ML18078A371
| ML18078A371 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 10/30/1978 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Schneider W Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18078A372 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 7811130115 | |
| Download: ML18078A371 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1978018
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Docket Nos. 50-272
50-311
UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
631 PARK AVENUE
KING OF PRUSSIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19406
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
ATTN:
Mr. W. F. Schneider
Vice President - Production
80 Park Place
Newark, New Jersey 07101
Gentlemen:
OCT 3 0 ms
Subject:
Combined Inspection 50-272/78-18; 50-311/78-13
This refers to the supplemental information supplied in your letter of
September 29,. 1978, in reference to our letter of September 6, 1978, re-
garding the item of noncompliance identified in our letter of June 12,
1978.
As previously noted in our letter, the fact that your FSAR corranitment
for an annual audit frequency was superseded without an evaluation in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.59 constituted noncompliance.
"Operational
Quality Assurance Instruction No. 5, Auditing" is incidental to this
item in that it was the January 30, 1978 revision to this procedure that
actually effected the scheduling and performance of audits beyond the
frequency specified by the FSAR.
In a subsequent inspection of your licensed program, we will review your
new information to the effect that this item was previously identified
by your staff and verify that effective corrective action was implemented
prior to the observation by our inspector.
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Director
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F. P. Librizzi, General Manager - Electric Production
E. N. Schwalje, Manager - Quality Assurance
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Frederick W. Schneider
Vice President
Public Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park Place Newark, N.J. 07101
201/430-7373
Production
Mr. Boyce H. Grier, Director
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Office of Inspection and Enforcement
Region 1
631 Park Avenue
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
19406
Dear Mr. Grier:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-272/78-18
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
NO. 1 UNIT
SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION
September 29, 1978
Pursuant to your letter of September 6, 1978 in response to
our letter of August 11, 1978, we acknowledge that revis1on to
Operational Quality Assurance Instruction Number 5, "Auditing,"
to a two-year audit cycle constituted a noncompliance with our
FSAR commitment.
It also was noncompliant with Adm~nistrative
Procedure 17, "Operational Quality Assurance Program," which is
subject to review and approval by the Corporate Quality Assurance
Department.
Please be advised that the Operational QA Program was not, and
can not, be changed by revising subtier procedures such as OQI's.
The "premature" revision to OQI-5 was identified by Corporate
QAD in March, 1978 and brought to the attention of the Manager-
Salem Generating Station by letter dated March 13, 1978.
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Salem Generating Station was therefore apprised of the
noncompliance with recommended corrective action by Corporate QAD
well in advance of your May 2-5, 1978 inspection.
This non-
compliance was appropriately identified, documented and dis-
seminated under the provisions and controls of the QA Program and
there was no intent to permit this item to remain uncorrected .
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9/29/78
As previously stated in our response dated August 11, 1978, the
subject item of noncompliance did not represent noncompliance
with lOCFRS0.59 since subtiered procedures are controlled by the
QA Program to assure continuing compliance with our FSAR as
demonstrated in this case.
CC:
Director-Inspection and Enforcement
Bethesda, Maryland
20014