ML20203H860

Notice of Violation from Insp on 971217-980202.Violation Noted:Licensee Returned to Svc Valves 2FW0038 & 2FW0042 in Locked Position Instead of Locked Closed Position

ML20203H860
Person / Time
Site:	Zion  File:ZionSolutions icon.png
Issue date:	02/25/1998
From:	NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:
Shared Package
ML20203H822	List: ML20203H817 ML20203H860 ML20203H884
References
50-295-97-32, 50-304-97-32, NUDOCS 9803030345
Download: ML20203H860 (2)

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NOTICE OF VIOLATION Commonwealth Edison Company Docket Nos. 50 295; 50-304 Zion Nuclear Generating Station License Nos DPR 39;DPR 48 During an NRC inspection conducted from December 17,1997, through February 2,1998, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the

• General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG 1600, the violation is listed below:

Technical Specification 6.2.1.a requires that written procedures be prepared, implemented, and maintained for procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2 February 1978, 1 Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2. February 1978, specifies equipment control, e.g., locking and tagging, as an example of an administrative procedure.

Zion Administrative Procedure 300 06, *Out of Service Process," Revision 17, Appendix B.

" Lifting Out of Service Techniques," specifies, in part, that equipment be returned to service in accordance with the applicable system operating instruction, ,

System Operating instruction 10E," Aligning Auxiliary Feedwater System For Split Header Lineup," Revision 9, specifies the positions of the 2B auxiliary feedwater pump discharge isolation valve,2FWOO38, and the 2B auxiliary feedwater pump discharge stop valve,2FWOO42, as locked closed.

Contrary to the above, on January 7,1998, the licensee retumed to service both valves 2FWOO38 and 2FWOO42 in the locked open position instead of the locked closed position specified in applicable System Operating Instruction 10E This is a Severity LevelIV violation (Supplement I). (50 304/97032 01)

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Commonwealth Edison Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C,20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region Ill, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation:- (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. if an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in the 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. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, 9003030345 900225 PDR ADOCK 05000295 G PDR

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Notice of Violation 2-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 my.nl specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detall the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarrante4 Ocelon of privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request80+bdsu;tding confidential commercial or financialInformation), if  ;

l safeguards informatlut y trsesary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level l of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21. l Dated at Lisle, Illinois this 25th day of February 1998 l

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