ML18059A349
| ML18059A349 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 09/02/1993 |
| From: | Ring M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 50-255-93-13, NUDOCS 9309090019 | |
| Download: ML18059A349 (2) | |
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Consumers Power Company Palisades Nuclear Power Plant NOTICE OF VIOLATION Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20 During an NRC inspection conducted on June 14 - July 30, 1993, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion X, "Inspection," requires, in part, that a program for inspection of activities affecting quality shall be established and executed to verify conformance with documented instructions, procedures, and drawings.
In addition, s~ch inspections are required to be performed by individuals other than those who performed the activity being inspected.
Section 10.2.2 of the licensee's "Quality Program Description for Operational Nuclear Power Plants," CPC-2A, dated June 15, 1993, states inspections are applied to maintenance activities to verify conformance to specified requirements.
In addition, Section 10.2.2 of CPC-2A states independent verification is performed at each operation where it is necessary to verify conformance with requirements.
CPC-2A commits the licensee to Regulatory Guide 1.116, "Quality Assurance Requirements for Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Mechanical Equipment and Systems," dated June 1976, which, in turn, endorses ANSI N45.2.8-1975, "Supplementary Quality Assurance Requirements for Installation, Inspection and Testing of Mechanical Equipment and Systems for the Construction Phase of Nuclear Power Plants." Section 4.4 of ANSI N45.2.8-1975, states inspections of work
'in progress shall be performed to verify that mechanical items are being located,. installed,.assembled or connected in compliance with the latest approved instructions and procedures. Section 4.4 of ANSI N45.2.8-1975, further states that "leveling and alignment" is an item for which inspections shall be performed, as appropriate.
Contrary to the above, on June 16, 1993, the inspection of an auxiliary feedwater pump alignment, an activity which affected quality, was performed by the same individual who performed the alignment.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Consumers Power Company is hereby requireg 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, IL 60137, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Palisades Plant within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation. This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:
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(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 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.
Dated aJ Glen Ellyn, IL this12'.:day of September, 1993
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MalA.Rifl9: Chief Operations Branch