ML17187B120
| ML17187B120 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 09/25/1997 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Jamila Perry COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17187B121 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-237-97-08, 50-237-97-8, 50-249-97-08, 50-249-97-8, NUDOCS 9710010393 | |
| Download: ML17187B120 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000237/1997008
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Mr. J. S. Perry
Site Vice President
Dresden Nuclear_ Power Station *
Commonwealth Edison Company
6500 North Dresden Road
.Morris, IL 60450-9765 _
September 25, 1997
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-237/97008(DRS); 50-249/97008(DRS)
Dear Mr. Perry:
This letter refers to the special inspection conducted on March 31, 1997, through May 14, 1997,
and June 16, 1997, through July 8, 1997, at the Dresden Nuclear facility. The purpose of the
inspection was to determine whether commitments and corrective actions identified by
Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) No. Rlll-96-016, dated November 21, 1996, were completed
in accordance with NRC requi~ements. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were
discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
As a result of this inspection we have determined that, except for those activities associated
with the Dresden Engineering Assurance Group (DEAG), the CAL commitments and corrective
?Ctions were completed and have satisfied NRC requirements. In addition, those CAL activities
that remained on-going were determined to satisfy the intent of the CAL. The inspectors'
observations indicated that initial DEAG implementation was not effective as an oversight
organization. Although recent changes have demonstrated some improvement in this area, due
to the weaknesses observed, we have decided that the CAL will remain open until effective
DEAG performance has been demonstrated. The continuation of the monthly CAL meetings,
however, will be discontinued and replaced with quarterly meetings. The intent of the quarterly
meetings will be to discuss the status and findings of the DEAG activities, the effectiveness of
recommended corrective actions, overall engineering performance improvement, and nuclear
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steam supply system supplier and architect engineer audits. The first quarterly meeting will be I ;
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held on October 15, 1997, at the Region 111 Offices.
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The DEAG was established to provide oversight of key engineering activities and was to ensure
soundness of current engineering performance. Although no significant safety-related technical
deficiencies were identified during the inspection, the administrative weaknesses observed in
the implementation of the DEAG raise concerns regarding the overall effectiveness of the
DEAG. In addition, problems with lost or misplaced documents within the performance
improvement process raise concerns that root cause(s) may not be properly identified and
associated corrective actions implemented for all known problems.
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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). The circumstances
surrounding the two violations are described in detail in the subject inspection report. The
violations are of concern because they demonstrated weaknesses in procedure adherence and
the performance improvement process as implemented by the DEAG and your engineering
organization.
The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the second violation, the
corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence, is already
adequately addressed in the subject inspection report. Therefore, you are not required to
respond to the violation concerning DEAG procedure adherence unless the description therein
does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you
choose to provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice.
However, you are required to respond to the first violation discussed in 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 Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter and the
enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning these inspections.
Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249
Sincerely,
original signed by J. A. Grobe
John A. Grobe, Acting Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report 50-237/97008(DRS); 50-249/97008(DRS)
See Attached Distribution
DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\DRS\\DRE97008.DRS
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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
J. S. Perry
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cc w/encls:
R. J. Manning, Executive Vice President,
Distribution:
Generation
M. Wallace, Senior Vice President,
Corporate Services
E. Kraft, Vice President, BWR Operations
Liaison Officer, NOC-BOD
D. A. Sager, Vice President,
Generation Support
D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory
Services Manager
I. Johnson, Licensing Operations Manager
Document Control Desk - Licensing
T. Nauman, Station Manager, Unit 1
M. Heffley, Station Manager, Units 2 and 3 *
F. Spangenberg, Regulatory Assurance
Manager
Richard Hubbard
Nathan Schloss, Economist,
Office of the Attorney General
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
Docket File w/encl
PUBLIC IE-01 w/encl
OC/LFDCB w/encl
DRP w/encl
SRI, Dresden, w/encl
C. Pederson, Rill w/encl
LPM, NRR w/encl
A. B. Beach, Rill w/encl
DRS w/encl
RI 11 PRR w/encl
J. L. Caldwell, Riii w/encl
Riii Enf. Coordinator, w/encl
September 25, 1997
R. A. Capra, NRR w/encl
TSS w/encl
CAA1 w/encl
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