ML17312B714
| ML17312B714 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 10/08/1997 |
| From: | Howell A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17312B715 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-528-97-22, 50-529-97-22, 50-530-97-22, NUDOCS 9710150064 | |
| Download: ML17312B714 (14) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1997022
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DOC.DATE: 97/10/08
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AUTH.NAME
AUTHOR AFFILIATION
HOWELL,A.T.
Region
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RECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
LEVINE,J.M.
Arizona Public Service
Co. (formerly Arizona Nuclear
Power
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failure to translate
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James
M. Levine, Senior Vice
President,
Nuclear
Arizona Public Service Company
P.O. Box 53999
Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-528/97-22; 50-529/97-22; 50-530/97-22 AND
Dear Mr. Levine:
A special NRC inspection was conducted
September 8-12, 1997, at your Palo Verde
Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, reactor facilities to review the inadvertent
dilution of the Unit 2 spent fuel pool on August 12, 1997.
The event occurred during the
installation of a modification to provide a permanent
backup air supply to the spent fuel
pool transfer canal gate seal.
The enclosed report presents
the scope and results of that
inspection.
While the overall results of the inadvertent dilution of the Unit 2 spent fuel pool had minor
safety significance in this particular instance, the contributing factor of poor inter-
departmental
communications
has the potential to lead to safety-significant events.
This is
third event this year, documented
in NRC inspection reports (e.g., 50-528;-529;-530/97-
09 and 97-15), in which poor communications
have been contributors.
In this event, none
of the personnel
supervising the activities evaluated the synergistic effects of the three
activities ongoing in the spent fuel pool area.
The control room operators were not aware
of one of the activities, the filter replacement training in the cask loading pit, which was
not on the work schedule,
was not evaluated for risk, and was performed under an
"activity tracking only" work order.
While we understand
that your work control process
allows for nonsafety-related
activities to be performed in this manner, your work control
process implementation was weak in that a nonsafety-related
task challenged the ability of
the spent fuel pool to perform its safety-related
functions.
A violation of NRC requirements
was identified for the failure to translate
a requirement
from the design change package to the work order.
This requirement was intended to
prohibit fuel movement or handling while installing the modification.
This violation is of
concern because
the reliance on the skill-of-the-craft of the work planner to prepare the
work package
and the resulting work order review and approval did not provide assurance
that this requirement would be met.
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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.
In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"
a copy of this letter,
its enclosure,
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.
Should you have any questions
concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
Arthur T. Howell III, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos.:
50-528; 50-529; 50-530
License Nos.:
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection Report
50-528/97-22; 50-529/97-22;
50-530/97-22
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
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Arizona Public Service Company
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
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
El Paso Electric Company
2025 N. Third Street, Suite 220
Phoenix, Arizona 85004
Terry Bassham,
Esq.
General Counsel
El Paso Electric Company
123 W. Mills
El Paso, Texas
79901
Mr. Robert Burt
Los Angeles Department of Water 5 Power
Southern California Public Power Authority
111 North Hope Street, Room 1255-B
Los Angeles, California 90051
Mr. David Summers
Public Service Company of New Mexico
Albuquerque,
New Mexico 87102
Mr. Brian Katz
Southern California Edison Company
14300 Mesa Road, Drop D41-SONGS
San Clemente, California 92672
Arizona Public Service Company
Mr. Robert Henry
Salt River Project
6504 East Thomas Road
Scottsdale,
Arizona 85251
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