ML20151K959
| ML20151K959 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 07/22/1988 |
| From: | Forney W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20151K930 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-457-88-19, NUDOCS 8808030324 | |
| Download: ML20151K959 (1) | |
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1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Coapany Docket No. 50-457 i
As a result of the inspection conducted from May 29 through July 9, 1988, and in accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C - General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions (1987), the following violations were identified:
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10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, requires that "Activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instructions, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstances and shall be accomplished in accordance with these instructions, procedures, or d rawi ngs. "
Contrary to the above, on June 7,1988, by 7:58 p.m., the licensee had failed to properly declare the initiation of an unusual event in accordance with Emergency Procedure Ew2P 200-1, "Braidwood Emergency Actiun Levels." The declaration of an unusual event was required upon the initiation of a reactor shutdown required by Technical Specification (TS) 3.6.3 for an inoperable containment isolation valve. The unusual event was not declared until 9:40 p.m.
This is a Severity level IV violation (Supplement I).
(50-457/88019-01(DRP))
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10 CFR 50.72(b)(1)(A) requires a one-hour Emergency Notification Systcm (ENS) notification for the initiation of any plant shutdown required by the plant's Technical Specifications.
Contrary to the above, on June 7,1988, by 7:58 p.m., a Unit 2 plant shutdown had been initiated as required by TS 3.6.3, for which en ENS notification was not made within the one-hour time requirement. The notification was not niade until 9:55 p.m.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1).
(50-457/88019-02(DRP))
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation:
(1)correctiveaction taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Consideration may be given to extending ycur response time for good cause shown.
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N EO Dated William L. Forn W Ehief Reactor Projects Branch 1 880803o324 880722 DR ADOCK 0500045o PDC l
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