ML17311A573
| ML17311A573 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 01/11/1995 |
| From: | Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Stewart W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17311A574 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9501180106 | |
| Download: ML17311A573 (10) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1994035
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011.8064
Arizona Public Service
Company
ATTN:
William L. Stewart
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear
P.O.
Box 53999
Phoenix.
85072-3999
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-528/94-35:
50-529/94-35:
50-530/94-35
AND
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by Dr. Dale A. Powers
and the
personnel
identified in the enclosed
report
on November 15-17,
November
29
through December
2.
and in-office review until December
16,
1994.
The
insoection 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.
These
areas
included followup of Licensee
Event Report 528;
529; 530/94-002-00
and
its two supplements'hich
discussed
Technical Specification limiting
conditions for operation that were not supported
by safety analysis.
Within
these areas'he
inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative
records.
and interviews with personnel.
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 inspections
certain licensed activities appeared
to be in violation of NRC requi rements,
as specified in the enclosed
Notice of
Violation (Notice).
The violation is of concern
because it reflects
a lack of
timeliness in notifying senior licensee
management
to ensure the prompt
resolution of an engineering technical
issue involving the adequacy of
Technical Specifications for core performance.
However, this specific example
of a violation is much less important than the historical untimeliness
associated
with many of the issues that were discussed
in Licensee
Event
Report 528:
529; 530/94-002-00
and its supplements.
One of the reported
issues
became
apparent to your staff as early as
1988 and
many transcend
the
greater part of this decade.
As evidenced
by your staff's written record
and
our inspection findings'
common perception that was exhibited in your
staff's actions
was
a lack of need for timely decision
making for issues
subject to internal
and external
reporting requi rements.
Clearly,
a lack of
timeliness
was also evident in the need for obtaining satisfactory regulatory
resolutions to outstanding
issues.
We are concerned that this is
a continuing
problem and urge that you take aggressive
action to assure
regulatory issues
are resolved in a timely manner.
Please
ensure that your response
to the
Notice addresses
this concern.
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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 Management
and Budget
as required
by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Should you have any questions
concerning this inspection,
we will be pleased
to discuss
them with you.
Sincere y,
Dockets:
50-528
50-529
50-530
Licenses:
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P.
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Division of React r Saf ty
Enclosures:
1.
Appendix A - Notice of Violation
2.
Appendix
B -
NRC Inspection
Report
50-528/94-35:
50-529/94-35;
50-530/94-35
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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
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Arizona Public Service
Company
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ABB Combustion Engineering
Nuclear
Power
ATTN:
Charles
B. Brinkman,
Manager
Washington 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
111 South Third Avenue
Phoenix,
85003
Palo Verde Services
ATTN:
Curtis Hoskins,
Executive
Vice President
and
Chief Operating Officer
2025
N. 3rd Streets
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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