ML20072H590

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Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-263/82-15.Corrective Actions:Diesel Generator Shut Down,Respective Auto Start Relay Reset & Control Switch Returned to Auto
ML20072H590
Person / Time
Site: Monticello Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 03/17/1983
From: Larson C
NORTHERN STATES POWER CO.
To: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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NUDOCS 8303290486
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Northern Sta'es Power Company 414 Nicollet Mall Minneapo'es, Minnesota 55401 Telephone (612) 330-5500 March 17, 1983 Mr. J.G. Keppler, Regional Administrator Region III Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137

Dear Mr. Keppler:

MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT Docket No. 50-263 License No. DPR-22 In response to your letter dated February 18, 1983, which transmitted Resident Inspection Report IE 82-15, the following information is provided.

Violation Section 6.5.A.4 of the Technical Specifications requires that procedures be prepared and followed for surveillance and testing that could have an effect on nuclear safety.

3ACD-3.7, Section 6.11, " Restoration Procedures," states:

" Provisions shall be established which assure the affected equipment and systems are returned to an acceptable status upon completion of work."

Contrary to the above, adequate provisions were not estab-lished that assured the affected equipment was returned to an acceptable status on completion of work, following work performed under Work Request Authorization 82-9586.

The equipment was not returned to an acceptable status, such that an inadvertent automatic initiation of the No. 11 l

Diesel Generator occurred.

l This is a Severity Level V violation (Supplement 1).

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Response

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Corrective Action Taken and the Results Achieved.

The No. 11 Diesel Generator was shutdown, its respective auto start relay reset and its control i

switch returned to auto.

This placed the No. 11 Diesel Generator in an acceptable status for the cxisting plant condition.

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c-Mr. J.G. Keppler March 17, 1983 2.

Corrective Action to Be Taken to Avoid Further Non-Compliance.

Quality Assurance Management Memorandum 83-QA-06 has been isnued stating that: " Instructions pertinent to Operations in regard to restoration of. systems and equipment shall be identified on the continuation form of the Work Request."

These instructions will be incorporated in the next revision of the Work Request Authorization Directive, 4ACD-3.6.

Also, the incident:was discussed at the Shift Supervisor's meeting on March 3, 1983, in respect to procedure adherence and review of Section II of WRA's prior to restoration of systems and equipment.

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Date When Full Compliance ~Will Be Achieved.

Full compliance was achieved on March 17, 19h3, with the issuance of the above-referenced memorandum.

Very truly

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rs;da Director, Nuclear Generation CEL/ts cc C. Brown.

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