ML17305A509
| ML17305A509 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 01/22/1990 |
| From: | Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17305A508 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-528-89-50, NUDOCS 9002140010 | |
| Download: ML17305A509 (4) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arizona Nuclear Power Project Palo Verde Unit 1
Docket Number 50-528 License Number NPF-41 During an NRC inspection conducted on'ovember 13 through December 17, 1989, several violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and.Pyocedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1989), the violations are listed below:
A.
Technical Specification 6.8.1 states, in part:
Written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering
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'ecommendations in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978 Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978 recommends "Procedures for Performing Maintenance."
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, is implemented. in part by ANPP procedure 30DP-9MP01, Revision 0, entitled "Conduct of Maintenance,"
Section 3.8, which states in step 3.8.6:
"Work instruction
- steps, sections of steps and data sheets shall be properly documented at the time of performing the step or as soon thereafter if conditions do not permit."
B.
Contrary to the above, on November 14, 1989, Unit 1 Train "B" containment spray pump motor maintenance work order number 362320 had progressed from Step 3.2.1 to Step 4.5 without corresponding documentation at the time of performing the step, under conditions which permitted such documentation.
This is a Severity Level IV violation applicable to Unit 1 (Supplement I).
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, states in part that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or drawings.
Contrary to the above, on September 30, 1989, the licensee issued Special Nuclear Materia] Transfer Set 1-3-1 to reload the Unit 1 reactor core, which was not appropriate to the circumstance in that it contained an error which directly resulted in partially inserting a fuel assembly in the core in other than its analyzed location.
This is a Severity Level IV violation applicable to Unit 1 (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 b'een 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 a adequate reply is not received with 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 immerm
, Director Division of Reactor Safety and Projects Dated at Walnut Creek, California this >%~day of January 1990