ML20217E647

Notice of Violation from Insp on 970612-0918.Violation Noted:Inspector Identified That Licensee on 960219 Had Failed to Notify NRC Re Procedural Inadequacies W/Byron EOP BEP-3, SG Tube Rupture

ML20217E647
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	09/30/1997
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML20217E638	List: IR 05000454/1997016 ML20217E631 ML20217E647
References
50-454-97-16, 50-455-97-16, NUDOCS 9710070114
Download: ML20217E647 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50-454; 50-455 Byron Station, Units 1 and 2 License Nos. NPF 37; NPF 66 l

l During an NRC inspection conducted on June 12,18, and 19,1997, and 'noffice review of licensee documents during August and September 1997, one violation of NRC requirements was identified, in accordance with NUREG 1600," General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," the violation is listed below: .

Code of Federal Regulations Title 10 Part 50.72(b)(2)(ill) states, in part, that licensees shall notify the NRC when practical and in all cases, within four hours of the occurrence, "Any event or condition that alone could have prevented the fulfillment of the safety function of structures or systems needed to: (D) Mitigate the consequences of an accident."

Code of Federal Regulations Title 10 Part 50.73(a)(2)(v) states, in part, that licensees shall report, "Any event or condition that alone could have prevented the fulfillment of the safety function of structures or systems that are needed to: (D) Mitigate the consequences of an accident."

Code of Federal Regulations Title 10 Part 50.73(a)(2)(vi) states that, " Events covered in paragraph (a)(2)(v) of this section may include one or more personnel erron,, equipment failures, and/or discovery of design, analysis, fabrication, construction, and/or procedural inadequacies."

Contrary to the above, the inspector identified that the licensee on February 19,1996, had failed to notify the NRC concerning proceduralinadequacies with Byron emergency operating procedure (EOP) BEP 3, " Steam Generator Tube Rupture," and functional restoration procedure BFR P.1,

• Response to Imminent Pressurized Thermal Shock Condition," which could limit operator response such that the EOP operator response time limits documented in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report may not be met.

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

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subje:t of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting the Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compilance will be achieved if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in the Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

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Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards infom1ation so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. However, if you find it necessary to include such information, you should clearly indicate the specific information that you desire not to be placed in the PDR, and provide the legal besis to support your request f sithholding the Information from the public.

Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 30th day of September 1997

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