ML20056C850
| ML20056C850 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 07/01/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20056C849 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-528-93-12, 50-529-93-12, 50-530-93-12, NUDOCS 9307260025 | |
| Download: ML20056C850 (1) | |
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~ Arizona Public. Service Co.
Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530 Palo Verde Units 1, 2, and 3 License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74 During an NRC inspection conducted on April 27 through May 31, 1993, one violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 4.7.9.e.2 states that a representative sample of each type of snubber shall be functionally tested in accordance with Figure 4.7-1 during the first refueling shutdown and at least once per 18 months thereafter during shutdown. For.
each type of snubber, Figure 4.7-1 requires that the snubbers be tested until the plot of the number of failures versus the total number tested falls in the accept region (a minimum of 37 snubbers) or until all snubbers have been tested. Technical Specification Surveillance Requirement 4.7.9.e states that the representative sample shall be randomly selected.
Contrary to the above, as of May 12, 1993, the licensee failed to meet the surveillance requirements for testing snubbers in Units 1, 2, and 3 in 'that the licensee did not test each type of snubber until the plot of failures versus total tested fell in the accept region or until.all snubbers of that type were tested. Additionally, the representative snubber samples were not random.
This'is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) applicable to Units 1, 2, and 3.
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Arizona Public Service 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.V, ~ 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,- (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.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, the Commission may issue an l
order or a demand for information as to why the license should not be i
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.
Dated at Walnut Creek, California this g day of 1,W
, 1993 i
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