ML18101A883
| ML18101A883 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 08/10/1995 |
| From: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | Jason White NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM), NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| LR-N95099, NUDOCS 9508160112 | |
| Download: ML18101A883 (7) | |
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Public Service Electric and Gas Company Leon R. Eliason Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609-339-1100 Chief Nuclear Officer & President Nuclear Business Unit AUG 101995 LR-N95099 United states Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Attention:
Gentlemen:
Mr. J. White, Section Chief - Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL ISSUE INVESTIGATION REPORT SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) has-evaluated the findings of an independent technical investigation performed for PSE&G by SYNERGY Consulting Services Corporation.
The SYNERGY report documents their investigation into technical issues raised by a former PSE&G employee. to this letter contains a summary of the results of PSE&G's evaluation of those issues where the SYNERGY findings identified some level of substantiation.
PSE&G documented these issues on Incident Reports (IR), provided the !Rs to SYNERGY for review, and obtained SYNERGY's concurrence with the IR evaluations and corrective actions.
Corrective actions identified for each issue are not considered commitments.
They are integral with our Corrective Action Program and may be modified, as may the program itself be adjusted, to ensure continued effectiveness.
Each issue was evaluated individually, but there were several common problems: untimely evaluations and corrective actions; inadequate management oversight; failures to recognize regulatory implications; and failures to report problems.
PSE&G recognizes these common problems to be symptoms of significant weaknesses in management and culture.
We believe the initiatives we described in the July 28, 1995 enforcement conference for corrective action deficiencies address these issues. is a copy of a corrected page, provided by SYNERGY for Issue 17, where a typographical omission was corrected.
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AUG 1 0 1995 It is requested that this document be withheld from public disclosure in accordance with 10 C.F.R. § 2.790(a) (6).
This document has been stamped "EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PER 10 C.F.R. § 2.790." *The document contains confidential information relating to the SYNERGY Report, which was previously submitted and withheld from public disclosure.
Consistent with the bases for withholding the SYNERGY Report, this document contains the type of information normally kept confidential by PSE&G.
This entire response has been treated by PSE&G as confidential and its distribution has been strictly controlled to prevent disclosure.
Moreover, the submittal of this information is being made on a voluntary basis to support an ongoing NRC investigation into these matters.
If you require further information in conjunction with this submittal or our request for withholding from public disclosure, please let me know.
Affidavit Attachments (2)
Sincerely, THE ATTACHMENT TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS INFORMATION TO BE WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790 95-4933
Document Control Desk LR-N95099 All without Attachment 3
c Mr. T. T. Martin, Administrator-Region I U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 475 Allendale Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 AUG 101995.
Mr. L. N. Olshan, Licensing Project Manager - Salem
- u. s. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Mail Stop 14E21 Rockville, MD 20852 Mr. c. s. Marschall (S09)
USNRC senior Resident Inspector Salem Generating Station Mr. K. Tosch, Manager IV NJ Department of Environmental Protection Division of Environmental Quality Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625 THE ATTACHMENT TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS INFORMATION TO BE WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790
Document Control Desk LR-N95099 4
AUG 1 0 1995 Public Service Electric & Gas Company Affidavit Supporting Request to Withhold Documents from Public Disclosure I, Leon R. Eliason, being duly sworn, depose and state as follows:
- 1.
I am Chief Nuclear Officer and President of the Nuclear Business Unit, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), and as such, I am responsible for the review of the information referenced herein and sought to be withheld from public disclosure.
I am submitting this affidavit in connection with the provisions of 10 C.F.R. § 2.790(b) of the Commission's regulations.
- 2.
The information sought to be withheld contains privileged or confidential information relating to documents previously submitted and withheld from public disclosure under the provisions of 10 C.F.R. § 2.790.
- 3.
Also, it is PSE&G's position that another compelling reason for nondisclosure within the meaning of § 2.790(a) exists, in that, the information sought to be withheld constitutes our evaluation of an independent self-assessment of potential safety concerns, which is being provided to the Commission voluntarily and in confidence.
As such, disclosure could undermine the important public policy interest in the promotion of candid and unimpeded self-evaluation.
Accordingly, it is PSE&G's view that the need for the information to be given confidential treatment outweighs the public's interest in disclosure in this instance.
- 4.
The information in this submittal is of a type customarily held in confidence by PSE&G and, other than its disclosure to the Commission, is intended to be held in confidence and not disclosed to the public.
- 5.
The information sought to be withheld is being transmitted to the Commission in confidence pursuan~ to the provisions of 10 C.F.R. § 2.790 with the understanding that it is to be received in confidence and withheld from public disclosure by the Commission.
If the NRC is unable to grant PSE&G's request for withholding, we request that the attached document be returned to us in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.790(c) and past NRC practice.
THE ATTACHMENT TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS INFORMATION TO BE WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790
Document Control Desk LR-N95099 5
AUG 101995 Affidavit Supporting Request to Withhold Documents from Public Disclosure (continued)
- 6.
The information in this submittal sought to be withheld, to the best of my knowledge, is not available in public
- sources, and any disclosure to third parti'es has been and will be made pursuant only to regulatory requirements that provide for the maintenance of the information in confidence.
The above six paragraphs are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
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sworn and subscribed to Chief Nuclear Officer and President - Nuclear Business Unit THE ATTACHMENT TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS INFORMATION TO BE WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790
Document Control Desk LR-N95099 4
AUG 1 0 1995 Public Service Electric & Gas Company Affidavit Supporting Request to Withhold Documents from Public Disclosure I, Leon R. Eliason, being duly sworn, depose and state as follows:
- 1.
I am Chief Nuclear Officer and President of the Nuclear Business Unit, Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), and as such, I am responsible for the review of the information referenced herein and sought to be withheld from public disclosure.
I am submitting this affidavit in connection with the provisions of 10 C.F.R. § 2.790(b) of the Commission's regulations.
- 2.
The information sought to be withheld contains privileged or confidential information relating to documents previously submitted and withheld from public disclosure under the provisions of 10 C.F.R. § 2.790.
- 3.
Also, it is PSE&G's position that another compelling reason for nondisclosure within the meaning of § 2.790(a) exists, in that, the information sought to be withheld constitutes our evaluation of an independent self-assessment of potential safety concerns, which is being provided to the Commission voluntarily and in confidence.
As such, disclosure could undermine the important public policy interest in the promotion of candid and unimpeded self-evaluation.
Accordingly, it is PSE&G's view that the need for the information to be given confidential treatment outweighs the public's interest in disclosure in this instance.
- 4.
The information in this submittal is of a type customarily held in confidence by PSE&G and, other than its disclosure to the Commission, is intended to be held in confidence and not disclosed to the public.
- 5.
The information sought to be withheld is being transmitted to the Commission in confidence pursuant to the provisions of 10 C.F.R. § 2.790 with the understanding that it is to be received in confidence and withheld from public disclosure by the commission.
If the NRC is unable to grant PSE&G's request for withholding, we request that the attached document be returned to us in accordance with the provisions of 10 CFR 2.790(c) and past NRC practice.
THE ATTACHMENT TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS INFORMATION TO BE WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790
Document Control Desk LR-N95099 5
AUG 10 1995 Affidavit Supporting Request to Withhold Documents from Public Disclosure (continued)
- 6.
The information in this submittal sought to be withheld, to the best of my knowledge, is not available in public
- sources, and any disclosure to third parties has been and will be made pursuant only to regulatory requirements that provide for the maintenance of the information in confidence.
The above six paragraphs are true and accurate to the best of my knowledge, information, and belief.
State of Jersey )
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Chief Nuclear Officer and President - Nuclear Business Unit sworn and subscribed to before k-~995
.1 Commission expires:
I THE ATTACHMENT TO THIS LETTER CONTAINS INFORMATION TO BE WITHHELD FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE PURSUANT TO 10 CFR 2.790