ML20045C160
| ML20045C160 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 05/28/1993 |
| From: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Conway W ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20045C161 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-93-119, NUDOCS 9306220143 | |
| Download: ML20045C160 (5) | |
See also: IR 05000528/1993022
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License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74
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Arizona Public Service Company
P. O. Box 53999 Sta. 9082
Phoenix, Arizona 85072-3999
Attention: Mr. William F. Conway
Executive Vice President, Nuclear
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-528/93-22, 50-529/93-22, AND
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This letter refers to the inspection conducted by Mr. P. Qualls of this office
and Mr. J. O'Brien of NRR on April 26-30, 1993, and the followup inspection by
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NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74,'and to the discussion of our findings. held by the-
inspectors with members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection'.
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The inspection followed up on issues identified by an Augmented Inspection '
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Team (AIT) in Inspection Report 93-14 concerning a March 14, 1993 Steam
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Generator Tube Rupture (SGTR) event.
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,. interviews'with
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personnel, and observations-by the inspector.
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Based on the results of this inspection, five apparent violatio'ns were
identified and are being considered for escalated-enforcement action' in
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accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC.
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Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy),10 CFR.Pa'rt 2, Appendix C.
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items concern (1) the-apparent failure to classify the SGTR event in.
accordance with your procedures;-(2) the apaarent failure to follow emergency:
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procedures to accomplish accountability wit 11n thirty minutes; .(3) the
apparent failure to follow emergency procedures requiring the security forc'e
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to check the owner controlled Area when conducting plant assembly; (4):the
apparent late activation of the' Emergency Response Data System (ERDS); and -(5)L
the apparent inadequate -incorporation of- emergency plan requirements into
' implementing procedures. Accordingly, no Notice of Violation' is presently .
-being issued for these' inspection findings..-In addition,-please be_ advised.
that the number and characterization of apparent violationsEdescribed in the
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enclosed inspection report may change-as a result' of.further NRC review.
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An enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
scheduled for June 3,1993 at 11:00 AM, at the NRC Region V Office, Walnut
Creek, California.
The decision to hold an enforcement conference does not
mean that the NRC has determined that a violation has occurred or that
enforcement action will be taken.
The purposes of this conference are to
discuss the apparent violations, their causes and safety significance; to
provide you the opportunity to point out any errors in our inspection report;
and to provide an opportunity for you to present your proposed corrective
actions.
In particular, we expect you to address (1) whether it is
appropriate for your emergency plan implementing procedures (EPIPs) to require
SGTR events to be classified at the Site Area Emergency level; (2) why the
EPIP for classifying the event was not followed; (3) why it took over six
hours to complete assembly and accountability; (4) why it took approximately
one hour and forty minutes to activate the emergency response facilities; and
(5) why the Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures did not completely
implement Emergency Plan requirements.
In addition, this is an opportunity
for you to provide your views concerning (1) the severity of the violations,
(2) the application of the factors that the NRC considers when it determines
the amount of civil penalty that may be assessed in accordance with Section
VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy, and (3) any other application of the
Enforcement Policy to this case, including the exercise of discretion in
accordance with Section VII.
You will be advised by separate correspondence
of the results of our deliberations on this matter.
No response regarding
these apparent violations is required at this time.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790, a copy of this letter and the enclosure will
be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be glad to
discuss them with you.
Sincerely,
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Ross A. Scarano, Director,
Division of Radiation Safety
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Enclosure:
Inspection Report Nos. 50-528/93-22, 50-529/93-22, 50-530/93-22
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Mr. Steve Olea, Arizona Corporation Commission
James A. -Beoletto, Esq., Southern California Edison Company
Mr. Charles B. Brinkman, Manager, Washington Nuclear Operations
Mr. Aubrey Godwin, Director, Arizona Radiation Regulatory Agency
Chairman, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors
Jack R. Newman, Esq., Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.
Mr. Curtis Hoskins, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer,
Palo Verde Services
troy P. Lessey, Jr., Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld
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'Bradley W. Jones, Esq., Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer and Feld
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Mr. J. Dominguez, FEMA, Region IX
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