ML20023B813
| ML20023B813 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 05/03/1983 |
| From: | James Keppler NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Oconnor J COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20023B814 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-83-029, EA-83-29, NUDOCS 8305060410 | |
| Download: ML20023B813 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000295/1983006
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{{#Wiki_filter:. . _- . - _ - . ~. .. i RAY 3 E63 Docket No. 50-295 Docket No. 50-304 EA 83-29 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Mr. James J. O'Connor President Post Office Box 767 Chicago, IL 60690' Gentlemen: This refers to the special safeguards inspection conducted by Messrs. J. L. Belanger and T. J. Madeda of the Region III staff on March 15, 1983, of activities at the Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC Operating Licenses No. DPR-39 and No. DPR-48. The , ' results of this inspection were discussed on April 11, 1983, during an Enforcement Conference held at the NRC Region III office among Mr. C. Reed and other members of your staff; Mr. J. G. Keppler and other members of the Region III staff; and members of the NRC Inspection and Enforcement Headquarters Staff. This inspection revealed that you did not adequately control access into the protected area and a vital area of your facility. In addition, you failed to make a timely report of this event to the NRC. We are concerned that the access control system in place at the time of the incident did not provide the level of protection described in your security plan. 1 To emphasize the need to ensure that the approved security plan and implementing procedures are followed and to be cognizant of the potential serious consequences of an unauthorized entry, we propose to impose a ' civil penalty for Item I as set forth in the Notice of Violation that 1 is enclosed with this letter. No civil penalty is proposed for Item 2. 4 i ' 3 Enclosure Contains i
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. . . .. 2 Commonwealth Edison Company MAY 3 198 3 The violations in the enclosed Notice have been categorized at the severity levels described in the General Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions (Appendix C to 10 CFR Part 2). The base value for a Severity level III violation is $40,000. However, in accordance with the NRC enforcement policy, and after considering your prompt and extensive corrective action, I am reducing the amount of the civil penalty by 50 percent. An additional 25 percent reduction is being made for your prompt identification. Had you reported the event in a timely manner, total mitigation would likely have occurred. After consultation with the Director of the Office of Inspection and Enforce- ment, I have been authorized to issue the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars. In your response to this letter, please follow the instructions in the Notice. Your response should specifically address corrective actions you have taken or plan to take to improve the effectiveness for ensuring that personnel access control requirements are met. Your written reply to this letter and Notice of Violation and the findings of our continuing inspections of your activities will be considered in determining whether further enforcement action is appropriate. Areas examined during this inspection concern a subject matter which is exempt from disclosure according to Section 73.21(c)(2) of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 73, Title 10, Code of Federal Regula- tions. This information must be handled and protected in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 73.21. Consequently, the enclosure to this letter, our report of this inspection, and your response to the noncompliance identified in the enclosure to this letter will not be placed in the Public Document Room. Therefore, your statement of corrective action regarding the noncompliance identified in the enclosure should be submitted as a separate enclosure to your trans- mittal letter in the manner prescribed. Er.c h c uro Cor '- ns GFECUXJ3 INF0a ATIOM Upon Separation This Pase is Decontrolled
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9O - Commonwealth Edison Company 4 The response directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511. Sincerely, W ' Q.l9. h% 1 James G. Keppler Regional Administrator i ' Enclosures: 1. Appendix, Notice of Violation , j 2. Inspection Report No. 50-295/83-06(DRMS); No. 50-304/83-07(DRMS) (UNCLASSIFIED SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION) . cc w/encls: I D. L. Farrar, Director of Nuclear Licensing K. L. Graesser, Station Superintendent IE Files IE/DRP/0RPB NMSS/SGPL NRR/DL/SSPB ACRS cc w/encls, w/o UNCLASSIFIED SAFEGUARDS INFORMATION: DMB/ Document Control Desk (RIDS) Resident Inspector, RIII Philip L. Willman, Esq. Assistant Attorney General Environmental Control Division Enclosure Contcins Reed Neuman, Esq., Assistant SAFEGUARDS I!! FORMATION Attorney General Upon Separation This Mayor John B. Spencer Page is Decontrolled , l City of Zion , ' RIIJ RIII RI I RI{I R II )f ( 3h \\.pA 4 ' 3 Le is Schultz Davis eppler ,M 11er/jp gnd 04/29/83 [() g 73 5;,-t-ey f/jL g/L - _ - - _ _ _ . - . . _ . __ . _ . . . . _ . _ _ _ _ . , - - . _ . . . . . - . . . ._ _ ___,_. _ . . _ . _ _ _ }}