ML18068A375
| ML18068A375 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 07/13/1998 |
| From: | Thomas J. Palmisano CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| 50-255-98-05, 50-255-98-5, NUDOCS 9807210291 | |
| Download: ML18068A375 (5) | |
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Consumers Energy>
A CMS Energy Company July 13, 1998 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk
- Washington, DC 20555 Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, Ml 49043 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES PLANT Tel: 616 764 2296.
Fax: 616 764 2425 Tboma* J. Palmluno Site V-ice President REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-255/98005 INADEQUATE PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE REGARDING FOREIGN MATERIAL EXCLUSION CONTROLS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT NRC Inspection Report 50-255/98005(DRP) dated June 11, 1998, cited one violation regarding inadequate procedural requirements for foreign material exclusion control for safety related electrical components.
The response to the violation is provided in the Attachment.
Consumers Energy Company agrees with the violation.
SUMMARY
OF COMMITMENTS This letter contains no new commitments and no revisions to existing commitments.. *
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Thomas J. Palmisano Site Vice President CC Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, NRR, USNRC NRC Resident Inspector - Palisades Attachment 9807210291 980713 PDR ADOCK 05000255 G
CONSUMERS ENERGY COMPANY To the best of my knowledge, the contents of this REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-255/98005 lNADEQUATE PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE REGARDING FOREIGN. MATERIAL EXCLUSJON. CONTROLS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT are.
truthful and complete.
By~~
ThOfllSJOPalmisano Site Vice President Sworn and subscribed to before me this
/ 3 tA-day of ~~
1998.
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Mary Ann Engle, Notary ~ublic.
Berrien County, Michigan (Acting in Van Buren County, Michigan)
My commission expires February 16, 2000 *
. ATTACHMENT CONSUMERS.ENERGY COMPANY PALISADES PLANT DOCKET 50-255 REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-255/98005-01 INADEQUATE PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE REGARDING FOREIGN MATERIAL EXCLUSION CONTROLS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT 2 Pages
ATTACHMENT REPLY TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION 50-255/98005-01 INADEQUATE PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE REGARDING FOREIGN MATERIAL EXCLUSION CONTROLS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT NRC NOTICE OF VIOLATION*
- During an NRG inspection conducted from March 14 through May 6, 1998, one violation of NRG requirements was identified. Jn accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRG Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, "Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings," requires, in part, that activities affecting quality be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate*to the circumstances.
Contrary to the above, on or about April 26, 1998, the inspectors identified that Palisades Administrative Procedure 5.09, "Maintenance. Cleanliness Standards,"
Revision 6, was inappropriate to the circumstances in that it failed to prescribe adequate foreign material exclusion controls for safety-related electrical equipment, an activity affecting quality.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement/).
CONSUMERSENERGYCOMPANYRESPONSE Consumers Energy Company agrees with this violation as written.
BACKGROUND On April 26, 1998, maintenance personnel removed the generator inspection screens on emergency diesel generator EOG 1-1 to facilitate planned preventive maintenance.
. During the course of the activity, an NRC inspector approached the work area and found the inspection screens removed and the openings uncovered with no maintenance personnel present. Maintenance personnel had temporarily left the job site, but had not taken action to cover the generator openings.
Consumers_ Energy has implemented industry. standards regarding-Foreign Material Exclusion (FME). The general expectation for control of foreign material during maintenance is to assure that any opening is covered when maintenance personnel are not in the area. This applies to any safety related equipment including large electrical page 1 of 2
equipment. For this job, expectations provided by maintenance supervision were not followed by electrical maintenance personnel.
In accordance with Administrative procedure 5.09, "Maintenance Cleanliness Standards" a final inspection was completed to verify that no foreign material was inadvertently left in the generator. This activity was completed with no foreign material found.
REASON FOR VIOLATION The FME requirements of Administrative Procedure 5.09 "Maintenance Cleanliness Standards," are intended to extend to the performance of work on safety related electrical equipment, however performance expectations for implementation of FME controls were not fully met during work on the emergency diesel generator.
CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN AND RESULTS ACHIEVED Management expectations that appropriate precautions be taken to minimize the introduction of foreign material into safety related electrical equipment during maintenance activities have been reinforced with electrical maintenance personnel, supervisors and job planners.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS REMAINING TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS Administrative Procedure 5.09, "Maintenance Cleanliness Standards," will be revised to more clearly indicate that foreign material exclusion requirements apply to work on*
safety related electrical equipment.
DATE WHEN COMPLIANCE WILL BEACHIEVED Consumers Energy is in full compliance.
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