ML18051A989
| ML18051A989 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 07/06/1984 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| TAC-56868, NUDOCS 8407090227 | |
| Download: ML18051A989 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION SUPPORTING AMENDMENT NO. 84 TO PROVISIONAL OPERATING LICENSE NO. DPR-20 CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY DOCKET NO. 50-255 PALISADES PLANT 1~0 INTRODUCTION By 1 etter dated November.2-, 1983,- Consumers Power Company (the 1 icensee) proposed that certain requirements be deleted from the Commission's November 9, 1979 Order Modifying License.
These requirements ar~:
"A.
Prior to startup following the present refueling the licensee shall conduct a comprehensive review* of all procedures and check lists to assure that:
(1) all valves and other controls for engineered safety features have been identified in such procedures and check lists; (2) such procedures and check lists require that all such valves and other controls are in their proper position prior to startup after any cold shutdown; and (3) such procedures and check lists require that after test-ing, maintenance or other activities which involve manipu-lating such valves and other controls, the valves and other controls have been returned to their proper position for operation.
"B.
Report to the Director of the NRC's Region III office the results of at least monthly inspections during operation of all accessible valves and other controls for engineered safety systems for compliance with the Limiting Condition for Operation (LCO) requirements of the Technical Specifications.
"C.
Prior to startup following the present refueling, the licensee shall explain to the Director, NRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement, in a meeting in Bethesda, Maryland, how the above requirements shall be implemented."
A Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to License and Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination and Opportunity for
2.0 3.0 2 -
Hearing related to the requested action was published in the Federal Register on March 22, 1984 (49 FR 10733).
A request for hearing and public comments were not received.
DISCUSSION Late in 1979 the NRC became aware that the Palisades Nuclear Power Facility had been operated for an extended period of time with the containment integrity violated by the locked-open condition of two manual isolation valves in the containment purge bypass line. This event plus a history of failure to adhere to procedure, inadequate procedure, personnel error, and problems in ability to control testing and maintenance activities, prompted the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on November 9, 1979, to issue an "Order Modifying License, Effective Immediately." This order required Consumers Power Company to comply with Items A, B, and C, above.
The-licensee's November 2, 1983 submittal requests that these requirements be deleted because (1)
Items A and C were completed prior to startup from the 1979 refueling outage, and (2) with regard to Item B, the monthly reporting of the results of monthly surveillance of all accessible valves and controls for engineered safety features is unnecessary because any noncompliance discovered must be reported to the NRC in accordance with the Palisades Technical Specifications.
EVALUATION The proposed deletion o~ the require~ents of Items A, B; and C, above, is evaluated in the following paragraphs.
Item A Item A was completed by the Palisades Management Review Taskforce, as monitored and verified by IE Inspection Reports No. 79-22, 79-24, 80-02 and 80-06 *. The licensee was notified by NRC letter dated April 25, 1980 that because the NRC inspections confirmed that the actions specified in the licensee's April 10, 1980 letter had been accomplished, startup of the Palisades Nuclear Plant was no longer restricted by the Order of November 9, 1979.
Based on the IE verification of the completion of this item, the NRC staff concludes that the deletion of the requirement from the November 9, 1979 Order is acceptable.
Item B Item B is an ongoing effort.
The licensee continues to report on a monthly basis.
The licensee prepared and utilized a master checklist which was reviewed and found to be acceptable by IE (Inspection Report 80-02).
One valving error has been discovered in the approximately 2 years of inspections; the error was minor and did not result in noncompliance.
The licensee's November 2, 1983 submittal states that the monthly surveillance of all accessible valves and controls for engineered safety features will continue to be performed.
The NRC staff considered the performance of the licensee in the evaluation of whether the special reporting requirement should be deleted.
The NRC's Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) for the Palisades Plant for the period July 1, 1982 through June 30, 1983, transmitted to the licensee by letter dated October 20, 1983, demonstrated sustained, high quality performance by the licensee.
~-~Based on the review of the above, the NRC staff concludes that the deletion of Item B of the requirements of the November 9, 1979 Order is acceptable.
The 1 i censee sha 11 report any non-compUan!:e in accordance with the..
Technical Specifications and Commission regulations.
Item C Item C was completed by a.meeting which was held on November 30, 1979, in Washington, D. C. (Inspection Report 79-24).
The NRG concluded the licensee would meet the intent of the first two Order items if the programs described.
at this meeting were properly implemented.
As noted in the above discussions, proper implementation.has been specifically verified. Becaues this item was satisfactorily completed, the NRC staff concludes that the deletion of this item from the November 9, 1979 Order is acceptable.
4.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
This amendment involves a change in the recordkeeping, reporting, and
. admi ni strati ve procedures and requirements.
The Commission has prevfously issued a proposed finding that this amendment involves no significant hazards consideration and there has been no public comment on such fi.nding.
Accordingly, this amendment meets the eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR Sec 51.22(c)(10).
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b) no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared in connection with the issuance of this amendment.
- 5. 0 CON CL US ION The staff has concluded, based on the considerations discussed above, that:
(1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner; and (2) such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission's regu-lations and the issuance of this amendment will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public.
- 6.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
~J. A. Paulson and D. Boyd prepared this evaluation.
Dated:
July 6, 1984