ML18093B318

Responds to NRC 881013 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-272/88-17 & 50-311/88-17.Short Term Actions Have Been Developed to Quickly Establish Necessary Controls to Effectively Prevent Future Surveillance Problems

ML18093B318
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	11/18/1988
From:	Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM)
References
NLR-N88194, NUDOCS 8811300351
Download: ML18093B318 (5)

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Public Service Electric and Gas Company Steven E. Miltenberger Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236, +-iancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609-339-4199 Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer November 18, 1988 NLR-N88194 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:

CLARIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTIONS NRC COMBINED INSPECTION 50-272/88-17 AND 50-311/88-17 SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 .

DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) has received the subject inspection report dated October 13, 1988. The clarification of corrective actions related to scheduling of surveillance and periodic tests, and the issue concerning administrative control of control room. documents is provided-in the attachment.

Should you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely, C Mr. J. c. Stone Licensing Project Manager Ms. K. Halvey Gibson, Acting Senior Resident Inspector Mr. W. T. Russell, Administrator Region I Ms. J. Moon, Interim *chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Environmental Quality Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 8811300351 gg555~72

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• ATTACHMENT Your letter of October 13, 1988 requested clarification of items provided in PSE&G's response to inspection report 50~272/88-14 and 50-311/88-14. The information requested and PSE&G's response is provided below.

ITEM A

• Your response regarding surveillance-scheduling provides a general description of corrective actions you plan to implement ~o enhance the work control process which you indicate will prevent further occurrence of missed surveillances. Please provide a more detailed description of specific program changes and actions planned in this regard.

RESPONSE

As mentioned in our letter of September 2, 1988, a Surveillance Coordinator has been assigned in the Technical Department to develop"and implement an improved Surveillance Program based *on INPO Good.Practice TS-410.

The two.main objectives of this program are: (1) to prevent missed surveillances and (2) to validate the MMIS database in regards to surveillances.

In reviewing the current surveillance Program it was determined that the MMIS database is not comp-lete, fully accurate, consistent, nor is it fully utilized with regard to Technical Specification (Tech. Spec.) surveillance tracking and testing. Furthermore, the surveillances are not centrally coordinated, such that ownership and accountability are not established. PSE&G has developed a short term and long term action plan to correct the problems associated with the program and to establish a central coordinator.

SHORT TERM ACTIONS The short term actions have been developed to quickly establish the necessary controls to effectively prevent future surveillance problems. These include:* *

1. Performance of a QA review of the Surveillance database in MMIS

2. Assigning a Tech. Spec. Coordinator

3. Emphasizing the priority of Tech. Spec. Surveillances with the Department Managers

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4. Upgrading the MMIS database to accurately reflect surveillances and to provide a complete.listing of the surveillances

5. Instruct departments on the proper use of the database including reporting capabilities

6. Monitor the overdue list*to prevent missing surveillances Short term actions 1, 2 and 3 are completed. Action 6 is an ongoing evolution and actions 4 and 5 are scheduled to be completed in January 1989.

LONG TERM ACTIONS The long term corrective actions are being developed to ensure that future surveillances will not be missed and to ensure that effective methods are utilized to control and moni~or surveillances that have intervals that may change.

These actions are as follows:

1. Develop/maintain, using MMIS, a reporting system that will provide the appropriate scheduling information necessary to prevent missed.surveillances. This will include a*due list and an overdue list which will list surveillances that will become due or overdue, respectively, in tne near futµre.

2. Develop a method for handling surveillances which change frequency based on test results.

3. Develop a method for better control of staggered or conditional surveillances.

4. Develop systems to reduce reliance on manual files.

The estimated completion date for the long term actions is December 1989.

ITEM B Your response regarding the administrative control of control room documents addresses corrective actions which you plan to implement with regard to surveillance files in the control room. Please provide clarification on corrective actions that.you plan to take to ensure administrative control of control room documents other than surveillance files. Another example of inadequate administrative control of documentation used in the control room was identified during this report period and further indicates the need for license corrective actions in this area.

RESPONSE

The following plan is being implemented to ensure that proper administrative control of control room documents is maintained.

COMPLETED TASKS

1. The blank copy folders* files have been deleted from the control rooms. A Master Copy File has been established in the each control room to allow operators to make copies of procedures on an as needed basis. This has eliminated the potential- for using procedures that are not current and also allowed the separation of Unit- 1 Masters-from Unit 2 Masters.

2. All documents in the control console procedure rack book have been inserted in clear paper protectors.

This has eliminated the potential for pages falling out due to wear and use.

3. New procedure racks have been placed in the control rooms to support the ongoing procedure document control upgrade program. This rack provides _

adeq\late space to.arrange the procedures for optimum use. It also will allow for a better method for*

indexing and procedure organization *.

ONGOING TApKS

1. Review of all documents in the control rooms to determine if they should be Controlled Documents or provided as Information Only Documents. This determination will be made based on the operators use of the document to perform operational tasks.

2. Periodic audits are being performed, by the Operations Department and the Station Quality Assurance Department, on the Controlled Documents_ maintained in the control rooms .

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SPECIFIC RESPONSE TO EXAMPLE OF INADEQUATE CONTROL OF DOCUMENTS IDENTIFIED DURING COMBINED INSPECTION 50-272/88-17 AND 50-311/88-17 The Doric computer reference book is a document that currently is not a controlled document. This document is an example of the type of docu~ent that will be looked at as part of our on-going program. To address this specific problem the following cor~ective actions wil.lbe implemented:

1. The Doric Computer Reference Book will be incorporated into the Station Plant.Manual and. will -

be a controlled.document. As part of the initial issue, of the controlled Doric Reference Book, a review will be performed to verify the document is correct.

2. In addition to controlling the Doric Book, The System Engineering Group is planning on replacing the Doric Computer with another system. As part of this effort, a verification of the information associated with the inputs for the new system will be completed *