ML20149H301

Forwards Insp Repts 50-352/94-23 & 50-353/94-23 on 940927-1031 & Notice of Violation

ML20149H301
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	11/09/1994
From:	Anderson C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Danni Smith PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
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ML20149H306	List: IR 05000352/1994023 ML20149H301 ML20149H313
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NUDOCS 9411220109
Download: ML20149H301 (4)

See also: IR 05000352/1994023

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Mr. D. M. Smith i

Senior Vice President-Nuclear .

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Correspondence Control Desk

P.O. Box 195

Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-0195

SUBJECT: COMBINED INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-352/94-23 AND 50-353/94-23

Dear Mr. Smith:

This letter transmits the results of the resident safety inspection by Messrs.

N. Perry, aad T. Easlick, from September 27, through October 31, 1994, at the

Limerick Generating Station, Limerick, Pennsylvania. The inspection focused

on issues important to ensuring public health and safety and consisted of

observations of activities, reviews of documents and interviews with plant

personnel. The results are documented in the enclosed report and were

discussed with Mr. R. Boyce of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.

Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared

to be in violation of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of

Violation (Notice). The violation is of concern because a similar event

occurred in May 1994, when a Shift Manager did not declare an unusual event

when confronted with contradicting dose assessments information. For that

event the NRC concluded that he had adequate justification for not making the

declaration. In September 1994, a Shift Manager was again placed in a

position where he had to make a decision between two conflicting pieces of

information, in order to make an emergency classification. Prior corrective

actions were not adequate to prevent the September 1994, event and

misclassification by the Shift Manager. Although the release was finally

determined to be well below the established limits, false release level

indications could mask actual releases that could be of concern. The NRC

considers it important that control room personnel have accurate and reliable

information upon which management can reach appropriate conclusions and take

the required actions.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your

response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional

actions you plan to prevent recurrence. Your response may reference or

include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately

addresses the required response. After reviewing your response to this

Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future

inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is

necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.

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

this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC l

Public Document Room (PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not  !

include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that l

it can be placed in the PDR without reduction; however, if you find it I

necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the l

specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide l

the legal basis to support your request for withholding the information from '

the public.

The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject

to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.

Your cooperation is appreciated.

Sincerely,  !

ORIGINAL SidNED BY: 1

Clifford J. Anderson, Chief

Reactor Projects Section 2B, PB2

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos. 50-352; 50-353

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Region I Inspection Report 50-352/94-23 & 50-353/94-23

3. Attachment 1 (Handouts)

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J. Doe'ing, Chairman, Nuclear Review Board

D. R. Helwig, Vice President - Limerick Generating Station

G. A. Hunger, Jr., Director - Licensing

J. L. Kantner, Regulatory Engineer - Limerick Generating Station

Secretary, Nuclear Committee of the Board

Public Document Room (PDR)

local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

D. Screnci, PA0 (2)

NRC Resident Inspector, Iiraerick

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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