ML18065A503

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SIS Being Disabled W/Primary Coolant Sys Greater than 300 F,Containing Five New Commitments & No Revs to Existing Commitments.New Commitments Listed
ML18065A503
Person / Time
Site: Palisades Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 02/19/1996
From: Smedley R
CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9602260274
Download: ML18065A503 (3)


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consumers Power l'OWERINli MllCHlliAN"S l'ROliRESS Palisades Nuclear Plant: 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway, Covert. Ml 49043 February 19, 1996 U S Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 DOCKET 50-255 - LICENSE DPR PALISADES PLANT LICENSEE EVENT REPORT 96-004 - SAFETY INJECTION SYSTEM DISABLED WITH PRIMARY COOLANT SYSTEM GREATER THAN 300°F.

Licensee Event Report (LER)96-004 is attached. This event is reportable in accordance with 10CFR50.73(a)(2)(i)(B) as an operation or condition prohibited by Technical Specifications.

SUMMARY

OF COMMITMENTS This letter contains five new commitments and no revisions to existirg commitments.

The new commitments are as follows:

1.

Communicate to Shift Supervisors, Control Room Supervisors and Shift Engineers the expectation to validate and verify information using available references (e.g. Work Order information blocks, procedure prerequisite sections) and sources (Technical Specifications, procedures, Daily Orders, schedules, equipment safe shutdown lists, LCO status boards, etc) to assist in achieving informed and accurate decision making.

2.

Reinforce the Maintenance Supervisor's responsibility to assure procedure prerequisites are met prior to authorizing a work activity.

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3.

Conduct training for licensed operators on the purpose of maintaining operability of Technical Specification Table 3.17.2 listed equipment wheri the PCS temperature is greater than or equal to 300°F.

4.

Revise the permanent Maintenance Procedure to disable/enable the Safety Injection System actuation on low pressurizer pressure to align with Technical Specifications.

5.

Align the following procedures to accurately reflect which procedure controls the activity for disabling SIS.

A.

General Operating Procedure 9, Attachment 1 "Plant Cooldown (Hot Standby/Shutdown Checklist), step 4.4 which refers to SOP 3, step 7. 7.1 B.

System Operating Procedure 3 "Safety Injection And Shutdown Cooling System" section 7. 7 C.

Permanent Maintenance Procedure ESS-E-24, "Disable/Enable the Safety Injection System Actuation On Low Pressurizer Pressure."

Richard W Smedley Manager, Licensing CC Administrator, Region Ill, USNRC Project Manager, NRR, USNRC NRC Resident Inspector - Palisades Attachment

ATTACHMENT CONSUMERS POWER COMPANY PALISADES PLANT DOCKET 50-255 LICENSEE EVENT REPORT 96-004 SAFETY INJECTION SYSTEM DISABLED WITH PRIMARY COOLANT SYSTEM GREATER THAN 300°F.