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Forwards Insp Repts 50-456/96-11 & 50-457/96-11 on 960615-0726 & Notice of Violation.Failure to Follow Important Procedures Demonstrated During Unit 1 Containment Release,Restoration of Electrical Lineup on Unit 2
ML20128H076
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Site: Braidwood  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 10/02/1996
From: Caldwell J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Stanley H
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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See also: IR 05000456/1996011

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October 2, 1996

Mr. H. G. Stanley

Site Vice President

Braidwood Station I

Commonwealth Edison Company

RR #1, Box 84  !

Braceville, IL 60407

SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-456/96011; 50-457/96011

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Stanley:

On July 26, 1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your Braidwood 1 & 2

reactor facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that

inspection.

During the 6-week period covered by this inspection period, the inspectors

found problems with procedure adherence and communications between workers.

Failure to follow important procedures was demonstrated during a Unit 1

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containment release, restoration of an electrical lineup on Unit 2, and

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control of a temporary alteration to the radioactive waste building

ventilation system. The failure to follow procedures during the containment

release and the electrical system restoration were due to poor communications

between operators. In addition, degraded performance of a radiation monitor

was noticed by a health physicist and this information was not communicated to

the operations department for ten days. Procedural adherence probicins were

previously discussed in Inspection Reports 96006 and 95017. Communications

problems between workers have been previously discussed in Inspection Reports

96009, 96008, and 96006.

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The failure to properly restore the electrical lineup and the failure to

control the temporary alteration to the radioactive waste building ventilation

system are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances

surrounding the violation are described in detail in the enclosed report.

Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow

the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your

response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether

further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory

requirements.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of

this letter and the enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room

(PDR).

Sincerely,

/s/ John A. Grobe for I

James L. Caldwell, Acting Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.: 50-456, 50-457

License Nos: NPF-72, NPF-77

Enclosures: Notice of Violation 1

Inspection Report 50-456/96011; 50-457/96011 l

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H. W. Keiser, Chief Nuclear '

Operating Officer

T. Tulon, Station Manager

T. Simpkin, Regulatory

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D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory  !

Services Manager i

Richard Hubbard 1

Nathan Schloss, Economist

Office of the Attorney General

State Liaison Officer  :

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