ML20216D043
| ML20216D043 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Quad Cities  |
| Issue date: | 08/26/1997 |
| From: | Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kraft E COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20216D048 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-254-97-11, 50-265-97-11, NUDOCS 9709090198 | |
| Download: ML20216D043 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000254/1997011
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Mr. E. Kraft, Site Vice President
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22710 206th Avenue North
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NRC RESIDENT INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50 254/97011(DRP);
50-265/97011(DRP), AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
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Dear Mr. Kraft:
This refers to the inspection conducted on June 17 through July 28,1997, at the
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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
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NRC requirements. During this period routine resident inspections were performed. Based
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on the inspectors' findings, performance overall at the Quad Cities station was
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the findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed
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report,
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This report documents three activities that the inspectors observed to be well planned and
controlled. ' Operators generally performed well during the Unit 2 reactor startup. Work
planning for the safe _ shutdown makeup pump system maintenance outage was thorough,
resulting in the resolution of several system deficiencies. Coordination of work groups in
response to the identification of a Unit 2 fuel leak allowed for the effective and timely
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Identification of the 'affacted fuel bundle.
During the inspection period, three violations were identified. One violation pertained to
design control and consisted of two examples where your staff failed to adequately-
- incorporate important design information into plant operating procedures. The other two
violations pertained to the failure to adhere to. Technical Specification (TS) requirements.
Specifically your staff failed to verify the positions of _ valves in the residual heat removal
service water system and the failed to lock or attend a posted locked high radiation area
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in previous correspondence, the NRC commented' on the momentum you have been able to
-- achieve in improving performance in the area of plant operations. However, the NRC is
concemed that this momentum is no longer being maintained. This conclusion is based on
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- recent inspection findings and those identified during this inspection period that include:
inappropriate entry into shutdown limiting conditions for operation to perform planned
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. maintenance; improper use of an annunciator alarm to initiate a change in a pressure
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control setpoint; not investigating a frequently alarming core spray annunciator for several
' days; and the failure to identify a significant increase in offgas activity for two shifts.
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The violations cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that
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
and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
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Geoffrey E. Grant, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50 254; 50-265
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report No. 50 254/97011(DRP);
50 265/97011(DRP)
cc w/encts:
T. J. Maiman, Senior Vice President
Nuclear Operations Division
D. A. Sager, Vice President,
Generation Support
H. W. Keiser, Chief Nuclear
Operating Officer
L. W. Pearce, Station Manager
C. C. Peterson, Regulatory Affairs
Manager
1. Johnson, Acting Nuclear
Regulatory Services Manager
Richard Hubbard
Nathan Schloss, Economist
Office of the Attorney General
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce
Comtr.ission
J. R. Bull, Vice President, General &
Transmission, MidAmerican Energy Company
Document Control Desk-Licensing
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E. Kraft
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.The violations cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are described in detailin the enclosed report. Please note that
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
and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
Orig. signed by Marc L. Dapas for
Geoffrey E. Grant, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50 254; 50 265
License Nos.: DPR-29: DPR 30
Enclosures:
2. Inspection Report No. 50-254/97011(DRP);
50 265/97011(DRP)
cc w/encts:
T. J. Maiman, Senior Vice President
Nuclear Operations Division
D. A. Sager, Vice President,
Generation Support
H. W. Keiser, Chief Nuclear
Operating Officer
L. W. Pearce, Station Manager
C. C. Peterson, Regulatory Affairs
Manager
1. Johnson, Acting Nuclear
Regulatory Services Manager
Richard Hubbard
Nathan Schloss, Economist
Office of the Attorney General
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce
Commission
J. R. Bull, Vice President, General &
Transmission, MidAmerican Energy Company
Document Control Desk-Licensing
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Docket File w/encls .
I t .nect Manager, NRR w/encls
PUBLIC IE-01 w/encis-
DRP w/encls
OC/LFDCB w/encls
SRI Quad Cities, Dresden,
RAC1 (E Mail)
LaSalle w/encis
A, B. Beach, w/encls
Rill Enf. Coordinator, w/encls
CAA1 (E Mail)
Deputy RA, w/encls
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