ML20198T059

EN-86-037:on 860609,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in Amount of $200,000 Will Be Issued Based on Errors by Several Licensed Personnel in Withdrawing Wrong Control Rod During 860318 Startup

ML20198T059
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom
Issue date:	06/04/1986
From:	Axelrad J, Wong H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
EN-86-037, EN-86-37, NUDOCS 8606110274
Download: ML20198T059 (1)

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June 4, 1986 EN 86-37

, OFFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Philadelphia Electric Company (Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 3)

! Docket No. 50-278

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $200,000 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars

($200,000) will be issued on or about June 9,1986 to Philadelphia Electric Company for its Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Unit 3. This action is based on the errors by several licensed personnel in the withdrawal of a wrong control rod from the core, the inadequate verification of adherence to the rod withdrawal program, the improper bypassing of the Rod Sequence Control System for a control rod, and the inadequate verification of the rod position before bypassing the Rod Sequence Control Sy, tem during a reactor startup on March 18, 1986.

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The Regional Administrator has been authorized by the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, to sign this action. The schedule of issuance and notification is:

Mailing of Notice June 9, 1986 Telephone Notification of Licensee June 9, 1986 A news release has been prepared and will be issued 24 hours2.777778e-4 days <br />0.00667 hours <br />3.968254e-5 weeks <br />9.132e-6 months <br /> from the time the licensee receives the Notice. The State of Pennsylvania will be notified.

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.

Contact:

H. Wong, IE 27919 J. Axelrad, IE 24909 Distribution:

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