ML20129A733

Forwards Mgt Conference Rept 50-267/84-32 on 841114.No Violation Noted

ML20129A733
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Site:	Fort Saint Vrain
Issue date:	05/22/1985
From:	Johnson E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Lee O PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO
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MAY 3 01986

In Reply Refer To:

Docket: 50-267/84-32

Public Service Company of Colorado

ATTN: 0. R. Lee, Vice President

Electric Production

P. O. Box 840

Denver, Colorado 80201

Dear Mr. Lee:

Tt.is refers to the Management Conference conducted in the Region IV offices on

November 14, 1984, to review the major conclusions of NRC's October 1984

Assessment Report, to discuss operations of the Fort St. Vrain facility and to

review outstanding licensing actions. Since this conference there have been a

number of technical meetings with your staff and you have submitted a

substantial amount of information pertaining to the matters that were

discussed. We have also carried out a number of related inspections.

Based on a detailed review of records related to issues raised in the

Assessment Report and on follow-up inspection effort, we have concluded that

no violations of NRC requirements were identified therein. However, there are

two matters which must be brought to your attention.

As we discussed with you and members of your staff on several different

occasions, it is possible to come to an ambiguous interpretation of

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10 CFR 50.72 concerning whether the failure of six control rods to

l automatically insert during the scram event which occurred on June 23, 1984,

should have been reported at the time of the initial report to the NRC

Operations Center.

You should emphasize to your operations staff that it is the intent of this

regulation that any known condition involving potentially serious degradation

of a component or system required for plant safety be reported at the time an

event notification is made pursuant to 10 CFR 50.72. Likewise, your training

programs and plant procedures should be clear on this point.

Section 4.2.5.6 (page 4-8) of the Assessment Report discusses your program for

verification of the correct perfonnance of operating activities. (TMIAction

Plan Requirements, NUREG-0737, item 1.C.6.) Your position on implementation of

this item was apparently accepted without sufficient consideration to the need

for double verification of system or equipment status, particularly in

connection with maintenance activities. You should review your procedures

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with this in mind and assure that you. implement.a system of " double

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verification" to the maximum extend practicable in view of the design of ycur

plant. Your. response to this item should be provided within 120 days.of the

c date of this. letter. If you have any questions concerning this letter,~ we.

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Sincerely,

Ori:inal Signed By

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E. H. Johnson, Chief

Reactor Project Branch 1

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