ML20084J757

Forwards Rev 0 to Licensed Operator Qualification Std, in Response to IE Insp Rept 50-528/84-07 & 840416 Request for Info Re Sys Qualification Program.Identification of Plant Sys Important to Plant Operation Provided

ML20084J757
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Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	05/01/1984
From:	Van Brunt E ARIZONA PUBLIC SERVICE CO. (FORMERLY ARIZONA NUCLEAR
To:	Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V)
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ML20084J759	List: LD-84-209, Forwards Rev 0 to Licensed Operator Qualification Std, in Response to IE Insp Rept 50-528/84-07 & 840416 Request for Info Re Sys Qualification Program.Identification of Plant Sys Important to Plant Operation Provided ML20084J765
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NOLD-84-209, NUDOCS 8405100059
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Arizona Public Service Company May 1.-1984 NOLD 84-209 Mr. John B. Martin .

Office of Inspection and Enforcement Region V n .

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 0 1450 Maria Lane, Suite 210  ;,, 7 Walnut Creek Plaza E a Walnut Creek, CA , 94596 o 4 -g u .--

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System Qualification Program Docket Nos. STN 50-528/529/530 $.

File: 84-019-026

Reference:

Letter from J. B. Martin to E. E. Van Brunt, Jr. (NRC IE Inspection Report 50-528/84-07) dated April 16, 1984.

Dear Mr. Martin:

In your referenced letter, you requested that we provide you with the following information regarding our system qualification program:

1. Our commitment to completion and documentation of system qualification.

2. Identification of plant systems important to plant operation or safety for which systems qualification will be completed.

3. A proposed definition of what will be included with the scope of system qualification.

During our conference call with your staff and Mr. Don Beckham of NRR on 4/20/84, we proposed the following for completion of system qualifi-cations:

COMPLETION DATES A. LICENSED OPERATORS:

FINISil SYSTEM QUALIFICATION BOOK TWO MONTHS BEFORE UNIT I FUEL LOAD (FUEL LOAD SCliEDULED NOV.1984)

B. OPERATORS TO LICENSE JULY 1984:

FINISH SYSTEM QUALIFICATION BOOK BY UNIT I FUEL LOAD (SCIIEDULED NOV. 1984)

.C. ' OPERATORS TO' LICENSE MARCil 1985:-

FINISil SYSTEM QUALIFICATION BOOK BY UNIT II FUEL LOAD e ze ,r,

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'D. . OPERA E RS M LICENCE AFTER MARCH 1985: (*// ,

FINISH SYSTEM QUALIFICATION BOOK BY-LICENSE EXAM E. OPERAMRS WILL;NOT BE PUT IN A LICENSE POSITION UNTIL:

1. ;NRC LICENSE OBTAINED, AND'

-2;. COMPLETION OF QUALIFICATIONS.

. .During our conversation, your staff and Mr. Beckham agreed with items .

A,.B, D, and E above, but stated they-did;not agree with item C and further stated that the operators. scheduled to license in March 1985 would;have to complete their~ system qualifications prior to taking

their.NRC examination.- We agreed to' review our schedule and system qualifications to. determine if this'was possible'and contact you on the feasibility of_this date.. We now commit to the following, based Lon the attached operator qualification program.

COMPLETION DATES A .- LICENSED OPERAERS:

FINISH SYSTEM QUALIFICATION. BOOK 'IVO MONTHS BEFORE UNIT I FUEL LOAD (SCHEDULED NOV. 1984)

B. OPERATORS E LICENSE BY JULY 1984:

FINISH SYSTEM QUALIFICATION BOOK'BY.' UNIT I FUEL LOAD (SCHEDULED NOV. 1984)

C. OPERATORS T0 LICENSE MARCH 1985:

FINISH. SYSTEM OUALIFICATION BOOK BY LICENSE EXAM D. OPERATORS W. LICENSE AFTER MARCH 1985:L . .

FINISH SYSTEM QUALIFICATION BOOK BY LICENSE EXAM

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E. '0PERATORS WILL NOT BE PUT IN A LICENSE POSITION,UNTIL: -

1.; NRC. LICENSE OBTAINED, AND_

-12.'; COMPLETION OF QUALIFICATIONS.

-Attached, is o'ur-system qualification document entitled." Licensed -

Operator Qualification-Standard,140AC 0ZZ13".';In this documenti,ryoum -

.will: find thelidentifibation of; plant-systemslimportant to plant opera-tion or safety for which system qualifications program.will be completedL -

as wellfas system qualification program;for111 censed; operators. '

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-Systra Qus11fication Program NOLD 84-209 Page 3 Also' discussed during our conference call on April 20, 1984 was the subject of our operators obtaining a uulti-unit license for all three PVNGS units. All parties participating in this discussion agreed that it would be advantagous for all concerns to have PVNGS operators obtain multi-unit licenses.

We would like to' initiate detailed discussions for implementing a multi- .

unit license program between you, and your staff, NRR and APS.

Mr. Steven R. Frost will contact Mr. Robert Pate of your staff to set up a meeting in May 1984.

This response addresses your concerns of the subject Inspection Report.

If you have any questions on the System Qualification Program, we would be happy to discuss them at your earliest convenience.

Very truly ours f i

OJLt._. h L(A E. E. Van Brunt, Jr.

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