IR 05000822/2010011
| ML18065A280 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades, 05000822  |
| Issue date: | 11/02/1995 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML18065A279 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-255-95-11, NUDOCS 9511160350 | |
| Download: ML18065A280 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Consumers Power Company Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant Docket No. 50-255 License No. OPR-20 During an NRC inspection conducted on August 22 through October 11, 1995, a violation of NRC requirements was identifie In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600 (60FR34381, June 30, 1995), the violation is li~ted below:
10 CFR 50.55a(a){3), states~ in part, proposed alternatives to the requirements of paragraph {f) of this section {inservice testing) may be used when authorized by the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulatio Technical Specification 4.0.5.a states, in part, inservice testing of ASME Code Class l, 2, and 3 pumps shall be performed in accordance with Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, except where specific written relief has been granted by the Commissio Contrary to the above, as of September 1, 1995, the licensee had implemented a proposed alternative to the Code vibration ~cceptance criteria for the inservice testing of the containment spray and low pressur~ safety injection pumps, without prior NRC authorization. Relief Request number 4, submitted by the licensee on June 28, 1991, and revised by letter dated December 29, 1992, requested Commission approval of the proposed alternative, but was denied by the Commission in letters dated July 28, 1991, and April 20, 199 This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supple~ent I).
Pursuant to*the provisions of 10 CFR 2~201, Consumers Power Company is hereby required _to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region III, and a copy to the NRC Resident Ins~ector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Nritice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
(1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (~) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieve Your response may ~eference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately
.- add~esses the required re~ponse. If an adequate ~eply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be take Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
9511160350 951102 PDR ADOCK 05000255 G
Notice of Violation-2-Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act, 42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmatio *
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (POR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the POR without redactio However, if you find it necessary to include.such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the publi *
Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 2nd day of November, 1995