ML18093A298
| ML18093A298 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 08/07/1987 |
| From: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NLR-N87148, NUDOCS 8708130132 | |
| Download: ML18093A298 (3) | |
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company Steven E. Miltenberger Vice President -
Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609 339-4199 Nuclear Operations AUG 0 7 1987 NLR-N87148 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-272/87-15; 50-311/87-18 SALEM GENERATING STATION DOCKET NO. 50-311 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) has received the Notice of Violation dated July 9, 1987, regarding the missed Emergency Core Cooling System surveillance.
Pursuant to the requirements of 10CFR2.201, our response to this Notice of Violation is attached.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Sincerely, Attachment C
Mr. D. c. Fischer USNRC Licensing Project Manager Mr. T. J. Kenny USNRC Senior Resident Inspector Mr. w. T. Russell, Administrator USNRC Reg ion I Mr. D. M. Scott, Chief Bureau of Nuclear Engineering Department of Environmental Protection 380 Scotch Road Trenton, NJ 08628 8708130132 870807 PDR ADOCK 05000272 G
r ATTACHMENT PUBLIC SERVICE ELECTRIC AND GAS COMPANY SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NO. 2 RESPONSE TO NOTICE OF VIOLATION Your letter dated July 9, 1987, transmitted a Notice of Violation concerning the performance of Technical Specification Surveillance 4.5.2.b.
On April 18, 1987, Surveillance Procedure 4.5.2.b was performed; however, only Check Off Sheet 1 was completed.
Check Off Sheets 2 and 3 were not performed.
Consequently, it was not until the procedural error was identified on May 20, 1987, that the surveillance was completed.
RESPONSE
- 1.
PSE&G does not dispute this violation.
- 2.
The root causes of the violation were:
- a. failure to follow procedures
- b. failure to properly maintain procedures CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TAKEN AND RESULTS ACHIEVED:
- 1.
On May 20, 1987, it was discovered that Check Off Sheets 2 and 3 were not attached to Surveillance Procedure 4.5.2.b.
The Nuclear Shift Supervisor immediately reviewed the master file for Surveillance Procedure 4.5.2.b and found Check Off Sheets 2 and 3 missing.
The missing check-off sheets were found misfiled in the master file and the problem was corrected.
- 2.
Surveillance Procedure 4.5.2.b was completed satisfactorily on May 20, 1987, demonstrating that the plant had been in the correct configuration during the missed surveillance time interval.
- 3.
A complete audit of the Unit 1 and Unit 2 master files was performed to verify that the master procedures were ih order and all check off sheets were contained in the appropriate master procedure.
The results of the audit determined that the misfiling of check off sheets for Surveillance Procedure 4.5.2.b was an isolated incident.-
No other problems were discovered in the audit.
- 4.
The Nuclear Shift Supervisor responsible for reviewing the completed surveillance performed on April 18, 1987, was counseled concerning his failure to follow p~ocedures.
FULL COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED
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t LONG TERM CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO AVOID FURTHER VIOLATIONS:
- 1.
Presently, the Operations Department is planning to eliminate the practice of retaining several pre-made copies of each surveillance procedure in the Control Room.
Once this is accomplished, procedures will be reproduced on an as needed basis.
This will eliminate the numerous copies available in the control room area and provide for better document control.
This action will be implemented by February 1, 1988 pending installation of document rep~oduction facilities in the Control Room Area.
- 2.
A Nuclear Shift Supervisor sign-off will be placed at the end of each operations surveillance procedure identifying the check off sheets require*d to be completed and reviewed to ensure the surveillance is_ completed satisfactory.
The inclusion of this sign-off at the end of surveillances will take place as the procedures are revised or during the two year review cycle.
This action will be completed by September l; 1989.