ML20202F164

Forwards Insp Repts 50-456/97-19 & 50-457/97-19 on 971104-1215 & Nov.Violation Re Failure of Station Personnel to Identify Loose Matls in Unit 2 Containment Identified

ML20202F164
Person / Time
Site:	Braidwood
Issue date:	01/02/1998
From:	Grant G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III)
To:	Tulon T COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO.
Shared Package
ML20202F168	List: IR 07100104/2012015 ML20202F164 ML20202F195
References
50-456-97-19, 50-457-97-19, NUDOCS 9802190143
Download: ML20202F164 (4)

See also: IR 05000456/1997019

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Mr. T. Tulon

Site Vice President

Braidwood Station

Commonwealth Edison Company

- RR #1, Box 64

Bracaville,IL 60407

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT No. 50-456/g7019(DRP); 50457/g7019(DRP) AND

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Mr. Tulw

On December 15,19g7, the NRC completed an inspecuon at your Braidwood Units 1 and :

reactor facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspecuon. During the 6-week

period covered by this inspection, your conduct of acuviuos was generally choisoterized by

safety consc',us operations, sound engineering and ma!ntenance practices, and careful

radiological work controls. Operating crews poiforming the startup from the Unit 2 refueling

outage demonstrated excellent human performance when challenged by equipment failures.

Additionally, inspectors reviewed three safety-related modifloations that were installed during the

Unit 2 refueling outage and found that the modifications were processed in acemdance with the

appropriate procedures, were properly documented, and received proper safety evaluatioru .

How.sver, we are conoemed about the failure of station personnel to identify loose materials h

the Unit 2 containment that resulted in a violation. The inspedors found two exar. : es where the

noceptance critetta of me surveillance test procedure were not met following notifvation by

station personnel that the containment loose debris inspecuon was complete.

The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances

surrounding the violation are described in detail in the enclosed rsport. Please note that you are

required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed

Notice when preparing your response. Your response should not only detail the actions to be

taken for the specific issues identified, but should also be broadly focused on what acGons you

plan or have taken to ensures that your corrective scuons process is effecuve. The NRC will use

your response, in part, to determir.e whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure

compliance with regulatory requirements,

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in scoordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Prootice," a copy of this letter, the

enclosures, and your response to this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.-

Sincerely,

Geoffrey E. Grant, Dirxdor

Division of Reactor Projoots

Docket Nos: 50-450, 50-457

Lloonse Nos: NPF 72, NPF-77

Enclosures: 1. Notice of Velation

2. Inspection Report ,

No. 50456/97019(DRP);

50 457/97019(DRP)

oc w/enois: O. Kingsley, Nuclear Generation Group

President and Chief Nuclear Omoor

M. Walisco, Senior Vice

President, Corporate Servloes

H. G. Ctanley, Vlos President

PWR Operations

Liaison omoor, NOC-BOD

D. A. Sager, Vice President,

Generation Support

D. Farrar. Nuclear Regulatory

Servloes Manager

1. Johnson, Licensing -

Operations Manager

Document Control Desk-Lloonsing

Braldwood Station Manager

T. Simpkin, Regulatory

Assurance Supervisor

Richard Hubbard

Nathan Schloss, Economist -

Office of the Attomey General

State Liaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Comtr9rce

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy cf this letter, the

enclosures, and your response to this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Sincerely,

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/s/ Marc L. Dapas for

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Geoffrey E. Grant, Director

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos: 50-456,50-457

License Nos: NPF 72, NPF 77

Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation

2. Inspection Report

No. 50 456/97019(DRP);

50-457/97019(DRP)

cc w/encis: O. Kingsley, Nuclear Generation Gloup

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

M. Wallace, Senior Vice

President, Corporate Services

H. G. Stanley, Vice President

PWR Operations

Liaison Officer, NOC BOD

D. A. Sager, Vice President,

Generation Support

D. Forrer, Nuclear Regulatory

Services Manager

1. Johnson, Licensing

Operations Manager

Document Control Desk Licensing

Braldwood Station Manager

T. Simpkin, Regulatory

Assurance Supervisor

Richard Hubbard

Nathan Schloss, Economist

Office of the Aitomey General

State Liaison Officer

Chairman, Illinois Corr,merce

Commission

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A. Beach w/encls DRS (2) w/encis -

Deputy RA w/encls Rill PRR w/oncis

Rlll Enf. Coord. w/encls RAC1 (E-Mail)

SRI Braidwood w/oncis CAA1 (E-Mail)

Project Mgr., NRR w/encls DOCDESK (E Mail)