ML20073E203

Joint Rept of Settlement Negotiations.* Settlement of Contention 1 Impossible.W/Certificate of Svc

ML20073E203
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	04/22/1991
From:	Lisa Clark, Colapinto D, Gutterman A AFFILIATION NOT ASSIGNED
To:
References
CON-#291-11683 91-633-05-OLA, 91-633-5-OLA, OLA-2, NUDOCS 9104300102
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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In the Mat'n af ) Wos. 50-528-OLA-2, 50-529-03-2

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ARIICNA PURL 10 SERVICE )

COMPANY, et al. ) (Allowable Setpoint Tolerance) i

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] (Palo Verde Nuclear Generating ) ASLkP No.. 91-633-05-OLA-2 Station, Units 1, 2 and 3) )

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l Joint neport of Battlement.Megatiations Following the direction of the Licensing Board at the prehearing conference on April 10, 1991, the representatives of the NRC. Staff, the Mitchell Petitioners and the Licensees met-to discuss possible i

settlement of the matters raised by.the Mitchell Petitioners proposed i Contention 1. At the. meeting the Licensees stated that they are l

} willing to commit in writing that when they do surveillance tests of the Pressurizer Safety Valves (PSVs) and Main Steam Safety Valves.

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(MSSVs) in accordance with the ASME Code and 10 CFR 50.55a', any valves _

that are found outside the range of plua or minus one percent of their 5

! nominal setpoint will be readjusted to.within plus or minus'one l

percent. Licensees asked Petitioners!if Contention _1 could be resolved I

based on this commitment.

1 l Petitioners s'ated that the Licensees' proposed commitment would not-

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resolve-their concern, and that they continue to be concerned that valves.that Licensees now test at every refueling' outage will be allowed to go untested for one:or;more outages. Their view is'that >

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! valves that go one or more cycles without testing will have an I

] increased risk of unacceptable setpoint drift. The representative for

) the Mitchell Petitioners further stated that contention 1 would be resolved if Licensees also would commit to testing all hSSVs and PSVs-1 i

at each outage, even if the ASME Code and the regulations would permit j testing of a lesser number of valves, a

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! The meeting was ended to give participants an opportunity to consult j

their respective clients. Subsequently a telephone conference call was conducted on April 19, 1991 among the representatives for the three l parties to discuss their clients' decisions. It was apparent from the l

discussion in the telephone conference that a settlement of Contention i 1 is not possible.

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i Respectfully submitted, i

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• Copies of this report separately signed by Ms. Clark and-by?Mr.

} Colapinto are available in the flies of Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.

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April'2Y,' 1991 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 9) g7 73 n2 39 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g.c , ,a . m .

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In the Matter of ) Nos. 50-528-OLA-2, 500529-OLA-2

) and 50-530-OLA-2 ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE )

COMPANY, et al. ) (Allowable Setpoint Tolerance)

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(Palo Verde Nuclear Generating )

Station, Units 1, 2 and 3) ) ASLBP No. 91-633-05-OLA-2

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CERTIFICATK_OF_SERY1CE I hereby certify that a copy of " Joint Report of Settlement Nogotiations" in the above captioned proceeding was served on the following by deposit in the United States mail, first class, properly stamped and addressed, on the date shown below.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Adjudicatory File Washington, D.C. 20555 (two copies)

Office of the Secretary U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Attention: Chief, Docketing and Service Section (Original plus two copies)

Administrative Judge Ivan W. Smith, Chairman Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 Administrative Judge Jerry R. Kline Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission i Washingtva, D.C. 20555 Administrative Judge Walter H. Jordan Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 881 West Outer Drive Oak Ridge, TN 37830

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4 Edwin J. Reis, Esq.

Lisa B. Clark, Esq.

Office of General Councel.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 q Nancy C. Loftin, Esq.

Corporate Secretary & Corporate Counsel Arizona Public Service Company  :

P.O. Box 53999 Mail Station 9068 -

Phoenix, AZ 85072-3999 David K. Colapinto, Esq.-

Counsel for Allen & Linda Mitchell Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, P.C.

517 Florida Avenue, N.W.

Washir.gton, D.C. 20001 My' ton L. Scott, Esq. l

! Lewis & Clark Northwestern School of Law Natural Resources Law Institute ~

10015 S.W. Terwilliger. Boulevard Portland, OR 97219 Barbara S. Bush i Arizonans for a Better Environment 1

315 W. Riviera Dr.

Tempe, AZ 85282 April 22, 1991 j,,

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-Alvin H..Gutterman 4

Newman & Holtzinger, P.C.

1615 L Street,'N.W.

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Washington, D.C. 20036 i

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