ML20195D210

Forwards Insp Repts 50-456/88-15 & 50-457/88-16 on 880420-21 & Notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty.W/O Encl

ML20195D210
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	06/17/1988
From:	Davis A NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
References
NUDOCS 8806230072
Download: ML20195D210 (4)

See also: IR 05000456/1988015

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JUN 171998

Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457

License Nos. NPF-72; NPF-75

EA 88-125

Commonwealth Edison Company

ATTN: Mr. Cordell Reed

Senior Vice President

Post Office Box 767

Chicago, IL 60690

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-456/88015(DRSS); 50-457/88016(DRSS))

This refers to the inspection conducted on April 20-21, 1988, of activities at

Braidwood Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2, authorized by NRC Operating

Licenses No. NPF-72 and No. NPF-75. On April 19, 1988, your staff identified

an unprotected vital area barrier opening, as described in the subject

Inspection Reports sent to you by letter dated May 2, 1988. An enforcement

conference was held on May 19, 1988 between Mr. T. J. Maiman and members of

your staff and Mr. B. S. Mallett and members of my staff during which the

violation, its root cause and your corrective actions were discussed. The

enforcement conference attendees are listed in Enclosure 2 to this letter.

In violation of your Security Plan, an opening has existed in a vital area

barrier since initial licensing of the plant. Upon discovery by your staff,  ;

it was posted with a guard as a compensatory measure and reported to the NRC

in accordance with 10 CFR 73.71. On April 23, 1988, the opening was modified i

to reduce the penetration size. This opening had not been adequately evaluated '

during previous vital area barrier walkdowns. l

To emphasize the need to ensure the integrity of all vital area boundaries, I

have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, Office of

Enforcement, and the Deputy Executive Director for Regional Operations, to

issue the enclosed Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty

in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) for the violation describ d

in the enclosed Notice. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy

and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988'

(Enforcement Policy), the violat' ion described in the enclosed Notice has beon

categorized at a Severity Level III. The escalation and mitigation factors in

the Enforcement Policy were considered as were the unique characteristics of

this security area, and no adjustment has been decmed appropriate. fp lk

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RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED

SAFEGUARDS INFORMATI

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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. 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.

Areas discussed in this Notice concern subject matter which is exempt from

disclosure according to 10 CFR 73.21(c)(2). Consequently, the enclosures to

this letter will not be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Your response

to the violation identified in the enclosed Notice should be submitted in

accordance with 10 CFR 73.27

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

to the clearance procedures of the Office of Maragement and Budget, as

required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. , No.96-511.

Sincerely,

Original signed by

Z. Bert Davia

A. Bert Davis

Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

and Proposed In' position

of Civil Penalty

2. Enforcement Conference i

Attendees

3. Inspection Reports

No. 50-456/88015(DRSS);

No. 50-457/88016(DRSS) l

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T. J. Maiman, Vice President,

PWR Operations

H. Bliss, Nuclear

Licensing Manager

M. Wallace, Manager of Projects

M. Lohmann, Project Construction

and Startup Superintendent

W. Vahle, Construction

Superintendent

R. E. Querio, Station Manager

P. L. Darnes, Regulatory

Assurance Supervisor

J. Lieberman, OE

NRR/DRIS/SGB

NRR/DRIS/S1B

NRR/DLPQ/PEB

Enforcement Coordinators

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INFORMATION:

DCD/DCB (RIDS)

Licensing Fee Management Branch

Resident Inspector, RIII

Braidwood

Resident Inspector, RIII

Byron

D. W. Cassel, Jr., Esq.

Richard Hubbard

J. W. McCaffrey, Chief, Public

Utilities Division

H. S. Taylor, Quality Assurance

Division

E. Chan, OGC

G. Berry, 0GC

Stephen P. Sands, NRR

The Honorable A. Dixon Callihan, ASLB

The Honorable Richard F. Cole, ASLB

The Honorable Ivan W. Smith, ASLB

The Honorable Gary J. Edles, ASLAP

Tha Honorable Dr. W. Reed Johnson, ASLAP

The Honor Ole Christine N. Kohl, ASLAP

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L. Chandler, OGC

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ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE ATTENDEES I

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Commonwealth Edison Company

T. J. Maiman, Vice President, PWR Operations l

K. L. Graesser, General Manager, PWR Operations 1

R. E. Querio, Station Manager  !

B. M. Saunders, Nuclear Security Administrator

F. D. Willaford, Station Security Administrator

H. E. Bliss, Nuclear Licensing Manager

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P. Laird, Director, Corporate Security -

F. G. Lentine, PWR Licensing Supervisor

P. L. Barnes, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor

D. E. O'Brein, Services Superintendent  ;

S. Trubatch, Attorney l

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

B. S. Hallett, Chief, Materials and Safeguards Branch

L. J. Norrhom, Project Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

J. R. Creed, Chief, Safeguards Section

J. R. Knicely, Security Inspector

C. D. Anderson, Enforcement Specialist

R. M. Lerch, Reactor Engineer

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