ML023450067
| ML023450067 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/11/2002 |
| From: | Robert Fretz NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD1 |
| To: | Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Fretz R, NRR/DLPM, x1324 | |
| References | |
| BL-02-001, TAC MB4573, TAC MB4574 | |
| Download: ML023450067 (3) | |
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December 11, 2002 Mr. Harold W. Keiser Chief Nuclear Officer & President PSEG Nuclear LLC - X04 Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
BULLETIN 2002-01, REACTOR PRESSURE VESSEL HEAD DEGRADATION AND REACTOR COOLANT PRESSURE BOUNDARY INTEGRITY, 15-DAY RESPONSE FOR SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 (TAC NOS. MB4573 AND MB4574)
Dear Mr. Keiser:
On March 18, 2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff issued Bulletin 2002-01, Reactor Pressure Vessel Head Degradation and Reactor Coolant Pressure Boundary Integrity, to the industry requesting that addressees provide information related to the structural integrity of the reactor coolant pressure boundary, including the reactor pressure vessel head, and the extent to which inspections have been undertaken to satisfy applicable regulatory requirements.Bulletin 2002-01 also required licensees to provide the basis for concluding that plans for future inspections of the reactor coolant pressure boundary will satisfy applicable regulatory requirements at their respective pressurized water reactor plants. All addressees were requested to respond to Items 1.A. through E. within 15 days of the Bulletins issuance, or to provide a written response to the NRC in accordance with the provisions of Title 10, Section 50.54(f), of the Code of Federal Regulations if they are unable to provide the information or they cannot meet the requested completion dates.
You provided your 15-day Bulletin response by letter dated April 1, 2002. Subsequently, in letters dated May 15, 2002, you provided additional information in response to the Bulletin. The two letters provided information concerning Salem Nuclear Generating Station (Salem), Unit No. 2, and the boric acid inspection program at Salem required by Bulletin 2002-01, Item 3, to be submitted within 60 days of the date of the Bulletin. The staff finds that you have provided the requested information, and has concluded that your plant does not appear to have conditions similar to those which led to the degradation at Davis-Besse. However, the staff recently issued questions to confirm or verify the information that was provided in your 60-day response in order to complete its full review of your response to Bulletin 2002-01.
Sincerely,
/RA for VNerses/
Robert J. Fretz, Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate I Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311 cc: See next page
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NAME VNerses for RFretz LCox SBloom JAndersen DATE 12/10/02 12/10/02 12/10/02 12/10/02 PSEG Nuclear LLC Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:
Mr. David F. Garchow Vice President - Operations PSEG Nuclear - X04 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. John T. Carlin Vice President - Nuclear Reliability and Technical Support PSEG Nuclear - N10 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Gabor Salamon Manager - Nuclear Safety and Licensing PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire PSEG Nuclear - N21 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Ms. R. A. Kankus Joint Owner Affairs PECO Energy Company Nuclear Group Headquarters KSA1-E 200 Exelon Way Kennett Square, PA 19348 Lower Alloways Creek Township c/o Mary O. Henderson, Clerk Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Dr. Jill Lipoti, Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Richard Hartung Electric Service Evaluation Board of Regulatory Commissioners 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Regional Administrator, Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Senior Resident Inspector Salem Nuclear Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038