ML17191A592
| ML17191A592 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 04/14/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17191A594 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-237-98-07, 50-237-98-7, 50-249-98-07, 50-249-98-7, NUDOCS 9804170085 | |
| Download: ML17191A592 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000237/1998007
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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley
President, Nuclear Generation Group
Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN: Regulatory Services
Executive Towers West Ill
1400 Opus Place, Suite 500
Downers Grove, IL 60515
April 14, 1998
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-237/98007(DRS); 50-249/98007(DRS)
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
This letter refers to the inspection conducted on February 12 through March 5, 1998, at the
Dresden Nuclear facility. The purpose of the inspection was to review portions of your
Measuring and Test Equipment calibration control program and the issues related to Dresden
Station's ability to safely shutdown after a catastrophic failure of the Dresden Dam. At the
conclusion.of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff
identified in the enclosed report.
The inspection identified that the station may not be able to meet the provisions described in
Section 9.2.5.3 of the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) for successfully dealing
with a dam failure coincident with a design basis loss of coolant accident (LOCA). Further, the
station may not be able to meet the provision described in Section 9.2.5.3 of the UFSAR for
successfully dealing with a dam failure under normal operation, using seismic Class I systems
only. Similar concerns had been identified by Dresden Station staff and corrective actions were
- being evaluated.
Additional information regarding the Dresden design basis was provided by correspondence
. from Mr. J. M. Heffley of your staff on March 31, 1998. This information, along with the
proposed changes to the UFSAR, will be evaluated with respect to the above issues. However,
concerns were identified during the inspection that were not discussed in the March 31 letter.
Specifically, uriresolved items related to the post dam failure, containment cooling service water
pump performance and potential effects of Dresden canal dike failure were identified. Dresden
Station is requested to respond to these issues within 45 days of receipt of this inspection
report.
The Measuring and Test Equipment (M&TE) calibration control program was found to be
effective. M& TE storage controls were adequate and plant temperature instrumentation was
- properly calibrated~ Additionally, a violation of NRC requirements was identified in that M&TE
calibration records were not specified to be retained as quality assurance records for the
required five years.
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The violation is cited in the endosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the circumstances
surrounding the violation 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
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,
original /s/ R. Gardner for
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report 50-237/98007(DRS);
50-249/98007(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
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
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