ML17310B446
| ML17310B446 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/18/1994 |
| From: | Beach A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML17310B445 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-529-94-23, NUDOCS 9407220027 | |
| Download: ML17310B446 (4) | |
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0 APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Docket:
50-529 License:
NPF-51 During an NRC special inspection conducted on May 28 through June 3,
- 1994, one violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
Appendix C, the violation is listed below:
Unit 2 Technical Specification 6.8.
1 requires, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Appendix A, requires, in part, that maintenance that can affect the performance of safety-related equipment should be performed in accordance with written procedures.
Work Order 00661592 provided instructions to replace safety-related Relay Kill and described the location of the relay to be in the Unit 2 Train A engineered safety features actuation system Cabinet J-SAA-C01.
In addition, Step 3.2.3 of the Work Order states to "document the orientation of the relay as it is mounted in the cabinet.
The relay is mounted in J-SAA-COI (bay 1) and the coil terminations are located in J-SAA-C01 (bay 8)."
Contrary to the
- above, on May 28,
- 1994, instrument and control technicians using Work Order 00661592 inadvertently worked on safety-related Relay Kill in the Train B engineered safety features actuation system Cabinet J-SAB-C01, rather than in cabinet J-SAA-C01 specified by the work order.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) applicable to Unit 2.
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, 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.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a
Demand for Information may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or 9407220027 9407l8 PDR ADOCK 05000528 6
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Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time Dated at Arlingto
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