ML17188A071
| ML17188A071 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 03/06/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17188A072 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-237-97-21, 50-249-97-21, EA-98-122, NUDOCS 9803130181 | |
| Download: ML17188A071 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000237/1997021
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EA 98-122
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley
President, Nuclear Generation Group
Commonwealth Edison Company
ATIN: Regulatory Services
Executive Towers West Ill
1400 Opus Place, Suite 500
Downers Grove, IL 60515
.March 6, 1998
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-237/97021 (DRS); 50-249/97021 (DRS)
Dear Mr. Kingsley: .
This letter refers to the inspection conducted on October 21, 1997 through January 27, 1998, at
the Dresden Nuclear facility. The purpose of the inspection was t6 evaluate the effectiveness of
your engineering organization in performing routine and reactive site activities, including
controls for the identification, resolution and prevention of technical issues and problems that
could degrade the quality of plant operations or safety. At the conclusion of the inspection, the
findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
Overall, the inspection determined that your engineering staff was effective in the identification
and resolution of technical issues. Self-assessments exhibited a pro-active trend in the attempt
to disclose performance problems within the engineering organization. The quality of
engineering reviews were in most cases technically sound. As a result, we have concluded that
all commitments and corrective actions identified by Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL)
No. Rlll-96-016, dated November 21, 1996, including those activities associated with the
Dresden Engineering Assurance Group (DEAG) have satisfied NRC requirements. The CAL
was closed.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that three violations of NRC
requirements occurred. The first violation identified that a written safety evaluation had not
been performed when a prior inadvertent change to the control room ventilation system design
deleted the automatic smoke purge mode transfer capability. The second violation identified
that the Fire Protection Report had not been updated and submitted to the NRC for
approximately three years. The third .violation identified that the fire protection pre-plans had
not been updated for approximately five years. The three violations were of concern because
they involved the fire protection program a!'ld were related to an inadequate awareness of fire
protection program requirements.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the Gircumstances
surrounding the violations are described in detail in the subject inspection report. Please note
that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to
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determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2. 790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning these inspections.
Sincerely, *
/s/ Harold o. Christensen for
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report 50-237/97021 (DRS);
50-249/97021 (DRS)
cc w/encls:
M. Wallace, Senior Vice President
D. Helwig, .Senior Vice President
G. Stanley, PWR Vice President
J. Perry, BWR Vice President
D. Farrar, Regulatory
Services Manager
I. Johnson, Licensing Director
DCD - Licensing
M. Heffley, Site Vice President
T. Nauman, Station Manager Unit 1
- P. Swafford, 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
See Attached Distribution
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OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
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Distribution:
Docket File w/encls
PUBLIC IE-01 w/encls
A. Beach w/encls
Deputy RA w/encls
Riii Enf. Coord. w/encls
SRI Dresden w/encls
Project Mgr., NRR w/encls
DRP w/encls
Office of Enforcement w/encls
B. Boger, NRR w/encls
C. Weil, Riii w/encls
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TSS w/encls
DRS (2) w/encls
Riii PRRw/encls
RAC1 (E-Mail)
IEO (E-Mail)
DOCDESK (E-Mail)
Project Mgr., Unit 1, NRR w/encls
GREENS
J. Lieberman *. OE w/encls
J. Goldberg, OGC w/encls
March 6, 1998