05000272/LER-1980-040, Forwards LER 80-040/01X-1

Forwards LER 80-040/01X-1

ML18085A793
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	02/04/1981
From:	Uderitz R Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ML18085A795	List: 05000272/LER-1980-040, Forwards LER 80-040/01X-1 05000272/LER-1980-040-01, /01X-1:on 800725,all Outside Telephone Communication Lost.Caused by Cutting of Phone Lines Due to Sabotage or Vandalism.Emergency Measures Taken to Maintain Communications Until 800726 re-establishment of Phone Lines
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LER-1980-040, Forwards LER 80-040/01X-1

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PS~G Public Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park Place Newark. N.J. 07101 Phone 201 430-7000 Mr. Boyce H. Grier Director of USNRC Off ice of Inspection and Enforcement Region 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

Dear Mr. Grier:

LICENSE NO. DPR-70 DOCKET NO. 50-272 REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 80-40/0lX SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT February 4, 1981 Pursuant to the requirements of Salem Generating Station Unit No. 1 Technical Specifications, Section 6.9.1, we are submitting supple-mental Licensee Event Report for Reportable Occurrence 80-40/0lX-l.

Sincerely yours,

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General Manager -

Nuclear Production Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement *(30 copies)

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Report Number:

80-40/0lX-l Report Date:

February 4,. 1981 Occurrence Date:

7/25/80 Facility:

Salem Generating Station, Unit 1 Public Service Electric & Gas Company Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 IDENTIFICATION OF OCCURRENCE:

Loss of Site Communication CONDITIONS PRIOR TO OCCURRENCE:

Mode 1 -

Rx Power 100% - Unit Load 1110 MW DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE:

Shortly after a strike started on July 24, 1980, all phone lines were cut at 0030 hours3.472222e-4 days <br />0.00833 hours <br />4.960317e-5 weeks <br />1.1415e-5 months <br /> on July 25, 1980, resulting in the loss of the direct dedicated telephone line between Salem Station and the NRC Incident Response Center in Bethe~da, Maryland.

This phone line is required by Item 2.C. (5).V of our Operating License, DPR-75.

DESIGNATION OF APPARENT CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE:

Malicious vandalism or deliberate sabotage.

ANALYSIS OF OCCURRENCE:

Some person or persons unknown cut the telephone lines which provide communication to the station.

CORRECTIVE ACTION

Communication was maintained using two-way* radios with the Lower Alloways Creek Township Police and the Port Norris Barracks of the New Jersey State Police.

In addition, during the normal work day of July 25, 1980, mobile radio telephones were placed in service by New Jersey Bell Telephone employees.

At 2200 hours0.0255 days <br />0.611 hours <br />0.00364 weeks <br />8.371e-4 months <br /> on July 26, 1980, normal telephone service was re-established.

Detective Potter of the New Jersey State Police informed us by telephone on January 22, 1981, that the investigation of this event has not as yet produced any results.

This continues to be an open case with the New Jersey State Police.

FAILURE DATA:

Not Applicable Prepared By W. J. Steele Manager -

Sa 7lern 7 Genrating Station SORC Meeting No.

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