ML17174A975
| ML17174A975 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Dresden  |
| Issue date: | 11/15/1991 |
| From: | Greenman E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Reed C COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
| Shared Package | |
| ML17174A976 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9111260037 | |
| Download: ML17174A975 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000237/1991027
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Docket Nos. 50-237; 50-249
License Nos. DPR-19;DPR-25
Commonwealth Edison tompany
ATTN:
Mr. Cordell Reed
Senior Vice President
Opus West II I
1400 Opus Place
. Downers Gr*ove, IL
60515
Dear Mr. Reed:
REGION Ill
799 ROOSEVELT ROAD
GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS 60137
This refers to the special inspection conducted by W.*G. Rogers and M. S. Peck
on August 29 through October 29, 1991.
Th~ inspection included a review of
activities authorized for your Dresden facility. *At the conclusion of the
inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff
. identified in the enclosed report~
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report.
.
Specifically, the circumstances surrounding the loss of secondary containment
integrity due to the failure of station personnel to properly operate the
reactor building trackway outer door seal were examined.
Based on the result of this inspection, two apparent violations were
identified and are being considered for escalated enforcement action in
accordance with the "Genera 1 Statement of Po 1 icy and Procedure for NRC .
.
Enforcement Actions" (Enforcement.Policy), 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1991).
The failure to maintain a monitor in attendance while the reactor building *
. trackway inner door was open is considered an apparent violation of Te.chnical
Specification (TS) 6.2 and the failure to correctly translate the reactor
building trackway outer door seal modification into appropriate procedu~es and
instructions is considered an apparent violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B,
Criterion III. These apparent violations in conjunction with other recent
events that appear to have similar causes are being reviewed by NRC management.
Accordingly, no Notice of Violation is presently being issued for these inspection
findings.
In addition, please be advised that the number and characterization of
apparent violations. described in the enclosed inspection report may change as
a result of further NRC review.
You will be advised by separate correspondence
of the results of our deliberations on this matter.
No response regarding
these apparent violations is required at this time.
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NOV 1 5 1991
Commonwealth Edison Company
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. In accordance with 10 CFR 2~790 of the NRC's "Rules of *Practice", a copy Of
this letter and its enclosure will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
Enclosure:
Inspection Report
No.
50-237/91027(DRP);
No.
50-249/91028(DRP)
cc w/enclosure:
D. Galle, Vice President - BWR
Operations
T. Kovach, Nuclear
Licensing Manager
E. D. Eenigenburg, Station Manager
DCD/DCB (RIDS)
OC/LFDCB
Resident Inspectors LaSalle,
Dresden, Quad Cities
Richard Hubbard
J. w. Mccaffrey, Chief, Public
Utilities* Division
. Robert Newmann, Office of Public
Counsel, State of Illinois Center
Licensing Project Manager, NRR
J. Lieberman, OE
J. Partlow, NRR
J. Goldberg, OGC
Edward G. Greenman, Director
Division of Reactor Projects