ML17311A763
| ML17311A763 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/1995 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17311A762 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-528-95-07, 50-528-95-7, 50-529-95-07, 50-529-95-7, 50-530-95-07, 50-530-95-7, NUDOCS 9504130202 | |
| Download: ML17311A763 (4) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Docket:
50-529 License:
NPF-51 During an NRC inspection conducted on March 6-10,
- 1995, 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, the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that procedures be established, implemented, and maintained covering the activities referenced in Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Appendix A, Section 7.e.(4) of Regulatory Guide 1.33 references contamination control.
Procedure 75RP-ORPOI, "Radiological Posting,"
Revision 7, Section 3.5, requires that areas identified as having contamination levels greater than 100,000 disintegrations per minute per 100 square centimeters be posted with radiation warning sign(s) bearing the words:
Caution or
- Danger, High Contamination Area.
Where practical, radiological hazard tape should be used to further define the boundaries.
Contrary to the above, on March 8,
- 1995, the inspectors identified an unposted area on the 80-foot elevation of the containment building in which contamination levels were as high as 150,000 disintegrations per minute per 100 square centimeters.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV) (529/9507-01).
J 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.
Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why 9504130202 950410 PDR ADGCK 05000528 8
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such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
Dated at Arlington, Texas this 10th day of April 1995
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