ML17305B467
| ML17305B467 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 02/19/1991 |
| From: | Zimmerman R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| References | |
| 50-528-90-54, NUDOCS 9104220076 | |
| Download: ML17305B467 (2) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Unit 1 Docket No. 50-528 License No.
NPF-41 Durinq an NRC inspection conducted on December 2, 1990-January 5
- 1991, 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 (1990), the violation is listed below:
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion Y, states in part that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions or procedures of a type appropriate to the circumstances.
Contrary to the above, on December 6, 1990, licensee procedure 410P-lCH02,<< Purification System,"
was not appropriate to the circumstances in that the procedure did not provide'adequate instructions t'o preclude an inadvertent dilution of the reactor coolant system boron concentration, which resulted.in the reactor exceeding 101K powe~ during a period of about 14 to 26 minutes.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement,I).
Pursuant to the provisions of'0 CFR 2.201, the 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, Mashington, D.C.
20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region V
and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of V>olation (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 correct>ve 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 modif)ed, suspended, or."
- revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be take'n.
Mhere good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Dated at Malnut Creek, Califoi nia thi s
]~ day of February 1991.
- immerman, iree r
Division of Reactor Safety and Projects 9'l04220076 9102j9 PDA ADGCj; 05()()gs-g 0
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