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Responds to Noncompliance & Violation Noted in Insp Repts 50-373/84-32 & 50-374/84-39.Corrective Actions:Inventory of Measuring & Testing Devices Taken & Discrepancy Record Made for Equipment Not Accounted for
ML20101U774
Person / Time
Site: LaSalle  
Issue date: 02/01/1985
From: Farrar D
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
To: James Keppler
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
References
9713N, NUDOCS 8502080033
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i Commonwealth Edison
i One First National Plaza. Chicago. Ithnois Address Reply to
Post Office Box 767 Chicago, Illinois 60690 l

P February 1, 1985

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Mr. James G. Keppler Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region III

-799 Roosevelt Road Glen Ellyn', IL 60137 l

Subject:

LaSalle County Sta',lon Units 1 and 2 Response to Inspection Report Nos. 50-373/84-32 and 50-374/84-39 EC-Docket Nos.-50-373 and 50-374 Reference (a):

W. S. Little letter to Cordell Reed dated January 4, 1985.

Dear Mr. Keppler:

This letter is in response to the inspection conducted by Messrs. H. A.~ Walker, T. E. Taylor, and Ms. J. A. Malloy on November 27 through December 11, 1984, of activities at LaSalle County Station.

Reference (a) indicated that'certain. activities appeared to be in noncompliance with EC requirements. The Commonwealth Edison Company

- response to' the Notice of Violation is provided in the enclosure.

If-you have any further questions.on this matter, please direct them to this office.

Very t ly yours i

  • cu, D. L. Farrar Director of Maclear Licensing 1m Attachment!

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- RESPONSE ^TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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.l. 110 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XII, as implemented by Commonwealth Edison Quality Assurance Program Quality Requirement No. 12.0, requires that measuring and testing devices us V in activities affecting quality be properly controlled, calibrated and adjusted at specified periods to maintain accuracy within necessary limits.

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~ Contrary.to the above, a significant number of portable tools,

-gauges and instruments were found to be unaccounted for, past calibration due dates or.otherwise improperly controlled.

-- CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN APO RESULTS ACHIEVED A_ total inventory of measuring and testing' devices was taken.' Those

- measuring and testing devices that could not be accounted for were deleted from the program, documented, and corrected with a discrepancy trecord.

' CORRECTIVE' ACTION TAKEN TO~ AVOID FURTWR NONCOMPLIANCE

, 'In order to ensure compliance with LaSalle -Station's Control-of Measuring & Test Equipment Program (LAP-300-9) a dedicated management.

person has been assigned in each maintenance department. The assigned individuals are responsible for the control of measuring and test equipment.and are fully = aware of their responsiblities in this area.

Y' DkTEOFFULL4COWLIANCE' FullTcompliance has been achieved.

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--2.'Il0CFR50, Appendix.B,CriterionXVI,asimplementedbythe Commonwealth Edison Quality Assurance Program Manual requires that corrective action be taken to preclude repetition when conditions adverse to quality are found.

Contrary to the;above,-the corrective action taken with regard to deficiencies identified in the calibration area was not satisfactory s

oto preclude repetition. Discrepancy records generated by.

surveillance findings in this area were trended and although a significant trend did appear, it was not reported.

CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN Ato RESULTS ACHIEVED During'the inspection a significant review of the portable test and measuring equipment program was performed by the Station. Staff. During

.the review a complete inventory of all test and measuring equipment was performed.' _-All records were reconciled and the results reviewed with the inspectors prior to the end of the inspection.

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CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID FURTER-NONCOWLIANCE

' Technical' Staff Procedure LTP 200-8 was revised to require a discussion in the summary of the cause of an' increase in the numbers

of discrepancy records in categories.which should provide for early

' identification of unfavorable trends. In addition the distribution.

of the report has.been expanded to provide-larger dissemination of the:

information.

DATE' 0F FULL-COMPLIANCE The program review was-. completed prior to the end of the ;.

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inspection. The-procedure change was completed on December 12; 1984 and-

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, 33MTechnical.. Specification,Section6.2.A.6,requiresthatwritten precedures'shall be prepared and adlered to for preventive and

-corrective nnintenance operations which could have an effect on the safety of-the f1cility.

' Contrary to the above,-preventive maintenance procedure LAP 300-4 r

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lin'.that approximately.one-third.of the safety-related lubrication activities listed on the. November 23 through December 30, 1984, (g

. schedule were not; performed within the specified time period..

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CORRECTIVE' ACTION TAKEN APO-RESULTS ACHIEVED

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J"' C CORRECTIVE-ACTION TAKEN TO AVOID FiRTER-NONCOMPLIANCE

.. To avoid.-further noncompliance'with LAP 300-4 more attention willtbe

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.-paid =to safety-related lubrication activities.

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this a separate: computer printout of scheduled safety-related lubrication'-

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- massigned La foreman for coordination of lubrication' activities to assure lLaSalle:compliancelto our lubrication programe

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