ML18101A229
| ML18101A229 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem, Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 09/19/1994 |
| From: | Wenzinger E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Miltenberger S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18101A230 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9409260010 | |
| Download: ML18101A229 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1994014
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September 19, 1994
Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger
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. 50-272/94-14;
50-311/94-14; 50-354/94-13
The enclosed report documents an inspection for 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 June 26, 1994 and August 6, 1994.
The inspectors discussed the findings of this inspection with Messrs. J. Hagan
and R. Hovey of your staff.
Based on the results of this inspection, it appears that two of your
activities were not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements, as set
forth in the Notice of Vi o 1 at ion. * Re 1 at i ve to Hope Creek, our inspectors
determined that the "A" RHR suppression pool suction valve did not function,
as designed, relative to the ability to control the valve from the remote
shutdown panel; and that though previous surveillance activities detected the
deficiency, effective corrective action was not established until July 1994.
Relative to Salem Unit 2, maintenance activities associated with an oil change
involving the No. 23 Auxiliary Feedwater pump, a safety related component,
were erroneously performed due to insufficient training of the maintenance
technicians and inadequate management oversight and control. These examples
may be indic~tors of weaknesses in your programs affecting maintenance and
surveillance activities. A contributing factor, in both these cases, appears
to involve the management, oversight, and control of the specific activities.
Accordingly, you are required to respond to these apparent violations in
accordance with the instructions provided in the enclosed Notice of Violation.
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.
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, Public Law No. 96.511. Within the
scope of this inspection, the inspectors also noted one non-cited violation
relative to the improper control of an effluent release of processed liquid
radioactive water.
No reply is required for this issue.
The letter also acknowledges receipt of your May 18, 1994 response to a Salem
violation cited in the NRC Inspection Report 50-311/94-06.
We will evaluate
your corrective actions in a future inspection of your licensed program.
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Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Docket Nos. 50-272;
50~311; 50-354
Enclosures:
Sincerely,
OR!*GINP.L SIGNED BY
EDWARD C. WENZINGER
Edward C. Wenzinger, Chief
Projects Branch No. 2
Division of Reactor Projects
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Appendix A, Notice of Vi~lations
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NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-272/94-14; 50-311/94-14; 50-354/94-13
cc w/encl:
S. LaBruna, Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
J. Hagan, Vice President-Operations/General Manager - Salem Operations
R. Hovey, General Manager - Hope Creek Operations
C. Schaefer, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
F. Thomson, Manag~r, Licensing and Regulation
J. Robb, Director, Joint Owner Affairs
A. Tapert, Program Administrator
A. Giardino, Acting Manager, Quality Assurance
B. Hall, Acting Manager, Nuclear .Safety Review
M. Wetterhahn, Esquire
R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire
P. J. Curham, Manager, Joint Generation Department; Atlantic Electric Company
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
Mr. Steven E. Miltenberger
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bee w/encls:
Region I Docket Room {with concurrences)
K. Gallagher, DRP
W. Pasciak, DRSS {Section C)
bee w/encls via E-Mail:
J. Stone, NRR
D. Moran, NRR
W. Dean, OEDO
M. Thadani, PDl-2, NRR
M. Shannon, ILPB
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