ML16308A328

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Response to Disputed Notice of Non-Cited Violation 05000311/2016002-02

ML16308A328
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	11/03/2016
From:	Raymond Mckinley Plant Support Branch 1
To:	Sena P Public Service Enterprise Group
McKinley R
References
EA-16-244 IR 2016002
Download: ML16308A328 (3)

See also: IR 05000311/2016002

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION I

2100 RENAISSANCE BLVD.

KING OF PRUSSIA, PA 19406-2713

November 3, 2016

EA-16-244

Mr. Peter Sena, III

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

PSEG Nuclear LLC - N09

P.O. Box 236

Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT: U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION RESPONSE TO DISPUTED

NOTICE OF NON-CITED VIOLATION 05000311/2016002-02

Dear Mr. Sena:

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of PSEGs letter dated October 24, 2016, in response to the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Inspection Report 05000272/2016002 and

05000311/2016002 issued on September 22, 2016.

The letter requests withdrawal of the 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix B, Criterion V, Instructions,

Procedures, and Drawings, Green non-cited violation (NCV 0500311/2016002-02) concerning

the failure to follow the operability process as prescribed in OP-AA-108-115, Operability

Determinations & Functionality Assessments. The letter stated that PSEG was in full

compliance with procedure OP-AA-108-115 when evaluating the baffle former bolt condition

discovered at Unit 1 as it applied to Unit 2. The NRC will review PSEGs response and provide

you a letter documenting the basis for any decision within 90 days.

In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.390 of the NRCs

Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be

available electronically for public inspection in the NRCs Public Document Room or from the

Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and

Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Your letter

has also been added to ADAMS for the information of the public, and may be found under

ADAMS Accession Number ML16298A161.

P. Sena -2-

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact me at (610) 337-5150.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Raymond R. McKinley, Chief

Plant Support Branch 1

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No. 50-311

License No. DPR-75

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