ML081830342

and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 - Request for Additional Information Bulletin 2007-01 Security Officer Attentiveness

ML081830342
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	07/08/2008
From:	Richard Ennis NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLI-2
To:	Levis W Public Service Enterprise Group
Ennis R, NRR/DORL, 415-1420
References
TAC MD7608, TAC MD7647, TAC MD7648
Download: ML081830342 (7)

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July 8, 2008 Mr. William Levis President & Chief Nuclear Officer PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09 Post Office Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT:

HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION AND SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 - REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RE: BULLETIN 2007-01 SECURITY OFFICER ATTENTIVENESS (TAC NOS.

MD7608, MD7647 AND MD7648)

Dear Mr. Levis:

On December 12, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Bulletin (BL) 2007-01 Security Officer Attentiveness (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML073400150). In accordance with Section 50.54(f) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and 10 CFR 70.22(d), the BL requested licensees to provide information regarding administrative and managerial programs and controls established to prevent, identify and correct security personnel inattentiveness, complicity, and failures to implement the behavioral observation program by individuals among licensee security personnel including security contractors and subcontractors. The BL requested that the information be provided within 60 days of the date of the BL. By letter dated February 8, 2008, PSEG Nuclear LLC (the licensee) submitted its response to the NRC for Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2.

The NRC staff has reviewed your submittal and has determined that additional information is needed to complete the final staff assessment of the licensee response. The staff will use the additional information received to inform the Commission and to determine if further regulatory action is warranted or if additional assessment of licensee program implementation is needed.

The specific information requested is addressed in the enclosure to this letter. Responses are requested within 35 days of the issuance of this letter. Before submitting responses to the NRC, licensees must evaluate them for proprietary, sensitive, safeguards, or classified information and mark such information appropriately.

W. Levis If you have any question, please contact me at 301-415-1420.

Sincerely,

/ra/

Richard B. Ennis, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch I-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-354, 50-272, and 50-311

Enclosure:

Request for Additional Information cc w/encl: See next page

ML081830342 OFFICE LPL1-2/PM LPL1-2/LA LPL1-2/BC NAME REnnis ABaxter HChernoff DATE 7/1/08 7/2/08 7/8/08 Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 cc:

Mr. Thomas Joyce Mr. Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire Senior Vice President - Operations PSEG Nuclear - N21 PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Michael Gaffney Mr. Dennis Winchester Manager - Hope Creek Regulatory Vice President - Nuclear Assessment Assurance PSEG Nuclear PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Robert Braun Mr. Steven Mannon Site Vice President - Salem Manager - Salem Regulatory Assurance PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Township Clerk Mr. George Barnes Lower Alloways Creek Township Site Vice President - Hope Creek Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 PSEG Nuclear Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Paul Bauldauf, P.E., Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs Mr. Carl Fricker NJ Department of Environmental Vice President - Operations Support Protection and Energy, CN 415 PSEG Nuclear Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Brian Beam Board of Public Utilities Mr. George Gellrich 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Plant Manager - Salem Newark, NJ 07102 PSEG Nuclear P.O. Box 236 Regional Administrator, Region I Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road Mr. John Perry King of Prussia, PA 19406 Plant Manager - Hope Creek PSEG Nuclear Senior Resident Inspector P.O. Box 236 Salem Nuclear Generating Station Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Mr. James Mallon Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Manager - Licensing PSEG Nuclear Senior Resident Inspector P.O. Box 236 Hope Creek Generating Station Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer 0509 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO RESPONSE TO BULLETIN 2007-01 FOR HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION AND SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-354, 50-272 AND 50-311 On December 12, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Bulletin (BL) 2007-01 Security Officer Attentiveness (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML073400150). In accordance with Section 50.54(f) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and 10 CFR 70.22(d), the BL requested licensees to provide information regarding administrative and managerial programs and controls established to prevent, identify and correct security personnel inattentiveness, complicity, and failures to implement the behavioral observation program by individuals among licensee security personnel including security contractors and subcontractors. The BL requested that the information be provided within 60 days of the date of the BL. By letter dated February 8, 2008, PSEG Nuclear LLC (the licensee) submitted its response to the NRC for Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2.

The NRC staff is reviewing your submittal and has determined that additional information is needed to complete the review. The specific information requested is addressed below. In responding to each of the following questions, the licensee should provide information that addresses measures that are currently in place, and any additional planned actions with expected completion dates.

The NRC staff reviewed your response to Question 1b and requests the following additional information:

1. Describe any licensee processes or programs that are in place to identify problems in climate controlled security areas. What methods are used to track, inspect, and ensure timely repairs are completed?

Include the following information in your response:

A description of how the security areas are maintained including, but not limited to: (1) a discussion of the maintenance and/or preventive maintenance process and programs in place for these security areas including an overview and brief discussion on routine inspection schedules by maintenance personnel; (2) a discussion on the process a security officer can follow to report concerns with the up-keep and maintenance of his or her post; and, (3) a discussion on the timeliness of repairs and any follow-up actions taken by the licensee to ensure the repairs are completed and resolved adequately.

Enclosure

The NRC staff reviewed your response to Question 1c and requests the following additional information:

2. What is the level of involvement from management who do not have direct responsibility for the security program (including executive and corporate management) in conducting behavior observations of security personnel?

Include the following information in your response:

A description of any processes in place for licensee and/or contract management, who work day-to-day at the site or visit the site on a routine basis from a corporate office or other applicable offsite location, for conducting behavior observations of security personnel while on duty at their assigned posts. Examples should include, but are not limited to, a discussion of random or scheduled observations conducted by licensee and/or contract management such as the Plant Operations Shift Managers or other Plant Operations Shift Supervisors, Plant Maintenance Supervisors (licensee and contractor), or Quality Assurance Supervisors, etc. The discussion should include whether these random or scheduled observations are proceduralized and the required or recommended level of licensee and/or contract management involvement.

The NRC staff reviewed your response to Question 1 and requests the following additional information:

3. Are security personnel provided opportunities to participate in any personnel surveys regarding the work environment? If so, what is the frequency of the surveys, the average participation rate of security personnel as compared to the general site average, and the process for providing feedback and addressing the results from the survey?

4. How is the licensees policy regarding site employee attentiveness and/or inattentiveness communicated to personnel, both licensee and contractor, and at what frequency?

The NRC staff reviewed your response to Question 2 and requests the following additional information:

5. Describe the process for employees to file reports through the site corrective action program (CAP). Can employees file CAP reports without prior supervisory/management review or approval?

Include the following information in your response:

Describe the process for employees to file reports through the CAP. Discuss the supervisor/management review and/or approval process including, but not limited to:

(1) does a supervisor/manager have the authority to reject a report before entering it into the CAP without additional management review and approval; and, (2) does a supervisor/manager have the authority to modify the report before such report has been entered into the CAP.

6. Can the employees view the status and disposition of reports directly, or must this information be requested? If yes, please describe the process.

The NRC staff reviewed your response to Question 4 and requests the following additional information:

7. Are formal assessments of the security program conducted by organizations/individuals that do not have direct responsibility for the security program? If so, provide information on the process, including, but not limited to, the organizations and levels of management involved, the frequency of such activities, and any tracking of how findings are resolved.

The NRC staff reviewed your response to Question 5 and requests the following additional information:

8. How do you assess the effectiveness of your oversight of contractors and subcontractors?

Include the following information in your response:

Describe the licensees program for oversight of contractors and subcontractors including, but not limited to: (1) a brief overview and description of licensees procedures that describe the oversight process; (2) include a detailed list (bulleted is preferred) of assigned duties for the licensee supervisor(s) or manager(s) responsible for overseeing contractors and subcontractors at the site; (3) include a detailed list (bulleted is preferred) of the assigned duties for the contractor and subcontractor supervisor(s) or manager(s) responsible for overseeing the contractor and subcontractor staff at the site; and, (4) a brief discussion of the corporate (management) involvement with the oversight of contractors and subcontractors at the site.