ML20210K884

EN-97-065:on 970805,notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $80,000 Issued to Licensee.Action Includes Two Violations Involving Instances of Record Falsification at Limerick Generating Station

ML20210K884
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	07/31/1997
From:	Lieberman J, Satorius M NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-97-050, EA-97-115, EA-97-50, EN-97-065, EN-97-65, NUDOCS 9708200148
Download: ML20210K884 (1)

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                                  -NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION (icensee:      PECO Energy Company -(EAs 97-050: 97-115)

Limerick Generating Station. Units 1 & 2 Docket Nos. 50-352: 50-353 PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $80,000-fub.iect:- This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $80,000 will be issued on or L about August 5. 1997. to PECO Energy Company. The action includes two violations inv31ving-instances of record falsification at the Limerick - r -Generating-Station. In the first violation, a chemistry technician and a l former chemist, at the direction of the former chemistry manager, deliberately falsified a record of the time a grab sample was taken from the Reactor Enclosure Cooling Water system. The former chemistry manager also pressured the-technician and chemist to lie about their actions to licensee security personnel investigating.the matter. .In the second violation, a fire protection technical assistant deliberately failed to perform a fire hose station visual inspection surveillance test, yet falsified the surveillance test document to indicate the test was performed. The violations were categorized in the aggregate as a Severity Level 11 problem. In accordance with the. Enforcement Policy, a base civil penalty in the amount of $80.000 is considered for a Severity Level II. PEC0 was given credit for both identifying the violations and corrective actions, the latter being considered prompt and comprehensive. However, the Enforcement Policy provides that civil penalties are normally proposed for willful violations. Therefore a civil penalty is being proposed at the base level of $80,000. In addition to this action, orders are being issued against the former chemistry manager and chemistry: technician, that prohibits their involvement in licensed activities for a period of 5 years and 3 years, respectively. It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The-schedule of issuance and notification is: Mailing of Notice August 5.-1997 Telephone Notification of Licensee August 5. 1997

            - The State of Pennsylvania 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 Order.
      -{ Contacts: M. Satorius, OE. (301)-415-2741 J. Lieberman, OE, (301) 415-2741 n
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