ML17313A687

Provides Summary of 981110 Meeting Held in Arlington,Texas Re Operations Performance,Challenges & Improvements at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.Copy of Licensee Meeting Presentation Package Encl

ML17313A687
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	11/18/1998
From:	Gwynn T NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
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~hl TED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION IV 611 RYAN PLAZA DRIVE, SUITE 400 ARLINGTON,TEXAS 76011 8064 NOV I 8 I998 James M. Levine, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Arizona Public Service Company P.O. Box 53999 Phoenix, A'rizona 85072-3999

SUBJECT:

MEETING TO DISCUSS OPERATIONS CHALLENGES

Dear Mr. Levine:

This refers to the meeting conducted in the Region IV office on November 10, 1998. This meeting was held at your staffs request to discuss Operations'erformance, challenges, and improvements at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station.

This was a useful meeting because of the interactive discussions regarding Palo Verde's performance in Operations, and improvements that have been undertaken to address identified challenges.

A copy of your presentation package is enclosed.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room Should you have any questions concerning this matter, we willbe'pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, omas., Director ivision of R ctor Projects Docket h~s.:

50-528 50-529 50-530 License Nos.: NPF-41 NPF-51 NPF-74

Enclosure:

Licensee Presentation 98ii240i5i 981ii8 PDR ADOCK 05000528 P

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Arizona Public Service Company cc w/enclosure:

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 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. John W. Schumann Los Angeles Department of Water & Power Southern California Public Power Authority P.O. Box 51111, Room 1255-C Los Angeles, California 90051-0100

Arizona Public Service Company Mr. David Summeis Public Service Company of New Mexico 414 Silver SW, ¹1206 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 Mr. Brian Katz Southern California Edison Company 14300 Mesa Road, Drop D41-SONGS San Clemente, California 92672 Mr. Robert Henry Salt River Project 6504 East Thomas Road Scottsdale, Arizona 85251

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ENCLOSURE NRC Region IV Management Meeting Gregg Overbeck and David M. Smith November 10, 1998

tron tation er ormance

+ Unit 3 outage duration - 36 days

+ Unit 3 outage radiation exposure-

72. 7 man-REM

! Units 1, 2, and 3 continuous run - 153 days

+ ITS implementation

+ Severe Accident Management Guideline implementation

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uman er ormance m rovement or s

+ Human performance committee

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+ Educate staff on error prevention strategies

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+ Identification of performance measures

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+ Work management self-assessment

+ INPO assist visit

+ Finding - reduce emergent work

+ Lessons learned

. Increase face-to-face communications

. Develop a detailed schedule

. Manage to a schedule

. Incorporate risk insights

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ssis erations

+ Boron dilution controller (210X and 21QY)

+ Downcomer isolation valve actuators

+ Digital feedwater control system

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erations People Barrier improvement Game plan improvement Programmatic review Department benchmarking Involvement in training Process Performance &

process improvements Configuration control License exams Work control

uman er ormance Barrier Improvement

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Reviewed significant and adverse HP CRDRs and observation feedback

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Verification practices identified as area needing improvement

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Analyzed STAR process

. THINKstep identified as weakest area

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Level I action plan developed

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+ Reactor practical skills training

. Use of table-top simulations

. Development of reactor power worksheet

+ AO standard post-trip actions

. Diagnostic and mitigating strategies

rocess m rovements Operations Programmatic Review

+ Program self-assessment in progress

. Verify program adequacy

. Ensure regulatory commitments are met

. Review programs for simplicity

. Resolve conflicting requirements

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rocess m rovemen s Configuration Control Improvements

+ Status control coordinators

+ Number of issues decreased

+ Level I plan in place

~ Industry benchmarking

. Program self-assessment

. Simplicity

. Added improvements

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rocess m rovements 1998 pepartment Benchmarking Status palo Verde Tri s

. North Anna

. South Texas

. H.B. Robinson

. Grand Gulf

. River Bend

. lNPO Seminars

. procedure Symposium Palo Verde Visitors

. Crystal River

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. Susquehanna

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rocess m rovements License Exam Preparation

+ 1,7 candidates

. 6SROs 11 ROs

+ Mentoring program used

+ Improved application process

. Final review board for each candidate's per'ormance

+ Improved exam preparation process

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rocess m rovemen s Operations Ownership of Training

+ Formation of NLO training council

+ Just-in-time JIT training implementation

+ Improved use of mock-up facilities

+ INPO accreditation renewal

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rocess m rovemen s Work Control Improvement

+ Improved control of emergent work

. Emergent work definition clearer

+ Use of scope change requests (SCRs)

. Allows risk review of emergent work items

+ WC-SRO schedule ownership

. Scope freeze implemented at four-week review

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era ions Department Accomplishments

~ High capacity factor i Mid-loop teams

+ JIT training

+ ITS implementation

+ SAMG implementation

+ Training program accreditation renewal ltd

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