ML20136G754

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insps 50-352/96-08,50-353/96-08, 50-277/96-11 & 50-278/96-11.Exam of Corrective Actions Will Be Done During Future Insp

ML20136G754
Person / Time
Site:	Peach Bottom, Limerick
Issue date:	03/12/1997
From:	Keimig R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Danni Smith PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC
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NUDOCS 9703180183
Download: ML20136G754 (3)

See also: IR 05000277/1996011

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March 12,1997

Mr. D. M. Smith, President

PECO Nuclear

Nuclear Group Headquarters l

Correspondence Control Desk

P. O. Box 195

Wayne, PA 19087-0195

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SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-352/96-08;50-353/96-08, 50-277/96-11 j

AND 50-278/96-11 (REPLY)

Dear Mr. Smith:

This letter refers to your February 27,1997 correspondence, in response to our j

February 3,1997 letter. I

Thank you for informing us of the corrective and preventive actions documented in your

letter. These actions will be examined during a future inspection of your licensed program.

Your cooperation with us is appreciated.

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Original Signed By:

Richard R. Keimig, Chief

Emergency Preparedness and

Safeguards Branch

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket Nos. 50-352; 50-353;50-277; 5'0-278

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G. A. Hunger, Jr., Chairman, Nuclear Review Board and Director - Licensing

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W. MacFarland, Vice President - Limerick Generating Station -

J. L. Kantner, Regulatory Engineer - Limerick Generating Station

T. Mitchell, Vice President, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station

G. Rainey, Senior Vice President, Nuclear Operations

D. B. Fetters, Vice President, Nuclear Station Support

T. Niessen, Director, Nuclear Quality Assurance

A. F. Kirby, Ill, External Operations - Delmarva Power & Light Co.

G. Edwards, Plant Manager, Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station

G. J. Lengyel, Manager, Experience Assessment

J. W. Durham, Sr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel

J. A. Isabella, Manager, Joint Generation, Atlantic Electric

W. T. Henrick, Manager, External Affairs, Public Service Electric & Gas

R. McLean, Power Plant Siting, Nuclear Evaluations

J. Vannoy, Acting Secretary of Harford County Council

R. Ochs, Maryland Safe Energy Coalition

J. H. Walter, Chief Engineer, Public Service Commission of Maryland

L. Jacobson, Peach Bottom Alliance

Secretary, Nuclear Committee of the Board

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State of Maryland

Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

TMI - Alert (TMIA)

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D. Screnci, PAO (1)

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W. Dean, OEDO

J. Shea, NRR

F. Rinaldi, NRR

J. Stolz, PDI-2, NRR

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A Unit of PECO Energy ,Vavne.PA 19087-5691

February 27,1997

Docket Nos. 50-277

50-278

50-352

50-353

License Nos. DPR 44

DPR 56

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U. S. Nuclear Re0ulatory Commission

ATTN: Document Control Desk i

Washington, DC 20555

SUBJECT: Limerick Generatin0 Station, Units 1 and 2

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 l

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Reply to a Notice of Violation (NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-352/96-03 and l

96-08; 50-353/96-03 and 96-08; 50-277/96-11 and 50-278/96-11) l

Gentlemen:

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This letter provides PECO Energy's response to your letter dated February 3,1997, which

transmitted the Notice of Violation conceming the referenced inspection reports. The violations  ;

involve the failure to control Safeguards Information (SGI) in accordance with the requirements  !

In 10CFR73.21,  !

The reason for the violations, the corrective steps that have been taken and the results

achieved, the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and the dates when

full compliance was achieved are described in the following previously docketed

correspondence:

A. Improper Control of Limerick Generating Station Physical Security Plan

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PECO Energy letter dated May 13,1996, which provided a Special Report conceming

improper control of SGI in that an electronic copy of the LGS Physical Security Plan was

discovered on the PECO Local Area Network (LAN), and l

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PECO Energy letter dated July 15,1996, which provided a response to the apparent

violation contained in NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-352/96-03 and 50-353/96-03,

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PECO Energy letter dated August 1,1996, which provided a Special Report for LGS

, conceming improper 1y controlled drawings and aperture cards containing SGI at various

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PECO Energy letter dated August 9,1996, which provided a Special Report for Peach

Bottom Atomic Power Station (PBAPS) conceming improperty controlled drawings and

aperture cards containing SGI at various PECO Energy facilities,

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PECO Energy letters dated September 30,1996, which supplemented the Special

Reports for LGS and PBAPS conceming improperly controlled drawings and aperture

cards containing SGI,

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PECO Energy letter dated January 21,1997, which supplemented the Special Report

for LGS concoming improperty controlled drawings and aperture cards containin0 SGI at

various PECO Energy facilities, and

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PECO Energy letter dated January 21,1997, which provided a respra se to the apparent

violation contained in NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-277/9611, 50-278/96-11, 50-

352/96-06 and 50-353/96 08.

In the January 21,1997, response to the apparent violation, a commitment was made to

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have been revised and implemented. Additional procedures were identified that require revision l

to direct users to utilize the newly revised standardized procedures. These additional procedures

i will be revised by June 1997.

As previously noted in the referenced documentation, an actual security compromise did not

occur. In addition, we feel the protective measures in place to prevent unauthorized access

could have prevented an actual degradation from occurring. We appreciate your

acknowledgmerd that our corrective actions to address these issues were swift and

comprehensive.

If you have any questions or desire additional information, do not hesitate to contact us.

Sirprely,

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G. A. Hunger, Jr.V /

Director- Licensing

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cc: H. J. Miller, Administrator, Region I, USNRC

W. L. Schmidt, Senior Resident inspector, PBAPS, USNRC

N.S. Peny, Senior Resident Inspector, LGS, USNRC

R. R. Janati, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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D. B. Fetters, being first duly sworn, deposes and says:

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That he is Vice President of PECO Energy, that he has read the attached

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response to Notice of Violation, and knows the contents thereof; and that the

statements and matters set forth therein are true and correct to the best of his

knowledge, Information and belief.

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