ML20205H366

EN-87-023:on 870326,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in Amount of $50,000 Will Be Issued to Licensee.Action Based on Failure to Obtain Prior NRC Approval of Criteria Change for Reactor Coolant Flow

ML20205H366
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	03/23/1987
From:	Beach A, Milano P NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
EN-87-023, EN-87-23, NUDOCS 8704010034
Download: ML20205H366 (1)

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March 23, 1987 EN 87-23

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NOTIF CTION Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company

~(Byron Nuclear Power Station)

- s Docket No. 50-454

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $50,000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Impcsition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) will be issued on or about March 26,,1987 to Commonwealth Edison Company.

This action is based on the failure to obtain prior NRC approval of a change in acceptance criteria for a reactor coolant flow coastdown test from that described in the Byron FSAR. A technical analysis of the event concluded that the violation would normally be considered at Severity Level IV; however, due to the careless disregard of this NRC requirement by a section manager, it has been categorized at Severity Level III.

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action.

The Regional Administrator has been authorized by the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, to sign this action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

Mailing of Notice March 26, 1987 Telephone Notification of Licensee March 26, 1987 A news release has been prepared and will be issued after the licensee receives

.the Notice. The State of Illinois will be notified.

The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to respond.

Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted, mitigated, or imposed by,0rder.

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