ML20149J315
| ML20149J315 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 12/30/1994 |
| From: | Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Graesser K COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20149J317 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-94-265, NUDOCS 9501050126 | |
| Download: ML20149J315 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000454/1994026
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December 30, 1994
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Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN: Mr. K. Graesser
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Site Vice President
Byron Nuclear Power Station
4450 North German Church Road
Byron, IL 61010
SUBJECT: BYRON SPECIAL INSPECTION (REPORTS NO. 50-454/94026(DRS);
NO. 50-455/94026(DRS))
Dear Mr. Graesser
This refers to the special inspection conducted by Messrs. R. M. Bailey,
N. D. Hilton and R. C. Paul of the Regional Office between November 29 and
December 20, 1994. The inspection included a review of the activities
authorized for your Byron Nuclear Power Station facility. At the conclusion
of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your
staff identified in the enclosed report.
Areas reviewed during the inspection are identified in the report. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, and interviews with personnel. The purpose of the
inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the license were
conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements.
Based on the results of this inspection, two apparent violations were
identified and are being considered for escalated enforcement action in
accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC
Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy),10 CFR 2, Appendix C (1994).
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apparent violations pertain to the licensee's discovery that no licensed
senior operator was in the common dual unit control room for a period of 22
minutes with a unit in power operations. The violations involve (1) failure
to maintain a licensed senior operator in the common dual unit control room
with a unit in other than cold shutdown or refueling in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(m)(2)(iii); and (2) failure to record the occurrence in the operations
shift logs in accordance with Technical Specification 6.8.1.
Accordingly, no
Notice of Violation is presently being issued for these inspection findings.
In addition, please be advised that the number and characterization of the
apparent violations described in the enclosed inspection report may change as
a result of further NRC review.
An enforcement conference to discuss these apparent violations has been
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scheduled for 2:00 p.m. (CST) on January 9,1995, at the Region III office.
The purpose of this conference is to discuss the apparent violations, their
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cause and safety significance; to provide you the opportunity to point out any
errors in our inspection report; to pr6 vide an opportunity for you to present
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your proposed corrective actions; and to discuss any other information that
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will help us determine the appropriate enforcement action in accordance with
the Enforcement Policy.
You will be advised by separate correspondence of the
results of our deliberations on this matter. No response regarding the
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apparent violations is required at this time.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice", a copy of
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this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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/s/ W. D. Shafer (for)
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Geoffrey E. Grant, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
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Enclosures:
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Inspection Reports
No. 50-454/94026(DRS);
No. 50-455/94026(DRS)
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Persons Contacted
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Distribution:
Letter to K. Graesser. Dated:
December 30, 1994
cc w/encls: J. C. Brons, Vice President
Nuclear Support
K. A. Strahm, Vice President
PWR Operations
G. Schwartz, Station Manager
D. Brindle, Regulatory Assurance
Supervisor
D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory
Services Manager
Richard Hubbard
Nathan Schloss, Economist
Office of the Attorney General
State Liaison Officer, Wisconsin
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce
Commission
Terry L. Schmidt, Plant Training Manager
Distribution:
Docket File w/encls
RIII PRR w/encls
PUBLIC IE-01 w/encls
SRIs, Byron, Braidwood,
OC/LFDCB w/encls
Zion w/encls
DRP w/encls
LPM, NRR w/encls
DRS w/encls
IPAS w/encls
S. A Richards, OLB, w/encls
J. Lieberman, OE w/encls
J. Goldberg, OGC w/encls
R. Capra, NRR, w/encls
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