ML17313A611

Informs That Util Is Revising Sections Corrective Steps That Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations & Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved, of Reply to NOV 50-528/98-03,to Read as Listed

ML17313A611
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	09/27/1998
From:	James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
102-04187-JML-A, 102-4187-JML-A, 50-528-98-03, 50-528-98-3, NUDOCS 9810060016
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ACCESSION NBR:9810060016 DOC.DATE: 98/09/27 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET C1L:STN-50-528 Palo Verde Nuclear Station, Unit 1, Arizona Publi 05000528 UTH.NAME . AUTHOR AFFILIATION EVINE,J.M., Arizona Public Service Co. (formerly Arizona Nuclear Power RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Records Management Branch (Document Control Desk)

SUBJECT:

Submits revised section of response to violation noted in insp rept 50-528/98-03 entitled. "Corrective Steps That Will Be Taken to Avoid Further Violations" read as listed.

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James M. Levine TEL (602)393-5300 Mail Station 7602 Palo Verde Nuclear Senior Vice President FAX (602)393.6077 P.O. Box 52034 Generating Station Nuclear Phoenix, AZ 65072-2034 102-04187-JML/AKK/DLK September 27, 1998 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Station: P1-37 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Reference:

Letter 102-04140, dated June 25, 1998 from J. M. Levine, APS, to USNRC, "Reply to Notices of Violation 50-528/98-03-03 and 50-528/98-03-04."

Subject:

Palo Verde Nuclear Genei'ating Station (PVNGS)

Unit1 Docket Nos. STN 50-528 Revision to Reply to Notice of Violation 50-528/98-03-04 Arizona Public Service Company (APS) is revising a commitment made in reply to Notice of Violation 50-528/98-03-04. The referenced letter contained a commitment to revise the "Spent Fuel Handling Machine" procedure to include a limitation that no irradiated fuel be moved in the spent fuel pool unless water level in the fuel transfer canal is equalized with the spent fuel pool. While the commitment was met, the procedural limitation is overly restrictive and would result in an undue burden on the operating crews. Engineering personnel were able to provide more operational flexibility by defining an exclusion zone in the spent fuel pool and establishing administrative controls necessary to limit dose rates on the Operating Deck near the transfer canal gate. An exclusion zone is a defined area within which movement of irradiated fuel is prohibited when water level in the fuel transfer canal is not equalized with the spent fuel pool. APS is revising the section of the Reply to Notice of Violation 50-528/98-03-04 titled "Corrective Steps That Will Be Taken To Avoid Further Violations" to read as follows:

"An exclusion zone in the spent fuel pool and appropriate administrative controls will be established to limit dose rates near the gate when water level in the transfer canal is less than the water level in the spent fuel pool and irradiated fuel is being moved: The exclusion zone and administrative controls will be incorporated into appropriate procedures prior to= moving spent fuel during refueling outage 3R7."

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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATl N: Document Control Desk Revision to Reply to Notice of Violation 50-528/98-03-04 Page 2 Additionally, APS is revising the section titled "Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved" to read as follows:

"Full compliance was achieved on September 16, 1998 when the exclusion zone and administrative controls were incorporated into appropriate procedures."

Should you have any questions, please contact Ms. Angela K. Krainik at (602) 393-5421.

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y'ML/AKK/DLK/rlh cc: E. W. Merschoff M. B. Fields J. H. Moorman

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