ML20212C176

Notice of Violation from Insp on 860926-1117

ML20212C176
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	12/20/1986
From:	Guldemond W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20212C142	List: IR 05000295/1986022 ML20212C138 ML20212C176
References
50-295-86-22, 50-304-86-20, NUDOCS 8612290410
Download: ML20212C176 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION t .

Commonwealth Edison Company Docket No. 50-295

Docket No. 50-304 As a result of the inspection conducted on September 26 through November 17, I 1986, and in accordance with 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C - General Statement of i-Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions (1985), the following t violations were identified

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1. Technical Specification Limiting Condition for Operation 3.8.1.E.2 requires that the boric acid solution shall be in continuous i recirculationthroughtheboroninjectiontank(BIT)exceptduring testing. Technical Specification 3.0.3 requires that action be

initiated to place the unit in at least Hot Shutdown within the j

following four hours if a Limiting Condition for Operation and/or associated Action requirements cannot be satisfied.

} Contrary to the above,,on July 23, 1986, for a period of about five l hours, the boric acid solution was not in continuous recirculation through the Unit 1 BIT due to an improper valve alignment, and no action was initiated to place the unit in at least Hot Shutdown within

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j This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).

1 j 2. 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion III requires that measures shall be

established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements and the design basis for systems to which Appendix B applies are correctly '

translated into specification and procedures.

j Contrary to the above, between November 1979 and February 24, 1986, the licensee failed to establish measures'to assure that the correct basis

' for the setpoints of the negative flux rate reactor trip were translated 1

into the Zion Technical Specifications (TS) and into calibration  !

Procedures No. N41E, No. N42E, No. N43E and No. N44E, " Power Range

! Nuclear Electronics" in that the TS and calibration procedures called

' for negative flux rate trip setpoints of -15 percent power change with a five second time constant instead of -5 percent power change with a two second time constant as was used in the Westinghouse design basis.

This is a severity level IV violation (Supplement I).

l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this l j

i office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or i explanation in reply, including for each violation: (1) corrective action i

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> taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid further violations, and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.

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• W. G. Guldemond, Chief Dated Projects Branch 2 1

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