ML17312B622

Adivises That Licensee Submit Request for Condition to License That Codifies Commitment to Provide long-term Solution to Degraded Grid Voltage Issue by 970331,within 30 Days of Receipt of Ltr

ML17312B622
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	08/07/1997
From:	Thomas K NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
References
TAC-M97192, TAC-M97193, TAC-M97194, NUDOCS 9708110218
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August 7, 1997 Mr. James H. Levine Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company Post Office Box 53999

Phoenix, Arizona 85072-,3999

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENT TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AMENDMENT REQUEST TO CHANGE THE METHOD TO RESPOND TO A SUSTAINED, DEGRADED SWITCHYARD VOLTAGE FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (TAC NOS.

H97192, M97193 AND M97194)

Dear Mr. Levine:

The staff is completing its review of your application dated November 6,

1996, to revise the Palo Verde Technical Specifications to change the method of responding to a sustained, degraded switchyard voltage condition.

In your application, you indicated that additional

changes, which will be required to fully resolve the issue, will be submitted in the first quarter of 1998.

The staff considers your commitment to provide a long-term solution to this issue in the first quarter of 1998 essential to acceptance of the proposed TS actions contained in your November 6, 1996 request in the interim.

Accordingly, the staff requests that within 30 days of receipt of this letter, you submit a request for, a condition.to your license that codifies your commitment to provide your long-term solution to the degraded grid voltage issue by March 31, 1998.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1362.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY Kristine H. Thomas, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects - III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos.

STN 50-528, STN 50-529 and STN 50-530

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 2tkI55-0001 August 7, 1997 Mr. James M. Levine Executive Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public.Service Company Post Office Box 53999 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999

SUBJECT:

REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENT TO TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AMENDMENT REQUEST TO CHANGE THE METHOD TO RESPOND TO A SUSTAINED, DEGRADED SWITCHYARD VOLTAGE FOR THE PALO VERDE NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (TAC NOS.

M97192, M97193 AND M97194)

Dear Mr. Levine:

The staff is completing its review of your application dated November 6,

1996, to revise the Palo Verde Technical Specifications to change the method of responding to a sustained, degraded switchyard voltage condition.

In your application, you indicated that additional

changes, which will be required to fully resolve the issue, will be submitted in the first quarter of 1998.

The staff considers your commitment to provide a long-term solution to this issue in the first quarter of 1998 essential to acceptance of the proposed TS actions contained in your November 6, 1996 request in the interim.

Accordingly, the staff requests that within 30 days of receipt of this letter, you submit a request for a condition to your license that codifies your commitment to provide your long-term solution to the degraded grid voltage issue by March 31, 1998.

If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-1362.

Sincerely, Docket Nos.

STN 50-528, STN 50-529 and STN 50-530 cc:

See next page Kristine M. Thomas, Project Manager Project Directorate IV-2 Division of Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Mr. James H. Levine August 7, 1997 CC:

Hr. Steve Olea Arizona Corporation Commission 1200 W. Washington Street Phoenix, Arizona 85007 Douglas Kent Porter Senior Counsel Southern California Edison Company Law Department, Generation Resources P.O..Box 800

Rosemead, California 91770 Senior Resident Inspector USNRC P. 0.

Box 40 Buckeye, Arizona 85326 Regional Administrator, Region IV U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Harris Tower

& Pavillion 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400 Arlington, Texas 76011-8064

Chairman, Board of Supervisors ATTN:

Chairman 301 W. Jefferson, 10th Floor Phoenix, Arizona 85003 Hr. Aubrey V. Godwin, Director Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency 4814 South 40 Street

Phoenix, Arizona 85040 Hs. Angela K. Krainik, Manager Nuclear Licensing Arizona Public Service Company P.O.

Box 52034

Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034 Hr. John C. Horne, Vice President Power Supply Palo Verde Services 2025 N. Third Street, Suite 220 Phoenix, Arizona 85004 Mr. David Summers Public Service Company of New Mexico 414 Silver SW, k'0604 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 Hr. Robert D. Bledsoe Southern California Edison Company 14300 Mesa Road, Drop D41-SONGS San Clemente, California 92672 Hr. Robert Henry

. Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85251 Terry Bassham, Esq.

General Counsel El Paso Electric Company 123 W. Mills El Paso, Texas 79901 Hr. Robert Burt Los Angeles Department of Water

& Power Southern California Public Power Authority 111 North Hope Street, Room 1255-B Los Angeles, California 90051

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