ML17310B467
| ML17310B467 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/24/1994 |
| From: | Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Stewart W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17310B468 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9407280009 | |
| Download: ML17310B467 (10) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1994012
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UN I T E 0 STATE 6
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
611 RYANPLAZA DRIVE. SUITE 400
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76011 6064
JUL p 4 (994
Oockets:
50-528
50-529
50-530
Licenses:
NPF-51
Arizona Public Service
Company
ATTN:
Hr. William L. Stewart
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear
P.O.
Box 53999
Phoenix,
85072-3999
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION
REPORT 50-528/94-12;
50-529/94-12;
ANO 50-530/94-12
This refers to
a special
testing
programs
team inspection
conducted
at the
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2,
and 3,
by Hr.
P.
H. Johnson
and
a team of NRC and contract inspectors
from April 25 through
Hay 27,
1993.
At the conclusion of the inspection,
the findings were discussed
with you and
those
members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
As identified in the report, this inspection
examined the various types of
testing
conducted at your Palo Verde facility, including post-maintenance
testing,
post-modification testing,
Technical Specification surveillance
testing,
ASHE inservice testing, predictive maintenance
testing,
and other
specialized tests.
Within these
areas,
the inspection consisted of selective
examinations of procedures
and records,
interviews with personnel,
and
observation of activities in progress.
An executive
summary for this inspection is included in the enclosed
inspection report.
Strengths
noted
by the team included the definition of
your testing
programs,
the conduct of recent self-assessments,
and your
staff's thoroughness
in identifying and documenting technical
issues.
Weaknesses
identified by the team, principally involving the implementation of
your defined programs,
included the use of inappropriate test
acceptance
criteria, the resolution of identified technical
issues,
screening of proposed
design
changes,
and instances
of weak inter-organizational
communications.
Based
on the results of this inspection,
certain licensed activities appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements,
as specified in the enclosed
Notice
of Violation (Notice).
These violations generally indicated
a need for
additional attention to the implementation of your existing program
requirements.
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Arizona Public Service
Company
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed
Notice when preparing your response.
In your
response,
you should document the specific actions
taken
and any additional
actions
you plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response
to this
Notice, including your proposed corrective actions
and the results of future
inspections,
the
NRC will determine whether further
NRC enforcement
action is
necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
The team also identified two other violations,
as discussed
in Sections
2.2.2
and 7.3. 1. I of the enc'losed
inspection report.
These violations are not being
cited,
since appropriate
actions
had
been taken
by your staff,
and the other
criteria of paragraph
VII.B.1 of the
NRC Enforcement Policy were satisfied.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a copy of
this letter
and its enclosures will be placed in tt n
NRC Public Document
Room.
The responses
directed
by this letter'and
the enclosed
Notice are not subject
to the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and Budget
as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Sincer 4y,
T omas
P.
Gwynn,/ Dire
or
Division of Readtor
fety
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A - Notice of Violation
2.
Appendix
B -
NRC Inspection
Report 50-528/94-12;
50-529/94-12;.
and 50-.530/94-12 w/Attachments
cc w/enclosures:
Arizona Corporation
Commission
ATTN:
Mr. Steve
Olea
1200
W. Washington Street
Phoenix,
85007
Southern California Edison
Company
ATTN:
T.
E. Oubre,
Esq.
P.O.
Box 800
Rosemead,
91770
Should you have
any questions
concerning this inspection,
we will be pleased
t
to discuss
them with you.
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Arizona Public Service
Company
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Company
ABB Combustion
Engineering Nuclear
Power
ATTN:
Charles
B. Brinkman, Manager
Nuclear
Operations
12300 Twinbrook Parkway,
Suite 330
Rockville, Maryland
20852
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
ATTN:
Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
4814 South
40 Street
Phoenix,
85040
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
ATTN:
Chairman
ill South Third Avenue
Phoenix,
85003
Newman
E Holtzinger,
P.C.
ATTN:
Jack
R.
Newman,
Esq.
1615
L Street,
N.W., Suite
1000
D.C.
20036
Palo Verde Services
ATTN:
Curtis Hoskins,
Executive
Vice President
and
Chief Operating Officer
2025
N. 3rd Street,
Suite 220
Phoenix,
85004
Akin, Gump, Strauss,
Hauer
and Feld
El
Paso Electric Company
ATTN:
Roy P. Lessey, Jr.,
Esq.
1333
Avenue, Suite 400
D.C.
20036
Arizona Public Service
Company
ATTN:
Angela K. Krainik, Manager
Nuclear Licensing
P.O.
Box 52034
Phoenix,
85072-2034
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