ML20245H690

Forwards Safety Insp Repts 50-352/89-11 & 50-353/89-17 on 890522-26 & 0607.Violations Noted.Enforcement Conference Will Be Held on 890705 to Discuss Operators Inability to Properly Classify Certain Events During walk-through Exams

ML20245H690
Person / Time
Site:	Limerick
Issue date:	06/21/1989
From:	Knapp M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Corbin McNeil PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
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ML20245H694	List: IR 05000352/1989011 ML20245H690
References
EA-89-126, NUDOCS 8906300053
Download: ML20245H690 (3)

See also: IR 05000352/1989011

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JUN 21 1989

Docket Nos. 50-352 License Nos. NPF-39

50-353 CPPR-107

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Philadelphia Electric Company j

ATTN: Mr. C. A. McNeill, Jr.

Executive Vice President - Nuclear

Correspondence Control Desk

P. O. Box 7520

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101  !

Gentlemen:

Subject: Combined Inspection Report Nos. 50-352/89-11 and 50-353/89-17

A routine safety inspection of your emergency preparedness program was

conducted by C. Conklin and other members of this office on May 22-26 and

June 7, 1989, at the Limerick Generating Station, Limerick, Pennsylvania.

Discussions of our findings were presented by Mr. Conklin to Mr. Graham Leitch

and other members of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection. Mr.

Leitch presented actions that were to be immediately implemented regarding the

inability of certain emergency response personnel to prcperly classify certain

events in a rapidly escalating emergency. These actions were subsequently

documented in a letter to the NRC dated May 26, 1989 and found to be

acceptable.

Areas examined during this inspection are described in the NRC Region I

Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within these areas, the

inspection consisted of selective examination of procedures and representative

records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspector.

We are very concerned by the inability of your operators to properly classify

certain events during walk-through examinations and by the repetitive

uncorrected programmatic weaknesses identified in your emergency preparedness

program. As discussed with Mr. Leitch by Dr. Ronald R. Bellamy of this office,

these matters will be discussed at an Enforcement Conference at our office in ,

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania on July 5,1989 at 1:00 p.m. The purposes of the

Conference are (1) to discuss the safety significance of the apparent

violations, their root causes, and your corrective actions; (2) to ensure we

have a common understanding of the facts associated with the apparent

violations; and (3) to determine if there are mitigating or extenuating ,

circumstances associated with the apparent violations that should be  ;

considered by the NRC in determining the appropriate enforcement action. Our i

decision concerning enforcement action for these matters will be communicated  !

to you by separate correspondence following the enforcement conference. j

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No response to this letter is required. ]

Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.

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Original Signed By:

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Division of Radiation Safety

and Safeguards

Enclosure:

NRC Region'I Combined Inspection Report Nos. 50-352/89-11 and 50-353/89-17

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J. S. Kemper, Sr., Senior Vice President - Nuclear Construction

G. M. Leitch, Vice President, Limerick Generating Station

S. J. Kowalski, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering

D. R. Helwig, General Manager - Nuclear Services

M. J. McCormick, Jr., Manager - Limerick Generating Station

W. T. Ullrich, Manager - Limerick Unit 2 Startup

A. S. MacAinsh, Manager - Limerick Quality Division

'G.-A. Hunger, Jr., Director - Licensing Section

T. B. Conner, Jr., Esquire

E. J. Bradley, Esquire, Assistant General Counsel

H. D. Honan, Branch Head - Nuclear Engineering Licensing

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local Public Document Room (LPDR)

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

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Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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