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Partial Response to FOIA Request for Documents Re Palo Verde Units 1,2 & 3.Forwards Documents Listed in App a & B. Documents Also Available in Pdr.App C Documents Completely Withheld (Ref FOIA Exemption 5)
ML20127G480
Person / Time
Site: Palo Verde  Arizona Public Service icon.png
Issue date: 08/28/1992
From: Grimsley D
NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To: Bradley Jones
AKIN, GUMP, STRAUSS, HAUER & FELD (FORMERLY AKIN
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1. 05/10/S$ 0. McKnfghton E. Br atit (PVNGS)LicenseCondition2.C.18(b) 3 WGR ANPP Accession #850130329
2. 05/22/85 G. Mcrn19bt el. C. Bruht (PVNGS)LicenseCondition2.C.18(b) 1 NRR A*0? Accession #8505300034
3. 03/27/87 NRC Doc. J. Haynes (PVNGS) Additional 1:.formationon 7 Control ANPP [mergency Operating Procedures (DCS) 8704030051 01/25/89 -- --

Palo Verde [$fAC Train B Subgroup 14 (Test relay monthly functional test Cornpletich) 4 02/20/89 DCS D. Karner (PVNGS) GL 88-14 7 ANPP Acc. #8903020424

5. 03/07/69 0. Karner J. Martin Confirmatory Action Letter 2 ANPP R-IV Acc. #8903150026
6. 03/08/89 DCS J. Haynes (PVNGS) Special Report 3 SR-89-002 3 ANPP t.cc. #8903210135
7. 03/17/89 W. Ianning C. Stereed Locations Where Valves Are installed 1 NRR CCI Acc. #8904030125
8. 03/28/89 D. Karner J. Martin Confirmatory Action Letter 2 ANPP NRC Acc. #8904060128
9. 04/03/89 DCS J. Haynes (PVNGS)LER 89-001-00 13 ANPP Acc. 48904130147 o
10. 04/21/89 Control R. Lobel Summary of Heeting Held 4/13/89 20 Components, NRR to Discuss Operation of Atmospheric Inc. Dump Valves Acc. #8904280283
11. 05/25/89 J. Hartin D. Conway Technical Reports file: 89-147-419 132-NRR APSC Acc. #8906050213
12. 05/29/89 J. Hartin F. Conway (PVNGS) Response-to the Augmented 66 R-ly- HRC Inspection Team Report dtd 5/18/89 Acc. $8906120169

6 e Appendix A (Corit.) F01A-92-087 (PDR Available)

Date To from Subject i Pages

13. 06/23/89 J. Martin D. Conway (PVNGS)Restartfile: 89-056-026 4 R-!Y APSC Acc. #8907070126
14. 06/28/89 J. Martin W. Conway (PVNGS) Restart file 056-026 5 R-IV APSC Acc. i8907130287
15. 06/28/89 W. Conway -- Confirmatory Action Letter 2

'NPP Acc. #8907070219

16. 01/28/90 DCS J. Levine (PVNGS)LER 89-001 03 18 APSC Acc. 19002120163 17 06/24/90 J. Itartin W. Conway (PVNGS)Restartfile: 90-056-026 3 R-IV APSC Acc i9007120079

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1. 08/12/85 W. Bingham C. ferguson Re: Responsibility for long-term 4 Bechtel CE solutions to the physical and o)erational problems found with tie steam bypass valves
2. 01/04/89 B. Mendoza C. Hart Re: Proposal f80760-2 6 Ariz.Nucicar Control Power Projects Components, Inc.
3. 03/03/89 Briefing Sides Re: PV3 3/3/89 3 Loss of Power Event
4. 03/03/89 D. Karner J. Martin Confirmatory Action Letter 2 ANPP R-IV
5. 03/03/89 -- -- Arizona Nuclear Power Project - 14 Action Plan for Unit 3 Reactor Trip Event
6. 03/04/89 -- -- Entrance Meeting - Augusted Inspection 1 Team Annex - EOF Conference Room E 03/04/89
7. 03/06/89 -- -- Miscellaneous handwritten notes 4 Re: PV 3/3/89 event, " Containment Isolation Valve Problems
8. 03/06/89 -- -- Annotated Electrical fault Events 2 with causal factors chart dated 03/06/89 Re: PV3 3/3/89 event
9. 03/06/89 -- -- ASME Section XI History file, 9' Unit 3, computer listing of valves
10. 03/06/89 -- -- Handwritten notes re: 3/3/89 event 1 (loss of power) at Palo Verde 3
11. 03/07/89 B. Coffin Graphics Re: ESFAS Train B Subgroup Relay 4 Ariz.Nuc. Dept. 62 Day Cold Shutdown functional Power Project Test

Appendix 8 (Cont.) F0!A-92-087 (Release to the PDR Date h from Subject i Pages

12. 03/08/89 -- -- Computer record Work Order-333960 2 Re: ESFAS subgroup relay testing
13. 01/25/89 Ptlo Verde ESFAC Train B Subgroup 14 (Test relay monthly functional test Completion) 14 03/15/89 -- H. Davis Daily Highlight Re: Atmospheric 1 NRC Dump Valve failures at Palo Verde
15. 03/15/89 -- -- Detailed Descripiton of Control 9' (FaxDate) Components,Inc.,Yalve(atmospheric- .

dumpvalvesatPaloVerde)

16. 03/16/89 -- --

Agenda for Electrical Meeting 20 3/16/89 - Slides

17. 03/23/89 -- -- Sequence of Events for the 19 (Presented) PV3 3/3/89 loss of power
18. 06/24/90 W. Conway J. Martin Re: restart action items and 1 APSCo. R-IV closing Confirmation Action Letter dated 12/24/89
19. Undated -- -- Annotated 1.isting of Team Hembers 1 for the Augmented inspection Team Plan PV Unit 3 .'ormed for PV3 following 3/3/89 event
20. Undated -- -- Pages 5-13, 5-14, 10-4 from PV 3 SER Re: Atmospheric Dump Valves
21. Undated -- -- Daily Highlight and Draft Information- 4 Notice Re: Atmospheric Dump Valve failures
22. Undoted -- -- Miscellaneous handwritten note and 3 PV1 diagram, Re: Event of 3/3/89.at Palo Verde 3
23. Undated -- -- Systems Description for Atmospheric- 6 Dump Valve Controls, hain Steam __ .

Isolation Yalves. Pages PGS-1A-21 through PGS-1A-26

, 24. Undated -- -- Handwritten classroom training 8 l

notes: Re: Steam bypass-control

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-(Release to the PDR Date To from Subject i Pages

25. Undated -- -- Steam Bypass Control System - Events 9 w/ Causal factors Chart and Valve position traces PV3 event of 03/03/89
26. Undated -- -- Handwritten notes Re: APS letter of 1 3/27/89 on emergency operating procedures
27. Undated -- -- Briefing slide on CCI Valves dated 3 04/10/89
28. Undated -- -- PV Tests Results Report 92CH-36S9 38 Re: testing the Safety Equipment Station System
29. Undated -- -- Recorder per traces for pressurizer 2 pressure, cold leg temperature SBCS valve position, for steam generator pressure
30. Undated -- -- Safety injection Tank drawing 2 schematic
31. Undated -- -- Control Room Discrepancy Records 17-beginning 2/27/89 and ending 3/5/89
32. Undated -- -- Telephone notes of event of 2 3/3/89 at Palo Verde 3 (lossofpower)
33. Undated -- -- Typical-single line drawing 1-Palo Verde Electrical distri-bution Urdatei -- Work Order 332774 to perform 4, 34 --

surveillance test 73ST-32Z10 ASitE Section XI Valve Test

35. Undated -- -- Handwritten notes Re: sequence 4 of events for 3/3/89 at Palo Verde 3 (lossofpower)
36. Undated -- -- Re: MSIV bypass valve operation 1

Aspendix B (Cont.) f01A-92-087 (Release to the PDR Date To from Subject i Pages

37. Undated -- --

litscellaneous notes Re: 3/3/89 1 event (lossofpower)at Palo Verde 3

38. Undated -- -- 89 Palo Verde Unit 3, Plants 1 with CCI ADVs similar to Palo Verde's
39. 4/6/90 File D.Trimble Commissioner Curtiss' Visit to 5 Palo Verde 40 5/19/89 5. McNamee J. Lieberman Response to 4/25/89 letter 2 concerning press reports i

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1. Undated Draft Team Inspection by M. Davis (7 pages) EX. 5 .
2. Undated Draft Augmented Inspection Team Plan (4 ,

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3. Undated Draft Proliminary Notification (5 pagos)  ;

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4. 4/6/89 Memo to T. Murley, et al., from M. Davis ro: Potential Part 21 Report on Atmospheric Dump Valvos (1 page) EX. 5
5. 3/15/91 SECY-91-72, Proposed Enforcement Actions Against Arizona Public Service Company (EA 91-25)- (11 pages)_ EX. 5

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[RHDOM Of !NFORMATION BY llAND DELIVERY

' ACT REQUE*T Donnie H. Grimsley. Director - g y .cg _g '

Division of Freedom of Information &

Publications Service Gy s gf .,g gj,9 7' U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555

Dear Mr. Grimsley:

This is a request pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552, and 10 CFR Part 9 for documents relating -to Palo Verde Units 1, 2 & 3, and more particularly described below.

For the purpose of this request, the term " document" means all memoranda, letters, filings, testimony, exhibits, contracts, transcripts, minutes, notes, drafts, studies, analyses, reports, maps, diagrams, charts, books, articles, pictures, printouts, tapes, or other written, graphic, or computerized information in any f orm which constitutes agency records under the Freedom of Information Act.

The documents we are requesting. can more particularly be described as:

1. All documents,.other than the NRC Augmented Inspection Team report forwarded to Arizona Public Service (APS) on: April 19, 1989; the Diagnostic Evaluation Team Report forwarded to APS on March 16, 1990, and the documents -provided previously -by NRC in response to FOIA request number 90-570, which relate in any way to the Notice of Violation and-Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty issued to APS on September-

.1 , 1989.

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5552(a)(6), a response--to this. request is required-in ten' days. .We are willing to pay.all necessary:

scarch and copy fees associated with this request. Please: notify-4'h$

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, ,A IN, but P. HAUCR & FELo, L.L P l Donnie H. Grimsley February 21, 1992 Page 2 the undersigned at (202' 887-4558 if these fees are expected to exceed $400.00. if any. portion of this request is denied, please provide a detailed explanation of the reasons for the denial, as required by 5 L'.S.C. 9 552(a)(6).

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Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034 Attention: Mr. W. F. Conway Executive Vice President Centlemon:

The Confirmatory Action Letter of Cecember 24, 1989, described our understanding of the actions you intended to take prior to the restart of Palo Verde Unit 1. In your letter dated June 24, 1990, you certified that you had completed all restart action iteras applicable to Unit 1. Based on that certificatiori, the briefing yod provided to the NRC staff on April 10, 1990, the subsequent discussions held between our staffs, and our review of your completed work actions, we concur that restart of Unit 1 may proceed.

Post-restart actions were identified in your letter dated June 8, 1989, and updated in letters dated November 6,1989, December 9,1989. April 12,1990, and s'une 15, 1990. We have periodically reviewed the status of these actions ard conclude that your actions thus for are acceptable. We will continue to monitor your progress towards the full resolution of these issues.

Based on the above, we are closing the December 24, 1989 Confirmatory Action Letter.

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