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MONTHYEARIR 05000272/20240032024-10-30030 October 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2024003 and 05000311/2024003 IR 05000272/20244032024-09-25025 September 2024 And Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, Cybersecurity Inspection Report 05000354/2024403, 05000272/2024403, and 05000311/2024403 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000272/20244022024-09-23023 September 2024 And Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2024402, 05000272/2024402, and 05000311/2024402 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000272/20240052024-08-29029 August 2024 Updated Inspection Plan for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000272/2024005 and 05000311/2024005) IR 05000272/20240022024-07-30030 July 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2024002 and 05000311/2024002 IR 05000272/20245012024-06-12012 June 2024 And Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000354/2024501, 05000272/2024501 and 05000311/2024501 IR 05000272/20240102024-05-16016 May 2024 Fire Protection Team Inspection Report 05000272/2024010 and 05000311/2024010 IR 05000272/20240012024-05-0707 May 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2024001 and 05000311/2024001 IR 05000272/20240112024-04-0101 April 2024 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Plant Modification and Annual Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000354/2024011, 05000272/2024011, and 05000311/2024011 IR 05000272/20230062024-02-28028 February 2024 Annual Assessment Letter for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2023006 and 05000311/2023006 IR 05000272/20244012024-02-26026 February 2024 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2024401, 05000272/2024401 and 05000311/2024401 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000272/20230042024-02-0505 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023004 and 05000311/2023004 IR 05000272/20234012024-01-22022 January 2024 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000272/2023401 and 05000311/2023401 IR 05000272/20230032023-11-13013 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023003 and 05000311/2023003 IR 05000272/20234022023-10-12012 October 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2023402, 05000272/2023402 and 05000311/2023402 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000272/20230102023-10-12012 October 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report O5000272/2023010 and 05000311/2023010 IR 05000272/20230052023-08-31031 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2023005 and 05000311/2023005) IR 05000272/20230022023-08-0909 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023002 and 05000311/2023002 IR 05000354/20230022023-08-0303 August 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000354/2023002 and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Inspection Report 07200048/2023001 IR 05000272/20230012023-05-0303 May 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023001 and 05000311/2023001 IR 05000272/20233012023-05-0101 May 2023 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000272/2023301 and 05000311/2023301 IR 05000272/20230112023-03-0707 March 2023 Comprehensive Engineering Team Inspection Report 05000272/2023011 and 05000311/2023011 IR 05000272/20220062023-03-0101 March 2023 Annual Assessment Letter for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2022006 and 05000311/2022006) IR 05000272/20220042023-01-31031 January 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2022004 and 05000311/2022004 IR 05000272/20220112023-01-0606 January 2023 Design Basis Assurance Inspection (Programs) Inspection Report 05000272/2022011 and 05000311/2022011 IR 05000272/20220032022-11-0909 November 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2022003 and 05000311/2022003 IR 05000272/20224022022-10-14014 October 2022 Cyber Security Report 05000272/2022402 and 05000311/2022402 - Cover Letter Only IR 05000272/20220052022-08-31031 August 2022 Updated Inspection Plan for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2022005 and 05000311/2022005) IR 05000272/20220022022-08-0808 August 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2022002 and 05000311/2022002 IR 05000272/20224012022-07-21021 July 2022 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2022401, 05000272/2022401, and 05000311/2022401 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000272/20225012022-06-14014 June 2022 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000354/2022501, 05000272/2022501, and 05000311/2022501 IR 05000272/20220012022-05-0404 May 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2022001 and 05000311/2022001 IR 05000272/20223012022-04-27027 April 2022 Initial Operator Licensing Examination Report 05000272/2022301 and 05000311/2022301 IR 05000272/20210132022-03-10010 March 2022 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, and Experiments Baseline IR 05000354/2021013, 05000272/2021013 and 05000311/2021013 & ISFSI IR 07200048/2021001 Related to PSEG Evals of Stations & Planned Wind Port Manufacturing Facility IR 05000272/20210062022-03-0202 March 2022 Annual Assessment Letter for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2021006 and 05000311/2021006) IR 05000272/20210042022-02-10010 February 2022 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2021004 and 05000311/2021004 IR 05000272/20215012021-11-30030 November 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000354/2021501, 05000272/2021501 and 05000311/2021501 IR 05000272/20214022021-11-19019 November 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2021402, 05000272/2021402 and 05000311/2021402 IR 05000272/20210032021-11-0202 November 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2021003 and 05000311/2021003 IR 05000272/20214032021-10-28028 October 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report (Security-Related Information) 05000354/2021403, 05000272/2021403 and 05000311/2021403 (Cover Letter Only IR 05000272/20210122021-10-28028 October 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000354/2021012, 05000272/2021012 and 05000311/2021012 IR 05000272/20210112021-09-30030 September 2021 Temporary Instruction 2515/194 Inspection Report 05000272/2021011 and 05000311/2021011 IR 05000272/20210052021-09-0101 September 2021 Updated Inspection Plan for the Salem Nuclear Generating Station (Report 05000272/2021005 and 05000311/2021005) IR 05000272/20210022021-08-18018 August 2021 Reissued Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2021002 and 05000311/2021002 ML21222A1402021-08-11011 August 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2021002 and 05000311/2021002 IR 05000272/20210012021-05-0505 May 2021 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2021001 and 05000311/2021001 IR 05000272/20210102021-03-0909 March 2021 Triennial Fire Protection Inspection Report 05000272/2021010 and 05000311/2021010 IR 05000272/20200062021-03-0303 March 2021 Annual Assessment Letter for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2020006 and 05000311/2020006) IR 05000272/20214012021-02-23023 February 2021 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2: Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2021401, 05000272/2021401 and 05000311/2021401 (Letter Only) IR 05000272/20200042021-02-0909 February 2021 Generating Station, Units 1 and 2: Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2020004 and 05000311/2020004 2024-09-25
[Table view] Category:Letter
MONTHYEARIR 05000272/20240032024-10-30030 October 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2024003 and 05000311/2024003 ML24296B1932024-10-23023 October 2024 Project Manager Assignment LR-N24-0068, Core Operating Limits Report - Cycle 282024-10-21021 October 2024 Core Operating Limits Report - Cycle 28 LR-N24-0063, Emergency Plan Document Revision Implemented September 18, 2024. Includes NC.EP-EP.ZZ-0903, Rev. 7, Opening of Emergency Operations Facility (EOF)2024-10-0707 October 2024 Emergency Plan Document Revision Implemented September 18, 2024. Includes NC.EP-EP.ZZ-0903, Rev. 7, Opening of Emergency Operations Facility (EOF) IR 05000272/20244032024-09-25025 September 2024 And Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, Cybersecurity Inspection Report 05000354/2024403, 05000272/2024403, and 05000311/2024403 (Cover Letter Only) ML24267A1082024-09-23023 September 2024 Submittal of the Reactor Vessel Material Surveillance Program Capsule Technical Report IR 05000272/20244022024-09-23023 September 2024 And Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2024402, 05000272/2024402, and 05000311/2024402 (Cover Letter Only) IR 05000272/20240052024-08-29029 August 2024 Updated Inspection Plan for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Report 05000272/2024005 and 05000311/2024005) IR 05000272/20240022024-07-30030 July 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2024002 and 05000311/2024002 LR-N24-0012, Application to Revise Technical Specifications and 10 CFR 50.12 Exemption Request to Implement Optimized ZIRLO Fuel Rod Cladding2024-07-24024 July 2024 Application to Revise Technical Specifications and 10 CFR 50.12 Exemption Request to Implement Optimized ZIRLO Fuel Rod Cladding ML24145A1772024-07-15015 July 2024 And Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendment Nos. 236, 349, and 331 Modify Exclusion Area Boundary IR 05000272/20245012024-06-12012 June 2024 And Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Emergency Preparedness Biennial Exercise Inspection Report 05000354/2024501, 05000272/2024501 and 05000311/2024501 ML24099A1572024-05-29029 May 2024 Issuance of Amendment Nos. 348 and 330 Permanent Extension of Type a and Type C Containment Leak Rate Test Frequencies ML24150A0032024-05-28028 May 2024 Request for Exemptions from 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) and Proposed Amendment to the Decommissioning Trust Agreement LR-N24-0041, Stations, Revisions to Emergency Plan Document Nc EP-EP-ZZ-01102, Rev. 28, Emergency Coordinator Response2024-05-22022 May 2024 Stations, Revisions to Emergency Plan Document Nc EP-EP-ZZ-01102, Rev. 28, Emergency Coordinator Response IR 05000272/20240102024-05-16016 May 2024 Fire Protection Team Inspection Report 05000272/2024010 and 05000311/2024010 05000272/LER-2024-001, Pressure Boundary Leakage Through a Reactor Coolant Pump Thermal Barrier Heat Exchanger2024-05-0909 May 2024 Pressure Boundary Leakage Through a Reactor Coolant Pump Thermal Barrier Heat Exchanger IR 05000272/20240012024-05-0707 May 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2024001 and 05000311/2024001 LR-N24-0039, Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report - Twenty-ninth Refueling Outage2024-05-0606 May 2024 Steam Generator Tube Inspection Report - Twenty-ninth Refueling Outage LR-N24-0035, 2023 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR)2024-04-30030 April 2024 2023 Annual Radiological Environmental Operating Report (AREOR) LR-N24-0034, 2023 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR)2024-04-30030 April 2024 2023 Annual Radioactive Effluent Release Report (ARERR) LR-N24-0024, Response to Request for Additional Information Associated with License Amendment Request (LAR) to Modify the Salem and Hope Creek Exclusion Area Boundary2024-04-26026 April 2024 Response to Request for Additional Information Associated with License Amendment Request (LAR) to Modify the Salem and Hope Creek Exclusion Area Boundary LR-N24-0011, Supplemental Information to License Amendment Request (LAR) to Modify the Salem and Hope Creek Exclusion Area Boundary2024-04-0505 April 2024 Supplemental Information to License Amendment Request (LAR) to Modify the Salem and Hope Creek Exclusion Area Boundary IR 05000272/20240112024-04-0101 April 2024 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Plant Modification and Annual Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report 05000354/2024011, 05000272/2024011, and 05000311/2024011 LR-N24-0028, and Salem Generating Station - Notice of Intent to Pursue Subsequent License Renewal2024-03-28028 March 2024 and Salem Generating Station - Notice of Intent to Pursue Subsequent License Renewal LR-N24-0021, and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums2024-03-20020 March 2024 and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Guarantees of Payment of Deferred Premiums ML24071A2132024-03-12012 March 2024 Senior Reactor and Reactor Operator Initial License Examinations LR-N24-0020, Generation Station and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 - Annual Property Insurance Status Report2024-03-0707 March 2024 Generation Station and Salem Generating Station, Units 1 & 2 - Annual Property Insurance Status Report LR-N24-0022, Spent Fuel Cask Registration2024-02-29029 February 2024 Spent Fuel Cask Registration IR 05000272/20230062024-02-28028 February 2024 Annual Assessment Letter for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2023006 and 05000311/2023006 IR 05000272/20244012024-02-26026 February 2024 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2024401, 05000272/2024401 and 05000311/2024401 (Cover Letter Only) LR-N24-0009, In-Service Inspection Activities2024-02-0505 February 2024 In-Service Inspection Activities IR 05000272/20230042024-02-0505 February 2024 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023004 and 05000311/2023004 ML24009A1022024-01-26026 January 2024 – Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CF Part 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0045 (Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping and Suspicious Activity Reporting)) IR 05000272/20234012024-01-22022 January 2024 Material Control and Accounting Program Inspection Report 05000272/2023401 and 05000311/2023401 ML24004A1542024-01-0808 January 2024 Notification of Conduct of a Fire Protection Team Inspection LR-N23-0079, Special Report 23-02-00 Pursuant to the Requirements of Salem Unit 1 Technical Specification 3.3.3.7, Action 10, for the Unit 1 Main Steam Line Rad Monitor Inoperable for Greater than Seven Days2023-12-0707 December 2023 Special Report 23-02-00 Pursuant to the Requirements of Salem Unit 1 Technical Specification 3.3.3.7, Action 10, for the Unit 1 Main Steam Line Rad Monitor Inoperable for Greater than Seven Days LR-N23-0077, Loss of Coolant Accident Peak Cladding Temperature Margin Tracking - Annual Report 2023 & 30 Day Report for Salem Unit 1 Upflow Conversion2023-11-29029 November 2023 Loss of Coolant Accident Peak Cladding Temperature Margin Tracking - Annual Report 2023 & 30 Day Report for Salem Unit 1 Upflow Conversion ML23270C0072023-11-29029 November 2023 Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement ML23324A3072023-11-17017 November 2023 Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation ML24250A0582023-11-14014 November 2023 PSEG to Marine Mammal Stranding Center, Salem Sea Turtle Stranding Response Services IR 05000272/20230032023-11-13013 November 2023 Integrated Inspection Report 05000272/2023003 and 05000311/2023003 LR-N23-0072, Core Operating Limits Report Cycle 302023-11-0101 November 2023 Core Operating Limits Report Cycle 30 IR 05000272/20230102023-10-12012 October 2023 Biennial Problem Identification and Resolution Inspection Report O5000272/2023010 and 05000311/2023010 IR 05000272/20234022023-10-12012 October 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 - Security Baseline Inspection Report 05000354/2023402, 05000272/2023402 and 05000311/2023402 (Cover Letter Only) LR-N23-0045, and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement2023-09-0808 September 2023 and Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 - Notice of Proposed Amendment to Decommissioning Trust Agreement ML23249A2612023-09-0606 September 2023 License Amendment Request to Modify the Salem and Hope Creek Exclusion Area Boundary IR 05000272/20230052023-08-31031 August 2023 Updated Inspection Plan for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 (Reports 05000272/2023005 and 05000311/2023005) ML23233A0762023-08-21021 August 2023 Requalification Program Inspection ML23192A8212023-08-14014 August 2023 and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Issuance of Amendment Nos. 234, 347, and 329 Revise Technical Specifications to Delete Meteorological Tower Location 2024-09-25
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MONTHYEARML17060A3992017-03-0202 March 2017 NRC Investigation Report No. 1-2015-0005 and Inspection Report 05000311/20170009 IR 05000311/20170002017-03-0202 March 2017 Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 2 - NRC Investigation Report No. 1-2015-0005 and Inspection Report 05000311/20170009 ML14105A3382014-05-0101 May 2014 Sliv Notice of Violation IR 05000272/20070032007-08-14014 August 2007 IR 05000272-07-003, 05000311-07-003; 04/01/2007 - 06/30/2007; Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Inservice Inspection Activities, Maintenance Effectiveness, Maintenance Risk Assessments and Emergent Work Control, Operabili ML0702503322007-01-25025 January 2007 EA-06-205, Salem Generating Station - Notice of Violation (NRC Investigation Report No. 1-2005-026) ML0312107512003-05-0101 May 2003 EA-03-070, Salem, Notice of Violation and White Finding 2017-03-02
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May 1, 2003 EA-03-070 Mr. Roy A. Anderson Chief Nuclear Officer and President PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P. O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
SALEM GENERATING STATION - NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/02-010 AND 50-311/02-010 - FINAL SIGNIFICANCE DETERMINATION FOR A WHITE FINDING AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Anderson:
The purpose of this letter is to provide you with the final results of our significance determination of the preliminary white finding identified in the subject inspection report dated March 14, 2003, and further discussed in a subsequent letter from Mr. Wayne D. Lanning, NRC to Mr. Harold W. Keiser, PSEG Nuclear LLC, dated March 31, 2003. This inspection finding was assessed using the significance determination process and was preliminarily characterized as white, i.e., a finding with low to moderate importance to safety, which may require additional NRC inspections. This white finding involved ineffective implementation of corrective actions to prevent recurrent EDG turbocharger failures.
In a telephone conversation with Mr. Glenn Meyer of NRC, Region I, on April 14, 2003, Mr. Gabe Salamon of your staff indicated that PSEG Nuclear LLC did not contest the characterization of the risk significance of this finding, declined an opportunity to discuss this finding in a Regulatory Conference and would not be providing a written response.
After considering the information developed during the inspection, the NRC has concluded that the inspection finding is appropriately characterized as white, i.e., a finding with low to moderate importance to safety, which may require additional NRC inspections.
You have 30 calendar days from the date of this letter to appeal the staffs determination of significance for the identified white finding. Such appeals will be considered to have merit only if they meet the criteria given in NRC inspection Manual Chapter 0609, Attachment 2.
The NRC has also determined that the failure to preclude repetition of the EDG turbocharger failures is a violation of 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI, as cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). The circumstances surrounding the violation are also described in detail in the subject inspection report. In accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy, NUREG-1600, the Notice of Violation is considered escalated enforcement action because it is associated with a white finding. You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
Mr. R. A. Anderson 2 Because plant performance for this finding has been determined to be in the regulatory response band, we will use the NRC Action Matrix to determine the most appropriate NRC response for this event. We will notify you by separate correspondence of that determination.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosures, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If you have any questions please contact Mr. James Linville of my staff at 610-337-5129.
Sincerely,
/RA/ James T. Wiggins Acting For Hubert J. Miller Regional Administrator
Enclosure:
Notice of Violation Docket Nos.: 50-272; 50-311 License Nos.: DPR-70; DPR-75 cc w/encl:
M. Friedlander, Director - Business Support J. Carlin, Vice President - Engineering D. Garchow, Vice President - Projects and Licensing G. Salamon, Manager - Licensing T. O'Connor, Vice President - Operations R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs J. J. Keenan, Esquire Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate F. Pompper, Chief of Police and Emergency Management Coordinator M. Wetterhahn, Esquire State of New Jersey State of Delaware N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign E. Gbur, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance
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NOTICE OF VIOLATION PSEG Nuclear LLC Docket Nos.: 50-272; 50-311 Salem Generating Station, Units 1 and 2 License Nos.: DPR-70; DPR-75 EA-03-070 During an NRC inspection conducted between September 16, 2002 - January 30, 2003, the results of which were discussed at an exit meeting on January 30, 2003, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50 Appendix B, Criterion XVI, states, in part, that measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality, such as failures, malfunctions, deficiencies, deviations, defective material and equipment, and nonconformances are promptly identified and corrected. In the case of significant conditions adverse to quality, the measures shall assure that the cause of the condition is determined and corrective action taken to preclude repetition.
Contrary to the above, in 1990 and 1998, significant conditions adverse to quality were identified involving emergency diesel generator turbocharger compressor failures for two of the six emergency diesel generators, and the licensee did not take appropriate corrective actions to preclude repetition, as evidenced by the following examples:
- 1. after a failure in 1990 of the 2B EDG turbocharger because of a compressor end blade failure, corrective actions were developed to perform non-destructive examination (NDE) of turbocharger rotating elements every four refueling outages; however, this NDE was never scheduled or conducted; and
- 2. after a failure in 1998 of the 2A EDG turbocharger, although action was initiated to perform vibration monitoring of the turbochargers, this action was not effective in that no action levels for evaluating and mitigating increased vibration were established. In addition, due to the manner in which vibration data was collected, the licensee was unable to perform trending of the data to identify degrading turbocharger conditions.
Subsequently, the 1C EDG turbocharger failed on September 13, 2002, because of a fatigue induced failure of a compressor blade.
This violation is associated with a White Significance Determination Process finding.
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201. PSEG Nuclear, LLC is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation - EA-03-070" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be
Notice of Violation 2 achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide a copy of your response, with the basis for your denial, to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Because your response will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS), to the extent possible, it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be made available to the public without redaction. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then please provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be protected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withholding (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2.790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information). If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
In accordance with 10 CFR 19.11, you may be required to post this Notice within two working days.
Dated this 1st day of May 2003