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Forwards Insp Repts 50-254/98-04 & 50-265/98-04 on 980211-0331 & Notice of Violations Re Failure to Ensure Station Blackout Diesel Output Breaker Was Charged When Returned to Svc
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Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	04/23/1998
From:	Grant G; NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Kingsley O; COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
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ML20217G284	List: ML20217G280; ML20217G310; ML20217G340;
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	50-254-98-04, 50-254-98-4, 50-265-98-04, 50-265-98-4, NUDOCS 9804290103
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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley

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Commonwealth Edison Company

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1400 Opus Place, Suite 500

Downers Grove, IL 60515

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-254/98004(DRP); 50-265/98004(DRP) AND

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

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This refers to the inspection conducted February 11 through March 31,1998, 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. Based on the inspectors' findings,

overall performance at the Quad Cities Station was safe. At the conclusion of the inspection, the

findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.

Based on these and other findings of this inspection, the NRC has determined that five 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

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The first two violations involve problems with maintaining control of system configuration. One

was caused when an operator failed to ensure a station blackout diesel output breaker was

charged when it was retumed to service. This error was not identified by operators on

subsequent rounds. The next violation involved failure of maintenance personnel to effectively

control contractor personnel which led to a contractor operating out-of-service tagged equipment.

The last three violations involve failure to accomplish Technical Specifications-required

surveillances. These are of concem because although you identified these problems, previous

corrective actions for similar violations have not been fully effective. One violation involved an

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improper setpoint used to ensure standby liquid control temperatures prevent boron precipitation.

The next violation involved a breakdown in control of administrative processes used to implement

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surveillance testing. (This violation was of concem because it resulted in all source range

nuclear instruments for both units being inoperable in the shutdown mode when they were

required.) The last violation involved a failure to test and inspect piping suppod snubbers on

time which ultimately rendered plant safety equipment inoperable.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the

enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC wiu use your response, in part, to

determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory

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In your response you should address actions taken to ensure the rigor of configuration control

processes including out-of service tagouts. In addition, you should address why previous

corrective actions for surveillance violations were ineffective, and what new methods will be in

place to ensure that corrective actions taken are working effectively.

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,

/s/ G. E. Grant

Geoffrey E. Grant, Director

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Division of Re::ctor Projects

Docket Nos.: 50-254;50-265

License Nos.: DPR-29; DPR-30

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Enclosures:

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Notice of Violation

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Inspection Report

No. 50-254/98004(DRP);

50-265/98004(DRP)

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M. Wallace, Senior Vice President

D. Helwig, Senior Vice President

G. Stanley, PWR Vice President

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J. Perry, BWR Vice President

D. Farrar, Regulatory

Services Manager

1. Johnson, Licensing Director

DCD - Licensing

D. Sager, Site Vice President

W. Pearce, Quad Cities Station Manager

C. C. Peterson, Regulatory Affairs

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Richard Hubbard

Nathan Schloss, Economist

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Office of the Attorney General

State Liaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Commerce

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W. D. Leech, Manager of Nuclear

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