ML20247L614

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 890623-27.Violation Noted: Failure to Provide Adequate Administrative Control of Plant Changes That Affect safety-related Plant Procedures
ML20247L614
Person / Time
Site: Fort Saint Vrain Xcel Energy icon.png
Issue date: 07/14/1989
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:
Shared Package
ML20247L601 List:
References
50-267-89-15, NUDOCS 8908010298
Download: ML20247L614 (1)


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APPENDlX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION k Public Service Company of Colorado Docket: '50-267 Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station License: DPR-34

.During an NRC in;pection conducted on June 23-27, 1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation involved the failure to provide adequate administrative control of plant changes that affect safety-related plant procedures.

In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and

Procedure for NRC Enforcement' Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification AC 7.4 requires that written procedures as recommended in Appendix A of Safety Guide 33, Noverber 1972, shall be established, implemented.and maintained for activities affecting plant operation.

Contrary to the above, on March 22, 1989, a change was made to the method of secondary heat balance calculation by the licensee's reactor support group without revising Procedure OPOP-IV, " Plant Operation Between 30% and 100% Power." This resulted in operation above the authorized maximum power level. of 82 percent of full power, by up to 1.6 percent on June 22-23, 1989, for a period of approximately 4 hours4.62963e-5 days <br />0.00111 hours <br />6.613757e-6 weeks <br />1.522e-6 months <br />.

This is a Severity Level IV violation.

(Supplement I) (267/8915-01) h Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Public Service Concany of Colorado is hereby required to submit to this office within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply,

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including for each violation:

(1) the reason for the violation if admitted, (2) the corrective steps which have been taken and the:results' achieved, (3) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and.

(4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, 3

- con:.ideration will be given to extending the response time.

Dated at Arlington, Texas this

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