplete information about emergency light failure rates provided by APS during a Hay 16, 1990 meeting with the NRC.
In Report. No. 5-92-003R, dated January 30,
- 1993, OI concluded that APS officials provided inaccurate and incomplete information about emergency light failure rates, although this action was not determined to be intentional or deliberate.
We note that the fundamental safety significant concerns associated with emergency light performance involved poor documentation and trending of emergency light defici enci es and inadequate engineering, quality assurance, and management involvement and oversight of those activities.
We also recognize that the Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty issued in October 1990 emphasized these concerns and that APS has taken extensive corrective actions to preclude recurrence of these problems.
Nevertheless, in order to further emphasize the importance of providing complete and accurate information to the NRC, especially in response to specific NRC questions about equipment required by NRC regulation, we consider that a separate citation is warranted, as specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice).
Since the corrective actions which you have already.taken in response to the October 1990 violations would prevent'ecurrence of this violation as well, no specific response to the enclosed Notice is required.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a copy of this letter and the enclosure will be place in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely, (ou John 5.
ar >n-Regional Adminkirator
Enclosures:
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OI Synopsis 2.
Notice of Violation 16007]
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SYNOPSIS The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Region V, Regional Administrator, requested the Office of Investigations (OI) investigate the suspected providing of false information to the NRC staff by officials of the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) concerning the status of emergency lighting systems at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) during a May 16, 1990, meeting at Phoenix, Arizona.
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NRC representatives present at the meeting recalled the APS,
- Manager, Nuclear Engineering provided a very low statistic for emergency lighting failure rates which did not correspond with data previously gathered by the NRC.
OI interviews of APS officials associated with the preparation of, presentation of and subsequent review of the data presented reflected the data was incorrectly gathered by inexperienced personnel.
OI has concluded that APS officials did not intentionally and
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deliberately provide false information to the NRC during the May 16, 1990, meeting.
Case No. 5-92-003R