Headquarters Daily Report FEBRUARY 11, 1997 *************************************************************************** REPORT NEGATIVE NO INPUT ATTACHED INPUT RECEIVED RECEIVED HEADQUARTERS û REGION I û REGION II û REGION III û REGION IV û PRIORITY ATTENTION REQUIRED MORNING REPORT - REGION I FEB. 11, 1997 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Doe MR Number: 1-97-0014 West Valley Demostration Project Date: 02/05/97 West Valley,New York Dockets: PN00032 License No: PN 32 HIGH LEVEL WASTE TANKS /VITRIFICATION Subject: OFFNORMAL OCCURRENCE ON FEBRUARY 4, 1997 Discussion: Region I was contacted at 2:45 p.m. on February 5, 1997, to provide notification of a contamination occurrence at the Vitrification Facility on February 4, 1997. A valve, which was dripping following an earlier event, was being replaced. An HP took a swab from inside the penetration resulting from the valve removal, wrapped it in several plastic gloves, and analyzed the swab. He measured much higher activity than expected, and was significantly contaminated on his hand. An air monitor in the area caused a control room and local alarm. Another HP was also contaminated. Max contamination level was 16,000 dpm, which exceeded the DOE threshold of 5000 dpm to qualify as an "offnormal occurrence", the lowest level of event classification. One of the HPs had nasal contamination of 1000 dpm maximum on a nasal smear, calculated as producing about 9 mrem TEDE. Valve work was put in safe configuration and stopped. The melter continues to operate. A DOE evaluation team is being convened. Regional Action: Will continue to monitor. Department of Energy (DOE) made notification as a courtesy. DOE is responsible agency and is taking action. Contact: Todd Jackson (610)337-5308 Ronald Bellamy (610)337-5200 _ REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 2 FEBRUARY 11, 1997 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Commonwealth Edison Co. MR Number: 3-97-0020 La Salle 1 2 Date: 02/11/97 Marseilles,Illinois RI VIA TELECON Dockets: 50-373,50-374 BWR/GE-5,BWR/GE-5 Subject: LICENSEE ISSUED STOP WORK ORDER FOR SOME ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES Discussion: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) issued stop work orders at all six sites on February 7, 1997, for onsite engineering work that uses corporate Nuclear Engineering Procedures (NEPs). Based on NRC identified concerns at LaSalle, ComEd issued Tech Alert No. 97-04, "Site Approval and Use of NEPs," which reinforced the requirements that apply to the approval and implementation of all safety-related procedures used on site. Although the NEPs had been reviewed and approved by corporate engineering, some NEPs had not received on-site reviews as required by Technical Specifications (Tech Specs). The Tech Alert stated that all procedures used to perform work must be reviewed to assure that the required safety evaluations (50.59 or screening), Technical Reviews, and/or Onsite Reviews have been performed. The Tech Alert also directed that work should not be resumed until all Tech Spec required reviews have been completed. According to licensee personnel, no significant discrepancies have been identified during the procedure reviews to date, and the stop work has not caused a major impact on site schedules. Regional Action: For information. Contact: J. GAVULA (630)829-9755 _ REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 3 FEBRUARY 11, 1997 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Commonwealth Edison Co. MR Number: 3-97-0021 Zion 1 2 Date: 02/11/97 Zion,Illinois RI VIA TELECON Dockets: 50-295,50-304 PWR/W-4-LP,PWR/W-4-LP Subject: LICENSEE ISSUED STOP WORK ORDER FOR SOME ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES Discussion: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) issued stop work orders at all six sites on February 7, 1997, for onsite engineering work that uses corporate Nuclear Engineering Procedures (NEPs). Based on NRC identified concerns at LaSalle, ComEd issued Tech Alert No. 97-04, "Site Approval and Use of NEPs," which reinforced the requirements that apply to the approval and implementation of all safety-related procedures used on site. Although the NEPs had been reviewed and approved by corporate engineering, some NEPs had not received on-site reviews as required by Technical Specifications (Tech Specs). The Tech Alert stated that all procedures used to perform work must be reviewed to assure that the required safety evaluations (50.59 or screening), Technical Reviews, and/or Onsite Reviews have been performed. The Tech Alert also directed that work should not be resumed until all Tech Spec required reviews have been completed. According to licensee personnel, no significant discrepancies have been identified during the procedure reviews to date, and the stop work has not caused a major impact on site schedules. Regional Action: For information. Contact: J. GAVULA (630)829-9755 _ REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 4 FEBRUARY 11, 1997 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Commonwealth Edison Co. MR Number: 3-97-0022 Quad Cities 1 2 Date: 02/11/97 Cordova,Illinois RI VIA TELECON Dockets: 50-254,50-265 BWR/GE-3,BWR/GE-3 Subject: LICENSEE ISSUED STOP WORK ORDER FOR SOME ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES Discussion: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) issued stop work orders at all six sites on February 7, 1997, for onsite engineering work that uses corporate Nuclear Engineering Procedures (NEPs). Based on NRC identified concerns at LaSalle, ComEd issued Tech Alert No. 97-04, "Site Approval and Use of NEPs," which reinforced the requirements that apply to the approval and implementation of all safety-related procedures used on site. Although the NEPs had been reviewed and approved by corporate engineering, some NEPs had not received on-site reviews as required by Technical Specifications (Tech Specs). The Tech Alert stated that all procedures used to perform work must be reviewed to assure that the required safety evaluations (50.59 or screening), Technical Reviews, and/or Onsite Reviews have been performed. The Tech Alert also directed that work should not be resumed until all Tech Spec required reviews have been completed. According to licensee personnel, no significant discrepancies have been identified during the procedure reviews to date, and the stop work has not caused a major impact on site schedules. Regional Action: For information. Contact: J. GAVULA (630)839-9755 _ REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 5 FEBRUARY 11, 1997 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Commonwealth Edison Co. MR Number: 3-97-0023 Byron 1 2 Date: 02/11/97 Byron,Illinois RI VIA TELECON Dockets: 50-454,50-455 PWR/W-4-LP,PWR/W-4-LP Subject: LICENSEE ISSUED STOP WORK ORDER FOR SOME ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES Discussion: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) issued stop work orders at all six sites on February 7, 1997, for onsite engineering work that uses corporate Nuclear Engineering Procedures (NEPs). Based on NRC identified concerns at LaSalle, ComEd issued Tech Alert No. 97-04, "Site Approval and Use of NEPs," which reinforced the requirements that apply to the approval and implementation of all safety-related procedures used on site. Although the NEPs had been reviewed and approved by corporate engineering, some NEPs had not received on-site reviews as required by Technical Specifications (Tech Specs). The Tech Alert stated that all procedures used to perform work must be reviewed to assure that the required safety evaluations (50.59 or screening), Technical Reviews, and/or Onsite Reviews have been performed. The Tech Alert also directed that work should not be resumed until all Tech Spec required reviews have been completed. According to licensee personnel, no significant discrepancies have been identified during the procedure reviews to date, and the stop work has not caused a major impact on site schedules. Regional Action: For information. Contact: J. GAVULA (630)829-9755 _ REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 6 FEBRUARY 11, 1997 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Commonwealth Edison Co. MR Number: 3-97-0024 Braidwood 1 2 Date: 02/11/97 Braceville,Illinois RI VIA TELECON Dockets: 50-456,50-457 PWR/W-4-LP,PWR/W-4-LP Subject: LICENSEE ISSUED STOP WORK ORDER FOR SOME ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES Discussion: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) issued stop work orders at all six sites on February 7, 1997, for onsite engineering work that uses corporate Nuclear Engineering Procedures (NEPs). Based on NRC identified concerns at LaSalle, ComEd issued Tech Alert No. 97-04, "Site Approval and Use of NEPs," which reinforced the requirements that apply to the approval and implementation of all safety-related procedures used on site. Although the NEPs had been reviewed and approved by corporate engineering, some NEPs had not received on-site reviews as required by Technical Specifications (Tech Specs). The Tech Alert stated that all procedures used to perform work must be reviewed to assure that the required safety evaluations (50.59 or screening), Technical Reviews, and/or Onsite Reviews have been performed. The Tech Alert also directed that work should not be resumed until all Tech Spec required reviews have been completed. According to licensee personnel, no significant discrepancies have been identified during the procedure reviews to date, and the stop work has not caused a major impact on site schedules. Regional Action: For information. Contact: J. GAVULA (630)829-9755 _ REGION III MORNING REPORT PAGE 7 FEBRUARY 11, 1997 Licensee/Facility: Notification: Commonwealth Edison Co. MR Number: 3-97-0025 Dresden 1 2 Date: 02/11/97 Morris,Illinois RI VIA TELECON Dockets: 50-010,50-237 BWR/GE-1,BWR/GE-3 Subject: LICENSEE ISSUED STOP WORK ORDER FOR SOME ENGINEERING ACTIVITIES Discussion: Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) issued stop work orders at all six sites on February 7, 1997, for onsite engineering work that uses corporate Nuclear Engineering Procedures (NEPs). Based on NRC identified concerns at LaSalle, ComEd issued Tech Alert No. 97-04, "Site Approval and Use of NEPs," which reinforced the requirements that apply to the approval and implementation of all safety-related procedures used on site. Although the NEPs had been reviewed and approved by corporate engineering, some NEPs had not received on-site reviews as required by Technical Specifications (Tech Specs). The Tech Alert stated that all procedures used to perform work must be reviewed to assure that the required safety evaluations (50.59 or screening), Technical Reviews, and/or Onsite Reviews have been performed. The Tech Alert also directed that work should not be resumed until all Tech Spec required reviews have been completed. According to licensee personnel, no significant discrepancies have been identified during the procedure reviews to date, and the stop work has not caused a major impact on site schedules. Regional Action: For information. Contact: J. GAVULA (630)829-9755 _