ML20202F424
| ML20202F424 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/04/1986 |
| From: | Scarano R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
| To: | Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR |
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| ML20202F282 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-86-363 NUDOCS 8607150163 | |
| Download: ML20202F424 (2) | |
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i Arizona Nucienr Power Project P. O. Box 52034 Phoenix, Arizona 85072-2034 Attention: Mr. E. E. Van Brunt, Jr.
Executive Vice President
Subject:
NRC Enforcement Conference This will confirm the telephone conversation between Mr. E. E. Van Brunt, Jr.
of your staff and Mr. H. D. Schuster of this office on April 2, 1986, concerning the scheduling of an enforcement conference to be held at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station between NRC mana8ement and the management of ANPP.
It is our understanding that the conference will convene at approximately 11:00 a.m., April 10, 1986. The following matters will be discussed:
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The violations identified during the last security inspection on February 11 through 14, 1986.
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NRC enforcement options.
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NRC concerns.
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Licensee management responsibilities, i
We anticipate that the entire meeting should take no longer than one hour.
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Ross A. Scarano, Director Division of Radiation Safety and Safeguards 8607150163 860709 PDR FOIA THOMPSOO6-363 PDR k3-7ada26 J. U'
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OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, REGION V 1450 Mvia Lane, Suite 210, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 NRC:Y-2686 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Greg Cook (Mailed: Wednesday, May 7,1986)
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415/943-3809 Home:
707/644-2428 NRC STAFF PROPOSES $100,000 FINE AGAINST ARIZONA NUCLEAR POWER PROJECT The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is proposing to fine the Arizona Nuclear Power Project (ANPP) $100,000 for alleged violations of NRC require-ments involving security at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, located 36 miles west of Phoenix, Arizona. NRC Regional Administrator John B. Martin notified ANPP by letter on May 5 of the alleged violations. The company was provided the details of the alleged violations on May 6.
During an inspection conducted February 11 through March 13, 1986, NRC inspectors found that ANPP was not in compliance with NRC reqJirements in-volving:
failure to limit vital area access to only authorized individuals; failure to respond to vital area alarms; failure to maintain adequate vital area barriers; failure to account for identification badges on a daily basis; failure to maintain minimum illumination levels inside the protected area; and failure to report security events to the NRC. These alleged violations have been categorized in the aggregate as Severity Level III, with Level I being the most serious and Level V the least serious.
The base civil penalty for Severity Level III is $50,000. The proposed civil penalty has been increased to $100,000 because NRC has given the company prior notice of similar problems and because several of the. violations involve multiple examples.
ANPP now has 30 days to submit a written statement to the NRC admitting or denying the alleged violations, explaining the reasons for them if admitted, stating the corrective actions which have been or will be taken and the date when full compliance will be achieved.
The company also has 30 days to pay the proposed fine or to protest it, in whole or in part.
If the fine is protested and later imposed, ANPP may request a public hearing.
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