ML18066A787
| ML18066A787 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 10/18/1996 |
| From: | Caldwell J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Thomas J. Palmisano CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
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| Download: ML18066A787 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000255/1996008
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October 18, 1996
Mr. T. Palmisano, General Manager
Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-255/960da~nRP1 OANGJt@.lt~~1D{ VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Palmisano:
This refers to the inspection conducted on July 27 through September 6, at the
Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant.
The enclosed report presents the results
of that inspection.
The areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. The
inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures and
representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of
activities in progress.
The purpose of the inspection was to determine
whether activities authorized by the licensee were conducted safely and in
accordance with NRC requirements.
The summary contained in the report
provides an overview of performance in the four functional areas (Operations,
Maintenance, Engineering, and Plant Support) in which inspections were
performed.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that
violations of NRC requirements occurred.
The violations are cited in the
enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding tha
violations are described in detail in the subject inspection report. The
violations are being issued for operation of plant equipment without proper
authorization and for failing to have a cognizant senior reactor operator in
the control room, on two separate occasions, as required by technical
specifications.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
The NRC will
use your response, in part, to determine weather further enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC
Public Document Room (PDR).
Sincerely,
Original signed by John A. Grobe
J. L. Caldwell, Acting Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket No.
50-255
License No. DPR-20
Enclosures: Notice of Violation
Inspection Report No. 50-255/96008(DRP)
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Consumers Power Company
Palisades Nuclear Generating Plant
Docket No. 50-255
License No. DPR-20
During a NRC inspection conducted on July 27, 1996, through September 6, 1996,
violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the
"General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
1.
10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion V, states, in part, that activities
affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions,
procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances and
shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures,
or drawings.
Administrative procedure 4.02, "Control Of Equipment," section 5.3.4f.,
states, in part, "Non-Operations Department personnel may operate valves
and/or Plant equipment within a clearance boundary as directed by
approved Plant procedures OR with the specific approval of the Shift
Supervisor".
a.
Contrary to the above, on August 4, 1996, a system engineer
manipulated the fuel rack on the emergency diesel generator 1-1
during a surveillance, which was not covered by the procedure or
authorized by the Shift Supervisor.
b.
Contrary to the above, on August 20, 1996, an electrical
maintenance technician operated the supply ventilation fan to the
emergency diesel generator 1-2 room without proper authorization
of the Shift Supervisor of addressed by the tagout boundary.
2.
Technical Specifications 6.2.2b., requires, in part, that at least one
licensed Senior Reactor Operator shall be in the control room at all
times during conditions other than cold shutdown and refueling.
Contrary to the above, on August 9, and again on August 13, with the
plant at full power, for less than one minute there were no senior
reactor operators present in the control room who were cognizant of
ongoing plant conditions.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Consumers Power Company is hereby
required to submit a written statement or explanati6n 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
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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.
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.
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, 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 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 18 day of October, 1996