IR 07100017/2012001

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971017-1201.Violation Noted:On 970910,plant Operating Procedure CV-3 Was Not of Type Appropriate to Circumstance

ML20199J880
Person / Time
Site:	Byron, 07100017
Issue date:	12/24/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20199J873	List: IR 07100017/2012001 ML20199J866 ML20199J909
References
50-454-97-22, 50-455-97-22, NUDOCS 9802060056
Download: ML20199J880 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF 37; NPF-66 During an NRC inspection conducted between October 17 and December 1,1997, two violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with NUREG 1600, * General Statement of Policy and Procedure fc NRC Enforcement Actions," the violations are listed below:

' Title 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, " Instructions, Procedures, and Drawings,"

states, in part, that activities affecting quality shall be prescribed by documented instrucilons, procedures, or drawings, of a type appropriate to the circumstance Contrary to the above, on September 10,1997, Byron Operating Procedure (BOP)

CV 3, " Filling and Venting the CV System," Revision 5, an activity affecting quality, was not of a type appropriate to the circumstance. Specifically, BOP CV 3 did not provide appropriate steps to vent the 2B CV pump (50-454/455 97022-01(DRP)).

This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1). TS 6.8.1.a states written procedures shall be established, implemented, and maintained covering the applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A, of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 197 Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, Appendix A, Section 9.e, states general p;ocedures for the control of maintenance, repair, replacement, and modification work be prepared before reactor operation is begu NSWP-A-03, ' Foreign Material Exclusion' (FME), Revision 0, Step 6.4.1, states that all system breeches must be covered where possible except when: the opening is attended, and work, inspection, or test lng is in progress that requires removal of the FME cove Contrary to the above, on November 17,1997, the inspectors observed two holes not protected with FME covers in the floor drain sump cover on the Unit 1 containment floor drain sump on the 377 foot level inside the containment missile barrier. At that time, no one was monitoring the FME area and no work or testing was being performed on the floor drain sump (50-454/455 97022-02(DRP)).

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison is hereby rrequired 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 lil, 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 the 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 9802060056 971224 PDR ADOCK 05000454 G PDR .

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Notice of Violation 2 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 schieved. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in the Notice, an order may be issued to show cause 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 I extending the response time.

l Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the l extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards

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Information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal basis to support your-request for withholding the information from the publi Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 24th day of December 1997

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