ML17312B221

Informs NRC That Util Will Be Conducting Voluntary Initiative to Review PVNGS FSAR

ML17312B221
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	02/06/1997
From:	James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
102-03862-JML-A, 102-3862-JML-A, NUDOCS 9702120035
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Arizona Public Service Co. (formerly Arizona Nuclear Power RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Informs NRC that util will be conducting voluntary initiative to review PVNGS FSAR.

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TEL (602)393-5300 FAX (602)3934077 Mail Station 7602 P.O. Box 52034 Phoenix, AZ 85072-2034 102-03862-JML/AKK/R JR February 6, 1997 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission A%I N: Document Control Desk Mail Station P1-37 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

Units 1,2, and 3 Docket Nos. STN 50-528/529/530 Voluntary Initiative to Review Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR)

On October 18,1996, the NRC published revisions to its "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for Enforcement Actions" to address issues associated with departures from the FSAR, 61 Fed. Reg. 54,461 (October, 18, 1996).

The purpose of this letter is to inform the NRC that Arizona Public Service (APS) will be conducting a voluntary initiative to review the PVNGS FSAR. Additionally, on January 9, 1997 the NRC issued minutes of a November 12, 1996 meeting with APS in which this voluntary initiative was discussed.

This letter also provides clarification of the intended scope of this initiative as described in those meeting minutes.

The review willverify plant design, operating, testing, and configuration information and descriptions contained in the PVNGS FSAR against the "as-built", "as-operated",

and "as-tested" plant as well as the reconstituted design basis. The review will use the PVNGS Condition Reporting process to document and correct any identified discrepancies.

The Condition Reporting process includes the attributes of root cause, operability determination, and reportability.

This voluntary initiative willcommence in February 1997, and be completed by October 1998.

Any changes to the FSAR as a result of this effort will be incorporated in the normal 10 CFR 50.71(e) update of the FSAR.

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K. E. Perkins L. J. Callan J. W. Clifford K. E. Johnston