ML20024B053
| ML20024B053 | |
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| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 06/20/1983 |
| From: | Bicker B, Goldberg S, Whicher J COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO., DEKALB AREA ALLIANCE FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ROCKFORD, IL, NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE LEGAL DIRECTOR (OELD), SINNISSIPPI ALLIANCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (SAFE) |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION BEFORE THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD r
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COMMONWEALTil EDISON COMPANY
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Docket Nos. 50-454
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50-455 (Byron Station, Units 1
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W STIPULATION REGARDING RECENT FINE IMPOSED UPON COWOWEALTH EDISON On April 11, 1983, Edison received a notice of violation with respect to an occurrence at its Quad-Cities Station.
Edison failed to maintain the operability of one of two 16strument channels in the "B" trip systen which generate the turbine pressure generator load rejection and stop valve sc' ram bypass, through forty hours, five operating shifts, even though an annunciator was continuously lit on the control panel in the control room indicating a malfunction in that system.
The transmittal letter dated April 11, 1983 and signed by James G. Keppler, Regional Ad'ministrator, states:
"lle are concerned that the degraded condition of the reactor protection system which was annunciated in the control room went unnoticed i
for an extended period of time."
Operating in this mode was contrary to the technical specifi-cations to the operating license for the Quad-Cities Station.
A civil penalty in the amount of $60,000 was proposed for this violation.
The base value for this Severity Level III violation is $40,000, which was increased to $60,000 because of the 830705oo32 930629 DRADOCK05000g 4
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duration of the violation and because the operators should clearly have been aware of the condition inasmuch as the control room annunciator was lit.
In addition, during the same inspection, a Severity Level IV item of noncompliance was identified in connection j
with failure to control overpressurization devices during a hydrostatic pressure test.
No civil penalty was assessed v b3,.,
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14,3 s...a lir. Keppler's letter stated:
"We considcr it fortuitous that the event was not more severe."
On Itay 10, 1983, Edison paid the $60,000 civil penalty.
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.i SERVICE LIST Ivan W. Smith, Chairman Steven C. Goldberg, Esq.
Administrative Judge Office of the General Counsel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Commission ~
Uashington, D. C.
20555 Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. A. Dixon Callahan Office of the Secretary of Administrative Judge the Commission Union Carbide Corporation ATTN:
Docketing & Service P.O. Box Y Section Oak Ridge, Tennessee 38730 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.
20555 Dr. Richard F. Cole Administrative Judge David Thomas, Esq.
Atonic Safety and Licensing Board 77 South Wacker Drive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chicago, IL 60621 Washington, D.C.
205S5 Alan P. Bielawski, Esq.
Joseph Callo, Esq.
Isham Lincoln & Beale Isham Lincoln & Beale Three First National Plaaa 1120 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Chicago, IL 60603 Room 325 Washington, D.C.
20036 Ms. lietty Johnson 1907 Strat ford Lane Ro ck fo rd, IL 61107 1
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