ML18093A615
| ML18093A615 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 01/26/1988 |
| From: | Johnston W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Corbin McNeil Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18093A616 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8802030509 | |
| Download: ML18093A615 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000311/1987029
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JAN 2 6 1988
Docket No.
50-311
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
ATTN:
Mr. Corbin A. McNeill, Jr.
Senior Vice President - Nuclear
P.O. Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Gentlemen:
Subject:
Inspection Report No. 50-311/87-29
This letter refers to the team inspection conducted by Mr. A. Krasopoulos
and other NRC staff and consultants on September 14-18, 1987 at Salem Unit 2
located at Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey, of activities authorized by NRC License
No. DPR-75.
Mr. Krasopoulos discussed the findings of the inspection with
Mr. R. S. Miltenberger of your staff at the conclusion of the inspection.
This
letter also refers to a management meeting held at our office in King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania, on October 7, 1987.
The meeting was attended by you and members
of your staff and by myself and Mr. W. Kane, Director of the Division of Reactor
Projects and other members of the NRC staff.
Several commitments were made by
you at this management meeting as stated in Section 13 and Attachment 3 of the
enclosed report.
A follow-up inspection, conducted by Mr. Krasopoulos on
December 15-18, 1987, verified that the commitments made during the management
m~eting were being implemented adequately.
The findings of this inspection
were discussed with Mr. B. Preston of your staff.
Areas examined during this inspection and the follow up are described in the
NRC Region I Inspection Report which is enclosed with this letter. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the
inspectors.
The inspections which were performed to verify compliance with the applicable
requirements of 10 CFR 50 Appendix R determined that some of your activities
were apparently not conducted in full compliance with these requirements.
The
specific apparent violations are:
The possible loss of all three emergency
diesels from a simultaneous discharge of the carbon dioxide system in the
diesel rooms; the violations identified by you in LERs 87-09 and 87-10 involv-
ing areas where a fire could damage all safe shutdown trains; a Technical
Specification violation concerning the inadequate review of a Fire Protection
Procedure; and the possible loss of radio communications during a relay room
fire.
In addition, a Deviation from a commitment to provide fire detection in
certain plant areas was identified.
The deviation is set forth in the Notice of Deviation enclosed herewi~h as
Appendix A.
You are requested to respond to the enclosed Notice, and in
preparing your response, you should follow the instructions specified therein.
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Other significant issues identified during the inspection was the apparent
lack of circuit breaker coordination with associated circuits and the lack of
an evaluation to address this concern.
The NRC plans to hold an enforcement conference in the future with your staff
in Region I to discuss the results of this inspection, the potential
violations and the deviation.
We will inform you of resulting enforcement
actions in the future.
Your corrective actions regarding the identified deficiencies should not be
delayed pending either a future NRC inspection or further action by the NRC
Region I office.
The responses directed by this letter and the accompanying Notice are not
subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget
as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Your cooperation with us in this matter is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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NRC Region I Inspection Report Number 50-311/87-29
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Thomas S. Shaw, Jr., Vice President - Production
J. M. Zupko, Jr., General Manager - Salem Operations
B. A. Preston, Manager, Licensing and Regulation
S. E. Miltenberger, Vice President - Nuclear Operations
General Manager - Nuclear Safety Review
M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire
R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire
Public Document Room (PDR)
Local Public Document Room (LPDR)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Jersey
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