ML18086A232
| ML18086A232 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 02/24/1981 |
| From: | Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Schneider F Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18086A233 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8104100505 | |
| Download: ML18086A232 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1980028
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION I
631 PARK AVENUE
KING OF PRUSSIA; PENNSYLVANIA 19406
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
ATTN:
Mr. F. W. Schneider
Vice President - Production
80 Park Plaza - 15A
Newark, New Jersey 07101
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection 50-272/80-28
2 4 FEB 1981
This refers to the inspection conducted by Messrs. K. Plumlee and R. Nimitz of
this office during the period October 7-9 and 14-17, 1980 of activities authorize9
by NRC License No. DPR-70 and to the discussions of our findings held by Mr .
. Nimitz with Mr. H. Midura, Manager - Salem Generating Station of your staff at
the conclusion of this inspection and to a letter dated October 24, 1980, from
this office to you following this inspection.
The enforcement correspondence
pertaining to this inspection has been provided separately to Mr. R. M. Eckert,
Senior Vice President - Energy Supply and Engineering, from NRC Headquarters, by
the Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC 1 s
11 Rules of Practice,
11 Part 2, Title
10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter, the enclosed inspection
report and enclosed inspection report supplement will be placed in the NRC 1 s
Public Document Room.
If this report contains any information that you (or your
contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written
application within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from
public disclosure.
Any such application must be accompanied by an affidavit
executed by the owner of the information, which identifies the document or part
sought to be withheld, and which contains a statement of reasons which addresses
with specificity the items which will be considered by the Commission as listed
in subparagraph (b) (4) of Section 2.790.
The information sought to be withheld
shall be incorporated as far as possible into a separate part of the affidavit.
If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the
report will be placed in the Public Document Room.
No reply to this letter is required; however, should you have any questions
concerning this inspection, we will be pleased to discuss them with you.
Enclosures:
Sincerely,
~eet/~
Boy& H. Grier
Director
1.
Office of Inspection and Enforcement Inspection Report
Number 50-272/80-28
2.
Supplement to Inspection Report Number 50-272/80-28
8104100 505
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
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2 4 FEB 1981
cc (w/encl):
R. M. Eckert, Senior Vice President - Energy Supply
and Engineering
F. P. Librizzi, Genera 1 Manager - Electric Production
J. T. Boettger, General Manager, Corporate Quality Assurance
R. L *. Mittl, General Manager - Licensing and Environment
H. J. Midura, Manager - Salem Generating Station
R. A. Uderitz, General Manager - Fuel Supply Department
DETAILS
1.
Persons Contacted
2.
a.
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSEG)
- J. Driscoll, Chief Engineer - Salem
L. Fry, Operations Superintendent
S. Hassler, Maintenance Electrician
R. Hettmannsperger, Maintenance Supervisor
M. McCracken, Maintenance Electrician
- H. Midura, Manager - Salem Generating Station
- L. Miller, Performance Engineer
- A. Pittman. Assistant to the Corporate Health Physicist
W. Rahl, Senter *Shift Supervisor
J. Starcevich, Maintenance Helper
- J. Stillman, Station Quality Assurance Engineer
- R. Swetnam, Senior Radiation Protection Supervisor .
J. A. Starcevich, Senior Shift Supervisor lVia teleph.onel
b.
Rad Services Personnel
M. Bell, Assistant Training Supervisor
R. Cislo, Radiation Protection Supervisor
M. Clary, Level II Health Physics Technician
L. Davis, Shift Radiation Protection Supervisor
F. Dickey, Shift Radiation Protection Supervisor
P. Greenbaum, Training Supervisor
R. Shult, Radiation Protection Supervisor
c.
NRC Personnel, Present During Exit Interview
- R. Nimitz, Radiation Specialist
- L. Norrholm, Senior Resident Inspector
- K. Plumlee, Radiation Specialist
- These personnel attended the exit interview, conducted at 1 PM on October
17, 1980.
Inspection Purpose and Scope
The purpose of this special inspection effort was to review the circum-
stances and licensee followup and corrective actions following personnel
entry into unknown high radiation and/or contamination areas. The first
event reviewed was entry of two individuals into the Unit 1 Fuel Transfer
Tube on October 4, 1980.
The two individuals sustained extensive personal
contamination and limited intakes of radioactive material.
The second
event reviewed was the entry of three individuals into the reactor flux
thimble area under the Unit 1 reactor vessel on October 10, 1980.
The
individuals unknowingly entered a very high radiation field emanating from
the retracted flux thimbles and received higher than anticipated radiation
exposure.
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with 10 CFR 19.12, Paragraph 9.b; Failure to instruct workers entering reactor
fuel transfer tube in accordance with 10 CFR 19.12; Paragraph 9.a; Failure to
utilize process or engineering controls or other precautionary procedures in
accordance with 10 CFR 20.103(b)(2), Paragraph 6.a.; Failure to adhere to maintenance
procedure in accordance with T.S. 6.8; Paragraph 8.aJ