ML20147H283

Notice of Violation from Insp on 870707-09 & 0820-21. Violations Noted:Diesel Generators Technically Inoperable & in Violation of Tech Spec 3.8.1.1 from Receipt of OL

ML20147H283
Person / Time
Site:	Byron
Issue date:	01/14/1988
From:	Harrison J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
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Shared Package
ML20147H179	List: ML20147H174 ML20147H283 ML20147H309
References
50-454-87-27, 50-455-87-25, NUDOCS 8801220260
Download: ML20147H283 (1)

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. j NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Licenses No. NPF-37; NPF-60 As a result of the inspection conducted on July 7-9, and August 20-21, 1987, and in accordance with the "General Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1986), the following violation was identified:

10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion III, states in part that "measures shall be established to assure that applicable regulatory requirements and the design basis, as specified in the license application . . . are correctly translated into specification, drawings, procedures and instructions".

Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO) Quality Assurance Program Topical Report, CE-1-A, Revision 45, dated June 30, 1987, Section 3-1, states in part that "The fundamental vehicle for design control involves the multi-level reviews and/or evaluations of design documents by individuals or groups other than the original desic er Quality Assurance shall assure that design control requirements are fulfilled through review and audit . . Review ar.d evaluation by the Architect-Engineer, the NSSS vendor, and/or Project' Engineering Department, the cognizant nuclear Station Engineering Departments . . . will assure that design and materials will conform to . . . applicable codes, standards, regulatory requirements, and appropriate quality standards".

Technical Specification 3.8.1.1 requires that with both diesel generators in a unit inoperable, at least one of the inoperable diesels be restored to an operable status within 2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br />, or else be in Hot Shutdown (Mode 3) within 6 hours6.944444e-5 days <br />0.00167 hours <br />9.920635e-6 weeks <br />2.283e-6 months <br /> and in Cold Shutdown (Mode 4) in the following 30 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br />.

Contrary to the above, Commonwealth Edison Company (CECO) failed to perform adequate reviews and evaluations to assure that only seismically qualified electrical components were used in the Er.ergency Diesel Generators electrical overspeed trip circuitry. Consequentl',, the diesel generators were technically inoperable and in violation of Techn-: cal Specification 3.8.1.1 from receipt of operating license (October 31, '.984 for Unit 1 and November 6, 1986 for Unit 2) until December 17, 1986.

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l Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within thirty days of the date of this Notice a written statement or explanation in reply, including for each violation: (1) corrective action taken and the results achieved; (2) corrective action to be taken to avoid I further violations; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

l Consideration may be given to extending your response time for good cause shown.

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Dated J. J. Harrison, Chief Engineering Branch 8801220260 DR 880114 ADOCK 05000454 DCD