ML20058Q437
| ML20058Q437 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 10/15/1993 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wallace M COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| NUDOCS 9310260189 | |
| Download: ML20058Q437 (2) | |
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b OCT 151993 Docket Nos. 50-295; 50-304 License Nos.
DPR-39;,DPR-48 Commonwealth Edison Company.
E ATTN: Mr. M. J. Wallace-E Vice President.andTChief
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Nuclear-Operating Officer Executive. Towers West III-L1400 Opus'P1 ace, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515
SUBJECT:
FALSIFICATION OF PLANT RECORDS
Dear Mr. Wallace:
- This refers to the'NRC inspection conducted on August 18 through October 5,1992,
.at.your Zion Station to review, in part, the actions taken by you to. determine the~ potential for record falsification at your facility. Information Notice (IN) 92-30,' ? Falsification of Plant Records," was issued on April 23, 1992, to alert
- all licensees of the : NRC's concern that plant mechanics, technicians, and
? operators may have ' falsified plant records at several nuclear plants.
After receipt.of the IN, you_ reemphasized to your s_taff the importance,of proper rounds and documentation. When NRC found there had been several instances of inaccurate
' documentation'of rounds'at.one of your facilities, you then performed a review and identified three records at' Zion that you. determined were -incomplete or
= inaccurate.
The:NRC 'is concerned about the apparent misconduct on the part of the plant personnel involved with those records. Because the NRC must be able to rely on
-the professionalism and integrity of personnel who perform. safety-related.
' activities, including log taking and record keeping, such misconduct cannot be tolerated.
Therefore, the NRC is issuing the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice)- to document that concern and to emphasize.your management's responsibil.ity to assure that your records are complete and accurate.
After considering the facts of this case, including the corrective actions taken [both j
disciplinary action against' the offending individuals and program upgrades to
, improve the' log keeping process),)the NRC has decided not to assign a severity-level-to.the violation, nor. require a response to the Notice. However, NRC.is i.
c'oncerned that management followup to the NRC's notification (via IN 92-30) of a' potential problem was not effective in identifying the inaccurate records without additional action by NRC.
o In' the future, similar violations.may result in escalated enforcement action.
In addition, enforcement action can be taken against not only the facility
. licensee for the inaccurate or incomplete information (see 10 CFR 50.9(a)), but also against any individual who engages in deliberate misconduct that causes or, 9310260189 931015 of
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007 151993 but for detection, would have caused a licensee to be in violation of a requirement. for providing accurate information to you or the NRC (see 10 CFR 50.5).
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed 'in the NRC's Public Document Room.
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Enclosure:
Notice' of Violation cc w/ enclosure:
L. DelGeorge, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight & Regulatory Services R. Tuetken, Site Vice President A. Broccolo, Station Manager Si Kaplan,. Regulatory Assurance Supervisor D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory Services Manager-OC/LfDCB Resident ~ Inspectors: Zion, Braidwood, Byron R.-Hubbard J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public Utilities Division Mayor, City of Zion Licensing Project Manager, NRR
.R. Newman, Office of_ Public Counsel, State of Illinois Center R.-Thompson, Administrator Wisconsin Division of Emergency Government State Liaison Officer
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