ML17313A533
| ML17313A533 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 08/10/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV) |
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| ML17313A532 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-528-98-05, 50-528-98-5, NUDOCS 9808180180 | |
| Download: ML17313A533 (4) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Docket No.:
50-528 License No.:
-During an NRC inspection conducted on May 31 through July 11, 1998, 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 implemented covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978.
Regulatory Guide 1.33, Item 1.c, requires that the licensee have written procedures for equipment control.
Procedure 40DP-9OP19, "Locked Valve, Breaker, and Component Tracking,"
Revision 46, Step 3.2, required, in part, that personnel are to complete Appendix C, "Individual Valve/Breaker/Component Change Record," for the valve that had been operated.
Contrary to the above, on June 29, 1998, the inspectors identified that personnel had removed the locking device from Valve CHE-PV-201Q (letdown backpressure control),
but had not documented the removal of the locking device in Procedure 40DP-OP19, Appendix C.
This is a Severity Level IVviolation (Supplement 1) (50-528/9805-01).
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 facilitythat 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 or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that willbe 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.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
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If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information.
If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding {e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable
- response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Arlington, Texas this 10th day of August 1998