ML17303A532
| ML17303A532 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/30/1987 |
| From: | Wenslawski F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| References | |
| 50-529-87-19, NUDOCS 8708170193 | |
| Download: ML17303A532 (1) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Unit 2 Docket No. 50-529 License No.
NPF-51 During an NRC inspection conducted on May 26-29 and June 22-26, 1987 a
violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1987), the violation is listed below:
A.
Technical Specification 6.8. 1 requires in part that, "Written procedures shall be...implemented,
...covering the activities referenced below:
a.
The applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978,...."
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, section l. Administrative Procedures, requires procedures addressing Equipment Control (e. g. locking and tagging) in item C.
Licensee procedure 40AC-9ZZ15, Rev. 1, Station Tagging and Clearance (Operating License) in section
- 3. 1 PVNGS Clearance, requires in part, "A clearance so that work ma be done with safet to ersonnel and e ui ment."
Further section 3.4 Red Danger Tag Appendix D
, requires that, A red danger tag shall be placed on equipment (mechanical or electrical) which, if the equipment.was
- operated, would endanger personnel or damage equipment:"
Contrary to the above, during the period May 20 to May 21, 1987, remotely actuated valve (V-22), providing single boundary isolation from the reactor coolant at normal operating pressure during maintenance of Post Accident Sampling System (PASS) HV-23, was not danger tagged to ensure protection of personnel and equipment.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Arizona Public Service Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, DC.
20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region V, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this 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 if admitted, (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.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order 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 taken.
Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown.
FOR HE NUCLEAR GULATO COMMISSION Dated at Walnut Creek, California this",~
day of July, 1987 F.
A. Wenslawski, Chief Emergency Preparedness and Radiological Protection Branch 8708f70i93 870730 PDR ADOCK 05000528 G