ML062540510

Update Agenda November 7, 2003

ML062540510
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	11/07/2003
From:	NRC Region 1
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References
1-2003-0110, FOIA/PA-2005-0194
Download: ML062540510 (7)

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Salem & Hope Creek Update Agenda

__ -- November 7, 2003

1. Operating review of Salem & Hope Creek

-No recent reports to NRC or events

2.

Allegations Status

-Review interview progress & results (Attachment A)

3.

Upcoming Regulatory Operations

-Review

'Schedule (Attachment 6)

4.

Follow-up Items

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NBC ASSESSMENT OF SIGNIFICANT SALEM/HC ALLEGATION DiscetIssue / Event (Derived directly from 2003-011 01 NRC Assessment (including interview results) 1 MReg 17 20.._03 at Hope Creek pressured for restart wi'tho-_ut forced outage - bypass valve incident; Forced outage & turbine bypass valve (TBV) repair Ioccurred.

Interviews to-date have suggested that the concern here was between and 2/5 his department heads.: He apparently."harassed" (From interviews wit ANOW66*

th*em for four hours on why a shutdown to repair a TBV was necessary when all of the department he ads believe the decision to shutdown was a "no brainer". Although non.-conservative decision making is a possible root cause, there was n.

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(reactivity excursion during the bypass valve shutdown?) even though he knew it was ill-conceived.

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Interviews-to date have suggested that there was time pressure to delay the EDG leakage exceeds LCO time; shutdown as long as po~ssible to allow engineering time to come up with an adequate pressure, to avoid shutdown; opera 'bility.justifi!cation. 'Although non-conservative decision making was a possible directed *operator root cause, there was no TS violation. The HO Rls were fully engaged with the issue 4p 1)to not shutdown; as it unfolded.

shutdown commenced within acceptable time frame and met**

regulations.

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NRC As sessment (including interview results) 1MR Follow 1PSEG decision making relative to #14 Steam Generator Interviews to date h 'ave suggested that this concern related (SG) Feed Regulating Valve (FRV) believed to be stuck*

primarily to the timing of a decision to enter TS 3.0.3. An at 74% open

• NEO and RO have asserted that it should not have taken 12 hours1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> to enter 3.0.3. However, once the licensee's

-troubleshooting plan showed that FRy was'stuck they

-immediately entered the LCO and followed the SD requirements. Although non-conservative decision making

-was a possible root cause, there was no TS violation.

2 In the Spring 2001 outage, a Salem Unit 1 reactor trip was caused by a main generator current transformer failure. The; N

tloprations that they needed to get the reactor started up by particular date or their NRC performance indicator was going to "go white."

Ww"OIlegedly harassed operations daily by asking day "when are you going to start the plant". Operations then told~

they would start up when they thought they were within a day of putting steam into the main turbine. AlthoughAA NM sisted that operations should start up the reactor with the MSIVs shut, operation refused to do so because it was contrary toV their safety analysis.

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Salem & Hope Creek Schedule Week of: IActivities

'When Nov. 3r Larry Scholl Special Inspection Onsite/Debrief All week Status/Update Briefing Nov. 7t 10:00amn Novr It lnsnection ReDorts Issued

'Nov. 11 t 3 rd Quarter Assessment Meeting/VTC Senior Regional Management Briefing Nov. 1 4t1h Nov. 1 7th Nov. 2 4t Dec. 1st Dec. 8 th Supplemental Inspection Exit ?

Status/Update Briefing Special Inspection Exit ?

Hope Creek Operator Licensing M eeting Senior Regional Management Briefing

.Status/Update Briefing Site Visit (9 th & 1 Oth ?... 1 day ?)

Nov. 21st Nov. 2 4 th,93a 9:30arn Appendix B

The following Salem/HO Issues were derived from interviews., They do not constitute safey issues, but are reflective of slow corrective actions, operator workarounds, or may have been caused by schedule pressures or weak follow through by engineering, maintenance or operations personnel and management.

No Tech nical/Workaround/Schedule Pressure issues Source 1

The Salem Boric Acid Tank Installed Level Device has been replaced with a -piece of tygon tube. This is 11/6 Interview a long standing workaround that indicated slow corrective action and a willingness to live with problems.

2 The SW discharge xconnect valves (SW-17) have significant seat leakage that challenges the #2 & #4 1116 interview bay installed and temporary sump capability during surveillance testing 3

The Salem Unit 3 Starting Air compressors are totalIly unreliable. A N2 tank truck is on-site to backup 1116 interview the compressors when they fail. This is a long standing workaround that indicated slow corrective action and a willingness to live with problems.

4 Prior to INPO arriving in the spring of 2003, EMIS tags were removed from plant equipment.

11/6 interview 5

During a hurried attempt to fill a SW loop, an NEO was put Into an unsafe condition under the Salem Unit 11168 Interview 2 RAP tanks. Looking for boundary valve leage With extension cords and high intensity lights in the area.

6 A drain tank installed for 15 CFCU at its containment penetration to collect known leakage filled up and is 11/6 interview dripping on ductwork. This is a known problem that needs,ore attention.

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