ML20236X797
| ML20236X797 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Limerick  |
| Issue date: | 08/05/1998 |
| From: | Anderson C NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Rainey G PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20236X800 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-352-98-04, 50-352-98-4, 50-353-98-04, 50-353-98-4, NUDOCS 9808100265 | |
| Download: ML20236X797 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000352/1998004
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Mr. G. Rainey, President
PECO Nuclear
Nuclear Group Headquarters
Correspondence Control Desk
P. O. Box 195
Wayne, PA 19087-0195
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-352/98-04,50-353/98-04
Dear Mr. Rainey:
This refers to the inspection conducted on May 19,1998, through July 6,1998, at your
Limerick Units 1 and 2 reactor facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of this
inspection.
During the 7-week inspection period covered by this report, the conduct of activities at
Limerick Units 1 and 2 was generally characterized by safe and conservative operations
and decision making. Your operators maintained both units at essentially 100% power
following their respective unit start-ups from their outages.
The inspectors reviewed several incidents during this inspection period that challenged
your control room operators and staff. These included, an inadvertent standby liquid
control system actuation, both subsystems of the reactor protection system being
inoperable concurrently, and main steam bypass valve operation during the Unit 1 reactor
start-up. Although your operator's response was acceptable, all of these instances
involved areas for procedure improvement. Further, during the overhaul of the D14
emergency diesel generator, several procedure adherence deficiencies were noted cross-
departmentally. Examples of procedure adherence deficiencies noted in this inspection
report and in prior reports indicate declining performance in this area.
Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that violations of NRC
requirements occurred. These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation
(Notice) and the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the subject
inspection report. The first violation is of concern because it involves inadequate testing
for which your corrective actions were less than adequate. The second violation is of
concern since the missed report appears to have occurred as a result of an inadequate
process. You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. Tne NRC will use your
response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure
compliance with regulatory requirements.
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in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter,
its enclosure (s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR),
Sincerely,
Original Signed by:
Clifford J. Anderson, Chief
Projects Branch 4
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-352,50-353
Enclosures:
2. NRC Inspection Report 50-352/98-04,50-353/98-04
cc w/encis:
G. Edwards, Chairman, Nuclear Review Board and Director - Licensing
J. VonSuskit, Vice President - Limerick Generating Station
T. Moore, Manager, Experience Assessment
Secretary, Nuclear Committee of the Board
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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