ML040630798
| ML040630798 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  (DPR-070, DPR-075) |
| Issue date: | 03/03/2004 |
| From: | Blough A Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Richard Anderson Public Service Enterprise Group |
| References | |
| IR-04-001 | |
| Download: ML040630798 (8) | |
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March 3, 2004 Mr. Roy A. Anderson President and Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P. O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT LETTER - SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION (REPORT 05000272/2004001 AND 05000311/2004001)
Dear Mr. Anderson:
On February 4, 2004, the NRC staff completed its end-of-cycle plant performance assessment of Salem Units 1 and 2. The review involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating performance for the calendar year 2003 assessment cycle. The process included a review of performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results from 2003. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance and our plans for future inspections at your facility so that you will have an opportunity to prepare for these inspections and to inform us of any planned inspections that may conflict with your plant activities.
Overall, Salem Units 1 and 2 operated in a manner that preserved public health and safety and fully met all cornerstone objectives. Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Salem Unit 1 was within the Regulatory Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on an inspection finding in the Mitigating System Cornerstone being classified as having low to moderate significance (White) and all PIs being Green. The White inspection finding involved inadequate corrective actions to prevent the recurrence of emergency diesel generator (EDG) turbocharger failures, which resulted in the 1C EDG turbocharger failure in September 2002. In a follow up inspection report dated January 30, 2004, the staff kept this White finding open until additional inspections confirm that final corrective actions have been implemented.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter at Salem Unit 2 was within the Licensee Response Column of the NRCs Action Matrix, based on all inspection findings being classified as having very low safety significance (Green) and all PIs being Green.
As discussed in the annual assessment letter dated March 3, 2003, and the mid-cycle assessment letter dated August 27, 2003, the staff identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of problem identification and resolution (PI&R). The cross-cutting issue involved instances of ineffective, untimely problem evaluations and corrective actions. In the most recent
2 Mr. Roy Anderson annual assessment, we concluded that this substantive cross-cutting issue should remain open, based on the numerous inspection findings which indicate that weaknesses continue in this area.
The weaknesses impacted equipment reliability and involved deficient determinations of root causes. For example, inspection findings included the deferred fuse uprating of control drive mechanisms, which resulted in dropping of control rods and a manual Unit 2 reactor trip; an inadequate operability evaluation of offsite power supply breakers following a Unit 1 partial loss of offsite power; insufficient evaluation of an air leak on an EDG starting air compressor; and incomplete preventive maintenance and inadequate corrective actions for the control air system.
We request that you discuss this matter at our upcoming annual assessment meeting.
In a January 28, 2004 letter, we provided interim results of an ongoing NRC special review of the work environment at Salem and Hope Creek. The letter outlined areas of NRC concerns, particularly as they relate to the handling of emergent equipment issues and associated operational decision-making. The letter also requested a written response to provide a plan for an in-depth PSEG assessment of the work environment. We have received your response and are reviewing your plans. We expect to discuss this matter with you at the management meeting specified in our January 28 letter (tentatively planned for mid-March).
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections scheduled through September 30, 2005.
The inspection plan is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff, and to allow for scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival onsite. In addition to the baseline inspections at Salem through September 2005, we plan to perform a supplemental inspection on the open White inspection finding to review the corrective actions for the EDG turbocharger failure. The inspection is intended to provide assurance that the corrective actions address the root cause of the failure. Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last twelve months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the mid-cycle review meeting.
As you are aware, the NRC has issued several Orders and threat advisories to enhance security capabilities and improve guard force readiness since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
We have conducted inspections to review your implementation of these requirements and have monitored your actions in response to changing threat conditions. For calendar year 2004, we plan to continue inspections of order implementation combined with newly developed portions of the security baseline inspection program.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Electronic Reading Room).
3 Mr. Roy Anderson If circumstances arise which cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Glenn Meyer of my staff at (610) 337-5211 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
Sincerely,
/RA/
A. Randolph Blough, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.
50-272, 50-311 License Nos.
Enclosure:
Salem Units 1 and 2 Inspection/Activity Plan
4 Mr. Roy Anderson cc w/encl:
C. Bakken, Senior Vice President Site Operations M. Brothers, Vice President - Operations J. T. Carlin, Vice President Nuclear Assurance D. F. Garchow, Vice President, Engineering and Technical Support W. F. Sperry, Director Business Support S. Mannon, Manager - Licensing C. J. Fricker, Salem Plant Manager 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 J. Lipoti Ph.D., Assistant Director of Radiation Programs, State of New Jersey H. Otto, Ph.D., DNREC Division of Water Resources, State of Delaware N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign W. Costanzo, Technical Advisor - Jersey Shore Nuclear Watch E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
5 Mr. Roy Anderson Distribution w/encl: Via E-Mail Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
H. Miller, RA J. Wiggins, DRA G. Meyer, DRP S. Barber, DRP D. Orr, DRP - NRC Resident Inspector J. Jolicoeur, OEDO D. Roberts, NRR R. Fretz, PM, NRR G. Wunder, NRR C. ODaniell, DRP N. Sheehan, PAO W. Lanning, DRS R. Crlenjak, DRS R. Conte, DRS J. White, DRS R. Lorson, DRS J. Rogge, DRS L. Doerflein, DRS RidsNrrDipmlipb DOCUMENT NAME: G:\\BRANCH3\\ROP4 Annual Assess Ltrs\\Salem AA Letter.wpd After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
To receive a copy of this document, indicate in the box: "C" = Copy without attachment/enclosure "E" = Copy with attachment/enclosure "N" = No copy OFFICE RI/DRP RI/DRP RI/DRP NAME DOrr/GWM for GMeyer/GWM ABlough/ARB DATE 03/03/04 03/03/04 03/03/04 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Salem Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 3 03/02/2004 12:53:29 Report 22 1
7111112B
- MAINTENANCE RULE Baseline Inspections 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Maintenance Effectiveness IP 7111112B 1, 2 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/12/2004 01/16/2004 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 1
7111111B
- LORT FOLLOW-UP SIMULAOTR DEFICIENCES Baseline Inspections 02/10/2004 02/11/2004 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/04/2004 03/04/2004 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2 7
7111121
- SSDI Baseline Inspections 02/23/2004 02/27/2004 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/08/2004 03/12/2004 Safety System Design and Performance Capability IP 7111121 1, 2 4
6/7 EXM
- OPERATOR LICENSING INITIAL EXAMS Not Applicable 05/10/2004 05/14/2004 SALEM UNITS 1&2 INITIAL EXAM (3/8-12/04)
U01519 1
Not Applicable 06/07/2004 06/11/2004 SALEM UNITS 1&2 INITIAL EXAM (3/8-12/04)
U01519 1
8 7111401
- EXERCISE EVALUATION & EP PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 03/15/2004 03/19/2004 Exercise Evaluation IP 7111401 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/15/2004 03/19/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 3
7111108P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - UNIT 1 Safety Issues 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Reactor Pressure Vessel Head and Vessel Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2002-02)
Safety Issues 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Reactor Pressure Vessel Lower Head Penetration Nozzles (NRC Bulletin 2003-02)
Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 1
1 71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1
Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1
Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1
2 71130
- SECURITY Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Access Authorization IP 7113001 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Access Control IP 7113002 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Fitness For Duty Program IP 7113008 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/05/2004 04/09/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 1
95001
- EDG SUPPLEMENTAL - EDG Supplemental Program 05/03/2004 05/07/2004 Supplemental Inspection For One Or Two White Inputs In A Strategic Performance Area IP 95001 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Salem Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 3 03/02/2004 12:53:29 Report 22 1
7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 08/16/2004 08/20/2004 Heat Sink Performance IP 7111107B 1, 2 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/23/2004 08/27/2004 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 4
71130
- SECURITY Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Access Authorization IP 7113001 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Equipment Performance, Testing, and Maintenance IP 7113004 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Protective Strategy Evaluation IP 7113005 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Security Training IP 7113007 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 11/29/2004 12/03/2004 Owner-Controlled Area Controls IP 7113009 1, 2 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 01/10/2005 01/14/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 1
7112203
- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 01/31/2005 02/04/2005 Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program IP 7112203 1, 2 1
- PROBLEM IDENTIFICATION AND RESOLUTION Baseline Inspections 02/28/2005 03/04/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 03/14/2005 03/18/2005 Identification and Resolution of Problems IP 71152B 1, 2 1
7111117B
- MODS & 50.59 Baseline Inspections 02/14/2005 02/18/2005 Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments IP 7111102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 02/14/2005 02/18/2005 Permanent Plant Modifications IP 7111117B 1, 2 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Other Routine 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Reactor Vessel Head Replacement Inspection IP 71007 2
Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas IP 7112101 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 ALARA Planning and Controls IP 7112102 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 04/11/2005 04/15/2005 Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment IP 7112103 1, 2 1
7111108P
- INSERVICE INSPECTION - U2 Baseline Inspections 04/18/2005 04/22/2005 Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR IP 7111108P 2
1 71114
- EP PROGRAM INSP & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Alert and Notification System Testing IP 7111402 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Salem Inspection / Activity Plan 01/01/2004 - 09/30/2005 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 3 of 3 03/02/2004 12:53:29 Report 22 1
71114
- EP PROGRAM INSP & PI VERIFICATION Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Emergency Response Organization Augmentation Testing IP 7111403 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 7111404 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses and Deficiencies IP 7111405 1, 2 Baseline Inspections 08/29/2005 09/02/2005 Performance Indicator Verification IP 71151 1, 2 2
7111111B
- LO REQUAL INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 09/12/2005 09/16/2005 Licensed Operator Requalification Program IP 7111111B 1, 2 This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.