ML16342D305
| ML16342D305 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Diablo Canyon  |
| Issue date: | 05/20/1996 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML16342D304 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-323-96-06, 50-323-96-6, NUDOCS 9605280212 | |
| Download: ML16342D305 (2) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Pacific Gas and Electric Company Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant Docket:
50-323 License:
DPR-82 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 3,
- 1996, through April 13,
- 1996, two violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
Diablo Canyon Technical Specification 6.8. 1 states, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the applicable procedures in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2.
NRC Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, requires implementing procedures for each surveillance test, inspection or calibration listed in the technical specifications.
Procedure STP I-1D, Revision 26, "Routine Monthly Checks Required by Licenses,"
implements various monthly surveillance requirements of the licensee's Technical Specifications, including the monthly channel check of remote shutdown instrumentation.
Contrary to the above, on January 25,
- 1996, the licensee failed to perform a monthly channel check of the remote shutdown instrument associated with reactor coolant system Loop 1 temperature in accordance with Procedure STP I-1D.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Diablo Canyon Technical Specification 6.8.1 states, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the applicable procedures in Appendix A.of NRC Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2.
NRC Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, requires general operating procedures for power operation and changing load.
Procedure OP L-3, Revision 15, Revision 33, "Normal Operation requirements for raising power 20-100 percent reactor power.
to proceeding to L-4.
"Secondary Plant Startup,"
and OP L-4 at Power," contain procedural from 0-20 percent reactor power and OP L-3 was required to be completed prior Contrary to the above, on April 18,
- 1996, the licensee failed to complete all of the procedural requirements for transitioning from Procedure OP L-3 to OP L-4 prior to raising Unit 1 reactor power above 20 percent or 220 MWe.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
9605280212 960520 PDR ADQCK 05000275 8
0 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Pacific Gas and Electric 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 IV, 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Texas
- 76011, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice 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, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Because the response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include.any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
However, if it is necessary to include such information, it should clearly indicate the specific information that should not be placed in the
- PDR, and provide the legal basis to support the request for withholding the information from the public.
Dated at Arlington, Texas this yMay of ~~~
1996