ML20198P927

Ack Receipt of & Check for $176,000 in Payment of Civil Penalties Proposed by NRC in Re Insp Repts 50-317/97-02 & 50-318/97-02

ML20198P927
Person / Time
Site:	Calvert Cliffs
Issue date:	11/07/1997
From:	Lieberman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:	Cruse C BALTIMORE GAS & ELECTRIC CO.
References
50-317-97-02, 50-317-97-2, 50-318-97-02, 50-318-97-2, EA-97-192, NUDOCS 9711120055
Download: ML20198P927 (2)

See also: IR 05000317/1997002

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Mr. Charles H. Cruse

Vice President - Nuclear Energy

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Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant

1650 Calvert Cliffs Parkway

Lusby, Maryland 20657-4702

Dear Mr. Cruse:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter dated September 11,1997, and your check of

$176,000 dollars in payment of the civil penalties proposed by the NRC in a letter dated

August 11,1997.

In your response, you admitted all of the violations. With respect to Violation ll.A.2, your

response indicated that a comprehensive assessment of the Radiation Safety Program was

warranted, including procedure evaluation and organizational process review; and that final

corrective actions, as appropriate, would be taken as a result of that effort. We understand that

" this effort is now complete and that you wiu be prepared to dicuss the outcome, including

corrective actions taken or planned, in the management meeting scheduled for November 13,

1997. We also understand that your staff will also be prepared to describe generic

improvements in your radiological control program, including High and Very High Radiation

Area controls, that resulted from your review and assessment activites.

Additionally, we understand that you do not agree that fuel movement continued on March 28,

1997 without a proper evaluation or understanding of the discrepancy in grapple position

indicators, as described in Violation Ill.A.3. We acknowledge that the problem had been

assesseo and that engineering personnel were preparing a design change to correct the issue

after defueling. This was documented in Inspection Report 50-317 (318)/97-02.

Notwithstanding, contrary to 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, the issue, as j

acknowledged in your response, was not promptly corrected after it was discovered.

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