ML20248E004

Forwards Team Insp Rept 50-267/89-08 on 890522-26 & Notice of Violation.Response Should Include Corrective Actions Taken or Planned to Ensure That Reactor Water Cooling Sys 46 Operated as Designed

ML20248E004
Person / Time
Site:	Fort Saint Vrain
Issue date:	08/03/1989
From:	Milhoan J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION IV)
To:	Robert Williams PUBLIC SERVICE CO. OF COLORADO
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See also: IR 05000267/1989008

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In Reply Refer To:

Docket: 50-267/89-08

Public Service Company of Colorado

ATTN: Robert O. Williams, Jr., Senior

Vice President, Nuclear Operations

P.O. Box 840

Denver, Colorado 80201-0840

Gentlemen:

This refers to the team inspection conducted by members of our staff during the

period May 22-26, 1989, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License DPR-34

for the Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Generating Station, and to the discussion of

our findings with you and members of your staff at the conclusion of the

inspection.

This inspection involved a performance-based inspection of the maintenance

ectivities consisting of overall plant performance related to maintenance,

management support of maintenance, and maintenance implementation. The

inspection consisted of selective examination of work control procedures and

representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of work in

progress by the NRC inspectors. The inspection findings are documented in the

enclosed inspection report.

During this inspection, it was found that certain of your activities were in

violation of NRC requirements, Consequently, you are required to respond to

these violations, in writing, in accordance with the provisions of

Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of

Federal Regulations. Your response should be based on the specifics contained

in the Notice of Violation enclosed with this letter.

In additien to the response directed by the Notice of Violation, you are

requested to provide in your response the corrective actions taken or planned

regarding the operation of Reactor Water Cooling System (System 46) in a Etanner

that will assure the system is capable of performing its design function.

Specifically, you are requested to address your practices of assuring that flow

adjustments will remit in closer monitoring of cooling water outlet

temperatures, and will result in the appropriate resetting of the high flow and

low flow alarm set points.

You are also requested to provide your rationale for not testin , or a routine

basis, the System 46 relief valves and check valves. Acciticnh 1y, you are

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requestec to provide us ycur rationale for concluding that the System 45 surge

tanks are not significantly degraded without periodic inspections. These items

were all potential examples of a failure to test violation and are discussed in

paragraph 2.1.1 of the attached report; however, rather tren cite them herein,

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The response directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice is not subject

to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to

discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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Ja *. N E n, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. Appendix A'- Notice of Violation

' 2. Appendix B - NRC Insp?ction Report

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Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Station

ATTN: C. Fuller, Manager, Nuclear

Production Division

16805 WCR 191

Platteville, Colorado 80651

Fort St. Vrain Nuclear Station

ATTN: P. Tomlinson, Manager

Quality Assurance Division

16805 WCR 19)

Platteville, Colorado 80651

Colorado Public Utilities Commission

ATTN: Ralph Teague, P.E.

1530 Logan Street OL1

Octiver, Colorado 80203

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