ML20216C241
| ML20216C241 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 03/06/1998 |
| From: | Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20216C246 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-254-97-28, 50-265-97-28, EA-97-591, EA-98-093, EA-98-93, NUDOCS 9803130349 | |
| Download: ML20216C241 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000254/1997028
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B REGloN 111 E I soi wARRENVILLE ROAD \\ .... / usts. ILUNOIS 60532-4351 March 6, 1998 EA 98-093 EA 97-591 . Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley President, Nuclear Generation Group Commonwealth Edison Company ATTN: Regulatory Services Executive Towers West lil 1400 Opus Place, Suite 500 Downers Grove, IL 60515 SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-254/97028(DRP); 50-265/97028(DRP) Dear Mr. Kingsley: This refers to the inspechon conducted December 24,1997, through February 10,1998, at the Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station. The purpose of the inspection was to determine whether activities authorized by the license were conducted safely and in accordance with NRC requirements. The NRC conducted routine resident inspections in this period. At the conclusion
of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report. During this inspection, a number of concems with cmergency diesel generator (EDG) reliability and operability were identified. These concems involved equipment problems, personnel errors, and program-related deficiencies. A common mode failure mechanism was identified with time delay relays for all three EDGs which could have affected operability of all generators . ' concunently. In the same time penod, operator error and flawed programmatic requirements resulted in an improper cooling water lineup which rendered the Unit 2 EDG inoperable for about two weeks, while the Unit 1 EDG was unavailable for maintenance. On January 5,1998, the Unit 1 EDG failed to start after suceiving a start signal, for reasons that have not yet been determined. The inspectors found other maintenance, engineering, and operations-related problems associated with the EDGs, including poor follow-up on conective actions for previous EDG failures, poor foreign material exclusion control, and design configuration control problems. Based on these and other findings of this inspection, the NRC has determined that two violations of NRC requirements occurred. The violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the subject inspection report. The first violation is of concem because EDG inoperability rendered both available trains of the standby gas treatment system inoperable for a time longer than allowed by Technical Specifications with Unit 1 operating at rated power. / The second violation is of concem because the plant design configuration for EDG room i ventilation as described in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report was altered, and no t engineering evaluation was performed to justify the change. I 9803130349 990306
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s ,d O. Kingsley -2- In adction, Section M8.11 of this report documents our conclusion that unresolved item 50-265/97027-02, concoming the adequacy of the visual test examination of the Class 1 system boundary, is now considered an apparent violation of Technical Speci6 cation 4.0.E. This subject was discussed extensively with Commonwealth Edison representatives during the enforcement conference on January 9,1998. No response regarding this apparent violation is required at this time. You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action h necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the flRC's " Rules of Practice,' a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Sincerely, Geoffrey E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-254; 50-265 License Nos.: DPR-29; DPR-30 Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation 2. Inspection Report No. 50-254/97028(DRP); 50-265/97028(DRP) See Attache' Distribution d - - - -
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. O. Kingsley -3- cc w/encis: M. Wallace, Senior Vee President D. Helwig, Senior Vice President , G. Stanley, PWR Vse President ' J. Perry, BWR Vice President D. Farrar, Regulatory Services Manager 1. Johnson, Licensing Director DCD - Licensing E. Kraft, Jr., Site Vice President D. Cook, Quad Cities Station Manager C. C. Peterson, Regulatory Affairs Manager Richard Hubbard Nathan Schloss, Economist i . Office of the Attomey General State Liaison Officer Chairman, Illinois Commerce Commission W. D. Leech, Manager of Nuclear MidAmerican Energy Company ! ) i i t
s 4 O. Kingsley -2- I in addition, Section M8.11 of this report documents our conclusion that unresolved item 50-265/97027-02, concoming the adequacy of the visual test examination of the Class 1 system boundary, is now considered an apperent violation of Technicai Speedication 4.0.E. This subject was discussed extensively with Commonwealth Edison representatives during the enforcement conference on January 9,1998. No response regarding this apparent violation is required at this time. You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice." a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Sincerely, Sl },46 l# Geoffrey E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-254;50-265 License Nos.: DPR-29; DPR-30 Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation 2. Inspection Report No. 50-254/97028(DRP); 50-265/97028(DRP) See Attached Distribution SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCES DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\ QUAD \\QUA97028.DRP To seeeive a copy of this clocument,Indieste in the box *C' = Copy usethout ettschmentlenolosuse *E' = Copy vulth attachenent/ enclosure w.c OFFICE Rlli l Rill l Rill l Rlli l [ Rlli l. NAME RLerch/co MRing JGavula BClayton GGrantM J r DATE 03/ /98 03/ /98 03/ /98 03/ /98 03/bl98 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
O. Kingsley -2- 1 You are require J to respond to this letter and src Jld follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determinc whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. l In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Ru!es of Practice." a copy of this letter, its l enclosures, and your responso will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. ! Sincerely, Geoffrey E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-254;50-265 License Nos.: DPR-29; DPR-30 Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation 2. Inspection Report No. 50-254/97028(DRP); 50-265/97028(DRP) cc w/ enc!s: M. Wallace, Senior Vice President D. Helwig, Senior Vice President G. Stanley, PWR Vice President J. Perry, BWR Vice President D. Farrar, Regulatory Services Manager 1. Johnson, Licensing Director DCD - Licensing E. Kraft, Jr., Site Vice President D. Cook, Quad Cities Station Manager C. C. Peterson, Regulatory Affairs Manager Richard Hubbard ' Nathan Schloss, Economist Office of the Attomey General State Liaison Officer Chaignan, Illinois Commerce Commission W. D. Leech, Manager of Nuclear MidAmerican Energy Company SEE PREVIOUS CONCURRENCES DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\ QUAD \\QUA97028.DRP
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-__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 O. Kingsisy -2- You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is nes,sssary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your respo.1se will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. Sincerely, Geoffrey E. Grant, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-254;50-265 License Nos.: DPR-29; DPR-30 Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation 2. Inspection Report No. 50-254/97028(DRP); 50-265/97028(DRP) c c w !a.icis- M. Wallace, Chief of Staff D. Helwig, Senior Vice President G. Stanley, PWR Vice President J. Perry, BWR Vice President D. Farrar, Regulatory l Services Manager l l. Johnson, Licensing Director I DCD - Licensing E. Kraft, Jr., Site Vice President D. Cook, Quad Cities Station Manager C. C. Peterson, Regulatory Affairs Manager Richard Hubbard Nathan Schloss, Economist Office of the Attorney General State Liaison Officer l Chairman, Illinois Commerce , ' Commission W. D. Leech, Manager of Nuclear MidAmerican Energy Company DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\ QUAD \\QUA97028.DRP ( To receive a copy of this docunwnt. indicate in the boa *C" = Copy without attachment / enclosure "E" = Copy with attnerr..ent/ enclosure '
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