ML20137Q793

EN-97-020:on 970312,notice of Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $100,000 Issued to Licensee.Action Based on Multiple Violations Involved Failures to Perform Adequate 10CFR50.59 Analyses for Mods on safety-related Sys

ML20137Q793
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	03/07/1997
From:	Lieberman J, Satorius M NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:
References
EA-96-355, EN-97-020, EN-97-20, NUDOCS 9704110120
Download: ML20137Q793 (1)

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March 7. 1997 EN 97 020 0FFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION i

Lic'ensee: Commonwealth Edison Company (EA 96-355) l Zion Generating Station Docket Nos 50-295: 50-304 Sub.iect: PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $100.000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of $100.000 will be issued on or about March 12. 1997, to the Commonwealth Edison Company. The action is based l

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on multiple violations that involved failures to: 1) perform adeguate 10 CFR 50.59 analyses for modifications on safety-related systems: 2) follow procedures in the areas of-modifications, corrective actions, operations and j maintenance: 3) conduct tests to demonstrate systems would perform satisfactorily following modification: and 4) take prompt corrective action for significant conditions adverse to quality involving repetitive out-of-tolerance settings for containment spray system sodium hydroxide spray additive tank level indication and repetitive failures of a 4KV breaker.

These violations were aggregated to a Severity Level III problem.

In accordance with the Enforcement Policy. a base civil penalty in the amount of $50.000 is considered for a Severity mevel III problem. In this case, a

$50.000 civil penalty would normally be aroposed because this was not the first escalated action within 2 years, t1e violation was identified by the NRC and the licensee's corrective actions were considered prompt and i comprehensive. However, in accordance with Section VII.A.1 of the Enforcement j Policy, the staff exercised discretion and escalated the penalty because of:  !

1) the fact that the root causes of the problem existed for an extended -

duration, ard 2) past ineffective corrective action including failures to effectively address several of these same root causes when they were identified by your.own organization.

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

Mailing of Notice March 12, 1997 Telephone Notification of Licensee March 12. 1997 The State of Illinois will be noti;ied.

The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to respond.

Following NRC evaluation of the response. the civil penalty may be remitted.

mitigated, or imposed by Order.

mo o-lg Contacts: M. Satorious. OE. 415-2747 J. Lieberman. OE, 415-2741 to '

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