ML20137H452
| ML20137H452 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Palisades  |
| Issue date: | 11/27/1985 |
| From: | Norelius C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Dewitt R CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.) |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20137H456 | List: |
| References | |
| CAL-85-15, NUDOCS 8512020396 | |
| Download: ML20137H452 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000255/1985024
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NOV 2 71985
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Docket No. 50-255
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Consumers Power Company
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ATTN: Mr. R. B. DeWitt
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Vice President
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Nuclear Operations
212 West Michigan Avenue
Jackson, MI 49201
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Gentlemen:
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This refers to the special safety inspection conducted by Messrs. A. L. Madison
and T. T&ylor on September 30 through October 4,1985, of activities at the
Palisades Nuclear Plant authorized by NRC Operating License No. OPR-20 and to
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the discussion of our findings with Mr. J. Firlit and members of his staff at
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the conclusion of the inspection.
The inspection was intended as a followup to the March 1985 Maintenance Team
Inspection (IR 255/85003(DRP)) to review your progress in addressing the issues
identified in that report and determine the need for additional measures. The
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inspection covered a broad spectrum of maintenance related areas. Within these
areas, the inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures and
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representative records, observations, and interviews with personnel. Certain
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of your activities appeared to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified
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in the enclosed Appendix. A written response is required.
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Your response dated June 3,1985 to Inspection Report 255/85003(DRP) was
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received by this office on June 5,1985 and was reviewed by my staff.
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Although we did not provide you our position in writing regarding your
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response, telephonic discussions between my staff and Mr. VandeWalle of your
staff between June 5 and August 6, 1985 confirmed our position that the
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violations remained as issued. While we regret any miscommunication resulting
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from the lack of a written documentation of our position regarding your
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response, the corrective action you committed to in your June 3,1985 letter,
to be completed by September 30, 1985, should have prevented the violations
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identified during this followup inspection.
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While we recognize that improvements have been made in your control systems in
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the maintenance area, we are concerned with the repeat violation in the area
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of inadequate corrective actions and with the less than adequate progress in
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reducing the number of outstanding maintenance work orders. To address these
concerns, we issued Confirmatory Action Letter CAL 85-15 detailing the
corrective actions you are taking.
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We request that, in addition to responding to the specific violation set
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forth in the Appendix, you describe the action you have in place or planned to
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resolve the items addressed in the Confirmatory Action Letter, specifically
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the concerns of trending and reduction of outstanding maintenance work
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requests.
Include any milestones you have established to measure progress
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and proposed completion dates.
We will closely follow your actions in this area, and we plan to conduct
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additional followup inspections to review the effectiveness of your actions.
We have determined that escalated enforcement action is not appropriate at
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this time; however, continued poor performance in this area may warrant such
action.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of
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this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC
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Public Document Room.
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The responses directed by this letter (and the accompanying Notice) are not
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subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budged as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
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Sincerely,
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C. E. Norelius, Director
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Division of Reactor Projects
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Enclosures:
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1. Appendix, Notice
of Violation
2. Inspection Report
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No. 50-255/85024(DRP)
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cc w/ enclosures.
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Mr. Kenneth W. Berry, Director
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Nuclear Licensing
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J. F. Firlit, General Manager
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DCS/RSB (RIDS)
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Ronald Callen, Michigan
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