ML20214A318

EN-86-084:on 861118,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in Amount of $25,000 Issued to Licensee.Action Based on Installation of Pressurizer Code Safety Valve W/O Valve Disc

ML20214A318
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	11/13/1986
From:	Beach A, Wong H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
EN-86-084, EN-86-84, NUDOCS 8611190404
Download: ML20214A318 (1)

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b C5 November 13, 1986 EN 86-84 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Commonwealth Edison Company (Byron Nuclear Station, Unit 1)

Docket No. 50-454

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - 525,000 This is to inform the Connission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount c,? Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars

($25,000) will be issued on or about November 18, 1986 to Commonwealth Edison Company. This action is based on the installation of a Pressurizer Code Safety Valve without its valve disc. The defective safety valve was installed because of improper segregation, identification, and test documentation. In addition, the replacement Code Safety Valve was tested and accepted with a lift setting outside the technical specification limits because of procedural deficiencies.

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The Regional Administrator has been authorized by the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, to sign this action. The schedule of issuance and not'fication is:

Mailing of Notice November 18, 1986 Telephone Notification of Licensee November 18, 1986 A news release has been prepared and will be issued after the licensee receives the Notice. The State of Illinois 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.

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