ML17312B126
| ML17312B126 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 12/05/1996 |
| From: | Dyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17312B127 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9612110016 | |
| Download: ML17312B126 (10) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1996016
Text
CATEGORY 2
REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)
ACCESSION NBR:9612110016
DOC.DATE: 96/12/05
NOTARIZED: NO
DOCKET
IL:STN-50-528 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Arizona Publi
05000528
STN-50-529 Palo Verde Nuclear Station,
Unit 2, Arizona Publi
05000529
STN-50-530 Palo Verde Nuclear Station,
Unit 3, Arizona Publi
05000530
AUTH.NAME
AUTHOR AFFILIATION
DYERFJ.E.
Region
4 (Post
820201)
RECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
LEVINEIJ.M.
Arizona Public Service
Co. (formerly Arizona Nuclear
Power
SUBJECT:
Forwards insp repts 50-528/96-16,50-529/96-16
a 50-530/96-16
on 961006-1116
DISTRIBUTION CODE:
ZEOZD
COPIES
RECEIVED:LTR
I
ENCL J
SIZE:
TITLE: General
(50 Dkt)-Insp Rept/Notice of Violation Response
NOTES:STANDARDIZED PLANT
Standardized
plant.
Standardized
plant.
05000528 ~
05000529
05000530
@
RECIPIENT
ID CODE/NAME
PD4-2
THOMASFC
INTERNAL: ACRS
SEOD/~C
FILE CENTER~
NRR/DRCH/HHFB
NRR/DRPM/PERB
OE DIR
RGN4
FILE
01
COPIES
LTTR ENCL
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
RECIPIENT
ID CODE/NAME
CLIFFORD,J
AEOD/SPD/RAB
DEDRO
NRR/DISP/PIPB
NRR/DRPM/PECB
NUDOCS-ABSTRACT
OGC/HDS2
COPIES
LTTR ENCL
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
D
EXTERNAL: LITCO BRYCEFJ
H
NRC PDR
1
1
1
1
NOAC
1
1
E
NOTE TO ALL "RIDS" RECIPIENTS:
LEASE HELP US TO REDUCE WASTE. TO HAVE YOUR NAME OR ORGANIZATION REMOVED FROM DISTRIBUTION LISTS
R REDUCE THE NUMBER OF COPIES RECEIVED BY YOU OR YOUR ORGANIZATIONS CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL
ESK
(DCD)
ON EXTENSION 415-2083
TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES
REQUIRED:
LTTR
20
ENCL
20
I
4
<>q qECI
p W~
o
O
<<<<**4
UNITEDSTATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION IV
611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400
ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011-8064
December
5,
1996
James
M. Levine, Senior Vice
President,
Nuclear
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 53999
Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-528/96-16; 50-529/96-16; 50-530/96-16 AND
Dear Mr. Levine:
An NRC inspection was conducted
October 6 through November 16, 1996, at your Palo
Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 reactor facilities. The enclosed report
presents the scope and results of that inspection.
During the 6-week period covered by this inspection, your conduct of activities at the Palo
Verde facility was generally characterized
by safety conscious operations,
sound
engineering
and maintenance
practices,
and careful radiological controls; however,
a
violation of NRC requirements
occurred.
The violation involved two examples of
operations
personnel failing to follow procedure requirements
during the preparation for
draining the reactor coolant system to a midloop condition.
Although these examples were
identified by your. staff, similar problems were identified in NRC Inspection
Reports 50-530/94-38 and 50-528,529,530/95-18,
and are of concern since the
corrective actions did not prevent this recurrence.
The violation is cited in the enclosed
Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances
surrounding this violation are described
in detail in the enclosed report.
Please note that
you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed
Notice when preparing your response.
The NRC will use your response,
in part,
to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
One unresolved
item was identified concerning the reactor coolant pump lubrication oil
collection system flexible covers.
This matter is discussed
in Section F2.1 of the enclosed
inspection report.
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.
96i2ii00i6 9hi205
ADOCK 05000528
0
I
l
~ e
Arizona Public Service Company
-2-
Should you have any questions
concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
J. E. Dyer, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-528
50-529
50-530
License Nos.:
NPF-51
Enclosures;
2.
NRC Inspection Report
50-528/96-16; 50-529/96-16; 50-530/96-16
cc w/enclosures;
Mr. Steve Olea
Arizona Corporation Commission
1200 W. Washington Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007
Douglas K. Porter, Senior Counsel
Southern California Edison Company
Law Department, Generation Resources
P.O. Box 800
Rosemead,
California 91770
Chairman
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
301 W. Jefferson,
10th Floor
Phoenix, Arizona 85003
Aubrey V. Godwin, Director
~
Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
4814 South 40 Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85040
',j
I
I
n
II,
Arizona Public Service Company
Angela K. Krainik, Manager
Nuclear Licensing
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 52034
Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034
John C. Horne, Vice President
Power Supply
Palo Verde Services
2025 N. Third Street, Suite 220
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
iI
~r
Arizona Public Service Company
E-Mail report to D. Nelson (DJN)
E-Mail report to NRR Event Tracking System (IPAS)
bcc to DMB (IE01)
bcc distrib. by RIV:
L. J. Callan
Resident Inspector
DRP Director
DRS-PSB
Branch Chief (DRP/F, WCFO)
MIS System
Senior Project Inspector (DRP/F, WCFO)
RIV File
Branch Chief (DRP/TSS)
M. Hammond (PAO, WCFO)
Leah Tremper (OC/LFDCB, MS: TWFN 9E10)
WCFO File
DOCUMENT NAME:
R:3 PV<PV616RP.KEJ
To receive copy of document,
indicate in box:
C
= Copy without enclosures
E" = copy with enclosures
H"
= Ho copy
RIV:SRI:DRP/F.
KEJohnston:jb
1 1/'7/96
C:DRP/F
DFKirsch
11/<96
D:WCFO
KEPerkins
1P,/~6
OFFI
IAL RECORD COPY
D:DRP
JEDyer
1+~6
r
t
t