ML18046A722
| ML18046A722 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/05/1981 |
| From: | Riesland J, Thomspon D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
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| References | |
| EN-81-020, EN-81-20, NUDOCS 8106180075 | |
| Download: ML18046A722 (4) | |
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OFFICE OF. IN'S-PE CTI ON AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION. OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee:
Consumers.Pdwer Company, Jackson, Michigan (Pali sades)
Docket No.* 50.-255
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This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation will be iss.ue-ff :tb
- Consumers Power* Company on or about June 12:. 1981 w.
This action* is based on*
alleged violatiops associated with isolation of the station batteries during.
- plant operatfon on January 6, 1981.
The violations.include:
- 1) Failure to
- .implement. appf".opriate procedures and 2) Inadequate administrative procedures.
- The violations initia.ted an.Immediate Action Letter' issued January 9, 1981. and an ensuing March 9, 1981 Order Confirming Licensee Actions to Upgrade Facility.
Performance.
Imposition of a civil penalty was also* considered for this matter.
The* Interim Enforcement Policy, (45 FR 66754, October 7, 1980) allows: Orders.
and/or civil penalties to be issued for violations..
- The staff is establishing a practice not to issue Confirmatory Orders and civil penalties for the same
- vi.ola.Uon unless* the actions can be taken within a reasonably short period of.
time;* the period we intend t~ µse as a guide is one encompassing ten worki~g
- days.
In this case,. the regional recommendation for civil penalties was submitted 19 working days after issuance of the Confirmatory Order, but more time passed be.fore the matter came to the* speci fiC. attention of the. OffiCe Di rect9r.
For tliis reason and because a civ11 penalty would be.solely punitive because it
. would not result. in corrective actions beyond those already taken or planned in response to the Order, the decision was made to not assess a* civil penalty for thi.s event.
The deterrent effect of a civil penalty Con otlier licensees)
- was considered but we con.cluded*that civil penalty-action would not have such
. an additional substantive impact for this case at this time~
A regiona_l Notice of Violation will be issued identifying: 1) *the battery
. isolation event as a Severity Level *nr violation, 2) failure to implement procedures as a Severity Level V violation, and 3) inadequate procedures as a Severity Level VI violation.
It.~hould be rioted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action.
With respect to violation l) above, inspection verified
- that corrective actions had been.taken.
F'or vio.l at ions 2) and* 3), above, the licensee is required to respond within 30 days concerning nis corrective actions.
Follo\\'iing NRC staff evaluation of the response~ further enforcement actio.n may be considered, based Oi'l the adequacy Ofthe response.
Contact:
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D. Tho~~~on, IE 24909 Distribution:
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Consumers Power Company on or about June 12,*1981 *. This action is' based on -
alleged violatio!ls associated with isol_ation of the station batteries during_*
plant operation on January.6; 1981.,.The violations include:-* l) Failure to implement appropriate: procedlire_s and 2) Ina9eq~ate *adminis;trative proc_edures. *
- .The violations. initiat~d. an Immediate ActiOn_ Letter* issued January 9, 1981 *and ari ensuing March 9, 1981 Order Confirming Licensee Actions to Upgrade Facility
- . Perfonnance *. '. Imposition of a Civil. penalty was also considered* for this matter.
The. Interim Enforcement Policy,. ( 45 FR 66754, October 7, 1980) a i 1 ows Orders and/or civil penalties to be issued for. violations.
The staff is establishing
. a* practiCe not to issue Confirmatory Orders.and civil penalties for the same vi.olatfon unless. the act.ions can>b.e taken within a. reasonably short period. of "tiine;.the.'periOd we intend~to use as a guide is one encompassing ten.working
- .days. -**
In this case,-the regional recommendation for civil penalties was ~ubmitted 19 working days after issuance of the Confirmatory Order, but more time passed before.the matter came to the specific attention* of the Office *Director *. -For
,this reason arid because.a civil penalty would' be solely punitive *because_ it woul.d not result in corrective actions beyond those already taken or plarrned.*
- .in response to the Order, the decision *was made. to not 'assess a civil penalty for this event.
The deterrent e'ffect of a. Civil penalty (on otfier licensees) was cons_i dered but we concluded that ci_vn penalty action would not have such an* addi tio.na l. subs tan ti ve impact for this case at this _time.
A region~l Notice of Vi~lation will be iss~ed identifying:. 1 L the battery isolation event as a* Severity Level III violation, 2) failure to implement procedures as*a Severity Level V violation, and 3) inadequate procedures as a Severity LevelVJ violcition.
It should be noted that the licen$ee* has not.be.en.specifically informed of the
.enforcement action.
With respect to-.violation 1) above, inspection verified*
that corrective actions had been* taken *. For violations 2) and 3), *above, the licensee* is -requi'red to* respond wi,thin 30 days concerning his corrective* actions.
Foll owing NRC staff evaluation of the. response, further. enforcement action *may be considered,* based on the* adequacy of the response.
Contact:
J. I. Riesland~ IE 24939 D. Thompson, IE 24909 Distribution:
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