ML20149J405
| ML20149J405 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 12/23/1994 |
| From: | Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kaup K COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9501050184 | |
| Download: ML20149J405 (4) | |
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December 23, 1994 Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Mr. K. Kaup Site Vice President Braidwood Station RR #1, Box 84 Braceville, IL 60407
Dear Mr. Kaup:
Docket No. 50-456 Docket No. 50-457 This confirms our plans as discussed between Lew Miller of this office and Sara Reece-Koenig of your staff to hold a meeting at 10:00 a.m. on January 9, 1994, at the NRC Region III Office, 801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532.
This meeting is an enforcement conference to discuss the events on and about November 11,'1994, regarding the rod control' surveillance and apparent failure' to open the trip breakers when required by Braidwood Technical Specifications.
At the enforcement conference, you should be prepared to address the issues identified in Inspection Report Number 94028.
I The purposes of this conference is to discuss the apparent violations, their
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present your proposed corrective actions.
In addition, this is an opportunity for you to provide any information concerning your perspective on 1) the severity of the issue, 2) the factors that the NRC considers when it determines the amount of a civil penalty that may be assessed in accordance with Section VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy, and 3) the possible basis for I
exercising discretion in accordance with Section VII of the Enforcement Policy. You will be advised by separate correspondence of the results of our deliberations on this matter. No response regarding these apparent violations is required at this time.
This enforcement conference will be open to public observation in accordance with the Commission's continuing trial program as discussed in the enclosed Federal Register notices (Enclosure 2). Although not required, we encourage you to provide your comments on how you believe holding this conference open to public observation affected your presentation and your communications with the NRC.
l Sincerely, l
Edward G. Greenman, Director Division of Reactor Projects
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'30762 Federd Register / Vol. 57, No.133 / Friday. July 10. 1992 / Notices in prior reviews for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station.He plant was licensed guides currently being developed or AconEsses: Send comments to: The before the requirement for issuance of a improvements in all published guides Secretary of the Commission. U.S.
Final Environmental Statement.
are encouraged at any time. Written Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
comments may be submitted to the Washington. DC 20555. ATI'N:
Agencies andPersons Consulted Regulatory Publications Branch.
Docketing and Service Branch.
The NRC staff reviewed the licensee's Dmston of Freedom ofInformation and request and did not consult other Publications Services. Office of lland deliver comments to: One White agencies or persons.
Administration. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Flint North.11555 Rockville Pike.
Commission. Washington. DC 20555-Pockville MD between 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 Finding of No Significant Impact Regulatoryguides are available for p.m.. Federal workdays.
The Commission has determined not inspection at the Commission's Public Copies of comments may be examined to prepare an environmentalimpact cument Rum. 120, L Street NW at the NRC Public Document Room. 2120 statement for the proposed exemption.
Washington. DC. Copies of issued "
L Street. NW. (Lower level),
Based upon the foregoing environmental guides may be purchased from the Washington. DC assessment. we conclude that the Government Printing Office at the con mamn peoRMAM CONTACT:
proposed action will not have a current GPO price. Information on James Liebennan. Director. Office of sy;nificant effect on the quality of the current GPO prices may be obtained by Enforcement. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory human environment.
contacting the Superintendent of Commission. Washington, DC 20555 For further details with respect to this Documents. U.S. Government Printing (301-5M-2741).
action. see the application for exemption Office. Post Office Box 370a2.
sUPPLEMENTAnY INFoRMATioN:
dated May 22.1992, which is available Washington. DC 20013-7082 telephone for publicinspection at the (202) 512-2249 or (202) 512-2171. Issued
Background
Commission's Public Document Roont.
guides may aleo W purchased from the 2120 L Street. NW., Washington. DC Nationanechm, cal Idormation Service The NRC's current policy on 20555, and at the local public document n a standing order basis. Details on enforcement conferences is addressed in Section V of the latest revision to the room at Greenfield Community College, this service may be obtained by writm.g 1 College Drive. Greenfield.
NTIS,5285 Port Royal Road. Sprmgfield. " General Statement of Policy and Massachusetts 01301.
VA 22161.
Procedure for Enforcement Actions."
(Enforcement Policy)10 CFR part 2, Dated at Rockville. Mar >!and, this 2d day Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552(a).
appendix C that was published on of July 1992.
Dated at Rockville. Maryland, this 30th day February 18,1992 (57 FR 5791). The For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ct June 1992.
Enforcement Policy states that.
Richard F. Dudley. f r.,
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
" enforcement conferences will not A cting Director. Non Power Reactors.
Eric S. Beck}ord. Director, normally be open to the public."
Decommissioning andEnvironmentalProject Office ofNuclear negulatory Research.
flowever. the Commission has decided Directorate. Division of Reactor Projects-
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[FR Doc. 92-16224 Fued 7-9-02. 8:45 am) to implement a trial program to Regulation.
sawwo coot rsept-a determine whether to maintain the lFR Doc. 92-16232 Filed 7-9-92. 8 45 aml current policy with regard to enforcement conferences or to adopt a owwo cooc nawi-=
Two-Year Trial Program for new policy that would allow most Conducting Open Enforcement enforcement conferences to be open to R:gulatory Guides; issuance, Conferences; Poucy Statement attendance by all members of the public.
Avdlability AGENCv: Nuclear Regulatory Policy Statement The Nuclear Regulatory Commission 88 n-PosMon has issued a revision to a guide in its Action: Policy statement.
Regulatory Guide Series. This series has The NRC is implementing a two-year been developed to descnbe and make
SUMMARY
- The Nuclear Regulatory trial program to allow public available to the public such information Commission (NRC) is issuing this policy observation of oslected enforcement as methods acceptable te the NRC staff a mn th I
conferences. %e NRC will monitor the for implementing specific parts of the p gram o a o e ected program and determine whether to Comnussion s regulations, techniques edorcement conferences to be open to establish a permanent policy for used by the staff m evaluating specific attendance by all members of the conducting open enforcement problems or postulated accidents, and general public. This policy statement conferences based on an assessment of data needed by the staff in its review of describes the two-year trial program the following criteria:
and informs the public of how to get (1) Whether the fact that the egul o bu 8
vi ion 1 ini rmation on upcoming o conference was open impacted the
" Instructions for Recording and enf rcement conferences. pen NRC's ability to conduct a meaningful Reporting Occupational Radiation DATES:This trial program is effective on c nference and/orimplement the NRC's Exposure Data." describes an July 10,1992, while comments on the enf rcementprogram; acceptable program for the preparation, program are being received. Submit (2) Whether the open conference retention. and reporting of records of comments on or before the completion impacted the licensee's participation in occupational radiation exposures. It of the trial program scheduled for July the confermice:
includes copies of NRC Forms 4 and 5 11,1992. Comments received after this (3) Whether the NRC expended a and detailed instructions on completing date will be considered ifit is practical significant amount of resources in them.
to do so, but the Commission is able to making the conference public: and Comments and suggestions in assure consideration only for comments (4) The extent of public interest in cormection with items for inclusion in received on or before this date.
opening the enforcement conference.
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l Federal Register / Vol 57 N.133 / Friday, July 10, 1992 / N:tices 30763 4
L Criteria For Selecting Open thres categories of licensees will be subject to personnel screening, thet Enforcement Conferences commercial operating reactors, signs, banners, posters, etc., not larger Enforcement conferences will not be hoapitals, and other licensees, which than 18" be permitted, and that open to the public if the enforcement willc naist f the remaining types of disruptive persons may be removed.
action being comtemplated-licensees.
Each regional office will continue to (1) Would be taken against an II. Announcing Open Enforcement c nduct the enforcement conference individual, or if the action. though not Conferences pmceedings in acmedance with regional taken against an indwidual, turns on will continue to be a meeting between practice. The enforcemmt confennce whether an individual has committed Ase n as it is determined that an enf r ement c nference will be open to the NRC and the licensee. While the
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n tify the licensee that the ertforcement enforcement conference is open for falu public observation, it is not open for th:t the individual (s) involved be c nference will be open to pubbe pubbc participation.
j preset at g mn7erence, observation as part of the agency,a trial (3)Is asej on e fin gngs of an NRC program and send the licensee a copy of conferences are reminde Persons attending open enforcement this Federal Register notice that outlines O
n]o\\les 8[ a the program. Licensees will be asked to apparent violations discussed at open i n*
enforcement conferences are subject to Privacy Act information, or other estimate the number of participants it further review and may be subject to information which could be considered i
en mutan ce proprietary.
so that the NRC can schedule an change prior to any resuMng En orcement conferences involving appropriately sized conference room.
enforcement action and (2) the medica misadtmmstrations or The NRC will also notify appropriate statements of views or expressions of State liaison officers that an op nion made by NRC employees at overexposures will be open assumm.8 the conference can be conducted enforcement conference has been open enforcement conferences or the without disclosing the exposed scheduled and that it is open to public lack thereof, are not intended to individual's name. In addition.
observation represent final determinations or beliefs.
enforcement conferences will not be The NRC intends to announce open in addition to providing comments on open to the public if the conference will enforcement conferences to the public
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be conducted by telephone or the normally at least 10 working days in with the guidance in th.is notice," persons conference will be conducted at a advance of the enforcement conference ay" ng pm edorcemmt wnfuenca relatively smalllicensee's facility.
through the fouowing mechanisms:
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Finauy, with the approval of the (1) Notices posted in the Public Document Room-I'8'"* '
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Executive Director for Operations.
(2) Tou. free teiephone messages; and will subsequently be forwarded to the enforcement conferences will not be (3) Toll-free electronic bulletin board Director of the Office of Enforcement for open to the public in special cases messages.
review and consideration.
where good cause has been shown after Pending establishment of the toll free Dated at Rochille, MD. this 7th day of July balancing the benefit of public message systems, the public may call 1992-observation against the potentialimpact (301) 492-4732 to obtain a recording ofFor the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
on the agency's enforcement action in a upcoming open enforcement Samuel ]. Chilk, particular case.
conferences. The NRC will issue another Secretary of the commission The NRC will strive to conduct open Federal Register notice after the toll free enforcement conferences during the
[FR Doc. 92-16233 Filed 7-0-02; 8.45 a.m )
message systems are established.
i two-yert trial program m accordance To assist the NRC in making
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, m m with the following three goals; appropriate arrangements to support (1) Approximately 25 percent of all public observation of enforcement eligible enforcement conferences conferences, individuals interested in OFFICE OF PERSONNEL conducted by the NRC will be open for attending a particular enforcement EM public observation; conference should notify the individual (2) At least one open enforcement identified in the meeting notice Request for Clearance of a Revised conftrence will be conducted in each of announcing the open enforcement information Collection to Add Form RI the regional offices; and conference no later than five business 36-7 to OM8 Clearance Nurnber 3206-(3) Open enforcement conferences days prior to the enforcement 0128 will be conducted with a variety of the conference.
Aotwcy: Office of Personnel types of bcensees.
To avoid potential b as in the H
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i selection process and to attempt to meet g nynences Acnosc Notice, tha three goals stated above, every In accordance with current practice, st/MMARY: In accordance with the fourth eligible enforcement conference enforcement conferences will continue Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (title involving one of three categories of to normally be held at the NRC regional 44, U.S. Code, chapter 35), this notice licensees will normally be open to the offices. Members of the public will be announces a request for clearance of a public during the trial program.
allowed access to the NRC regional revised information collection, to add Ifowever,in cases where there is an offices to attend open enforcement form RI 36-7 to the Application for ongoing adjudicatory procee<' og with conferences in accordance with the Refund of Retirement Deductions one or more intervenors, enforcement
" Standard Operating Procedures For (CSRS). OPM must have SF 2802 conferences involving issues related to Providing Security Support For NRC completely fiUed out and signed before the subject matter of the ongoing Hearings And Meetings" published paying a refund of retirement edjudication may also be opened. For November 1,1991 (56 FR 56251). These contributions. SF 2802B must also be the purposes of this trial program, the procedures provide that visitors may be ccmplete if there are spouse (s) or former