ML20126H066

Forwards Final SALP II for Braidwood Plant Consisting of Summary of 921218 & Util 921218 Written Comments

ML20126H066
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Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	12/28/1992
From:	Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Delgeorge L COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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Docket No. 50-456 Docket No. 50-457 Commonwealth Edison f upany ATIN: Mr. L. O. De16eorge Vice President, Nuclear Oversight and Regulatory Services Executive Towers West 111 1400 Opus Place, Suite 300 Downers Grove, IL 60515

Dear Mr. De1 George:

1his refers to the NRC's Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) 11 Report for the Braidwood Nuclear Plant, our meeting of December 18, ,

1992, which discussed the contents of the report, and your written comments dated December 18, 1992, relative to the report.

At the meeting at the Braidwood facility on December 18, 1992, Mr. J. J. O'Connor questioned the Category 2 rating assigned to the radiological controls area in the initial SALP 11 Report. lie stated- that '"

performance in this area during the latter months of the assessment period warranted a Category 2 Improving. In response, I have re-evaluated-this area *

'with my staff and concluded that the Category 2 rating is appropriate for the reasons discussed below.

The generally good performance in radiological controls during the recent refueling outage was offset by the impact of contaminated areas on operator round5. and by worker contamination control practices. These challenges persisted throughout-the assessment period. Because of the number and-locations of contaminated areas, including emergency core cooling system rooms,_ operators were required to don and remove protective clothing numerous times to perform rounds. This was a contributing factor to a November 4, ,

1991, spill of contaminated water where a worker did not enter a contaminated

-area to independently verify an out-of-service-(005). The 00S and its verification were incorrectly performed and resulted:in the spill. It.also could have resulted in serious personal injury. Had this radiological impediment _been resolved, the 00S verification may have been performed satisfactorily and identified that the 00S_was incorrect. _ ,

Early in the assessment period, contamination control practices of workers dressed in protective clothing were weak. We believe that it was fortuitous that these practices did not result in increased personnel contaminatlons.

Late in the assessment. period and early_in the current SALP' period, poor contamination control practices were-again observed; two of these involved radiation protection personnel. These poor practices were the basis for=a Notice of Violation issued in a recent resident inspector report.(Report No.

50-456/92023; 50-457/92023).

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Dased on our discussions during the meeting and our review and evaluation of  : i your letter of response, no changes to t' a initial SALP Report are necessary. .;

As such, the initial SALP Report dated November 25, 1992 is considered to be the final SALP Report.

l 1i accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, l'tle 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter with the r1ferenced enclosures, will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.  ;

No reply to this letter is required; however, should you have questions  !

regarding the final SALP Report, please let us know and;we will be: pleased to >

discuss them with you.

Sincerely, ,

A. Bert Davis '

Regional Administrator i

Enclosures:

1. Final SALP 11 Report No. 50-456/92001; 50-457/92001 (Meeting Summary)

2. Licensee Response letter, dated December 18, 1992 Ege_ Attached Distribution s

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Operating Officer S. Berg, Site Vice President T. Kovach, Nuclear Licensing Manager .

A. Checca, Nuclear i Licensing Administrator K. Kofron, Station Manager A. flaeger, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory Services Supervisor DCD/DCB (RIDS):

OC/LFDCB P.esident Inspectors, Byron, Braidwood, Zion D. W. Cassel, Jr., Esq.

Richard Hubbard-J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public Utilities Division Licensing Project Mgr., NRR Robert Newmann, Office of Public Counsel, State of Illinois Center '

State Liaison Officer INP0 The Chairman K.'C. Rogers, Commissioner J. R. Curtiss, Commissioner F. J. Remick, Commissioner

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Utilities Division Licensing Project Mgr., NRR Robert Newmann, Office of Public -

Counsel, State of Illinois Center State Liaison Officer INP0 ,

The Chairman K. C. Rogers' Commissioner.

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