ML20138P257

Notice of Violation from Insp on 961208-970131.Violation Noted:From 960718-29,during Mod to Turbine Bldg,Licensee Did Not Assure That Turbine Bldg Atmosphere Exhausted Through Penetrations in Bldg Wall

ML20138P257
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	02/10/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:
Shared Package
ML20135C595	List: IR 05000277/1997003 ML20135C592 ML20138P257 ML20138P266
References
50-278-97-03, 50-278-97-3, NUDOCS 9703040149
Download: ML20138P257 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION l

PECO Energy Docket No. 50-278 l

Peach Bottom Station License No. DPR-56 As a result of an inspection conducted from December 8,1996, to January 31,1997, the l

following violation of NRC requirements was identified, in accordance with the NRC 1

l Enforcement Policy (60 FR 34381; June 30,1995), the violation is listed below:

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10 CFR 50.59(b)(1), states, in part, that the licensee shall maintain records of changes in the facility..., to the extent that these changes constitute changes in the l

facility as described in the safety analysis report. These records must include a

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l written safety evaluation which provides the bases for the determination that the l

change..., does not involve an unreviewed safety question.

Contrary to the above, on July 18,1996, the licensee made a change to the facility I

l that involved penetrating the turbine building wall that was not described in the l

safety analysis report. The safety evaluation record failed to provide the bases for l

the determination that the penetrations, which resulted in an unmonitored release to the environment, did not involve an unreviewed safety question.

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement IV).

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Technical Specification 5.5.4 states that the program for the control of radioactive effluents, and for maintaining the doses to members of the public from radioactive effluents as low as reasonable achievable, conforms to 10 CFR 50.36a. The program shall be contained in the ODCM, be implemented by procedures, and include remedial actions to be taken whenever the program limits are exceeded.

l The program shallinclude: (1) monitoring, sampling, and analysis of radioactive liquid and gaseous effluents in accordance with 10 CFR 20.1302 and with the j

methodology and parameters in the ODCM; and (2) limitations to ensure gaseous l

effluents shall be processed, prior to release, through the appropriate gaseous l

effluent treatment systems as described in the ODCM.

l Offsite Dose Calculation Manual 3.8.C.5 indicates that the turbine building l

atmosphere is processed through permanently or temporarily installed equipment in l

the turbine building and the vent stack prior to discharge. In addition, the UFSAR l

(Section 10.15.3) describes that exhaust ventilation air from the turbine building l

and radwaste building is discharged to the atmosphere from the (monitored reactor i

building vent stack) roof.

Contrary to the above, from July 18 to July 29,1996, during a modification to the turbine building, the licensee did not assure that the turbine building atmosphere, exhausted through penetrations in the turbine building wall, was processed through permanently or temporarily installed equipment, and vented and discharged to the atmosphere through the monitored reactor building vent stack.

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This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, PECO Energy is hereby required to submit a i

written staternent or explanation to the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) the reason for the violations, or, if contested, the basis for i

disputing the violations; (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved; (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations; and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the i

required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this j

Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should j

not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection desmibed in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated this 10th day of February 1997, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

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