ML20009B079
| ML20009B079 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 06/12/1981 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20009B072 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-255-80-24, NUDOCS 8107140741 | |
| Download: ML20009B079 (2) | |
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Appendix A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Consumers Power Company Docket No. 50-255 License No. DPR-20 As a result of the inspection conducted during December 1980 and January 1981, and in accordance with the Interim Enforcement Policy, 45 FR 66754 (October 7, 1980), the following violations were identified:
1.
Technical Specification 3.7.1 requires two station batteries to be operable when the primary ccolant system is above 325* F.
Technical Specification 3.7.2 allows one station battery te be inoperable for 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> under certain conditions but the Technical Specifications do not allow, under any conditions, both batter.ies to be inoperable when the primary coolant system is above 325 F.
Contrary to the above, both station batteries were rendered inoperable for about one hour on January 6, 1981, in
- f. hat their respective output breakers to their 125 volt d.c. but, were erroneously opened when the primary coolant system temperatrre was above 325* F.
This is a Severity Level III violation (Supplement I.C.2).
2.
Technical Specification 6.8.i.c requires implementation of written procedures for surveillance and testing activities of safety-related equipment.
a.
Procedure ME-12, " Battery Checks," requires in Step 5.4 that the selection of battery cells for temperature measurements be changed each month.
Contrary to that requirement, the cell selection on Battery No. I was not changed in June, July and Atgust 1980, and the cell selection on Battery No. 2 was not changed in May and August 1980.
b.
Procedure ME-12 requires in Step 5.6 that only one battery charger per d.c. bus be in service at one time.
Contrary to that requirement, for about one hour on January 6, 1981, two chargers were erroneously connected to each d.c. bus.
c.
Procedure MC-17, " Emergency Diesel and Fuel Oil Sampling,"
rcquires in Step 5.8 that the detailed analysis sheet containing analytical results for the previous month be attached to and stored with each month's test package.
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Appendix A Contrary to that requirement, the previous month's analyticalresults were not attached to or stcred with the test packages fce April and October 1980.
This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement I.E).
3.
Technical Specification 6.8.1.a requires establishment, maintenance and implementation of written procedures as recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, which includes administrative procedures for equipment locking and tagging and general plant operating procedures including turbine startup.
Administrative Procedure 4.0, Appendix A, Section 2, requires in a.
Step 3 that restoration of a locked valve to its locked position be checked by at least two operators and so documented on the switching order.
Contrary to that requirement, double verification on restoration of the locked-open suction and discharge valves for Charging Pump P-55C on January 14, 1981, was not so documented on the cwitching order.
b.
System Operating Procedure SOP-8, " Main Turbine Generator," requires in Step 6.1.2.2 that condenser vacuum be established to 25" Hg or more before rolling the, turbine.
Contrary to that requirement, on December 11, 1980, the main turbine was rolled with a condenser vacuum of not more than 24.5" Hg.
This is a Severity Level VI violation (Supplement I.F).
With respect to Item I, the inspection showed that action had been taken to correct the item and your actions in response to the January 9,1981, Immediate Action Letter and the March 9, 1981, Order Confirming Licensee Actions to Upgrade Facility Performance are expected to prevent recurrence. With respect to Items 2 and 3, pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within twenty-five days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each item of noncompliance:
(1) corrective action taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Under the authority of Section 182 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.
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