ML17310B474
| ML17310B474 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/29/1994 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Stewart W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17310B475 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9408020046 | |
| Download: ML17310B474 (10) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1994020
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UNIT 6 D STAT ES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
R EG ION IV
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011 8064
~UL 29 l994
Dockets:
50-528
50-529
50-530
Licenses:
NPF-51
Arizona Public Service
Company
ATTN:
William L. Stewart
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear
P.O.
Box 53999
Phoenix,
85072-3999
SUBJECT:
NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT 50-528/94-20;
50-529/94-20;
50-530/94-20
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by K. Johnston
and others of this
office, on Nay 8 through June ll, 1994.
The inspection
included
a review of
activities authorized for your Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station,
Units 1,
2,
and 3, 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 observation of
activities in progress.
The purpose of the inspection
was to determine
whether activities authorized
by the license
were conducted safely
and in
accordance
with NRC requirements.
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).
One violation pertained to an overspeed trip of a
turbine-driven auxiliary feedwater
pump during testing.
Another .violation
pertained to the implementation of a design
change prior to obtaining
a
Technical Specification
amendment
when it had
been recognized that
a Technical
Specification
amendment
may be necessary.
Although the amendment
change
involved was administrative in nature,
we are concerned
because it
demonstrated
a lack of rigor applied to the design
change
process.
Poor-communications
has
been identified as
a significant contributor to other
plant problems,
including the Unit 2 reactor trip on Hay 28,
1994.
These
events
indicate
a need for you to evaluate
whether
management
expectations
concerning
communications
have
been adequately
established
and presented
to
all plant personnel
involved in activities affecting plant safety.
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It is our understanding
that, during the exit meeting
conducted
on June
15,
1994,
Ns.
A. Krainik, Nanager,
Nuclear Regulatory Affairs, committed to
reassess'he
position
on diesel
generator reliability testing in accordance
with Regulatory Guide
1. 108
as it pertains to what have
been considered valid
and successful
tests of the diesel
generators
at Palo Verde.
If your
understanding
of this commitment differs from ours,
please
contact
us
immediately.
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.
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 the
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 Nanagement
and Budget
as required
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Should you have
any quest.ions
concerning this inspection,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
&n
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Bill Beach, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
l.
Appendix A Notice of Violation
2.
Appendix
B NRC Inspection
Report
50-528/94-20;
50-529/94-20;
50-530/94-20
cc w/enclosures:
Arizona Corporation
Commission
ATTN:
Nr. Steve
Olea
1200
W. Washington Street
Phoenix,
Arizon'a
85007
Southern California Edison
Company
ATTN:
T.
E. Oubre,
Esq.
P.O.
Box 800
Rosemead,
91770
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ATTN:
Charles
B. Brinkman,
Nanager
Washington Nuclear Operations
12300 Twinbrook Parkway, Suite 330
Rockvi lie, Naryland
20852
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
ATTN:
Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
4814 South
40 Street
Phoenix,
85040
Naricopa County Board of Supervisors
ATTN:
Chairman
111 South Third Avenue
Phoenix,
85003
Newman
5, 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
Washington,'D.C.
20036
Arizona Public Service
Company
ATTN:
Angela K. Krainik, Nanager
Nuclear Licensing
P.O.
Box 52034
Phoenix,
85072-2034
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