ML17311A876
| ML17311A876 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 05/12/1995 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | Stewart W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17311A878 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9505190095 | |
| Download: ML17311A876 (10) | |
See also: IR 05000226/2004008
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UNIT E O STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
611 RYAN PLAZA ORIVE, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011 8064
MAY
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Arizona Public Service
Company
ATTN:
William L. Stewart
Executive Vice President,
Nuclear
P.O.
Box 53999
Phoenix,
85072-3999
SUBJECT:
NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT 50-528/95-06;
50-529/95-06;
50-530/95-06
AND
NOTICE OF DEVIATION
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by K. Johnston
and others of this
office on February
26 through April 8,
1995.
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 you and 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
t
activities in progress.
The purpose of the inspection
was to determine
whether activities authorized
by the license
were conducted
safely
and in
accordance
with'RC requirements.
Overall, plant management
addressed
plant problems in an aggressive
and
thorough
manner with minimal
NRC involvement.
An example of this was the
engineering
response
to the fouling of the Unit 2 emergency diesel
generator
coolers.
Maintenance
management
was not as prompt in addressing
the
implication of control element drive mechanism
breaker failures.
It appeared
that the focus
was
on breaker
replacement
and not component operability.
Based
on the results of this inspection,
certain licensed activities appeared
to deviate
from your commitments in the Updated Final Safety Analysis
Report
(UFSAR),
as specified in the enclosed
Notice of Deviation (Notice).
The Notice involved the failure to follow procedures
for the testing of the
standby
gas turbine generators
as specified in the guality Assurance
Plan
described
in Chapter
17 of the
As a result of not following testing
procedures,
one of the gas turbine generators
picked
up excessive
load when it
was paralleled with offsite power, resulting in a trip of the gas turbine.
The deviation is of concern
since the inspector
observed
poor procedural
compliance
and poor command
and control associated
with the operation of
equipment
designed
to mitigate station blackout conditions.
, This matter is
discussed
in Section
5. 1 of the enclosed report.
One unresolved
item was identified concerning
the conditions which led to the
t
licensee's
request for a Notice of Enforcement Discretion regarding
containment
overcurrent protection devices.
This matter is
discussed
in Section
2.2 of the enclosed
inspection report.
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You are requested
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.
Your response
may reference
or
include previous docketed
correspondence, if the correspondence
adequately
addresses
the required response.
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, its enclosures,
and your response will be placed in the
NRC
Public Document
Room
(PDR).
To the extent possible,
your response
should not
include
any personal
privacy, proprietary,
or safeguards
information so that
it can
be placed in the
PDR without redaction.
However, if you find it
necessary
to include such information, you should clearly indicate the
specific information that you desire
not to be placed in the
PDR,
and provide
the legal
basis to support your request for withholding the information from
the public.
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.
Sincerely,
Dockets:
50-528
50-529
50-530
Licenses:
NPF-51
A. Bill Beach, Director
Division of Reactor
Projects
Enclosures:
I.
Notice of Deviation
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2.
NRC Inspection
Report
50-528/95-06;
50-529/95-06;
50-530/95-06
Publ i c Ser vice
Company
cc w/enclosures:
Arizona Corporati'on
Commission
ATTN:
Nr. Steve
Olea
1200
W. Washington Street
Phoenix,
85007
Southern California Edison
Company
ATTN:
T.
E. Oubre,
Esq.
P.O.
Box 800
Rosemead,
91770
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
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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