ML17195A779

Forwards Insp Rept 50-237/85-14 on 850320-23 & 0404 & Notice of Violation.False Statement in Re Plans to Connect HPCI Battery 1C in Place of Degraded 125-volt Dc Battery Should Be Addressed

ML17195A779
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	04/29/1985
From:	Spessard R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
Shared Package
ML17195A780	List: ML17195A779 ML17195A781 ML17195A782
References
NUDOCS 8505080020
Download: ML17195A779 (2)

See also: IR 05000237/1985014

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Commonweal th Edi son Coinpa_ny *

ATTN:, ' 'Mr. Corde 11

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APR 2}~ 1985

This refers. to. the- 'routine safetY: inspection *CO~ducted by Mr;. A. S .. Gautam.

of this office* on M_arch f0-23 and April 4, .. 1985, or activiti.es at. Dresden

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Nuclear Pqwer .Station; Unit 2*, authorized* by NRC' Operating Li cerise* No. DPR-19. *

and to the discussfon of our findings with _Messr~.:.L. -Del George and* other_s .at

the cone 1 us i ori o.f the: 'inspection.* -

The *enc.l ~sed cop;. ~f, our i n~pe.ct ion ... report ident ifi e's ar.e~s. exami n_ed dud ng .

the inspection. . Wi-thi n*. these .areas, th~* inspect ioD consi s.ted of .a selective

exami nat. fon of procedures* and representative records, observat i ans, and.

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Q~ring_.'this i~s'pec:tion,: c~-rtain- of: yqur activities _app¢-ared to be-. in "non-

compliance with NRC :requ;.rements, 'a.s .*speti,fied *in .the-em;:lbsed Appendix. '.. .

A written-.. respohse*is:requi'red. -

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As <;tescri.bed in Paragr~pb. 3. f(l)" of _the* enclosed :'report, we hav~ cC>nc l Llded *

that *yoµr Jetter to us dated~M.arch 13, 1985~ *:regardfhg your pl an.s ~ta -connect

the *Unit l HPCI lC ba.ttery in .Place of the degraded Ufiit 2 125Y DC battery

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_ .contai.nefa false statement. -Spt:kifitally,.your* statement that

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• . * _ : cables io-the 9~b1e_pans is acceptable as all other ~able in these pans ar~

• not in ser'vice ... *

11 * was _determined by our inspect,or to be-inconsistent *with -

• * :_ .'. * --field- condi.t ions in *that s~vera l cables in the, pan$' .with . the spliced cab le.s

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~e~e foijrid *to be* energized and there were no documented-provisions to assure~:

-the cables would be *deenerg*i.zed.

While we do not consider it ~o *be a_ material

false statement within the.context of o*ur* enforceme*nt poli.cy, we_ nonetheless* ..

consider ~it important .-fo light of the :signlficance* the NRC .attaches -to the_

- - ne.ed for licensees 'to _*su.bmi t correct and .accurate -i riformat ion.

Therefore:

_ *: _ " your response to this lette(_should address this* matter* and describe the

• : actions Commonwealth Edi son ,company wi 11 take to ass:ure the accuracy of '_future

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In accordance witti.10 C.FR 2.*190 of the Commission'~ regulations, a GOPY of

• this letter* and th~ -enclosure(s) will be 'placed-* in.' the NRC Pl,lblic Document

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The responses directeci'by this letter (and the accompanying No~:ice) are*

not subject to the cl eararice *procedures 9f the Office of Management *and

Budget ~s require9 ~y the Paperwork Red.ucti9n.Act of 1980, PL 9fr-511.*

We .. will gladly discuss .any. questi Oh$ you have concerni n'g .. this inspect ion ..

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.* 1. * Appendix, NQt fee

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.' Inspectiqn. Report

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DMB/Do~ument ContrQl Desk (RIDS)

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Original signed by J. F. * Stre.eter".(for.)

R. , L.. Spessard,* Di reefer

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