ML20248D065
| ML20248D065 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Braidwood  |
| Issue date: | 05/19/1998 |
| From: | Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Kingsley O COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20248D069 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-456-98-05, 50-456-98-5, 50-457-98-05, 50-457-98-5, NUDOCS 9806020313 | |
| Download: ML20248D065 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000456/1998005
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May 19, 1998
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley
President, Nuclear Generation Group
Commonwealth Edison Company
ATTN: Regulatory Services
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1400 Opus Place, Suite 500
Downers Grove,IL 60515
SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-456/98005(DRP); 50-457/98005(DRP)
AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION FOR BRAIDWOOD
' Dear Mr. Kingsley:
On April 20,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Braidwood Units 1 and 2 reactor
facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. During the 6-week period
covered by this inspection, your conduct of activities was generally characterized by safety-
conscious operations and sound engineering and maintenance practices.
We are concemed, however, about three violations involving the design or changes to the design
of the spent fuel pool. The first violation involved the failure to follow the temporary alteration
procedure when a change was made in the method to control the height of the spent fuel pool
skimmer suction strainer. The second violation pertained to the design and maintenance of the
spent fuel pool skimmer system which did not ensure that Technical Specification requirements
to prevent inadvertent drain-down below an elevation of 423 feet were met. The improper
. maintenance of the spent fuel pool skimmer configuration was identified by your staff, however,
- we are issuing this violation because the maintenance concem was identified as a follow-up to
the inspectors concem with the improper design. Finally, the introduction of a temporary filtration
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system into the spent fuel pool in 1995 was initially determined not to be a temporary alteration,
then in September 1997, after re-evaluation it was considered a temporary alteration by a
Nuclear Fuel Services engineer; however, a problem identification form was not initiated to
assure proper corrective actions were taken.
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Two non-cited violations are discussed in this report. The first violation involved the failure of
operators to follow the procedure to change the spent fuel pool skimmer system filter. This
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resulted in the improper installation of the filter and loss of about 3 inches of fuel pool water level
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before operators secured the system. The second non-cited violation involved a Technical
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Specification violation of the containment spray additive flow rate caused by an inadequate
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surveillance test procedure.
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The first three violations above are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the
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circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the enclosed report. Please
' note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in
the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. Your response should not only detail the
actions to be taken for the specific issues identified, but should also be broadly focused on what
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actions you plan or have taken to ensure that your corrective actions process is effective. The
NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether further enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, the
enclosures, and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Sincerely,
/s/ Marc L. Dapas for
Geoffrey E. Grant, Director
Division of Reactor Projects
Docket Nos.: 50-456, 50-457
Enclosures:
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Inspection Report
No. 50-456/98005(DRP);
50-457/98005(DRP)
cc w/encls:
M. Wallace, Senior Vice President
D. Helwig, Senior Vice President
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G. Stanley, PWR Vice President
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J. Perry, BWR Vice President
D. Farrar, Regulatory Services Manager
1. Johnson, Licensing Director
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T. Tulon, Site Vice President
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Braidwood Station Manager
T. Simpkin, Regulatory
Assurance Supervisor
R. Hubbard, MHB Technical Associates
N. Schloss, Economist
Office of the Attorney General
State Liaison Officer
Chairman, Illinois Commerce
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DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\BRAl\\ BRA 98005.DRP
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SRI Braidwood w/encls
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