ML18058A568
| ML18058A568 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/22/1992 |
| From: | Miller H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML18058A567 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-255-92-12, NUDOCS 9206290036 | |
| Download: ML18058A568 (2) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Consumers Power Company Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Docket No.
50~255 License No. DPR-20 During an NRC inspection conducted on February 24 to May 28, 1992, violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the "Gener*a1 Statement of Policy and *procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix c (1992)),
the violations are listed below:
- 1.
10 CFR, Part 50.55a, requires, in part, that inservice inspection (ISI) of plant components be conducted in accordance with the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (Code),Section XI.
Section XI of the Code requires that longitudinal pipe welds be included in the ISI program and inspected at the intersection with circumferential pipe welds.
Contrary to the above, as of March 30, 1992, longitudinal pipe welds which intersect circumferential pipe welds MSS-36-MSL-lSl-211, MSS-36-MSL-2Sl-212 and MSS-36-MSL-251-219 on
.the main steam system were not included in the licensee's ISI program and had not been inspected (50-25.5/92012-10).
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
- 2.
10 CFR, Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVII, requires, in part, that inspection records include, as a minimum, the results, the acceptability, and action taken resulting from
- any deficiencies noted.
Contrary to the above, as of March 25, 1992, the inspection record for weld ESS-12-SIS-2Bl did not include the results
- and acceptability of the examination in that the inspection record failed to identify that the Code required inspection volume was not examined in full (50-255/92012-07)~
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
9206290036 920622 PDR ADOCK 05000255 G
- . PDR
JUN 2 2 1992 Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Consumers Power 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 u. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 799 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 60137, and a copy to
- the NRC Resident Inspector at the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant 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.
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
- 1icense 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 at Glen this ;;-,_ day Ellyn, Illinois of~
19'1~
H.
Miller, Director ion of Reactor Safety