ML20212B368
| ML20212B368 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 02/26/1987 |
| From: | Taylor J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | Oconnor J COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20212B371 | List: |
| References | |
| EA-86-048, EA-86-48, NUDOCS 8703030539 | |
| Download: ML20212B368 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000812/2010031
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Docket No. 50-454
License No. NPF-37
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Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN: Mr. James J. O'Connor
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President
Post Office Box 767
Chicaco IL 60690
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: ORDER IMPOSING A CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY
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This refers to your letter dated July 3,1986, in response to the Notice of
Violation anc Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties (Notice) sent to you by
our letter dated May 6,1986. Our letter and Notice described violations
documented in inspection reports conducted Auaust 12 throuah October 31, 1985
at the Byron Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1.
To emphasize the need for you to ensure that safety-related systems are not
adversely affected when performina surveillance requirements, system operability
is evaluated more effectively, action statements are properly implemented, and
corrective actions are effective, a civil penalty of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
($100,000) was proposed.
In your response dated July 3, 1986, with respect to Violation I you (1) denied
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the violation occurred as stated in the Notice, (2) cisaareed with the NRC's
classification of the event as a Severity Level III violation, and (3) requested
mitiaation of the civil penalty. With respect to the violations contained in
Section II you admitted that Violations A throuah F had occurred, but disaareed
with the NRC's conclusion that the events collectively demonstrated inadequate
manaaement.
However, you decided aaainst an appeal of that decision and submitted
payment of 550,000.
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After careful consideration of your response, we have concluded for the reasons
aiven in the appendix attached to the enclosed Order Imposina Civil Monetary
Penalty that the violation contained in Section I of the Notice was appropriately
classified as a Severity Level III violation.
Because there were arounds for
both mitiaation and escalation of the civil penalty, on balance, the base civil
penalty was considered by the NRC staff to be appropriate.
Since the violations
contained in Section II were admitted by the licensee and full payment for the
violations has been received, an evaluation and conclusion of these events by
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the NRC is not provided in the enclosed appendix. Accordinoly, we hereby serve
the enclosed Order on Comonwealth Edison Company imposina a civil monetary
penalty in the amount of Fifty Thousand Dollars (550,000) for Violation I.
We
will review the effectiveness of your corrective actions durina a subsequent
inspection.
CERTIFIED MAIL
RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
B703030539 870226
ADOCK 05000454
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Reaulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosure
will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
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Jpes M. TayIde, Director
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Enforcement
Enclosure: As stated
cc w/ enclosure:
C. Reed, Vice President
D. L. Farrar. Director
of Nuclear Licensina
V. I. Schlosser, Project Manaaer
Gunner fnrensen, Site Project
Superi,.6endent
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R. E. Querio, Plant Manaaer
DCS/RSB (RIDS)
Licensina Fee Manaaement Branch
Resident Inspector, RIII Byron
Resident Inspector, RIII
Braidwood
Phyllis Dunton, Attorney
General's Office, Environmental
Control Division
D. W. Cassel, Jr. , Esq.
Diane Chavez, DAARE/ SAFE
Steve Lewis, OGC
L. Olshan, NRR LPM
H. S. Taylor, Quality Assurance
Division
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