ML20205P207
| ML20205P207 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 04/09/1999 |
| From: | Dyer J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20205P210 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-295-98-02, 50-295-98-2, 50-304-98-02, 50-304-98-2, EA-98-558, NUDOCS 9904200072 | |
| Download: ML20205P207 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000295/1998002
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EA 98-558
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley
President, Nuclear Generation Group
Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN: Regulatory Services
Executive Towers West 111
1400 Opus Place, Suite 500
Downers Grove,IL 60515
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-295/98002(DRS); 50-304/98002(DRS))
(NRC OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS REPORT NO. 3-98-015)
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
This refers to the inspection and subsequent investigation by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) Office of k,vestigations (01) into information reported to the NRC by the
Commonwealth Edison Company (Comed). On January 14,1998, Comed representatives
notified the NRC that Safeguards Information (SGI) was not locked in a security storage
container while the SGI was unattended at the Zion Station from approximately July 1997 to
January 14; 1998. Comed representatives recontacted the NRC on January 22; 1998, and
reported that additional unattended and unprotected SGI documents had been found at the
same location.
Based on the information developed during the NRC inspection, the Ol investigation, Comed's
investigation, and the information provided in Comed's letter dated March 18,1999, in
response to the February 16,1999 letter from the NRC, the NRC has determined that a
violation of NRC requirements occurred. The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding it are described in detailin the inspection
report, the investigation reports, the February 16,1999 letter from the NRC, and the Comed
letter dated March 18,1999. In summary, a lead electrical designer, a supervisor, at the Zion
Station willfully failed to protect unattended SGI from unauthorized disclosure by storing the SGI
in open packages on the floor of his work cubicle .n the Design Engineering Department, which
was located outside of the protected area at the Zion Station. The willful actions of this
supervisor placed Corned in violation of 10 CFR 73.21(d)(2).
The NRC recognizes that the SGI in this case would not have assisted an individual in an
attempted act of radiological sabotage or theft of strategic special nuclear material.
Nevertheless, the NRC expects and demands that all employees, especially supervisors, follow
all established procedures to ensure SGI is protected from unauthorized d% closure.
Unfortunately, that was not the case in this instance, as a supervisor willfully stored SGI on the
floor of his work area and not in a locked security container while the SGI was unattended.
Therefore, this violation has been categorized in accordance with the " General Statement of
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Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement Policy'), NUREG-1600, at
Severity Level 111.
In accordance with the Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty of $55,000 is considered for a
Severity Level lil violation. Because the Zion Station was the subject of an escalated
enforcement action within the two years preceding this Severity Level ill violation,' the NRC
considered whether credit was warranted for identification and Conective Action in accordance
with the civil penalty assessment process in Section VI.B.2 of the Enforcement Policy. Credit
was given for Identification because Comed identified the violation and notified the NRC.
Credit was also given for Corrective Action because of the immediate and long term measures
taken by Comed. The corrective actions are described in Section S8.1.b of the inspectic.
report, and include, but are not limited to: (1) retrieving the SGI and transferring it to the site
security organization; (2) briefing employees of the Design Engineering Department about the
incident; (3) retraining those employees on the proper handling and storage of SGl; and
(4) disciplining and retraining the senior electrical designer. Also, the volume of SGI on site
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was greatly reduced with the cessation of nuclear operations at the Zion Station.
Therefore, to encourage promptidentification and comprehensive correct;on of violations,1
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have been authorized, after consultation with the Director, NRC Office of Enforcement, not to
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propose a civil penalty for this Severity Level ill violation. However, significant violations in the
future could result in a civil penalty.
The NRC has concluded that information regarding the reason for the enclosed violation, the
corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence and the
dates when full compliance was achieved is adequately addressed on the docket in NRC
Inspection Report Nos. 50-295/98002(DRS); 50-304/98002(DRS) and in a March 18,1999,
letter from Comed. Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the
description therein does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. Should
you choose to respond in writing, your response should be clearly marked as a " Response to
Apparent Violation EA 98-558," and should include for each apparent violation: (1) the~ reason
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for the apparent violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the apparent violation; (2) the
corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved; (3) the corrective steps that
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will be taken to avoid further violations; and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Your response should be submitted under oath or affirmation and may reference or include
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previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required
response. The response should be addressed to the NRC Document Control Desk,
Washington, DC 20555, with copies to the Director, NRC Office of Enforcement, Washington,
DC 20555, the Regional Administrator and Enforcement Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission,801 Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532-4351.
8 A Notice of Violation and Proposed imposition of Civil Penalty - $110,000 was issued
on January 15,1998, for a Severity Level lll problem associated with a programmatic
breakdown in the implementation of the fitness for duty program at the Zion Station during
1997 (EA 97-249).
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosure, and your response (if you choose to provide one) will be placed in the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR). To the extent possible, your response should not include any personal
privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without
redaction.
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R gional Administrator
Docket Nos. 50-295; 50-304
Enclosure: Notice of Violation
cc w/ encl:
D. Helwig, Senior Vice President
H. Stanley, PWR Vice President
C. Grane, BWR Vice President
R. Krich, Vice President, Regulatory Services
DCD ' Licensing
R. Starkey, D.ecommissioning Plant Manager
R. Godley, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor
M. Aguilar, Assistant Attorney General
K. Nollenberger, County Administrator
Mayor, City of Zion
State Liaison Officer
State Liaison Officer, Wisconsin
Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
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