ML062210084

Greg Bowman Notes/Comments on The... Interview

ML062210084
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	01/22/2004
From:	Gregory Bowman - No Known Affiliation
To:	Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
FOIA/PA-2005-0194
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Greg Bowman notes/comments on th nterview (01-22-04) -?_C-The following are my observations/questions of iew interviter 01-22-04.

NOTE: THERE WERE SEVERAL BAD SECTIONS OF TAPE.

_PSESMENT QUESTION,,. AMPFICTIO (WHY,;

Will raise concerns and has done so before? YES None Raises concerns for others? YES None Believes others raise concerns without hesitation? YES None Knows of someone who has experienced retaliation for NO None raising concerns?

Bins for Issues:

1. 1 - PERCEIVED LACK OF FREEDOM TO RAISE SAFETY CONCERNS TO PSEG MANAGEMENT

1. 2 - PRODUCTION OVER SAFETY ISSUES

1. 3 - SCHEDULE PRESSURE ISSUES

1. 4 - LABOR - MANAGEMENT ISSUES

1. 5 - INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ISSUES OTHER UNSPECIFIED ISSUES/COMMENTS

1. 1 - PERCEIVED LACK OF FREEDOM TO RAISE SAFETY CONCERNS TO PSEG MANAGEMENT

• (p. 41 - 51) Identified an issue where Hope Creek experienced an unexplained power Increase during the shutdown following the stuck Bypass Valve. While not personally Involved In the issue, the interviewee stated that the crew didn't readily inform management or write a notification. He implied that this may be due to plant cultural Issues" - specifically people were afraid of the repercussions of informing management.

1. 2 - PRODUCTION OVER SAFETY ISSUES

• (p. 25 - 31) Discusses an Issue related to testing of the S.-12 valve. Says he felt the plant was not In compliance with Technical Specification (T.S.) requiremen or zero leakage past the valve, and that required testing was not performed.

He also stated that pressure came fo continue on without conducting the testing.

• (p. 61 - 62) Discussed the Issue wher orced an extended debate on whether or not to complete the shutdown & cool down of Hope Creek o owing the stuck BPV. Most or al other I t personnel felt the decision to shutdown & cool down should have been straightforward. I felt that his" approach was on the edge ... I did not feel that he went over the edge, but he did push it to the edge."

1. 3 - SCHEDULE PRESSURE ISSUES

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1. 4 - LABOR - MANAGEMENT ISSUES 0 NONE

1. 5 - INDUSTRIAL SAFETY ISSUES 0 NONE OTHER UNSPECIFIED ISSUES/COMMENTS 0 (p. 7, 92 - 93) Stated that senior management treated the licensee's shortcomings (in terms of the NRC's view of plant performance) as related more to Inadequacies In the Ucensing Department than an actual performance problem. "The problem that I had is, again, you have these Issues and the [solution should be to fix] licensing ... [i.e. fix licensing and you] fix the problem"

• (p. 57) Discusses the "disconnect with senior management." Stated that communications with senior management were difficult, particularly wi "He was just a very difficult person to get Information either to or from."

• (p. 90 - 91) Following a plant visit from Wayne Lanning and other NRC regional managers, the licensee set up a group to help Improve the corrective action program. That was supposed to be "the big get-well program." Following a recent reoganiapn, the group was eliminated.

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