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Forwards Insp Repts 50-373/97-16 & 50-374/97-16 on 970920-1031.One Violation Noted Re Failure to Perform Adequate Surveillance Test on Edgs.No NOV Will Be Issued Because Criteria in Enforcement Policy Satisfied
ML20202E931
Person / Time
Site: LaSalle  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 11/28/1997
From: Leach M
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To: Subalusky W
COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
Shared Package
ML20202E936 List:
References
50-373-97-16, 50-374-97-16, NUDOCS 9712080184
Download: ML20202E931 (5)
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See also: IR 05000373/1997016

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Novauber 28, 1997

Mr. W. T. m aaky, Jr.

Site Vice President

LaSalle County State

Commonwealth Edison Company

2601 North 21st Road

Marseilles,il 61341

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT No. 50 373/97016(DRP); 50-374/97016(DRP) AND

EXERCISE OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION

- Dear Mr. Subalusky - .

On October 31,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your LaSalle facility. The enclosed

report presents the results of that inspecuon.

Dur,'ng this ikwook inspecuon, your condum of actMues at the LaSalle facility was generally

characterized as safe and in accordance with plant procedures. Your immediate corrective

actes to address equipment failures were appropriate, aM maintenance and survedlance

activities were performM acceptably. A particular perfoner ace strength noted during this

'ir'spection was your effective use of lessons loamed from previous activities and events in

effecting improvements in maintenance and cold weather preparations.

Based on the results of this inspection,- the NRC h.s determined that one violation of NRC

requissments occurred. The violation involved the failure to perform an adequate surveillance

test on the emergency diesel generators. However, the NRC is exercising enforcement

discretion and not issuing a Notice of Violation because the criteria specified in Section Vll.B.2,

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' Violations identified During Extended Shutdowns or Work Stoppages," of the NRC Enforcement

Policy are satisfied. Specif;cally, the violation is based upon your activities prior to the events

leading to your decision in December 1996 to enter into an extended shutdown to address

longstanding performance issues. The violation would not have been categorized at Severity

Level 11, the violation was not willful, and enforcement action was not considered necessary to

achieve remedial action. In addition, actions specified in Confirmatory Action Letter Rill-96 008B '

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effectively prevent you from restarting LaSalle County Station without implicit NRC approval.

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NAME Vegel:co I 'LeacS /9'M

DATE 11/W/97 11/M97

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W. Subt',aky, Jr. -2-

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's * Rules of Practices," a copy of this letter and its

enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

Sincerely,

/s/ M. Leach

Melvyn Leach, Chief

Operator Ucensing Branch

) Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos: 50-373; 50-374

Ucense Nos: NPF-11; NPF-18

Enclosure: Inspection Report No.

50-373/97016(DRP); 50-374/97016(DRP)

cc w/ encl: O. Kingsley, Nuclear Generation Group

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

M. Wallace, Senior Vice

President, Corporate Services

E. Kraft, Vice President

BWR Operations

Ualson O#icer, NOC-BOD

D. A. Sager, Vice President,

Generation Support

D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory

Services Manager

I. Johnson, UcensinC

Operations Manager

Document Control Desk-Ucensing

F. Dacimo, Plant General Manager

P. Bames, Regulatory Assuranca

Supervisor

Richard Hubbard

Nathan Schloss, Economist

Office of the Attomey General

State Uaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Commerce

Commission

SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCES

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NAME Vegel:co M Leach

DATE 1246/97 12/ /97

OFFICIAL RECORD COPY

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Distnbotion:

Docket File w/enci DRP w/enci

OCFO/LFARB w/enct TSS w/end

PUBUC IE-01 w/onci DRS (2) w/end

A. Beach w/enci Rlli PRR w/enci -

Deputy RA w/end RAC1 (E-Mail)

Rlli Enf. Coord, w/enci CAA1 (E-Mail)

SRI LaSalle w/end DOCDESK (E-Mail)

Project Mgr., NRR w/ond

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UNITED STATES

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USLE,ILUNOIS 60532-4351

          • Novmber 28, 1997

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Mr. W. T. Subalusky, Jr.

Site Vice President

LaSalle County Station

Commonwealth Edison Company

= 2601 North 21st Road .

Marsemos,IL 61341

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT No. 50-373/97016(DRP); 50 0,74/97016(DRP) AND

EXERCISE OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION

Dear Mr. Subalusky: -

' On October 31,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your LaSalle facihty. The enclosed

- report presents the results of that inspection.

During this 6-week inspection, your conduct of activities at the LaSalle facility was generally

characterized as safe and in accordance with plant procedures. Your immediate conW

actions to address equipment failures were appropriais, and maintermnce and surveillance

activities were performed acceptably. A particular performance strength noted during this

inspection was your effective use of lessons leemed from previous activities and events in

effecting improvements in maintenance and cold weather preparations.

Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that one violation of NRC

requirements occurred. The violation involved the failure to perform an adeque% surveillsnce

test on the emergency diesel generators. However, the NRC is exercising enforcement

discretion and not issuing a Notice of Violation because the criteria specified in Section Vll.B.2,

" Violations identified During Extended Shutdowns or Work Stoppages," of the NRC Enforcement

Policy are satisfied. Specifically, the violation is based upon your activities prior to the events

leading to your decision in December 1996 to enter into an extended shutdown to address

lengstanding perforrnance issues. The violation would not have been categorized at Severity

Level 11, the violation was not willful, and enforcement action was not considered necessary to

achieve rommiial action, in addition, actions specified in Confirmatory Action Letter Rill-96-0088

effectively prevent you from restarting LaSalle County Station without implicit NRC approval.

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W. Subalusky, Jr. -2

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practices," a copy of this letter and its

. enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (F'DR).

Sincerely,

Melvyn Leach, Chief

Operator Ucensing Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos: 50-373; 50-374

- U anse Nos: NPF-11; NPF-16

Enclosure: Inspection Report No.

50-373/g701S(DRP); 50 374/97016(DRP)

cc w/ encl: O. Kingsley, Nuclear Generation Group

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

M. Wallace, Senior Vice

President, Corporate Services

E. Kra't, Vice President

BWR Operations

Ualson Officer, NOC-BOD

D. A. Sager, Vice President,

Generation Support

D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory

Services Manager

1. Johnson, Ucensing

Operations Manager

Document Control Desk-Ucensing

F. Dacimo, Plant General Manager

P. Bames, Regulatory Assurance

Supervisor

Richard Hubbard

Nathan Schloss, Economist

Office of the Attomey General

State Ualson Officer

Chairman, Illinois Commerce

Corralssion

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