ML18100B176
| ML18100B176 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/1994 |
| From: | James Trapp NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18100B177 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9407070078 | |
| Download: ML18100B176 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1994007
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Docket Nos. 50-272
50-311
50-354
Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger
JUN 2 9 1994
Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
P. 0. Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038
Dear Mr. Miltenberger:
SUBJECT:
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COMBINED INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-272/9~-07, 50-311/94-07,
AND 50-354/94-05
This refers to the announced safety inspection conducted by Mr. J. Calvert,
Mr. R. Skokowski, and Mr. A. Della Greca of this office from March 28 through
May 20, 1994, at the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations in Hancocks
Bridge, New Jersey. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with
those members of your staff identified in the enclosed report.
This inspection was directed toward assessment of areas important to public health and
safety. Areas examined during this inspection were the activities related to the engineering
and technical support provided for the operation of the Salem and Hope Creek stations.
Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selected examinations of procedures and
representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations by the inspectors.
The inspection indicated that the engineering and technical support organizations were
adequately staffed. Improvements were noted in certain areas, including backlog reductions,
design changes and modifications, corrective actions, and engineering management attention
to digital issues. However, two system interface design inadequacies in the Hope Creek
digital feedwater system upgrade contributed to a reactor scram, which indicated that
additional management attention is required to ensure effective design control.
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Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to be in violation
of NRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice). Specifically,.
no written safety evaluation, according to 10 CFR 50.59, was performed for a change to the
Salem 1, 1A-460V vital bus transformer. The violation is of concern because it was not
identified by your review process, and it indicates a potential for the inadequate application
of your safety evaluation process for small design change packages.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response, you should document the
specific actions taken and any additional actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After
reviewing your response to this Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the
results of future inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement
action is necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its
enclosure(s), and your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to the clearance
procedures of the Office of Management and Budget, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
Enclosures:
Sincerely,
James M. Trapp, Acting Chief
Electrical Section
Division of Reactor Safety
2. Combined Inspection Report Nos. 50-272/94-07
50-311/94-07, and 50-354/94-05 w/Attachment 1
JUN 2 9 199.4
Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger
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cc w/encls:
J. J. Hagan, Vice President-Operations/General Manager-Salem Operations
S. La.Bruna, Vice President - Engineering and Plant Betterment
C. Schaefer, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
R. Hovey, General Manager - Hope Creek Operations
F. Thomson, Manager, Licensing and Regulation
R. Swanson, General Manager - QA and Nuclear Safety Review
J. Robb, Director, Joint Owner Affairs
A. Tapert, Program Administrator
P. J. Curham, Manager, Joint Generation Department,
Atlantic Electric Company
R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire
M. J. Wetterhahn, Esquire
Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate
William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township
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
bee w I encls:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
J. Wiggins, DRS
Kay Gallagher, DRP
DRS Files (3)
bee w/encls: (Via E-Mail)
J. Stone, NRR
W. Dean, OEDO
C. Miller, PDI-2, NRR
M. Shannon, ILPB
Region I Staff