ML20236L454

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Notice of Violation from Insp on 980423-0605.Violation Noted:Two Operators,Performing OOS Tag Removal & Positioning of Control Room Ventilation Sys Dampers,Did Not Perform an apart-in-time Independent Verification
ML20236L454
Person / Time
Site: LaSalle  Constellation icon.png
Issue date: 07/02/1998
From:
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20236L444 List:
References
50-373-98-01, 50-373-98-1, 50-374-98-01, 50-374-98-1, NUDOCS 9807130013
Download: ML20236L454 (2)


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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos.: 50-373; 50-374 LaSalle County Station License Nos.: NPF-11; NPF-18 Units 1 and 2 During an NRC inspection conducted on April 23 through June 5,1998, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.2.A.a requires that applicable procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, be established, implemented, and j

maintained.

I Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978, specifies procedures for I

equipment control (e.g., locking and tagging).

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I Step B.2.3 of LaSalle Administrative Procedure (LAP)-100-30, " Independent Verification,"

l Revision 16, an equipment control procedure, requires an apart-in-time independent verification when installing or removing out-cf-service (OOS) tags.

Contrary to the above, on April 23,1998, two operators, performing OOS tag removal and I

positioning of control room ventilation system dampers, did not perform an apart-in-time independent verification, required by LAP-100-30.

I This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1)(50-373/98010-01; 50-374/98010-01).

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

l Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, j

Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the LaSalle facility, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Nctice). This reply should be clearly

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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 l

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 compliance will be achieved. Your iesponse may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Not;ce, an order or a Demand for information may be issued as to 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.

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

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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, t oprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provlde the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.

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