ML20055E069

Forwards Synopsis of NRC Investigation Rept 03-87-011 Re Investigation Performed at Facility,For Info

ML20055E069
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood, 05000447
Issue date:	06/29/1990
From:	Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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NUDOCS 9007100338
Download: ML20055E069 (4)

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Docket No. 50-456 Docket No. 50-457 Comonwealth Edison Company L ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed Senior Vice President Post Office Box 767 g Chicago, IL 60690 Gentlemen:

This refers to an investigation performed by the NRC Office of Investigations (01) at your facility. A copy of the synopsis of Investigation Report 03-87-011 is enclosed with this letter for your information. During this investigation, certain of your activities appeared to be in violation of HRC requirements.

You will be notified by separate correspondence of our decision regarding enforcement action based on the findings of this inspection. No written response is required until you are notified of any proposed enforcement action.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules and Practices," Part 2 Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

If you have any questions regarding the aforementioned matters, please contact Hartin Farber of ny staff at 708-790-5500.

Sincerely.

Edward G. Greenman, Director Division of Reactor Projects

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On June 12, 1987, the NRC Region !!! Administrator requested that the Office of Investigations'(01) initiate an investigation relating to an allegation that a Commonwealth Edison Comimny (CECO) engineer falsified a preoperational (preop) test at the Braidwood Station (Braidwood) and that Ceco management failed to take prompt action to correct the alleged problem.

On June 23, 1987, 01 initiated an investigation into the alleged October 1984 falsification violation. This investigation has failed to develop direct evidence to support the allegation of falsification of test data for the diesel fuel oil transfer system (D0-12), but has developed evidence which circumstantially supports the improper testing of that system by one test engineer. It could not, however, be established whether that particular L engineer intentionally failed to properly test the system or rather failed ,

to adequately test bece ase of negligence, inexperience, or incompetenc'e.

• The Braidwood document ^ tion of the 00-12 system indicates that by October 22, 1985, sufficient 1%oversy over that system existed for the preop test supervisor to direct the retest of the atire system. The preop supervisor, however, had information from several sources as early as October 1984 which indicated the D0-12 system had o>crability deficiencies which were not

-documented in the preop test paccage. That supervisor chose to ignore the concerns raised by the station technical staff, the test review board, and the project engineering division, and refused to take cof rective action until October 22, 1985, when the test falsification allegation had been documented. <

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