ML20198T363

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971215-17.Violation Noted:On 971201 Contract Workers Failed to Contact Radiation Protection Prior to Cutting Grinding & Welding Activities on Reactor Water Cleanup Sys Piping Respectively

ML20198T363
Person / Time
Site:	LaSalle
Issue date:	01/21/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20198T339	List: ML20198T334 ML20198T363 ML20198T367
References
50-373-97-21, 50-374-97-21, NUDOCS 9801270040
Download: ML20198T363 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION

- Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos,50 373; 50-374 LaSalle Station, Units 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF 11; NPF-18 As a result of an inspection conducted on December 15 - 17,1997, a violation of NRC requirements was identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification No. 6.2(B) requires that radiation control procedures be maintained, made available to station personnel, and adhered to.

Station Procedure LAP 100-22 (Revision 20)," Radiation Work Permit (RWP) Program,"

requires, in part, that individual workers comply with the requirements of the RWP and any associated documents.

Radiation work permit No. 97035 (Revision 3), " Setup, Remove Old Pumps / Piping, Reinstall ,

New Design Pumps / Pipes and Cleanup of Area," requires that workers contact the radiation protection staff beforo performing welding, cutting or grinding on system components.

Contrary to the above, on November 21 and December 1,1997, contract workers were signed onto RWP No. 97035 and performed cutting / grinding and welding activities on reactor water cleanup system piping, respectively, and failed to contact radiation protection prior to performing the activities.

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement IV).

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, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region Ill,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility which 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)ihe 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 tims specified in this Notice, an order or a demsnd 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 9001270040 900121 PDR

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Notice of Violation 2 is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide 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 you request withholding of such material, you mull 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 or information wilj create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). 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 21st day of January 1998 l

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