ML20247L614

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
Issue date:	07/14/1989
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
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ML20247L601	List: IR 05000267/1989015 ML20247L597 ML20247L614
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50-267-89-15, NUDOCS 8908010298
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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

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letter transmitting this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, 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.

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

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

Dated at Arlington, Texas this /t d' day of 1989 l

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