ML20134H064
| ML20134H064 | |
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| Site: | Zion File:ZionSolutions icon.png |
| Issue date: | 02/03/1997 |
| From: | Caldwell J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION III) |
| To: | Mueller J COMMONWEALTH EDISON CO. |
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| ML20134H066 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9702110138 | |
| Download: ML20134H064 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000295/1996017
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SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-295/96-17, 50-304/96-17 AND
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Dear Mr. Mueller:
On December 6,1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your Zion 1 and 2:
reactor facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that
inspection.
During this eight-week inspection period, your staff's performance was
characterized by recurrent events caused by personnel errors, lack of a
questioning attitude, the failure to follow procedures, and. inadequate
procedures. Of particular concern was the identification by NRC inspectors of
several safety-related component material condition deficiencies.
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instances, your staff did not evaluate the impact of the degraded conditions
on equipment operability in a timely manner.
The material condition problems
also reflected poor attention to detail during post-maintenance restoration
activities and system engineering walkdowns.
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We are also concerned about five violations of NRC requirements that were
identified. The first violation involves a failure to follow site procedures
governing the control of out-of-service equipment. The second violation
pertains to the failure to perform Technical Specification-required actions-
for an inoperable emergency diesel generator. The third violation relates to
inadequate corrective actions for your staff's failure to ensure o)erability
of a safety-related battery exhaust ventilation system. The fourti violation
involves six examples of the failure to follow procedures. The fifth
violation involves three examples of inadequate maintenance procedures.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the
circumstances surrounding the violations are described in detail in the
enclosed re) ort. Although your staff identified the violation pertaining to
the inoperaale emergency diesel generator, some examples of the failure to
follow procedures, and examples of inadequate procedures, these licensee
identified issues are included in the cited violations because they stem from
previously identified performance problems which your staff has not yet
effectively addressed.
Please note that you are required to respond to this letter and should follow
the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your
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response.
The NRC will use your response, in part, to determine whether
further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with regulatory
requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of
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Practice." a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response will be
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placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We will gladly discuss any questions you have concerning this inspection.
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/s/ J. A. Grobe for
J. L. Caldwell. Director
Division of Reactor Projects
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Docket Nos.
50-295: 50-304
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License Nos. DPR-39 DPR-48
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Enclosures:
2) Inspection Report
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No. 50-295/96-17: 50-304/96-17
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cc w/ encl:
T. J. Maiman, Senior Vice President
Nuclear Operations Division
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D. A. Sager, Vice President,
Generation Support
H. W. Keiser, Chief Nuclear
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G. K. Schwartz, Station Manager
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W. Stone Regulatory Assurance
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I. Johnson, Acting Nuclear
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Richard Hubbard
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Nathan Schloss Economist
Office of the Attorney General
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Mayor, City of Zion
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Chairman, Illinois Commerce
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Docket File w/ encl
Project Manager. NRR w/ enc 1
PUBLIC IE-01 w/ enc 1
DRP w/ encl
OC/LFDCB w/ encl
RIII PRR w/ enc 1
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SRI Byron, Braidwood,
CAA1 w/ encl (E-mail)
Zion w/ encl
W. L. Axelson, w/ encl
A. B. Beach, w/ encl
RAC1 (E-Mail)
H. B. Clayton, w/ encl
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