ML17180B120
| ML17180B120 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 02/27/1995 |
| From: | Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Jamila Perry COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17180B121 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9503140037 | |
| Download: ML17180B120 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000125/2002010
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Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN:
Mr. J. S. Perry
Vice President
Nuclear BWR Operations
1400 Opus Place
Downers Grove, IL
60515
February 27, 1995
SUBJECT:
SPECIAL SAFETY INSPECTION OF A REACTOR RECIRCULATION PUMP TRIP
EVENT AND A LOSS OF CONTAINMENT INTEGRITY EVENT (NRC INSPECTION
REPORT NOS. 50-237/95004; 50-249/95004)
Dear Mr. Perry:
Enclosed are the results of a special safety inspection conducted by
C. Phillips and A. M. Stone, on January 25 through February 10, 1995.
The
inspectors reviewed activities authorized for your Dresden Nucle~r Station,
Units 2 and 3.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the inspecto~s discussed
their findings with members of your staff .
The areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, and interviews with personnel.
The purpose of the
inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by your licenses
were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements; This
inspection focused on the circumstances regarding a reactor recirculation pump
trip event which occurred*on January 10, 1995, and reduced containment
integrity which existed between January 6 and February 3, 1995.
We identified three apparent violations during the inspection.
One apparent
violation involved your compliance with 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V,
"Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings," with three examples:
not securing
recirculation pump ~eal purge flow as required, an inadequate recirculation
pump start procedure, and an inadequate procedure for performing a vacuum
breaker surveillance. The second apparent violation regarded compliance with
technical specifications during a January 10, 1995, restart of the 2B
recirculation pump.
The third apparent violation regarded compliance with
technical specifications for primary containment leakage limits that were
exceeded between Jan\\jary 6.and February 3, 1995.
The apparent violations* are
being considered for escalated enforcement action in accordance with the
"General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions"
(Enforcement Policy), 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C.
Accordingly, no Notice of
Violation is presently being issued for these inspection findings.
Please be
advised that the number and characterization of apparent violations described
in the enclosed inspection report may change as a result of further NRC
review.
P9503140037 950227
GDR
ADOCK 05000237
J. S. Perry
2
An enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
scheduled for March 9, 1995, at 10:00 am in the Region III office in Lisle,
Illinois. The decision to hold an enforcement conference does not mean that
the NRC has determined that a violation has occurred or that enforcement
action will be taken.
The purposes of this conference are to discuss the
apparent violations, their causes and safety significance; to provide you the
opportunity to point out any errors in our inspection report; and to provide
an opportunity for you to present your proposed corrective actions.
In
particular, we expect you to address the generic issue of procedure controls
at Dresden including adherence to and adequacy of station procedures.
In
addition, this is an opportunity for you to provide any information concerning
your perspectives on 1) the severity of the violation(s), 2) the application
of the factors that the NRC considers when it determines the amount of a civil
penalty that may be assessed in accordance with Section VI.B.2 of the
Enforcement Policy, and 3) any other application of the Enforcement Policy to
this case, including the exercise of discretion in accordance with Section
VII.
You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our
deliberations on this matter.
No response regarding these apparent violations
is required at this time.
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.
Docket Nos.
50-237; 50-249
Enclosures:
Inspection Reports
No. 50-237/95004(DRP);
No. 50-249/95004(DRP)
See Attached Distribution
Sincerely,
Edward G. Greenman, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
DOCUMENT NAME:
g:
DRES.IR/DRE95004.DRP
To receive a copy of this* document, Indicate In the box: *c* = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" =. No copy
OFFICE
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NAME
Hiland
De Fayette
Pederson
Clayton
DATE
J. S. Perry
2
An enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
scheduled for March 9, 1995, at 10:00 am in the Region III office in Lisle,
Illinois. The decision to hold an enforcement conference does not mean that
the NRC has determined that a violation has occurred or that enforcement
action will be taken.
The purposes of this conference are to discuss the
apparent violations, their causes and safety significance; to provide you the
opportunity to point out any errors in our inspection report; and to provide
an opportunity for you to present your proposed corrective actions.
In
particular, we expect you to address the generic issue of procedure controls
at Dresden including adherence to and adequacy of station procedures.
In
addition, this is an opportunity for you to provide any information concerning
your perspectives on 1) the severity of the violation(s), 2) the application
of the factors that the NRC considers when it determines the amount of a civil
penalty that may be assessed in accordance with Section VI.B.2 of the
Enforcement Policy, and 3) any other application of the Enforcement Policy to
this case, including the exercise of discretion in accordance with Section
VII.
You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our
deliberations on this matter.
No response regarding these apparent violations
is required at this time.
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.
Docket Nos.
50-237; 50-249
Enclosures:
Inspection Reports
No. 50-237/95004(DRP);
No. 50-249/95004(DRP)
See Attached Distribution
Sincerely,
E. G. Greenman, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
DOCUMENT NAME:
g:
DRES.IR/DRE95004.DRP
To receive 11 copy of this document, lndlc11te In the box: "C"
"N" = No copy
OFFICE
RIII
C. RII
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NAME
Hiland
'Pel.. t
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Greenman
DATE
J. S. Perry
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cc w/encl:
T. Joyce, Site Vice President
J. C. Brons, Vice President,
Nuclear Support
T. Nauman, Station Manager Unit 1
E. D. Eenigenburg, Station Manager Unit 2
R. Bax, Station Manager Unit 3
P. Holland, Regulatory Assurance
Supervisor
D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory
Services Manager
Richard Hubbard
Nathan Schloss, Economist
Office of the Attorney General
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
Distribution:
Docket File w/encl
PUBLIC IE-01 w/encl
OC/LFDCB w/encl
SRI LaSalle, Dresden,
Quad Cities w/encl
Project Manager, NRR w/encl
DRP w/encl
RII I PRR w/encl
!PAS (E-Mail) w/encl
J. Lieberman, OE w/encl
J. Goldberg, OGC w/encl
R. Zimmerman, NRR w/encl