ML18066A258

Notice of Violation from Insp on 980507-0701.Violation Noted:Shift Supervisor Failed to Maintain Proper Procedure Configuration in That Safety Injection Tank Pressure Control Valves Manual Isolation Valves ES-3038 & ES3042 Not Closed

ML18066A258
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	07/30/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML18066A259	List: ML18066A258 ML18066A260
References
50-255-98-10, NUDOCS 9808040106
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Consumers Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant NOTICE OF VIOLATION Docket No.: 50-255 License No.: DPR-20 During an NRC inspection conducted from May 7 to July 1, 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:

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant Technical Sp.ecification 6.4.1.a, "Procedures," requires, in part, that written procedures shall be implemented covering the applicable procedures recommended in Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, "Typical Procedures for Pressurized Water Reactors and Boiling Water Reactors," February 1978.

RG 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, states, in part, that the following are ty'pical safety-related activities that should be covered by written procedures: "Equipment Control" (Section 1.b).

Administrative Procedure (AP)-4.02, Revision 15, 4/20/98, "Equipment Control," a procedure required by Section 1.b of RG 1.33, at Step 4.4, required that the Shift Supervisor was responsible for maintaining proper plant configuration.

Contrary to the above:

A.

On May 16, 1998, during performance of surveillance refueling test procedure (RT)-8C,

. "Engineered Safeguards System - Left Channel," Revision 10, 5/15/98, a safety-related activity, the Shift Supervisor failed to maintain proper plant configuration in that the safety injection tank pressure control valves' manual isolation valves ES-3038, ES-3042, ES-3046, and ES-3047 were not closed.

B.

On May 17, 1998, during performance of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP)-4, "Containment Spray System," Revision 19, Section 7.1.2, "To Fill Safety Injection Tanks T-82A, T-828, T-82C, and T-82D With Primary Coolant System Depressurized and Shutdown Cooling in Service," a safety-related activity, the Shift Supervisor failed to maintain proper plant configuration in that manual valve (MV) CRW724 in the vent path to the waste gas system was not open.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).

Pursuant to the provisions of 1 O CFR 2.201, Consumers Energy 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 Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that 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 9808040106 980730 POR ADOCK 05000255

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Notice of Violation 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. 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.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. 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 pro"vide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial 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 Lisle, Illinois this 30th day of July 1998