ML18101A471
| ML18101A471 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 01/17/1995 |
| From: | Jason White NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
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| NUDOCS 9501240302 | |
| Download: ML18101A471 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1994031
Text
January 17, 1995
Mr. Leon R. Eliason
President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
P.O. Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, NJ
08038
SUBJECT:
SALEM RESIDENT INSPECTION NOS. 50-272/94-31; 50-311/94-31
Dear Mr. Eliason:
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 Generating Station, for the
period between November 6, 1994 and December 17, 1994. The findings of this
inspection were previously discussed with Mr. J. Summers, General Manager-
Sal em Operations, and other members of your staff.
The report indicates performance improvement relative to the attention that
your staff is directing toward identifying and communicating degraded
equipment and system performance to appropriate management personnel. The
report also identifies improved interaction among your engineering,
operations, and maiDtenance organizations relative to the diagnoses and
resolution of equipment and system problems. -'
During this period, we also observed a "work-around" condition that your
organization willingly accommodated.
Specifically, in order to diminish the
number of fault alarms that could not be attributed to a specific system
fault, your operations organization deactivated the automatic test insertion
circuitry affecting the Safeguard Equipment Control (SEC) system.
While
active automatic test insertion circuitry is not required for operability of
the SEC, the action contributed to the need to initiate a controlled shutdown
of Unit 1 due to stuck test switches which affected SEC operability. The
condition was resolved before complete shutdown.
However, the situation did
require maneuvering of reactor power which may have been unnecessary if the
root cause of the frequent circuit fault alarms had been determined.
Within the scope of this inspection, the report also describes an violation
involving procedural adequacy which affected the testing of containment spray
system.
Since we consider that a basis for enforcement discretion exists in
accordance with NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR 2, Appendix C, VII.B), the
apparent violation is not cited.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of
this report and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
No reply to this letter is required.
9501240302 950117
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Mr. Leon R. Eliason
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Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Docket Nos. 50-272; 50-311
Sincerely,
Original Signed By:
John R. White, Chief
Projects Section No. 2A
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-272/94-31; 50-311/94-31
cc w/encl:
J. Hagan, Vice President-Operations
S. LaBruna, Vice President - Engineering and Plant Betterment
C. Schaefer, External Operations Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
J. Summers, General Manager, Salem Operations
R. Hovey, General Manager, Hope Creek Operations
F. Thomson, Manager, Licensing and Regulation
R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs
A. Tapert, Program Administrator
A. Giardino, Acting Manager, Quality Assurance
B. Hall, Acting Manager, Nuclear Safety Review
R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire
M. Wetterhahn, 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
D. Screnci, PAO (2)
PUBLIC
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
State of New Jersey
State of Delaware
State of Maryland, Public Service Commission
Mr. Leon R. Eliason
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bee w/encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Kay Gallagher, DRP
bee w/encl: (Via E-Mail)
L. 01 sh an, NRR
W. Dean, DEDO
J. Stolz, PDl-2, NRR
IPAS
M. Callahan, OCA
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