ML17177A263
| ML17177A263 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 02/05/1992 |
| From: | Miller H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| 50-249-91-36, NUDOCS 9202180187 | |
| Download: ML17177A263 (1) | |
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Dresden Station Docket No. 50-249 License No. DPR-25 During an NRC inspection conducted on December 3 -
31, 1991, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix c (1991), the violation is listed below:
10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, states, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality are promptly identified and corrected.
Contrary to the above, between September 6, 1988~ and December 31, 1991, a condition adverse to quality was not promptly identified nor corrected.
Specifically, leakage was detected from the Unit 3 containment drywell liner sand pocket area during several refueling outages.
Although the leakage was an abnormal condition which had the potential to cause degradation to.the primary containment, no corrective action was taken to identify and eliminate the source of the leakage.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provision of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison Company is hereby required to submit a written statement of explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 799 Roosevelt Road, Glen Ellyn, Illinois, 60137, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at Dresden, 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.
If an adequate' reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause 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 time.
Dated a~en Ellyn, Illinois this f)"L day of February, 1992 9202180187 920206 PDR ADOCK 05000237 G
PDR H.
- Miller, Director Division of Reactor Safety