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Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-456/85-37 & 50-457/85-36 on 851105-08.No Violations Noted.Weaknesses Re Marginal Acceptability of Joint Public Info Ctr Identified.Updated Info & Schedule Re Planned Improvements Requested
ML20137K770
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Site: Braidwood  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/27/1985
From: Shafer W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Reed C
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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See also: IR 05000456/1985037

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Docket No. 50-456

Docket No. 50-457

Commonwealth Edison Company

ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed

Vice President

Post Office Box 767

Chicago, IL 60690

Gentlemen:

This refers to the routine safety inspection conducted by Mr. T. Ploski and

others of this office on November 5-8, 1985, of activities at the Braidwood

Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC Construction

Permits No. CPPR-132 and No. CPPR-133, and to the discussion of our findings

with Messrs. D. Galle, E. Fitzpatrick, and others of your staff at the

conclusion of the inspection.

The enclosed copy of our inspection report identifies areas examined during

the inspection. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of a selective

examination of procedures and representative records, observations, and

interviews with personnel.

No violations of NRC requirements were identified during the course of this

inspectien. However, weaknesses were identified which will require corrective

action by your staff. These weaknesses are summarized in the Appendix to this

letter. As required by 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix E (IV.F), any weaknesses that

are identified must be corrected. Accordingly, please advise us within 30 days

of the date of this letter of the corrective actions you have taken or plan to

take, showing the estimated dates of completion.

We remain concerned about the marginal acceptability of the facility that serves

as the Joint Public Information Center (JPIC) at Mazon, Illinois. We understand

that you plan to upgrade this facility. We hereby request that, along with your

formal response to the exercise weaknesses, you also provide updated information

regarding the extent of your planned improvements for this JPIC and the current

schedule for completing these improvements.

In accordance 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.

The responses directed by this letter are not subject to ;he clearance

procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

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We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.

Sincerely,

%iginalsignedbyEP.Shafer"

W. D. Shafer, Chief

Emergency Preparedness and

Radiological Protection Branch

Enclosures:

1. Appendix, Exercise Weaknesses

2. Inspection Reports

No. 50-456/85037(DRSS);

No. 50-457/85036(DRSS)

cc w/ enclosures:

D. L. Farrar, Director

of Nuclear Licensing

M. Wallace, Project Manager

D. Shamblin, Construction

Superintendent

E. E. Fitzpatrick, Station

Superintendent

C. W. Schroeder, Licensing and

Compliance Superintendent

DCS/RSB (RIDS)

Licensing Fee' Management Branch

Resident Inspector, RIII

Braidwood

Resident Inspector, RIII Byron

Phyllis Dunton, Attorney

General's Office, Environmental

Control Division

D. W. Cassel, Jr., Esq.

J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public

utilities Division

H. S. Taylor, Quality Assurance

Division

E. Chan, ELD

J. Stevens, NRR

The Honorable Herbert Grossman, ASLB

The Honorable A. Dixon Ca11ihan, ASLB

The Honorable Richard F. Cole, ASLB

D. Matthews, EPB, 0IE

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Appendix

EXERCISE WEAKNESSES

1. Neither Control' Room nor Technical Support Center staff simulated a

call to the NRC Operations Center as a result of the Alert declaration.

(456/85037-01 and 457/85036-01) (Sections 4.a and 4.b)

2. Forecast changes in meteorological conditions were not adequately

incorporated into the offsite protective action decisionmaking process.

(456/85037-02 and 457/85036-02) (Section 4.e)