ML17310A401
| ML17310A401 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 06/25/1993 |
| From: | Perkins K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9307060001 | |
| Download: ML17310A401 (4) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION REGION V 1450 MARIALANE WALNUTCREEK, CAUFORNIA94596-5368 June 25, 1993 Arizona Public Service Company P. 0.
Box 53999, Station 9012
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Attention:
Hr. William F.
Conway Executive Vice President, Nuclear l
Subject:
OPERATIONS EQUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (PVNGS)
UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 We have reviewed Amendment 1 to the PVNGS Operations equality Assurance (QA)
Plan that you submitted to us on April 27, 1993.
We have two questions concerning Amendment 1 that are contained in an enclosure to this letter.
Additional Arizona Public Service review of Amendment 1,
and justification or clarification addressing the questions provided in an enclosure to this letter is needed.
The completion of our review will depend on the satisfactory responses to the questions provided in the enclosure to this letter.
Should you have any questions regarding our review, please contact W. J.
Wagner at (510) 975-0313.
Sincerely, K. E. Perkins, Jr., Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects Cco R. A. Gramm, NRR C. H. Trammell, NRR PD V
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Enclosure NRC Re ion V
uestions Re ardin Palo Verde Nuclear Generatin Station U dated ual it Assurance Plan Amendment 1
1.
ual it Assurance Pro ram A royal The approval signatures of the Director of Quality Assurance, and of the Executive Vice President,
- Nuclear, have been deleted in Amendment 1 to the QA Plan.
As a consequence, it is no longer evident who approved the plan nor that senior level management is endorsing the QA Plan, a top tier QA document.
Is the QA plan approved by the Director of Quality Assurance and the Executive Vice President, Nuclear?
Whose "Policy Statement" is contained in page 1 of the QA plan?
2.
ualit Assurance Plan Technical S ecifications Consistenc Section 2.9.3, Amendment 1,
page 19, last sentence
- states, in part, that
" Independent Safety Engineering reports of evaluations and assessments h11b d,
pp d,
d itdt h
~Oi Assurance..."
Technical Speci fication (TS) 6.2.3.4 requires the Independent Safety Engineering Department (ISE) to make detailed recommendations to the Director Nuclear Safet The current approved QA Plan has ISE reporting to the Director, Nuclear Safety.
Amendment 1
moves ISE to the QA Department.
Appendix "C", Terms and Definitions, of Amendment 1 contains a definition of ISE that does not accurately reflect the ISE functions required by TS 6.2.3. 1.
Has the TS been reviewed to determine what requirements are being affected by Amendment 1 and to determine if a TS change is required?
Has a TS change request been submitted to the NRC on this subject?
June 25, 1993 Arizona Public Service Company P. 0.
Box 53999, Station 9012
- Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999 Attenti on:
Hr.
Wi 1 1 i am F.
Conway Executi ve Vice Presi dent, Nuclear
Subject:
OPERATIONS QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN FOR PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (PVNGS)
UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 We have reviewed Amendment 1 to the PVNGS Operations Quality Assurance (QA)
Plan that you submitted to us on April 27, 1993.
We have two questions concerning Amendment 1 that are contained in an, enclosure to this letter.
Additional Arizona Public Service review of Amendment 1, and justification or clarification addressing the questions provided in an enclosure to this letter is needed.
The completion of our review will depend on the satisfactory responses to the questions provided in the enclosure to this letter.
Should you have any questions regarding our review, please contact W. J.
Wagner at (510) 975-0313.
Sincerely, K. E. Perkins, Jr., Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects plI'o-p 6P~/93 6/W/93 HAN 6/2/93 LMIL R
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