ML17312B716
| ML17312B716 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 10/08/1997 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML17312B715 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-529-97-22, NUDOCS 9710150069 | |
| Download: ML17312B716 (4) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Docket No:
50-529 License No:
NPF-51 During an NRC inspection conducted on September 8-12, 1997, one violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
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, Revision 2, Section 9, requires that maintenance that can affect the performance of safety-related equipment should be performed in accordance with written procedures, documented instructions, or drawings appropriate to the circumstances.
Design Change Document DMWO 00793132, Revision 01, states, in Part II, "Other Design Input Considerations,"
Section 1, "Dismantling and Rearranging of Existing Items," that "(m)ovement or handling of fuel in the spent fuel pool must be suspended while the installation activities take place."
Contrary to the above, on July 11, 1997, Work Order 00793132 was approved but it did not include the requirement from the design change document (DMWO 00793132) that
"[m)ovement or handling of fuel in the spent fuel pool must be suspended while the installation activities take place."
Consequently, during the August 12, 1997, installation of the modification, movement and handling of fuel in the spent fuel pool was underway during the boron dilution event.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement l)(50-529/9722-01).
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 viol'ation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the 9710i50069 97i008 PDR ADQCK OS000528 9
lt 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.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from the public.
Dated at Arlington, Texas this 8th day of October 1997