ML20059G294
| ML20059G294 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 11/01/1993 |
| From: | Martin J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Wallace M COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20059G298 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9311080058 | |
| Download: ML20059G294 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000454/1993012
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Dockets No. 50-454; 50-455
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Commonwealth Edison Company
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ATTN: Mr. M. J. Wallace
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Chief Nuclear Officer
Executive Towers West III
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1400 Opus Place, Suite 500
Downers Grove, IL 60515
Dear Mr. Wallace:
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This refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by Messrs. H-Peterson,
C. H. Brown, J. Hansen, and Ms. V. P. Lougheed of this office from July 7
through September 30, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities at
your Byron Station, Units 1 and 2.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the
findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the
enclosed report.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
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these areas, the inspection consisted of a selective examination of procedures
and representative records, observations, and interviews with personnel.
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Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared
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to be in violation of NRC requirements, as described in the enclosed Notice of
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Violation (Notice).
The first violation involved several examples of failure
to follow station procedures. This violation is of concern because on three .
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separate ocassions, equipment was unintentionally operated with the potential
for significant consequences.
The second violation involved failure to follow
administrative procedures with respect to special plant procedures and
limiting condition for operation action requirements. This violation is of
concern because of the large number of errors that occurred over a seven year
period. As a result of these two violations, our concern over a potential
deteriorating trend in Byron Station performance is heightened.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
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response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response to this.
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Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future-
inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action'is
necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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Although 10 CFR 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within 20 days of
your receipt of this Notice, a written statement of explanation, we note that
the second violation had been corrected and those actions were reviewed during
this inspection.
Therefore, no response with respect to that violation is
required.
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Certain other of your activities, related to the security program, appear to
be in violation of NRC requirements.
However, as described in the enclosed
inspection report, the violation was categorized at a Severity Level V and is
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not being cited because the criteria specified in Section VII.B of the
" General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
(Enforcement Policy,10 CFR Part 2 Appendix C), were satisfied.
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In accoroance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of
this letter, the enclosures, and your response to this letter will be placed
in the NRC Public Document Room.
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The responses directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice are not
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subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as
required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Sincerely,
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No. 50-455/93012(DRP)
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L. DelGeorge, Vice President, Nuclear
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