ML18100A694
| ML18100A694 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 11/03/1993 |
| From: | Wenzinger E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
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| ML18100A695 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9311150129 | |
| Download: ML18100A694 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1993021
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Docket Nos. 50-272
50-311
50-354
Mr.* Steven E. Miltenberger
3 1993
Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
P.O. Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
Dear Mr. Miltenberger:
SUBJECT:
SALEM AND HOPE CREEK RESIDENT INSPECTION NOS. 50-272/93-21;
50-311/93-21; 50-354/93-21
The enclosed report documents an inspection to assure public health and safety, conducted by
Mr. C. Marschall, Senior Resident Inspector, and other members of the NRC resident and
regional staff at the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations for the period
between September 5, 1993 and October 16, 1993. The inspectors discussed the findings of
this inspection with Messrs. C. Vondra and R. Hovey of your staff.
Within the scope of this inspection, the inspectors noted one violation, involving an example
of Technical Specification non-compliance. The details of this issue, which concerned the
failure to initiate a timely shutdown of Salem Unit 1 following the unsatisfactory completion
of a solid state protection system surveillance test, were documented in NRC Inspection
Report 50-272, 311 and 354/93-20. We recognize that your staff identified this violation and
took appropriate corrective actions; however, we remain concerned that this was an
additional example of your staffs untimely response to indications of potentially safety-
significant events at Salem. Accordingly, you are requested to reply within 30 days of
receipt of this letter, indicating the corrective actions taken in response to this event and all
actions taken to prevent similar recurrences. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the
NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC
Public Document Room.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
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Edward C. Wenzinger, Chief
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Enclosures:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-272/93-21; 50-311/93-21; 50-354/93-21
cc w/encl:
J. Hagan, Vice President - Nuclear Operations
C. Vondra, General Manager, Salem Operations
R. Hovey, General Manager, Hope Creek Operations
C. Schaefer, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
F. Thomson, Manager, Licensing and Regulation
J. Robb, Director, Joint Owner Affairs
A. Tapert, Program Administrator
R. Swanson, General Manager, Quality Assurance and Nuclear Safety Review
M. Wetterhahn, Esquire
R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire
P. Curham, Manager, Joint Generation Department, Atlantic Electric Company
Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate
William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek
K. Abraham, PAO (2)
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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bee w/encls:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
bee w/encls via E-Mail:
J. Stone, NRR
S. Dembek, NRR
V. McCree, OEDO
L. Nicholson, Acting PDI-2, NRR
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C. S. Marschall
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