ML18100A532

Provides Listed Comments Re Licensee 930226 Request for Approval of Integrated Schedule Program for Plant

ML18100A532
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	07/23/1993
From:	Boyle M Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Miltenberger Public Service Enterprise Group
References
TAC-M85899, TAC-M85900, TAC-M85901, NUDOCS 9308120316
Download: ML18100A532 (5)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, and 50-354 Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Public Service Electric and Gas Company Post Office Box 236 July 23, 1993 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038

SUBJECT:

INTEGRATED SCHEDULE PROGRAM, SALEM NUCLEAR GENERATING STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2, AND HOPE CREEK GENERATING STATION (TAC NOS. M85899, M85900, M85901)

The staff has reviewed your February 26, 1993, request for approval of an Integrated Schedule Program (ISP) for Salem and Hope Creek.

In addition, a meeting was held on May 11, 1993, to discuss the proposed ISP.

Based on the results of those two activities, the staff has the following comments:

1.

Page 1 of the Overview, Scope, states the items included in the ISP will have a cost of greater than $50,000.

In the May 11, 1993, meeting Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) agreed to reconsider this limit to see if it would be appropriate to increase the dollar value of the threshold.

2.

Page 1 of the Overview, item 2, states that Programmatic changes that are made after program approval will be implemented prior to NRC review.

The staff's position is that Programmatic changes that are made after program approval should be submitted to the NRC under the 90-day negative consent provisions of the policy statement.

Implementation would follow the 90-day period.

3.

Page 2 of the Overview, item 5, states that completion date changes to N2 categorized items do not require NRC pre-approval.

The staff disagrees with this position. Proposed changes to N2 categorized items are to be submitted to the NRC along with the justification for the change.

The NRC then has 90 days to review the proposed change (90-day negative consent).

4.

Page 2 of the Overview, item 5, states that the appropriate project manager will be verbally notified when a change is necessary before the next semi-annual update.

All other changes will be addressed exclusively through the semi-annual update.

The staff's position is that all changes

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5.

Page 3 of the Overview, item 6, a semi-annual update of the schedules may be too frequent.

In the May 11, 1993 meeting, PSE&G agreed to re-examine this update frequency.

6.

Page 3 of the Overview, item 7, discusses the short term response to NRC items.

The final corrective action and schedule should be forwarded to the NRC as soon as it is finalized and not wait for the next schedule update.

7.

Page 8 of the Policy Statement, Regulator Interface, discusses responses to regulatory agencies.

Included is a discussion of the 90-day negative consent period but it does not exempt items coded as NI from the 90-day negative consent period. This statement should be revised.

8.

Environmental items that fall under the jurisdiction of the NRC should be coded as N2, unless they are required under the regulations, then they

• should be coded NI.

9.

There have been occasional past lapses completing regulatory required work as committed to the NRC.

The most notable was the failure of the Sa 1 em 2 main turbine in November 1991.

It is not apparent in the ISP description, how the "Regulatory Required" designator will assure proper evaluation and implementation of commitments.

PSE&G should provide some additional detail to clarify the use of "Regulatory Required".

Following satisfactory resolution of the above comments, the ISP should be resubmitted for staff review and approval.

If you have any questions concerning the above comments, please contact either Mr. Stephen Dembek, Hope Creek Project Manager on (301) 504-1422, or Mr. *James Stone, Salem Project Manager on (301) 504-1419.

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SDembek MO' Brien OGC Sincerely,.

Original signed by:

Michael L. Boyle, Acting Director Project Directorate I-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation ACRS(IO)

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Mr. Steven July 23, 1993

5.

Page 3 of the Overview, item 6, a semi-annual update of the schedules may be too frequent.

In the May II, I993 meeting, PSE&G ~greed to re-examine this update frequency.

6.

Page 3 of the Overview, item 7, discusses the short term response to NRC i terns.

The final corrective action and s.chedul e should be forwarded to the NRC as soon as it is finalized and not wait for the next schedule update.

7.

Page 8 of the Policy Statement, Regulator Interface, discusses responses to regulatory agencies.

Included is a discussion of the 90-day negative consent period but it does not exempt items coded.as NI from the 90-day negative consent period. This statement should be revised. *

8.

Environmental items that fall under the jurisdiction of the NRC should be coded as N2, unless they are required under the regulations, then they should be coded NI.

9.

There have been occasional past lapses completing regulatory required work as committed to the NRC.

The most notable was the failure of the Salem 2 main turbine in November I99I. It is not apparent in the ISP description, how the "Regulatory Required" designator will assure proper evaluation and implementation of commitments.

PSE&G should provide some additional detail to clarify the use of "Regulatory Required".

Following satisfactory resolution of the above comments, the ISP should be resubmitted for staff review and approval.

If you have any questions concerning the above comments, please contact either Mr. Stephen Dembek, Hope Creek Project Manager on (30I) 504-I422, or Mr. James Stone, Salem Project Manager on (30I) 504-I4I9.

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See next page Sincerely, Michael L. Boyle, Acting Director Project Directorate 1-2 Division of Reactor Projects - I/II Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger Public Service Electric & Gas Company cc:

Mark J. Wetterhahn, Esquire Winston & Strawn

• 1400 L Street NW-Washington, DC 20005-3502 Richard Fryling, Jr., Esquire Law Department - Tower SE 80 Park Place Newark, NJ 07101 Mr. Calvin A. Vondra General Manager - Salem Operations Salem Generating Station P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. J. Hagan Vice President - Nuclear Operations Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Mr. Thomas P. Johnson, Senior Resident Inspector Salem Generating Station U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer I Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Dr. Jill Lipoti, Asst. Director Radiation Protection Programs NJ Department of Environmental Protection and Energy CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625-0415 Maryland People's Counsel American Building, 9th Floor 231 East Baltimore Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 Mr. J. T. Robb, Director Joint Owners Affairs Philadelphia Electric Company 955 Chesterbrook Blvd., SlA-13 Wayne, PA 19087 Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station Richard Hartung*

Electric Service Evaluation Board of Regulatory Commissioners 2 Gateway Center, Tenth Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Regional Administrator, Region I U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 Lower Alloways Creek Township c/o Mary 0. Henderson, Clerk Municipal Building, P.O. Box 157 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. Frank X. Thomson, Jr., Manager Licensing and Regulation Nuclear Department P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 Mr. David Wersan Assistant Consumer Advocate Office of Consumer Advocate 1425 Strawberry Square Harrisburg, PA 17120 Mr. J. A. Isabella MGR. - Generation Department Atlantic Electric Company P.O. Box 1500 1199 Black Horse Pike Pleasantville, NJ 08232 Carl D. Schaefer External Operations - Nuclear Delmarva Power & Light Company P.0. Box 231 Wilmington, DE 19899 Public Service Commission of Maryland Engineering Division ATTN:

Chief Engineer 231 E. Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21202-3486

Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger Public Service Electric & Gas Company cc:

Hope Creek Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Drawer I Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Mr. R. Hovey General Manager - Hope Creek Operations Hope Creek Generating Station P.O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station