ML20211Q832
| ML20211Q832 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 10/17/1997 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Tulon T COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20211Q839 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-456-97-12, 50-457-97-12, NUDOCS 9710230022 | |
| Download: ML20211Q832 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000456/1997012
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October 17, 1997
Mr. T. Tulon
Site Vice President
Braidwood Nuclear Power Station
Commonwealth Edison Company
RR #1, Box 84
A
Braceville, IL 60407
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-456/97012(DRS); 50-457/97012(DRS)
Dear Mr. Tulon:
On August 15,1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Braidwood Nuclear Power
Station, Units 1 and 2. The primary purpose of this inspection was to review the engineering
and technical support provided to the station. The inspection also included an assessment of
the station's effectiveness in identifying, resolving, and preventing issuei that could degrade
plant safety and a review of the status of your commitments pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f). The
enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
Overall, the team concluded that the engineering staff was well integrated into daily plant
activities, was active in the identification and resolution of technical issues, and had made good
progress in addressing 10 CFR 50.54(f) commitments.
However, based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that several
violations of NRC requirements occurred regarding the preconditioning of equipment prior to
testing, the failure to perform adequate 10 CFR 50.59 safety evaluations, the failure to strictly
adhere to procedures, and the performance of inadequate design reviews. These violations are
cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the circumstances surrounding the
violations are described in detailin the subject inspec'Jon report. The violations are of concern
because collectively, they indicate that the engineering staff, at times, lacked a questioning
attitude and was not fully engaged in the performance of engineering activities. This same
problem was also observed in other areas although violations of regulatory requirements were
not identified. In particular, deficiencies in the resolution for an abnormally high 2A safety
injection pump lube oil filter inlet pressure were noted as well as two cases in which adequate
root cause investigations were not performed
in addition, the team identified several problems which directly resulted from a lack of attention-
to-detail by engineers performing the work, in particular, errors were identified in operability
evaluations, the performance and review of surveillance testing, heat exchanger inspection
program reports, and the implementation of the commercial grado dedication program, all of
which resulted from a lack of attention-to-detail by engineering personnel. Although in only one
case did a violation of NRC requirements occur, the number of instances of this poor attention-
to-detail warrants your attention.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC wiC use your response, in part, to
determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to onsure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's * Rules and Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosures, and your response to this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR).
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Sincerely,
original signed by J. A. Grobe
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457
License Nos. NPF.72; NPF-77
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report 50-456/97012(DRS); 50-457/97012(DRS)
cc w'encls:
R. J. Manning, Executive Vice President, Generation
M. Wallace, Senior Vice President, Corporate Services
H. G. Stanley, Vice President, PWR Operations
D. A. Sager, Vice President, Generation Support
D. Farrar, Nuclear Regulatory Services Manager
I. Johnson, Licensing Operations Manager
Document Control Desk - Licensing
Breldwood Station Manager
T. Simpkin, Regulatory Assurance Supervisor
Richard Hubbard
Nathan Schloss, Economist, Office of the Attomey General
State Liaison Officer
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Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission
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