ML20198G282
| ML20198G282 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 12/18/1998 |
| From: | Reynolds S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20198G287 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-254-98-19, 50-265-98-19, EA-98-553, NUDOCS 9812290041 | |
| Download: ML20198G282 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000254/1998019
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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley
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Downers Grove, IL 60515
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-254/98019(DRS); 50-265/98019(DRS), NOTICE
OF VIOLATION, AND EXERCISE OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
On November 6,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Quad Cities facility. The focus
of this inspection was to review engineering and technical support provided to the plant and the
effectiveness of your controls in identifying, resolving, and preventing problems. The inspection
also included review of previously identified inspection items from the NRC sponsored Architect
Engineer (A/E) and Diagnostic Evaluation Team inspections. The enclosed report presents the
results of that inspection.
Overall, the team concluded that the engineering and technical support provided by the design
and system engineering groups was effective. In particular, implementation of the modification
process and the 10 CFR 50.59 process, since re-start of the units after the extended shutdown,
appeared to be functioning well. The team also concluded that since the restart, Quad Cities
had implemented an effective program for identifying, resolving, and preventing problems. The
Problem identificadon Form (PlF) system was functional, but was not as widely used in day-to-
day activities as expected. We were concemed that copies of PlFs had been intentionally
placed in personnel files, which had the effect of undermining the corrective action process.
However, your prompt and comprehsitsive corrective actions dealt with this issue.
Review of the previously identified items from the A/E inspection produced 13 examples of
discrepancies between plant as-found conditions and the plant licensing basis. These
discrepancies were considered a failure to comply with 10 CFR 50.71(e) which constituted a
violation of NRC requirements. After consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement and
the Acting Regional Administrator; the Director, Division of Reactor Safety, Region Ill, has been
authorized to exercise enforcement discretion for this Severity Level IV violation in accordance
with Section Vll.B.3," Violations involving Old Design issues," of NUREG 1600," General
Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," and not issue a Notice of
Violation in this case. The decision to apply enforcement discretion was based on the defined
scope, thoroughness, and schedule of completion of your design basis initiative,
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Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that three violations of NRC
requirements occurred. The first violation contained two examples of inadequate test control.
This violation was of concern because, without an adequate test, it was not demonstrated that
the involved systems would perform satisfactorily in service. The second violation was for
inadequate corrective action. This violation was of concern because a nonconforming condition
on the residual heat removal heat exchangers that had been identified in 1993 had been allowed
to languish until re-identified by the A/E inspection in March 1998. The third violation contained
multiple examples ofinadequate design control. This violation was of concern since several of
the examples were for work recently completed. The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice
of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the
subject inspection report. The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the
violations, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violations and prevent
recurrence is adequately addressed on the docket in this inspection Report. Therefore, you are
not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not accurately reflect
your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to provide additional
information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed notice.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosures, and your response, if you choose to provide additional information, will be placed in
the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely
Original /s/ J. A. Grobe for
Steven A. Reynolds, Deputy Director
Division of Reactor Gafety
Docket Nos.: 50-254;50-265
Enclosures:
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Inspection Report No. 50-254/98019(DRS);
50-265/98019(DRS)
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D. Helwig, Senior Vice President
H. Stanley, PWR Vice President
C. Crane, BWR Vice President
R. KHch, Regulatory Services Manager
D. Greene, Licensing Director
DCD - Licensing
J. Dimmette, Jr., Site Vice President
W. Pearce, Quad Cities Station Manager
C. Peterson, Regulatory Affairs Manager
R. Hubbard
M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
W. Leech, Manager of Nuclear
MidAmerican Energy Company
Distribution:
J. Goldberg, OGC w/encls
J. Lieberman, OE w/encls
B. Boger, NRR w/encls
SAR (E-Mail)
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J. Caldwell, Rlli w/encls
C. Pederson, Rlll w/encls
B. Clayton, Rlli w/encls
SRI Quad Cities w/encls
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