ML17311A604

SALP Repts for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station

ML17311A604
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	01/26/1995
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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NUDOCS 9502070176
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PALO VERDE NUCLEARGENERATING STATION SYSTEMATICASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE SALP I

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PALO VERDE SALP MEETING I/26/95 OVERVIEW OF PERF RMANCE

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CONTINUED SAFE PLANT OPERATIONS; DIRECTED TOWARDS IMPROVING SAFETY

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OVERALLPERFORMANCE IN THE AREAS OF PLANT OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE, ENGINEERING, AI'G) PLANT SUPPORT CONTINUED TO BE GOOD

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SIGNIFICANTCHAPlGES IN THE ORGAI.'IZATIONAI'G) IN THE APPROACH TO ISSUES 03%K<R X%XE POTENTIALFOR IMPROVEMENTS

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CLEAR RECOGNITION OF AREAS NEEDING AT'.IXNTIONAlR) ACTIONS HAVEBEEN TAKEN TO ADDRESS IDENTIFIEDWEAKI.'ASSES

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EFFECTIVENESS OF CHANGES WILL CONTII.'AJE TO BE MONITORED

PLANT OPERATIONS - CATEGORY 2 CONTIN%ED GOOD OVERALLPERFORMANCE RECENT, AGGRESSIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN TO IIVlPROVETHE CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS PROGRAMS AID)PROCEDURES GENERALLY PROVIDED AN APPROPRIATE LEVELOF DIRECTION

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STEPS WERE.TAKENTO ADDRESS WEAIQWSSES IN OPERATOR TRAI5XNG

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EVENTS HIGHLIGH'rEDWEAIQKSSES IN THE CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS

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MANAGEMENT'SRESPONSE TO EMERGENT PROBLEMS WAS GENERALLYPROMPT AI'6)

THOROUGH

MAINTENANCE-CATEG RY 2 GOOD OVERALLPERFORMANCE

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SENIOR MANAGEMENTPROVIDED

'LEADERSHIP AI'6) STRONG SUPPORT TO THE PROGRAM

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GOOD OVERALLPLANT MATERIAL CONDITION, BUT YVITHA NUINBER OF MINOR DEFICIENCIES

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OVERALL, STRONG SKILLS IN MAINTENANCE CRAFTS; SOME OCCASIONALMMANERRORS e

FE%'ROBLEMS IN THE SURVEILLANCETEST PROGRAM ALTHOVGHSOME WRAITH'ASSES IN ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

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TROUBLESHOOTING AND RESPONSE TO EVENTS WERE GENERALLYVERY GOOD

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GOOD SELF-ASSESSMENT CAPABILITY,BUT

, SOMETIMES SLOW OR INCOMPLETE RESOLUTION OF EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY PROBLEMS N

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ENGINEERIN

- CATE RY 2 MIXEDPERFORMANCE; POTENTIALFOR IMPROVEMENT NOTEWORTHY INITIATIVESTO ADDRESS STEAM GENERATOR TUBE DEGRADATION

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GENERALLYGOOD SELF-ASSESSMENTS, DEFINITIONOF PROGRAMS, AlG)

ADMINISTRATIVECONTROL PROCEDURES

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GENERALLYCOMPETENT TECHNICALSTAFF

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SOME INSTANCES IN WHICHDEFICIENCIES, ROOT CAUSE EVALUATIONS,A2'6)

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE NOT AGGRESSIVELY PURSUZD

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LICENSING SVBMITTALSWERE INCONSISTENT

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ENGINEERjWG FUNCTIONS REALIGNEDum PERSONNEL MOVED TO THE SITE TO SUPPORT SITE NEEDS

PLANT SUPPORT - CATEGORY 2 OVERALLPERFORMANCE CONTINUED TO BE GOOD WITHIMPROVEMENTS IN SOME ALAS

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GOOD OVERALLPERFORMANCE IN RADIOLOGICALCONTROLS

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EXCELLENTPERFORMANCE IN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

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EXCELLENTPERFORMANCE IN SECUjRITY DUjuNG THE LAST PART OF THE ASSESSMENT PERIOD

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GOOD PERFORMANCE IN FIRE PROTECTION

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MIXEDPERFORMANCE IN HOUSEKEEPING