ML18066A409

Notice of Violation from Insp on 981126-990112.Violation Noted:As of 981218,util Had Not Submitted Evaluation of Exam Results Completed on 980523 on Acceptability of Continued Svc with 2 Degraded Pressure Retaining Code Class 1 Studs

ML18066A409
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades
Issue date:	02/10/1999
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML18066A408	List: ML18066A407 ML18066A409 ML18066A410
References
50-255-98-22, NUDOCS 9902180061
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Consumers Energy Company Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20 During an NRC inspection conducted from November 26, 1998, through January 12, 1999, 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:

Title 1 O of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50.55a(g)(4) required, in part, that throughout the service life of a boiling or pressurized water-cooled nuclear power facility, components which are classified as ASME Code Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 must meet the requirements, except design and access provisions, set forth in Section XI of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code.

Article IWB-3134{b) of Section XI of the ASME Code required that analytical evaluation of examination results as required by IWB-3132.4 shall be submitted to the regulatory authority having jurisdiction at the plant site.

Contrary to the above, as of December 18, 1998, the licensee had not submitted to the NRC the analytical evaluation of examination results (EA-PAL-98-1067-01) completed on May 23, 1998, that evaluated the acceptability of continued service with two degraded pressure retaining Code Class 1 studs greater than 2 inches in diameter (pursuant to IWB 3142.4 requirements) for reactor coolant pump P-50A.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Consumers Energy Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, A TIN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 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 disputing the violation or severity level; (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 ttie 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 fa the~---

Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

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Notice of Violation 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 provide 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within 2 working days.

Dated this 1 Olh day of February 1999