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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-528/79-03,50-529/79-03 & 50-530/79-01 & Notice of Violation
ML19209A564
Person / Time
Site: Palo Verde  Arizona Public Service icon.png
Issue date: 07/06/1979
From: Spencer G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
To: Vanbrunt E
ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
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Download: ML19209A564 (2)


See also: IR 05000528/1979003

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July 6, 1979

Docket Nos. 50-528

50-529

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Arizona Public Service Company

P. O. Box 21666

Phoenix, Arizona 85036

Attention: Mr. E. E. Van Brunt Jr. , Vice President

Construction Projects and ALPP Director

Gentlemen:

Subject: NRC Inspection of Palo Verde Units 1, 2 and 3

This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. L. E. Vorderbrueggen,

D. P. Haist, and G. Hernandez of this office on April 30 - May 4,1979

of activities author; zed by NRC Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-141,142,

and 143, and to the discussion of our findings held with Mr. E. E. Van Brunt, Jr.

and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the enclosed

inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures and representative records, in-

terviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that certain of your

activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements,

as set forth in the Notice of Violation, enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

This item of noncompliance has been categorized into a level as de-

scribed in our correspondence to all NRC licensees dated December 31,

1974.

This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201,

of the NRC's "Ru?cs of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal

Regulations. Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office,

within thirty (30) days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement

or explanation in reply including (1) corrective steps which have been

taken by you and the results achieved; (2) corrective steps which will

be tcKen to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance

will be achieved.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the flRC's " Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and

the encicsed inspection report will be placed in the fiRC's Public

Document Room.

If this report contains any information that you believe

to be proprietary, it is necessary that you submit a written application

to this office, within 30 days of the date of this letter, requesting

that such information be withheld from public disclosure. The application

must include a full statement of the reasons why it is claimed that the

information is proprietary. The application should be prepared so that

any proprietary information identified is contained in an enclosure to

the application, since the application without the enclosure will also

be placed in the Public Document Room.

If we do not hear from you in

this regard within the specified period, the report will be placed in

the Public Document Room.

Should you have any questions .oncerning this inspection, we will be

glad to discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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Reactor Construction and

Engineering Support Branch

Enclosures:

A.

Notice of Violation

B.

IE Inspection Report

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50-529/79-03

50-530/70-01

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