ML17179B116
| ML17179B116 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 09/27/1993 |
| From: | Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wallace M COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17179B117 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9310050108 | |
| Download: ML17179B116 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000237/1993020
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Docket Nos.
50-237; 50-249
Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN:
M. J. Wallace
Vice President,
Chief Nuclear Officer
Executive Towers West III
1400 Opus Place, Suite 500
Downers Grove,
IL
60515
Dear Mr. Wallace:
SEP 2 7 1993
This refers to the inspection conducted by M. Leach, M. Peck, A. M. Stone, and
J. F. Smith of this office, and by R. Zuffa of the Illinois Department of
Nuclear Safety, on June 19 through August 16, 1993.
The inspection included a
review of activities authorized for your Dresden Nuclear Station, Units 2 and
3, facility.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed
with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
Our
findings were further clarified on August 26 during a discussion with
Mr. G. Spedl.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
activities in progress.
The purpose of the inspection was to determine
whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely and in
accordance with NRC requirements.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared
to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice).
Four violations were identified. The first violation was
cited for inadequate control over station cleanliness and storage of
equipment.
This violation is of concern because each example was identified
by the NRC within a ten-day period and demonstrated that management
expectations have not been adequately communicated or reinforced to plant
personnel.
The second violation with numerous examples was cited for the
failure to follow station procedures. This violation is of concern because
each example was identified by the NRC and represents a negative trend in
procedural adherence.
There were previous violations cited for failure to
follow procedures.
In your response to the second violation, please describe
your actions to reverse the negative trend and discuss the reasons that
previous corrective actions were ineffective. The third violation was cited
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for the failure to take adequate corrective actions regarding a contaminated
water leak in the 38 core spray pump room.
The leak was identified in March;
however, the leak was not contained until after it was identified by the NRC.
A fourth violation, identified by the NRC, was cited for the failure to submit
a licensee event report within 30 days.
The additional management support to
the event screening committee process should prevent recurrence. Although
Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within 30 days of your
receipt of this Notice, a written statement of explanation, we note that this
violation had been corrected and those actions were reviewed during this
inspection.
Therefore, no response with respect to the fourth violation is
required.
Certain other of your activities appear to be in violation of NRC
requirements.
The non-cited violation described in paragraph 4.c of the
enclosed inspection report involved misuse of work request prioritization.
The issue was identified and investigated by your staff and was categorized as
The criteria specified in Section VII.B of the "General
Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," (Enforcement
Policy, 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C), were satisfied; therefore, a violation is
not enclosed.
The majority of these violations were not identified by your quality assurance
or self assessment activities.
One of the violations regarding the failure to
reconnect a power cable on an intermediate range monitor following a
surveillance was previously identified by site quality verification; however,
corrective actions were not effective.
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 taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this
Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future
inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of
this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room .
SEP 2 7 1993
Commonwealth Edison Company
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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, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
Enclosures:
1.
2.
Inspection Reports
No.
50-237/93020(DRP);
No.
50-249/93020(DRP)
cc w/enclosures:
M. Lyster, Site Vice President,
G. Spedl, Station Manager
J. Shields, Regulatory Assurance
Supervisor
D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory Services
Manager
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Resident Inspectors, Dresden
LaSalle, Quad Cities, Clinton
R. Hubbard
J. Mccaffrey, Chief, Public
Utilities Division
R. Newmann, Office of Public
Counsel, State of Illinois Center
Licensing Project Manager, NRR
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
J. B. Martin, Rill
H. J. Miller, RIII
T. 0. Martin, Rill
J. E. Dyer, NRR
E. J. Leeds, NRR
M. L. Jordan, RI II
C. D. Pederson, RIII
S. Stasek, SRI, Davis Besse
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