ML20149K181

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970419-0530.Violation Noted:From 970108 Until 0527,conditions Adverse to Quality Were Not Promptly Corrected in That Licensee Did Not Correct Improper Storage of Boric Acid & Borax Staged

ML20149K181
Person / Time
Site:	Dresden
Issue date:	07/01/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20149K174	List: ML20149K171 ML20149K181 ML20149K185
References
50-237-97-09, 50-237-97-9, 50-249-97-09, 50-249-97-9, NUDOCS 9707300034
Download: ML20149K181 (2)

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Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-237;50-249 j Dresden Nuclear Power Station, Units 2 & 3 License Nos. DRP-19; DPR-25 l l

During an NRC inspection conducted from April 19 to May 30,1997, a violation of NRC l requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

1. Criterion XVI of Appendix B to 10 CFR Part 50 states, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality are promptly identified and corrected.

Contrary to the above, from January 8 until May 27,1997, conditions adverse to quality were not promptly corrected in that the licensee did not correct the improper storage of boric acid and borax staged for uso during execution of Dresden Emergency Operating Procedures. On several occasions between January 8 and May 27,1997, the licensee identified or was informed by NRC inspectors that the chemicals were not stored in accordance with Dresden administrative procedures, and at least one container of borax had foreign material contamination.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1), 50-237:50-249/97009-01 (DRP).

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison Company is hereby required to submit a written statement 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 Ill, 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 a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (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 required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should 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 provido 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 yo's request withholding of such material, you D1Wil 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 9707300034 970701 PDR ADOCK 05000010 0 PDR

Notice of Violation invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financialinformation). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 1st day of July 1997 l

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