ML20205D589
| ML20205D589 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 03/29/1999 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20205D585 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-373-98-17, 50-374-98-17, EA-98-560, NUDOCS 9904020247 | |
| Download: ML20205D589 (2) | |
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t NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-373;50-374
.LaSalle County Generating Station.
License Nos. NPF-11; NPF-18 Units 1 and 2 '
EA 98-560 During an NRC inspection and an NRC investigation concluded on November 19,1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the "G 9neral Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 26.20 requires a licensee establish and implement written policies and procedures designed to meet the general performance objectives and specific requirements of 10 CFR Part 26.
i 10 CFR 26.24(a)(3) requires, in part, testing for cause as soon as possible after receiving credible information that an individual is abusing drugs or alcohol.
Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed) Corporate Nuclear Security Guideline No. 200,
" Comed Fitness for Duty Program," (FFD) implements 10 CFR Part 26, and refers to Comed Corporate Nuclear Security Guideline No. 207, " Testing for Cause." Revision 10, dated
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April 18,1997, of Guideline No. 207 was applicable to all Comed and contractor personnel l
granted unescorted access to protected areas of Comed nuclear stations. Section 5 of Guideline No. 207, provides, in part, that for-cause testing is required when the odor of alcohol j
has been detected on an employee and a supervisor has confirmed that odor. Guideline No. 207 further provides that the person be escorted at all times until the issue is satisfactorily resolved or the person exits the protected area.
1 Contrary to the above,.on May 11,1998, a supervisor employed by the Raytheon Corporation, a contractor at the LaSalle County Station, bonfirmed the odor of alcohol on an employee and failed to have the required for-cause test performed. Specifically, the supervisor confirmed the
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odor of alcohol on a Raytheon employee and allowed the employee to leave the LaSalle County Station without requiring a for-cause FFD test of the employee. Furthermore, the ernployee
- was not escorted at all times until the issue was satisfactorily resolved or until the person exited the protected area of the station. (01013)
This is a Severity Level lil violation (Supplement Vil).
l The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence and the dates when full compliance was achieved is adequately address on the docket in NRC Inspection Report Nos.'50-373/98017(DRS); 50-374/98017(DRS) and in a February 17,1999, letter from Comed.
- However, you are required to submit a written statement or explanation pursuant to
-10 CFR 2.201 if the description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or
. your position. In that case, or if you choose to respond, clearly mark your response as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation, EA 98-560," and send it to the NRC Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator and the Enforcement Officer, U.S. Nuclear. Regulatory Commission,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532-4351, and the NRC Resident inspector at the LaSalle County Station, within 30 days of the date of the letter i
transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice).
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Notice of Violation j If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with
- the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
if you choose to respond, your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR). Therefore, to the extent possible, the response should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction.
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working f
days.
Dated this 29th day of March 1999 1
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