ML20127A530

Responds to NRC Re Violation Noted in Insp Rept 50-528/92-34.Corrective Actions:Note Incorporated Into Surveillance Tp 41ST-1ZZ16 to Remind Individual to Refer to EPIP-02 for Loss of Meteorological Tower Instrumentation

ML20127A530
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	01/02/1993
From:	Conway W, James M. Levine ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
102-02388-WFC-T, 102-2388-WFC-T, NUDOCS 9301110316
Download: ML20127A530 (8)

Text

.

A Arizona Public Service Company eonon e m:y na Antzonww 3w wiu uu r conway 102-02388-WFC/TRB/GEC wong,g,7eco,' January 2, 1993 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Statiori P1-37 Washington, DC 20555

References:

1. Letter dated December 8,1992, from R. J. Pate, NRC, to W. F.

Conway, APS

2. Letter dated August 28, 1992, from J. M. Levine, APS, to NRC; Special Report 1-SR-92-005

Dear Sirs:

Subjecu Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS)

Units 1,2, and 3 Docket Nos. STN 50-528/529/530 Reply to Notice of Violation 50-528/92-34-03 Elle;_93-070-026 Arizona Public Service Company (APS) has reviewed NRC Inspection Report 50 528,529,530/92 34 and the enclosed Notice of Violation, dated December 8,1992, transmitted by Reference 1. Enclosure 1 to this letter is a restatement of the Notice of Violation and Enclosure 2 to this letter provides APS' reply to the Notice of Violation, pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201.

Reference 2 provided a description of this event along with a discussion of related, ongoing actions.

Should you have any questions, please call Thomas R. Bradish at (602) 393-5421.

Sincerely,

~

y \D WFG -

1 WFC/TRB/GEC/geolg()89 Enclosures

1. Restatement of Notice of Violation

2. Reply to Notice of Violation i

/ '

9301110316 930102 PDR ADOCK 0500o528 g PDR

= ,:

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

-ATTN: Decument Control Desk

- Reply to Notice of Violation 50-528/9244-03 Page 2 cc: J. B. Martin J. A. Sloan l

) :.

l P

?

Lp

( .

h . i u

9hj

-. v V (-y e y p- ny- % ~ '-M-- -m,y--w 4 -e 4 4

4 a STATE OF ARIZONA )

) ss.

COUNTY OF MARICOPA )

I, J. M. Levine, represent that I am Vice President Nuclear Production, that the foregoing document has been signed by me on behalf of Arizona Public Service Compan,y with full authority to do so, that I have read such document and know its contento, and that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements made therein -

are true and correct.

79 N brIv'ns_

l' J. M. Levine l;~

Sworn To Before Me This c2../ Day Of ,1993.

I u flQndw bW% Notary Public My Commission Expires Di[M f, IV95 0

p . -. - - - - - . - . . - = . - . - - . . - - ~ -.

z.-.

T* : ,

i i

I i

ENCLOSURE 1 RESTATEMENT OF NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-528/92-34 NRC INSPECTION CONDUCTED OCTOBER 5,-1992 - OCTOBER 9,1992 INSPECTION REPORT NOS.

50-528, 529, AND_530/92 j 1

l u

k p[ , ,y -.,w-y.-> -

'e-r s'a '-

• -7

-1

~

4 RESTATEMENT OF NOTICE'OF VIOLATION 50-528/92-3'4-03; During an NRC inspection conducted on October 5-9,.1992, one violation ofNRC  ;

requirements was identified. in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC' Enforcement Actions," 10_CFR Part 2, AppenditC, the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires _ that the licensee implement procedures' which are required to implement the Emergency Plan.

Ucensee Emergency Plan implementing -Procedure (EPIP) -02, Emergency Classification, requires completion of an emergency classification within 30 minutes of the occurrence of the event. ,

EPIP-02 requires declaration of an Unusual Event for loss of _ meteorological- 1 instrumentation.

Contrary to the above, on-August 22,1992, the licensee' lost all' meteorological _

instrumentation for about 7 hours8.101852e-5 days <br />0.00194 hours <br />1.157407e-5 weeks <br />2.6635e-6 months <br />, but failed to declare an unusual event within 30-minutes of the loss of meteorologicalinstrumentation.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement Vill).-

b 4

9 y .--ep.- -

w. g ,p i,--.g. r- , - 3 + r:gg- <r r -94. g , r--trye

E-NCLOSURE 2 REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-528/92-34-03 NRC INSPECTION CONDUCTED OCTOBER 5,1992 - OCTOBER 9,1992 INSPECTION REPORT NOS.

50-528, 529, AND 530/92-34 l

4 v

i 1

REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-528/92-34-03 Reason forAe Violation The reason for the violation has been determined to be an inadequate procedure. During the performance of surveillance test procedure 41ST-1ZZ16, " Routine Surveillance Daily Midnight Logs", it was identified that information was not remotely available from the on-site Meteorological Tower. An Auxiliary Operator was dispatched to the Meteorological Tower to obtain data locally. At approximately 2245 the Auxiliary Operator reported that power had been lost to the Meteorological Tower. Loss of power was verified and Technical Specification action statement 3.3.3.4a was entered as prescribed by the surveillance test. However, the surveillance test procedure did not refer the reader to Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure (EPIP) -02 in the event of the loss of all Meteorological Tower instrumentation.

Corrective Steps that have been Taken and Results Achieved A note has been incorporated into surveillance test procedure 41ST-1ZZ16, " Routine Surveillance Daily Midnight Logs," to remind the individual performing the surveillance to refer to EPIP-02 if there is a loss of Meteorological Tower instrumentation.

Page 1 of 2

Corrective Step _p that will be Taken to Avoid Further Violations 1

APS believes that the action described above is adequate to prevent recurrence. -

Date when Full Compliance will be Achieved Full compliance was achieved on August 23,1992, when an Unusual Event was declared based on the totalloss of Meteorological Tower instrumentation as required by EPIP-02.

l l

Page 2 of 2 -