ML19256F456
| ML19256F456 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 08/28/1975 |
| From: | Knuth D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Ayers T COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19256F405 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-79-491 NUDOCS 7912190171 | |
| Download: ML19256F456 (3) | |
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?DIROR8K AUG 2 81975 License no. DPR-29 Cocoonwealth Edison Company License No. DP -
Mr. T. G. Ayers, President Docket No.
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This letter refers to two inspections which were conducted at theOne o Quad-cities facility in recent months. conducted by Messrs. M I (Cica Ellyn, dden step Illinois) office on May 22-23, 1975, increases in gaseous radioactivity released through the stack on M The findings of this inspection were discussed ih Mr. Kalivianakis at the conclusion of the inspectio h
In addition, the safety relatad of his staff on June 4, 1975. considerations identified by this inspectio d d in the aceting held by Mr. J. G. Kappler, Director of RegionP i
President, on June 24, 1975.
21-23, 1975, by The second of these inspections was conducted on July dings Messrs. Carlson and Belanger of our Region UI The najor concerns identified 23, 1975.
and others of your staff on Julyduring this inspection vere also d i
Co::r.onwealth between Mr. C. Pierelli and Mr. Byron Lee,The area exa=
on July 29, 1975 Edison Co=pany Vice President.
bt e inspection was the program for protecting against industrial sa o ag ble and safeguarding special nuclear material pursuant to applica d Utili::stion provisions of 10 CFR Part 50, " Licensing of Product l " and 30.
specific requirements of NRC Licenses No. DPR-29 and DPR-f Within the areas identified above, thesa inspections con ih selective ev=
During these inspec-personnel, and observations by the inspectors.ticus it was d to be in noncocpliance with NRC requirements.
i closed pertinent requirements are listed in the Notices of Violat on enIte=s I
herewith as Appendices A and 3.
l i to safe;uards progran are set forth in Appendix A, and itens re at ng of gascous radioactive caterial on May 22,
-J the increase in release 1975, are set forth in Appendix 3.
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Fai, lure to meet the require:x.nts of the Quad-Cities security plan as identified in the Uotice of Violation, Appendix A, substantially i
increases the rink of industrin1 sabotago and nny adversely affect It is noted that three of i
the public health, safety, or interest.
the four items of noncompliance are repetitivs in nature indicating
.I in this instance also, that management controls have not been suffi-I cicot to prevent recurrence of iters of noncompliance previously (The items which were found during the previous inspection
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are identified in Appendix C.) Consequently, in your reply to the items of noncompliance identified in Appendix A, you should also discuss the actions taken or planned to improve the effectiveness of your canagement control syste 2 as it relates to these ite=s of noncompliance.
The control rod manipulation incident which occurred at Quad-Cities
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Unit 2 on May 22, 1975, resulted in an increased relecse of gaseous radioactiva material. Also for a period of approxi=ately four hours the This actual peaking factor was greater than the calculated value.
resulted in the APSM flow biased limiting safety system settings being set less conservatively than allowed. This represents the fifth in a series of similar abnormal occurrences that have been experienced within the past nine months at Co==enuealth Edison Company's Dresden and Quad-j All five of these occurrences apparently resulted from l
Cities stations.
The first of these personnel error and ineffective management controls.
incidents occurred at Dresden III on October 31, 1974, and it appears that the corrective actions at both corporate cad site levels have been l
inoffective in precluding the ensuing incidents. The other three incidents occurred on January 25 and April 21, 1975, at Dresden II, and on May 3,
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In addition to the need for corrective actions regarding the specific ite=s of noncompliance listed in Appendix B, we ara concerned about the lack of operating and nanagement controls relating to control rod =ani-pulations as centioned above. These operations, when conducted improperly, have potc=tial for affecting fuel clad integrity, unnecessarily increasing the gaseous radicactive caterial released and increasing plant personnel Consequencly, in your reply, you should describe in particular, exposures.
not o'.tly those actions taken or planned to correct the items of noncom-pliance, but also actions tahan or planned to improve the effectiveness of your umnge=ent control system as it relates to these items of I
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As you are aware, fro:a the " Criteria for Determining Enforcement Action" which were provided to you with our letter dated December 31, 1974, the enforec=ent actions available to the Co=sission in the exercise of its regulatory responsibilities include administrative actions in the form of written notices of violation, civil monetary penalties, and orders pertaining to the codification, suspension or revocation of licenses. After careful evaluation of the items of nonce =pliance identified in Appendices A and B, and in light of the significance and repetitive nature of the items of noncompliance, this office proposes to impose civil, penalties pursuant to Section 234 of the Atenic Energy Act of 1954 as amended (42 USC 2282) and 10 CFR 2.205 in the cumulative amount of $25,000 as set forth in the Notice of
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Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties enclosed herewith as Appendix D.
The information in Appendices A and C concern a subject matter which
'is. exempt from disclosure according to Section 2.790 of the NRC Rules of Practice, Part 2. Title,10. Code of Federal Regulations. Conse-quently, our report of the July 21-23, 1975 inspection (050-254/75-12, 050-265/75-12), the enclosed Appendices A and C of this letter, and your response to the items listed in Appendix A, vill not be placed in the Public Docu=ent Poom.
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We wish to reiterate the necessity of tMng prompt management action to assure' full compliance with NRC requirements in the future. We plan to continue to conduct unannounced inspections to determine whether such action has been taken. Our findings and your reply to this letter' vill provide a basis to detersine whether any further enforce =ent action is called for, such as additional civil penalties or suspension, modification or revocation of any of your licenses.
Sincerely.
l$f Donald F. Knuth, Director Office of Inspection and Enforcesent
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