ML20236U384
| ML20236U384 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | LaSalle  |
| Issue date: | 07/24/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
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| ML20236U381 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-373-98-15, NUDOCS 9807300098 | |
| Download: ML20236U384 (2) | |
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Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos.: 50-373 LaSalle County Station, Unit 1 '
License Nos.: NPF-11 During an NRC inspection conducted on July 6-21,1998, 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 4.7.5.2.b requires for each deluge and sprinkler system in Table 3.7.5.2-1, that operability be demonstrated at least once per 12 months by cycling
- each testable valve in tha flow path through at least one complete cycle of full travel.
Technical Specification Table 3.7.5.2-1 listed the deluge and sprinkler system that supply water for fire suppression to the control room and auxiliary electric equipment room
~ ventilation systems as systems that must be tested for operability at least once per 12 months.
Contrary to the above, as of July 17,1998, testable valves 1FP-160A,1FP-1608, 1FP-161,1FP-236, and 1FP-234 in the fire protection system lines that supply fire suppression water to the control room and auxiliary electric equipment room ventilation systems had not been cycled in the preceding 12 months.
cThis is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement 1) (50-373/98015-02).
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' 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:
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Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, I
Region ill, and a c;opy to the NRC Resident inspector at the LaSalle facility, within 30 days of the l
date of the letter transmitting this 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 1
for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that l
L have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid i
further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may L
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 Notice, 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, proprietary, or safeguards information so that L
i it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is f
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 mt.erial, you must c
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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 provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 24th day of July,1998 l
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