ML17311B076
| ML17311B076 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/27/1995 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17311B075 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-528-95-12, NUDOCS 9508010063 | |
| Download: ML17311B076 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000521/2007001
Text
ENCLOSURE
1
Arizona Public Service
Company
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating
Station
Docket:
50-528
License:
During an
NRC inspection
conducted
on May 21 through July 1,
1995,
one
violation of NRC requirements
was identified.
In accordance
with the "General
Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 60 FR 34381;
June'0,
1995,
the violation is listed below:
A.
Unit
1 Technical Specification 6.8. 1 requires,
in part, that written
procedures
shall
be established,
implemented,
and maintained
covering
survei'llance
and test activities of safety related
equipment.
Licensee
Procedure
Revision 8,
"Leak Test of SI/RCS Pressure
Isolation Valves," provided instructions for testing safety injection
system check valves which serve
system pressure
boundaries.
Appendix
D of the procedure,
steps
1.2
and 2.2, required,
in part, that the volume of water
in the 3-inch header
upstream of
boundary
check Valves SIA-V523 and SIB-V533 be completely drained.
Contrary to the above,
during performance of Licensee
Procedure
on May 23,
1995,
the volume of water in the 3-inch
upstream of boundary
SIA-V523 and SIB-V533 was not
completely drained.
This is
a Severity Level
IV violation (Supplement
I) applicable to Unit 1.
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,
0 AC.
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
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 af Arlington, Texas
this~day of July
1995
95080i0063
950727
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