IR 05000295/1986002

Forwards Insp Repts 50-295/86-02 & 50-304/86-02 on 860127-0214 & Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $25,000 for Failure to Ensure Adequate Valve Positioning Controls for safety-related Sys

ML20155D742
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Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	04/15/1986
From:	James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Oconnor J COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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ML20155D743	List: IR 05000295/1986002 ML20155D756
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EA-86-049, EA-86-49, NUDOCS 8604170417
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APR f S 1986 Docket No. 50-295 EA 86-49 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Mr. James J. O'Connor President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-295/86002(DRP); 50-304/86002(DRP)

This refers to the inspection conducted from Janua y 27 through February 14, 1986, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License No. DPR-39 for the Zion Generating Station, Unit 1. The inspection was conducted by the NRC Resident Inspector after he was informed on January 27, 1986 by the Operating Assistant Superintendent at Zion that a valve lineup error had resulted in the isolation of the IB auxiliary feedwater pump oil cooler. This matter was discussed on March 31, 1986 during an Enforcement Conference held in the NRC Region III office between Cordell Reed and others of your staff and A. B. Davis and others of the NRC staf The violation described in the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed

- Imposition of Civil Penalty involves your discovery on January 12, 1986 that'

as a result of testing and maintenance activities, service water to the bearing oil cooler on the IB auxiliary feedwater pump was isolated, rendering the IB pump inoperable for a period of 22 days, in violation of technical specification Although this event appears to be an isolated example, your staff should ensure that non-routine valve alignments are adequately evaluated prior to implementation and properly documented to ensure that after work is completed, systems are returned to operating status. The individual who identified the closed valve is to be commended since this valve was not part of a planned alignment procedure and the improper position was not readily apparent. However, NRC is concerned that after the valve misalignment was discovered and corrected, two weeks passed before anyone realized the full significance of this event.

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To emphasize the need for you to ensure that adequate valve positioning controls are implemented for safety-related systems, I have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in .

the amount of Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) for the violation described l in the enclosed Notice. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and

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Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985)

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Commonwealth E.iison Company -2- APR 151986 categorized at a Severity Level III. The base civil penalty for a Severity Level III violation is $50,00 The NRC Enforcement Policy allows for reduction of a civil penalty under certain circumstance In this case, the base civil penalty has been reduced by 50 percent because you identified and reported the violation and because of your good past performance in the area of concer Further reduction was not applied because after the violation was discovered, you failed to realize its safety significance for some tim You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the specific actions and any additional action you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice, including your corrective actions, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirement In accordance with 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter, and its enclosures will be l

placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

' The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as. required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-51 l

Sincerely Original Clin d D fm G. Kcppler James G. Keppler Regional Administrator Enclosures: Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty Inspection Reports No. 50-295/86002(DRP);

No. 50-304/86002(DRP)

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