ML20217E830
| ML20217E830 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Byron  |
| Issue date: | 03/27/1998 |
| From: | Grobe J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217E836 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-454-98-04, 50-454-98-4, 50-455-98-04, 50-455-98-4, NUDOCS 9803310175 | |
| Download: ML20217E830 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000454/1998004
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March 27, 1998
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley
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President, Nuclear Generation Group
Commonwealth Edison Company
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1400 Opus Place, Suite 500
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Downers Grove, IL 60515
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-454/98004(DRS); 50-455/98004(DRS) AND
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
This refers to the inspection conducted on January 20 through February 10,1998, at the Byron
Units 1 and 2 reactor facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of this inspection.
The inspection involved examination of engineering, technical support and self assessment
activities. The team evaluated the effectiveness of your engineering and technical support
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groups in identifying, assessing and resolving technical issues. The team also evaluated your
self assessment and corrective action processes. The team reviewed the adequacy of the
design, installation and testing of selected modifications, safety evaluations, root cause
analysis, trending and corrective action programs and their implementation.
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While technical performance in engineering was generally very good in the areas reviewed,
problems were identified in the control of design changes. In addition, concerns were noted in
the corrective actions to address instruments found consecutively out of tolerance and in your
fire protection program. Self assessments were generally effective, with improvement needed
in the area of design engineering. Some selfidentified issues were not adequately followed up.
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Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that five violations of NRC
requirements occurred. These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice)
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and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the subject inspection report.
The subject violations involve: (1) Inadequate process for independent verification of field
installations of Exempt Changes (modifications); (2) ineffective corrective actions, relating to out
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of tolerance instrument calibrations and modifications; (3) failure to update and maintain the
pre-fire plans to meet Appendix R requirements and NRC branch technical position
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CMEB 9.5-1, Appendix A commitments; (4) failure to conduct the annual physical examinations
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required for fire brigade qualifications; and (5) failure to provide adequate design control
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measures for a design change modification.
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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, its
enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).
Sincerely,
original Signed by J. A. Grobe
John A. Grobe, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Docket Nos: 50-454;50-455
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Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation
2. Inspection Report 50-454/98004(DRS);
50-455/98004(DRS)
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M. Wallace, Senior Vice President
D. Helwig, Senior Vice President
G. Stanley, PWR Vice President
J. Perry, BWR Vice President
D. Farrar, Regulatory
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DCD - Licensing
K. Graesser, Site Vice President
K. Kofron, Station Manager
D. Brindle, Regulatory Assurance
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Richard Hubbard
Nathan Schloss, Economist
Office of the Attorney General
State Liaison Officer
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State Liaison Officer, Wisconsin
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Chairman, Illinois Commerce
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Docket File w/encls
DRP w/encls
PUBLIC IE-01 w/encls
TSS w/encts
A. Beach w/encls
DRS (2) w/encls
Deputy RA w/encls
Rlli PRR w/encls
Rill Enf. Coord. w/encls
RAC1 (E-Mail)
SRI Byron w/encls
IEO (E-Mail)
Project Mgr., NRR w/encls
DOCDESK (E-Mail)
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