ML20058D331
| ML20058D331 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palo Verde  |
| Issue date: | 10/19/1993 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION V) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20058D309 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-528-93-40, 50-529-93-40, 50-530-93-40, NUDOCS 9312030130 | |
| Download: ML20058D331 (2) | |
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.q NOTICE OF VIOLATION 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 August 17 through September 20, 1993, three violations of NRC requirements were identified.
In accordance with the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C, 'the violations are listed below:
l Technical Specification 6.2.2.1.b., for Units 1, 2, and 3, requires that A.
an individual should not be permitted to work more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> straight nor more that 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in any 7-day period, exclusive of shift turnover time. Deviations from this must be authorized by appropriate managers.
Contrary to the above, the licensee determined that: (1) on December 31, 1991, through January 1,1992, a licensee engineer worked more than 16 hours1.851852e-4 days <br />0.00444 hours <br />2.645503e-5 weeks <br />6.088e-6 months <br /> straight, exclusive of shift turnover time, and (2) between 25, 1991, and January 13, 1992, a licensee engineer worked more j
December than 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br /> in a 7-day period, exclusive of shift turnover time, I
without authorization by a manager.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) applicable to Units 1, 2, and 3.
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Unit 2 Technical Specification 6.8.1 requires, in part, that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering surveillance and test activities of safety-related equipment.
Procedure 73AC-9ZZO4, Revision 9.05, " Surveillance Testing," step 3.9.3, requires that unsatisfactory steps or data be marked "unsat," circled, and initialed.
In addition, step 3.10.3, states that a retest shall be documented on blank pages of the surveillance test (ST) procedure, copied from the station manual and inserted as necessary to provide unused steps for the appropriate test sections including prerequisites.
Contrary to the above, on August 27, 1993, during the performance of Surveillance Test 42ST-2CH04 in Unit 2, operators noted that the calculated boron injection flow was below the minimum acceptance criterion, but failed to mark this step as "unsat."
In addition, the retest was not conducted using a blank page from the ST procedure.
This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement I) applicable to Unit 2.
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10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, requires that activities affecting quality be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances.
Procedure 32MT-9ZZ45, " Disassembly / Assembly of Limitorque type SMB/SB-0 thru SMB/SB 4 Actuators," includes instructions for the installation of the actuator torque switch.
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2 Contrary to the above,-on August 4,1993, Revisions 6F and 7G of Work-Order 605526 were not appropriate to the circumstances in that they did not include a step referencing procedure 32MT-9ZZ46 for replacing the l
torque switch for the auxiliary feedwater supply isolation valve to Steam j
.l Generator 22.
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l This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) applicable to i
Unit 2.
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.
j Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C.-
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20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region V,.and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the Palo Verde Nuclear Genera +ing Station, within 30 l
days ~of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation _.(Notice).
j 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
.j 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 l
If an adequate reply. is not received within the compliance will be~ achieved.
time specified in this Notice, th'a Commission may issue an order or a demand for information as to.why the license should not be modified, s~uspended, or Where revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
good cause is shown, consideration will be given to ' extending the response l
time.
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Dated at Valnut Creek, California this hday of 044,6<,-
,1993 l
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