ML17311A579
| ML17311A579 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 01/12/1995 |
| From: | Callan L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Stewart W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17311A580 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9501190123 | |
| Download: ML17311A579 (9) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1994099
Text
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION
IV
e11 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON,TExAS leos'.soe4
January
12,
1995
Arizona Public Service
Company
ATTN:
William L. Stewart
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear
P.O.
Box 53999
Phoenix,
85072-3999
SUBJECT:
SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT
OF
LICENSEE
PERFORMANCE
(SALP)
REPORT
50-528/94-99;
50-529/94-99;
50-530/94-99
Enclosed for your review is the
SALP report for the Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating
Station for the period of June
1,
1993, through
November 30,
1994.
The Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
(NRC)
made this assessment
under the revised
SALP process
implemented
on July 19,
1993.
A meeting to discuss this report
with you and your staff has
been
scheduled
on January
26,
1995,
at the Energy
Information Center at the Palo Verde facility.
During this meeting,
you are encouraged
and expected
to candidly comment
on
our report,
Although this meeting is
a forum between Arizona Public Service
Company
(APS)
and the
NRC, it will be
open to observation
by members of the
public and other interested
parties.
In accordance
with NRC policy, I have reviewed the recommendations
of the
Board
and concur with the ratings
and the views.
The functional
areas of
operations,
maintenance,
engineering,
and plant support were rated
as
Category
2, which indicates
good safety performance.
Overall, you continued
to operate
the plant safely,
and
I consider the conduct of activities at Palo
Verde to be directed
towards improving'safety.
Although the
SALP grades
were consistent with your last assessment,
we noted
that significant changes
in your organization
and approach
to issues
were
made
late in this assessment
period which offer the potential for future
performance
improvements.
Your management's
clear recognition of the issues
needing attention
and recent actions
taken to address
identified weaknesses
were evident in all functional areas.
Of particular note were your efforts to
improve the reliability of your steam generators,
eliminate operator
workarounds,
improve the conduct of operations
and improve the material
condition of site equipment.
Your activities to reengineer
your organization
to improve efficiency, communications
and teamwork within the nuclear
organization
have
been extensive,
and
we have found aspects
to be noteworthy.
While it is still too early to judge the effectiveness
of all the changes,
we
are encouraged
by the improvements
in the security area
as indicated
by the
results of the recent Operational
Safeguards
Response
Evaluation Inspection.
We will continue to monitor the progress
of these
changes
throughout the
current
SALP assessment
period.
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Arizona Public Service
Company
In accordance
with Section
2.790 of the
NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
Part
2,
Title 10,
Code of Federal
Regulations,
a copy of this letter
and the
report will be placed
in the
NRC's Public Document
Room.
If you have
any questions
about the
SALP report,
we would be pleased
to
discuss
them with you.
While no written response
is required,
you may submit
written comments within 30 days of the
SALP meeting.
Sincerely,
L.
Re
a
an
ional Administrator
Dockets:
50-528
50-529
50-530
Licenses:
NPF-51
Enclosure:
SALP Report
50-528/94-99;
50-529/94-99;
50-530/94-99
cc:
w/enclosure
Arizona Corporation
Commission
ATTN:
Hr. Steve
Olea
1200
W. Washington Street
Phoenix,
85007
Southern California Edison
Company
ATTN:
T.
E. Oubre,
Esq.
P.O.
Box 800
Rosemead,
91770
ABB Combustion
Engineering
Nuclear
Power
ATTN:
Charles
B. Brinkman, Hanager
Nuclear Operations
12300 Twinbrook Parkway,
Suite
330
Rockville, Haryland
20852
Arizona Radiation Regulatory
Agency
ATTN:
Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
4814 South
40 Street
Phoenix,
85040
I
Arizona Public Service
Company
Naricopa
County Board of Supervisors
ATTN:
Chairman
ill South Third Avenue
Phoenix,
85003
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
Arizona Public Service
Company
E-Mail report to D. Sullivan
(DJS)
bcc to
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by RIV:
L. J. Callan
DRSS-F IPB
Branch Chief (DRP/F,
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Senior Project Inspector
(DRP/F,
WCFO)
Leah Tremper
(OC/LFDCB,
MS:
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The Chairman
(MS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner
Rogers
(HS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner
de Planque
(HS:
16-G-15)
J.
M, Taylor,
(MS:
17-G-21)
Associate Dir. for Projects,
Associate Dir. for Insp.,
and Tech.
Assmt,
SALP Program Manager,
NRR/ILPB (2 copies)
T. quay,
NRR Project Director (HS:
13-E-16)
B. Holian,
NRR Project
Manager
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NRR Project
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(HS:
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Resident
Inspector
HIS System
RIV File
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
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(PAO,
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Records
Center,
J.
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J. T. Gilliland,
PAO
G. Sanborn,
RRIs at all sites
S. J. Collins,
D:DRSS
R. A. Scarano,
DD:DRSS
B. Hurray,
DRSS
C. A. Hackney
Carol
Gordon
To receive copy of document, indicate in box: "C" = Copy without enclosures
"E" ~ Copy with enclosures "N" ~ No copy
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by RIV:
L. J. Callan
DRSS-FIPB
Branch Chief (DRP/F,
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Senior Project Inspector
(DRP/F,
WCFO)
Leah Tremper
(OC/LFDCB, HS:
TWFN 9E10)
The Chairman
(HS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner
Rogers
(HS:
16-G-15)
Commissioner
de Planque
(MS:
16-G-15)
J.
H. Taylor,
EDO (HS:
17-G-21)
Associate Dir. for Projects,
Associate Dir. for Insp.,
and Tech.
Assmt,
SALP Program Manager,
NRR/ILPB (2 copies)
T. quay,
NRR Project Director
(HS:
13-E-16)
B. Holian,
NRR Project
Manager
(MS:
13-E-18)
L. Tran,
NRR Project
Manager
(MS:
13-E-16)
Resident
Inspector
MIS System
RIV File
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
B. Henderson
(PAO,
WCFO)
Records
Center,
J.
H. Montgomery
J.
T. Gilliland,
PAO
G. Sanborn,
RRIs at all sites
S. J. Collins,
D:DRSS
R. A. Scarano,
DD:DRSS
B. Murray,
DRSS
C. A. Hackney
Carol
Gordon
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