IR 07100101/2012018

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971101-1218.Violation Noted:Activities Affecting Quality Were Not Accomplished IAW Applicable Procedures

ML20199F500
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle, 07100101
Issue date:	01/23/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20199F484	List: IR 07100101/2012018 ML20199F480 ML20199F529
References
50-373-97-20, 50-374-97-20, NUDOCS 9802040027
Download: ML20199F500 (3)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION i

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Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-373; 50 374

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LaSalle County Station Lloonse Nos. NPF 11; NPF 18 j- Units 1 and 2 During an NRC inspection conduded on November i through December 18,1997, violations of

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NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violations are listed below:

1, 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, " Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings,"

requires that activities affecting quality be accomplished in accordance with instructions

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and procedures appropriate to the circumstances.

LaSalle Administrative Procedure 220 5, * Equipment Operability Determination,"

Revision 5, Step F.2.n.10, required the Shift Operating Supervisor, Operating Engineer,

. or Shift Manager to file completed operability evaluations in the control room.

l LaSalle Administrative Procedure 13001, " Action / Work Request Processing,"

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Revision 67 Step 8.2.5.1, required the work analyst to incorporate work requirements und restrictions as discussed in Maintenance Memomndum 200 02, t Maintenance Memorandum 200 02, Step F.1.d 4, required the work analyst to apply i applicable information contained in the VETIP (vendor equipment technical information L program) manual when developing work instructions.

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[ Contrary to the above, activities affecting quality were not accomplish *lia accordance with applicable procedures in the following instances:

. On December 4,1997, the inspectord identified that not all completed operability evaluations were on file in the control room, On November 12,1997, a maintenance work analyst did not incorporate applicable information contained in a VETIP manual when developing Work l'toquest 970119536. Specifically, appropriate torque requiremente forinstalling a test valve assembly on the 0 omorgency diesel generator were not incorporate This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) (50 373/97020-01; 50 374/97020-01).

2, 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, " Corrective Actions," requires that in the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, measures shs!I assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective action taken to preclude repetitio Contrary to the above, the licensee's root cause and corrective actions for loose emergency diesel generator test valve assemblies which were discussed in Nuclear Operations Notice DR 12 96-18 and other loose valves identified by equipment operators - '

in December 1996, were not adequate to preclude repetition which resulted in the failure of a test valve assembly on November 11,1997, 9902040027 990123 PDR ADOCK 05000373 0 PM g

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Notice of Violation 2 This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (50-373/97020-02; 50 374/g7020-02). LaSalle Technical Specification 6.2.0 requires radiation control procedures to be maintained, made available to all station personnel, and adhered t LaSalle Radiation Protection Procedure 50101, * Radiological Posting and Labeling Requirementr.," Revision 5, Step E.4.9, required areas with smenrable contamination present at levels greater than or equal to 1000 dpm/100 cm' beta gamma to be posted as a contaminated are Contrary to the above, on November 30,1997, a radiation control procedure was not adhered to in that a contaminated drain trough with a smearable contamination level of 10,000 dpm/100 cm' beta-gamma was not posted as a contaminated are This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV) (50 373/g7020-06; 50 374/97020-06).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Ediso1 Company is hereby required to submit a w7itten statement of explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the LaSalle facility, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately adoresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response tim If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000 Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards informatica so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes r.uch information if you request withholding of such material, you mg11 specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b)

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l Dated at Lisle, Illinois

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this 23rd day of January 1998

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