ML20248L795

Notice of Violation from Investigation on 970530.Violations Noted:Licensee Provided to Commission on 960825,operability Determination Checklist.Info Inaccurate Because Supporting Calculations Showed FICs to Be Excess of 1.0

ML20248L795
Person / Time
Site:	Quad Cities
Issue date:	06/05/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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ML20248L789	List: ML20248L788 ML20248L795
References
EA-97-413, NUDOCS 9806110363
Download: ML20248L795 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION

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Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos.: 50-254;50-265 Quad Cities Station License Nos.: DPR-29; DPR-30 EA 97-413 Dunng an NRC investigation completed on M.sy 30,1997, violations of NRC requirements were identifMd. In accordance with the NUREG-1600," General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," the violation is discussed below.

10 CFR 50.9 (a) requires, in part, that information provided to the Commission by a licensee shall be complete and accurate in all material respects.

Contrary to the above, the licensee provided to the Commission an August 25,1996, an

. Operability Determination Checklist which stated,"The beams and connections checked had functionality interaction coefficients (FICs) less than 1.0." This information was inaccurate because the supporting calculations showed FICs to be in excess of 1.0.

This information was material because the correct information related to the operability of safely-related components. (01014)

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement Vll.D.1)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, within 30 days of the date of this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each alleged violation: (1) admission or denial of the alleged violation, (2) the reasons for the violation if admitted, and if denied, the reasons why, (3) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. 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. Consideration may be given to extending the response time for good cause shown. Under the authority of Section 182 of the Act,42 U.S.C. 2232, this response shall be submitted under oath or affirmation.

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 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 mu11 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 f .ePY K m

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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 Osle, Illinois this 5th day of June 1998 I

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