ML072430947
| ML072430947 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/2007 |
| From: | David Lew Division Reactor Projects I |
| To: | Joyce T Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Burritt A RGN-I/DRP/PB3/610-337-5069 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML072430947 (7) | |
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This is a descriptor which correlates to this cross-cutting aspect in Inspection Manual 1
Chapter 0305, Operating Reactor Assessment Program.
UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION I 475 ALLENDALE ROAD KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406-1415 August 31, 2007 Mr. Thomas Joyce Senior Vice President PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
MID-CYCLE PERFORMANCE REVIEW AND INSPECTION PLAN -
SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2
Dear Mr. Joyce:
On August 14, 2007, the NRC staff completed its performance review of Salem Nuclear Generating Station for the first half of the calendar year 2007 assessment cycle. Our technical staff reviewed performance indicators (PIs) for the most recent quarter and inspection results over the previous twelve months. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of our assessment of your safety performance during this period and our plans for future inspections at your facility.
This performance review and enclosed inspection plan do not include security information. A separate letter designated and marked as Official Use Only--Security Information will include the security cornerstone review and resultant inspection plan.
Plant performance for the most recent quarter of 2007 at Salem Units 1 and 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 indicating performance at a level requiring no additional NRC oversight (Green). Therefore, we plan to conduct reactor oversight process (ROP) baseline inspections at your facility. We also plan to conduct an inspection of the Unit 2 steam generator replacement scheduled for the Spring 2008 refueling outage.
The NRC has identified a substantive cross-cutting issue in the area of human performance with a cross-cutting theme in the aspect of procedural compliance (H.4(b)). During this assessment 1
period there were six inspection findings associated with multiple reactor safety cornerstones that were attributable to procedural compliance. The inspection findings involved maintenance on safety-related equipment, fitness-for-duty sample processing, and operator response to degraded equipment.
We understand that PSEG has recognized the cross-cutting theme in procedure compliance and implemented site-wide corrective actions focused on providing clear expectations, employee training, standards reinforcement by management observations, and personal accountability.
Nonetheless, we are concerned that actions taken to date have not yet proven effective in substantially mitigating the cross-cutting theme as evidenced by the number of procedure compliance issues that continue to be identified. Specifically, there has been an increase in
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the number of findings with the common theme of procedural compliance from four during the 2006 annual assessment to six in our current assessment. Therefore, the staff has concluded that a substantive cross-cutting issue in human performance does exist at this time.
We will monitor your progress in this area through the baseline inspection program, including completion of a problem identification and resolution inspection sample to review your progress in this area during the fourth quarter of 2007, in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71152, Identification and Resolution of Problems. The NRC will clear this substantive cross-cutting issue when PSEG has demonstrated sustainable performance improvement as evidenced by effective implementation of an appropriate corrective action plan that results in no safety significant inspection findings and a notable reduction in the overall number of inspection findings with the same causal factor.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite.
Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.
The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Arthur Burritt at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos:
50-272; 50-311 License Nos: DPR-70; DPR-75
Enclosure:
Salem Nuclear Generating Station Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:
W. Levis, President and Chief Nuclear Officer K. Chambliss, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight R. Braun, Vice President Salem
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B. Clark, Director of Finance G. Gellrich, Salem Plant Manager J. Keenan, General Solicitor, PSEG M. Wetterhahn, Esquire, Winston and Strawn, LLP L. Peterson, Chief of Police and Emergency Management Coordinator P. Baldauf, Assistant Director, NJ Radiation Protection Programs P. Mulligan, Acting-Manager, NJ Bureau of Nuclear Engineering H. Otto, Ph.D., Administrator, DE Interagency Programs, DNREC Div of Water Resources, Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania N. Cohen, Coordinator - Unplug Salem Campaign E. Zobian, Coordinator - Jersey Shore Anti Nuclear Alliance Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO)
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the number of findings with the common theme of procedural compliance from four during the 2006 annual assessment to six in our current assessment. Therefore, the staff has concluded that a substantive cross-cutting issue in human performance does exist at this time.
We will monitor your progress in this area through the baseline inspection program, including completion of a problem identification and resolution inspection sample to review your progress in this area during the fourth quarter of 2007, in accordance with Inspection Procedure 71152, Identification and Resolution of Problems. The NRC will clear this substantive cross-cutting issue when PSEG has demonstrated sustainable performance improvement as evidenced by effective implementation of an appropriate corrective action plan that results in no safety significant inspection findings and a notable reduction in the overall number of inspection findings with the same causal factor.
The enclosed inspection plan details the inspections, less those related to security, scheduled through December 31, 2008. The inspection plan is provided to allow for the resolution of any scheduling conflicts and personnel availability issues well in advance of inspector arrival onsite.
Routine resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature. The inspections in the last nine months of the inspection plan are tentative and may be revised at the end-of-cycle review.
The NRC is currently evaluating the scope and frequency of all the baseline inspection procedures. If the results of the evaluation, or any other circumstances, cause us to change the inspection plan, we will contact you to discuss the change as soon as possible. Please contact Arthur Burritt at 610-337-5069 with any questions you may have regarding this letter or the inspection plan.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 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 Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
David C. Lew, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos:
50-272; 50-311 License Nos: DPR-70; DPR-75
Enclosure:
Salem Nuclear Generating Station Inspection/ Activity Plan cc w/encl:
W. Levis, President and Chief Nuclear Officer K. Chambliss, Vice President, Nuclear Oversight R. Braun, Vice President Salem Distribution: see next page SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE:__ALB__(Reviewers Initials)
After declaring this document An Official Agency Record it will be released to the Public.
DOCUMENT NAME: S:\\ROP 8 Mid Cycle Review\\Letters for Mid Cycle\\Branch 3 Mid-cycle letters\\Salem 2007 Mid-cycle letter.wpd 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 RI/DRP NAME SMcCarver/SM Lcline/ALB for Aburritt/ALB DLew/DCL DATE 08/24 /07 08/27 /07 08/27/07 08/31/07 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to Thomas Joyce from David C. Lew dated August 31, 2007 Distribution w/encl:
S. Collins, RA M. Dapas, DRA D. Lew, DRP J. Clifford, DRP A. Burritt, DRP C. Khan, DRP L. Cline, DRP D. Schroeder, DRP, Sr Resident Inspector H. Balian, DRP, Resident Inspector K. Venuto, DRP, Resident OA R. Laufer, RI OEDO J. Lubinski, NRR H. Chernoff, NRR R. Ennis, NRR, PM J. Shea, NRR, Backup D. Collins, NRR S. Bailey, NRR T. Valentine, NRR ROPreports@nrc.gov RidsNrrDirsIpab@nrc.gov JW T1@nrc.gov Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Salem Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 1 of 2 08/27/2007 13:54:06 Report 22 4
7111111B
- L.O. REQUAL. PROG. + P/F REVIEW Baseline Inspections 07/29/2007 08/03/2007 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program Baseline Inspections 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1, 2 7111111B IP Licensed Operator Requalification Program 3
MODS
- MODS AND 50.59 Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111102 IP Evaluation of Changes, Tests, or Experiments Baseline Inspections 07/16/2007 07/20/2007 1, 2 7111117B IP Permanent Plant Modifications 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 08/27/2007 08/31/2007 1, 2 71151 IP Performance Indicator Verification 1
7112203
- PUB RAD SAFETY - REMP Baseline Inspections 09/17/2007 09/21/2007 1, 2 7112203 IP Radiological Environmental Monitoring Program (REMP) And Radioactive Material Control Program 2
S/G
- U2 S/G REPLACEMENT Other Routine 11/13/2007 12/21/2007 2
50001 IP Steam Generator Replacement Inspection 1
7112202
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RADWASTE Baseline Inspections 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 1, 2 7112202 IP Radioactive Material Processing and Transportation Baseline Inspections 12/03/2007 12/14/2007 1, 2 71151-PR01 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 1
7112201
- PUB RAD SAFETY - RETS Baseline Inspections 01/07/2008 01/11/2008 1, 2 7112201 IP Radioactive Gaseous and Liquid Effluent Treatment and Monitoring Systems 7
7111121
- CDBI Baseline Inspections 01/14/2008 01/18/2008 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 01/28/2008 02/01/2008 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection Baseline Inspections 02/04/2008 02/08/2008 1, 2 7111121 IP Component Design Bases Inspection 2
S/G
- S/G REPLACEMENT - SALEM UNIT 2 Other Routine 01/07/2008 05/06/2008 2
50001 IP Steam Generator Replacement Inspection 1
7111108P
- U2 INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 03/10/2008 03/21/2008 2
7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Other Routine 04/07/2008 04/11/2008 2
50001 IP Steam Generator Replacement Inspection Baseline Inspections 04/07/2008 04/11/2008 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 04/07/2008 04/11/2008 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 04/07/2008 04/11/2008 2
7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Other Routine 04/21/2008 04/25/2008 2
50001 IP Steam Generator Replacement Inspection Baseline Inspections 04/21/2008 04/25/2008 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.
Salem Inspection / Activity Plan 07/01/2007 - 12/31/2008 Inspection Type Inspection Activity Planned Dates Start End No. of Staff on Site Title Unit Number Page 2 of 2 08/27/2007 13:54:06 Report 22 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 04/21/2008 04/25/2008 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 04/21/2008 04/25/2008 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 4
08/25EXM
- INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM Not Applicable 07/21/2008 07/25/2008 1
U01686 FY08 - SALEM 1 & 2 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM Not Applicable 08/25/2008 08/29/2008 1
U01686 FY08 - SALEM 1 & 2 INITIAL OPERATOR EXAM 4
- EP EXERCISE EVALUATION Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1, 2 7111401 IP Exercise Evaluation Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1, 2 7111404 IP Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1, 2 71151-EP01 IP Drill/Exercise Performance Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1, 2 71151-EP02 IP ERO Drill Participation Baseline Inspections 05/19/2008 05/23/2008 1, 2 71151-EP03 IP Alert & Notification System 1
7111107B
- HEAT SINK Baseline Inspections 06/09/2008 06/13/2008 1, 2 7111107B IP Heat Sink Performance 1
71121
- OCC RAD SAFETY Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1, 2 71151-OR01 IP Occupational Exposure Control Effectiveness Baseline Inspections 09/15/2008 09/19/2008 1, 2 71151-PR01 IP RETS/ODCM Radiological Effluent 1
71121
- OCC RDA SAFETY Baseline Inspections 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 1, 2 7112101 IP Access Control to Radiologically Significant Areas Baseline Inspections 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 1, 2 7112102 IP ALARA Planning and Controls Baseline Inspections 10/20/2008 10/24/2008 1, 2 7112103 IP Radiation Monitoring Instrumentation and Protective Equipment 1
7111108
- U1 INSERVICE INSPECTION Baseline Inspections 10/20/2008 10/31/2008 1
7111108P IP Inservice Inspection Activities - PWR This report does not include INPO and OUTAGE activities.
This report shows only on-site and announced inspection procedures.