ML18093B354
| ML18093B354 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/27/1988 |
| From: | Labruna S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NLR-N88210, NUDOCS 8901030302 | |
| Download: ML18093B354 (3) | |
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company Stanley LaBruna
. Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609-339-4800 Vice President - Nuclear Operations DEC 2 7 1988 NLR-N88210 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
RESPONSE TO COMBINED INSPECTION REPORT 50~272/88-19 AND 50-311/88-20
. SALEM.GENERATING STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS.
so~212 AND 50-311 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) hereby submits its response to the concerns presented in Section 7 of the.
subject inspection.report.
PSE&G's assessment of these concerns and its intended corrective actions are presented in. the Attachment.
PSE&G concurs with the inspectors finding that management attention and action is needed to resolve these concerns.
As such, PSE&G management is taking prompt and comprehensive action in this regard and will continue to access theeffectiveness of these actions until these concerns are eliminated.
Should you have any questions concerning this response, please contact us.
Sincerely, Attachment 3 3
Document Control Desk 2 -
c Mr. w. T. Russell, Administrator Region I Mr. J. C. Stone Licensing Project Manager Ms. K. Halvey-Gibson Senior Resident Inspector Ms. J.. Moon, Interim Chief.
Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415*
Trenton, NJ 08625 DEC 2 'l 1988
ATTACHMENT RESPONSE TO SECTION 7 CONCERNS In section 7 of Inspect-ion -Report 50-272/88-19 arid 50-311/88.;.20 the inspector presented *multiple examples of problems associated with procedures at Salem.
These problems have been identified both by the inspector and by PSE&G.
By themselves, these problems, would not represent a significant concern; However, in the aggregate *these examples demonstrate a weakness in the
- implementation of procedures at Salem.
These problems, along
. with the inspectors stated observations (which infer" that personnel are not familiar with procedure implementation*
requirements and that confusion exists as to how these requirements should be implemented in the field), indicate that management needs to reassess its methods of communicating the implementation requirements and ensuring that these.requirements are met.
PSE&G has reviewed the issues concerning procedure usage.and implementation.
PSE&G's assessment of the examples in section 7 indicates a need on PSE&G's part to provide a clearer understanding of the importance of procedure adherence to all levels. of the work force.*. PSE&G' s plans for providing this direction is detailed below.
A project plan t_o improve the station technical procedures has been developed.
This plan will address development of a computerized data base for procedures, use of human factors from the Technical Procedure Writer's Guide, verification and validation of the procedures to ensure technical accuracy prior to use, a cross reference of procedure revisions to industry operating experience, and a cross reference of procedures to plant configuration.
The Technical Specification Surveillance upgrade program will enhance PSE&G's performance with regard to the issues of "missed surveillances", identi-fied in the report.
This program was described in PSE&G's response to inspection reports 50-272/88-14 and 50-311/88-14, and 50-272/88-17 and 50-311/88-17 dated September 2, 1988 and November 18,.1988 respectively.
Management will clarify and communicate its expectations on procedure use and adherence to all station and support personnel.
This position will also be stressed through all levels of management and will be completed by January 6, 1989.
In addition, a written plan will be developed to address all areas of concern including management direction, supervisory guidance, etc. for procedure use and adherence.
This plan will include items such as: training, retraining, cultural change awareness, supervisory accountability, and QA/QC involvement.
The plan will be developed for implementation by February, 1989.