ML15355A527
| ML15355A527 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 12/21/2015 |
| From: | Christine Lipa NRC/RGN-III/DRS/EB2 |
| To: | Vitale A Entergy Nuclear Operations |
| References | |
| EA-15-264, IR 2015003 | |
| Download: ML15355A527 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000255/2015003
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION III
2443 WARRENVILLE RD. SUITE 210
LISLE, IL 60532-4352
December 21, 2015
Mr. Anthony Vitale
Vice President, Operations
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant
27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway
Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT: PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DISPUTED VIOLATION
OF NRC INSPECTION REPORT 05000255/2015003
Dear Mr. Vitale:
This letter acknowledges your letter sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC),
dated November 30, 2015, that provided a response to our inspection report (IR) issued on
October 30, 2015, concerning activities conducted at your Palisades Nuclear Plant. The letter
we received contested a Non-Cited Violation (NCV) documented in Palisades IR 05000255/
2015003. The contested NCV is Failure to Justify Continued Service of Safety-Related
Electrolytic Capacitors Installed Beyond their Service Life.
We are currently reviewing your basis for contesting the above NCV. The NRC seeks to be
thorough and timely in the review of licensee responses. Accordingly, we will inform you as
soon as we complete our evaluation.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public
Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy
of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA Benny Jose Acting for/
Christine A. Lipa, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-255
License No. DPR-20
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December 21, 2015
Mr. Anthony Vitale
Vice President, Operations
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant
27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway
Covert, MI 49043-9530
SUBJECT: PALISADES NUCLEAR PLANT ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DISPUTED VIOLATION OF NRC
INSPECTION REPORT 05000255/2015003
Dear Mr. Vitale:
This letter acknowledges your letter sent to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), dated
November 30, 2015, that provided a response to our inspection report (IR) issued on October 30, 2015,
concerning activities conducted at your Palisades Nuclear Plant. The letter we received contested a Non-
Cited Violation (NCV) documented in Palisades IR 05000255/
2015003. The contested NCV is Failure to Justify Continued Service of Safety-Related Electrolytic
Capacitors Installed Beyond their Service Life.
We are currently reviewing your basis for contesting the above NCV. The NRC seeks to be thorough and
timely in the review of licensee responses. Accordingly, we will inform you as soon as we complete our
evaluation.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390, Public Inspections,
Exemptions, Requests for Withholding, of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be
available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the Publicly
Available Records (PARS) component of the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA Benny Jose Acting for/
Christine A. Lipa, Chief
Engineering Branch 2
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket No. 50-255
License No. DPR-20
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