ML17304B147
| ML17304B147 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/19/1989 |
| From: | Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17304B146 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-529-89-06, 50-529-89-6, NUDOCS 8905110022 | |
| Download: ML17304B147 (6) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arizona Nuclear Power Project Palo Verde Unit 2 Docket Number 50-529 License Number NPF-51 During an NRC inspection conducted on January 28, through March 19, 1989, two violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR 2, Appendix C (1987), the violations are listed below:
Technical Specification 6.8. 1 states, in part, "Written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering.... the recommendations in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2,
- February, 1978..."
1.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February, 1978, requires "Power Operation and Process Monitoring" procedures under paragraph 2 "General Plant Operating Procedures."
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February, 1978 is implemented, in part, by ANPP procedure 420P-2ZZ05, Revision 5, "Power Operations",
which states in Appendix G, "Guidelines for Feedwater Control Failures," that "Ifit is deemed necessary to take manual control of an individual station the operator must be aware that automatic actions will not occur if the unit trips and if a trip occurs'he controller should be returned to auto and the operator must verify the economizer goes closed."
Contrary to the above, on February 16, 1989, a Unit 2 licensed Control Room Operator placed No.
1 steam generator economizer flow control in manual during a Feedwater Control System (FWCS)
- failure, and following the subsequent reactor trip failed to return the controller to automatic and to ensure the economizer feedwater control valve went closed.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I).
2.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February,
- 1978, recommends "Radiation Protection Procedures" for "Contamination Control".
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February, 1978, is implemented, in part, by ANPP, procedure 75RP-OZZ01 Revision 4, "Radiological Posting",
which states in paragraph
- 6. 13 that "Areas identified as having radioactive contamination in excess of defined limits shall be posted with standard radiation warning signs with the words "CAUTION" or "DANGER" and "CONTAMINATED AREA" or "HIGH CONTAMINATION AREA" as applicable. "
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Contrary to the above, on February 15, 1989, the Unit 2 Boric Acid Makeup Pump foundation skids were found to have radioactive contamination levels in excess of the defined limits.
The area was not posted with "CONTAMINATED AREA" warning signs.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement IV).
3.
Regulatory Guide 1'.33, Revision 2, February,
- 1978, recommends in Section 9e, "General procedures for the control of maintenance,
- repair, replacement, and modification work..."
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February, 1978 is implemented, in part, by ANPP procedure 30DP-9WP02, "Work Planning," Revision 1, which states in paragraph 3.6.3 "Nonscope/nonintent
- changes, additional work instructions, to quality-related work activities recommended by field personnel may be approved by the WGS [Work Group Supervisor]
or Planner and shall receive a quality control review for inspection points insertion.
All changes of this type shall be documented in the work package."
Contrary to the above, on March 19,
- 1989, nonscope/nonintent additional work instructions to a quality related work activity implemented under Work Order 335034 were performed without having received a quality control review for inspection point insertion and without documentation in the work package.
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 to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice, 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, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspection office at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, 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 your response time for good cause shown.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION R.
P.
Zimmer n,.Acting Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects Dated at Walnut Creek California this i~lday of 1989
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