ML19332D283

Forwards Ltr Re Examples of NRC Employees Inventing or Imposing New Requirements That Are Not Part of Legitimately Constituted Body of Regulations

ML19332D283
Person / Time
Issue date:	11/20/1989
From:	Remick F Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
To:	Carr K NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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ACRS-R-1378, NUDOCS 8911300267
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-The Honorable Kenneth M. Carr-O Chairman:

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Dear Chairman'Carr:

You. have - recently. 7 indicated that you have an interest sin receiving-A' examples of NRC employees inventing-or. imposing new requirements that are not part of the legitimately constituted body of. regulations.

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We. share.your concern.in this area and feel that the attached letter is such an example.

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Forrest J. Remick Chairman-f-

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Letter '(without enclosures) dated September 11, 1989 to W. F. Conway, Executive.Vice -President, Nuclear,, Arizona Nuclear Power Project, from J.-B.-Martin, Regional Administrator, NRC, Region V,

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Attenti6n: ~ W. F. Conway Executive _Vice President, Nuclear c-t.

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SUBJECTi. REPORT OF MEETING WITH ANPP MANAGEMENT This refers to a _ meeting held with yourself, and members of your ' staff and styself, and other members of the NRC staff, at the Arizona Public Service Company Offices'in Phoenix, Arizona on September 1, 1989.

The: subjects Ldiscussed are summarized in Meeting. Report Nos. 50-528/89-42.-50-529/89-42 s

-and 50-530/89-42,= enclosed _ herewith.

4 During our meeting, I: expressed'to you my extreme concern regarding the failure'of-ANPP: managers;to devote any significant~ amount =of time to the.

A observation of activities in important areas = of the planti -My frustration is '

heightened duei to the fact-that this-issue has been previously raised at past:

_ management ~ meetings ~with your staff. =Furthermore, the'relatively large number g

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'of' ANPP managers who ^are new to Palo= Verde would seem to require an increased 3

Leffort on their partito get out in the plant and learn first hand about the '

facility and the. staff. As I stated'to you during the meeting,~I consider the failure of.the'ANPP management team to spend _ time in the plant to be a major.

oversight'in your' efforts to-implement ~ positive changes at Palo Verde.

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strongly. recommend that you act in this area promptly and thoroughly.

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'In. discussing the Unit 2 Main Feedwater System overpressurization event, and othe event wherein an operator at Unit' 2 feiled to properly flash the main L

. generator field, we identified to you that your staff had not exhibited the.

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..appropriste instincts!when problems =arise.

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to_ycur' staff the basic principles you stated at our June 5 meeting of L'.

stopping in the face-of uncertainty and reacting conservatively when faced with questionable situations.

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-Regarding your efforts to_ review long ' standing concerns, your actions as P.

. outlined in our meeting appear appropriate. We again reiterate the need to perform this' review thoroughly, particularly in light of the backlogs of various open issues.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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i Should you have any questions concerning our minutes of the meeting, documented in the enclosed meeting report, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Since ly, 44 J. B. Martin Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

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Report Nos. 50-528/89-42, 50-529/89-42, 50-530/89-42 2.

ANPP Presentation Package cc w/ enclosures:

W.' F. Quinn, ANPP B.-E. Ballard, SR.

ANPP T. D. Shriver, ANPP C. N. Russo, ANPP D..Canady, ANPP A.-'C.

Rogers, ANPP L. Bernabei, GAF

'J. R. Browr., ACC A. C. Gehr. Esq., Snell & Wilmer

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