ML18101B132
| ML18101B132 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/13/1995 |
| From: | Larry Nicholson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
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| ML18101B133 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9512180314 | |
| Download: ML18101B132 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1995019
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December 13, 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. 50-272/95-19; 50-311/95-19
Dear Mr. Eliason:
The enclosed report documents an inspection for public h~alth and safety,
conducted by Mr. C. Marschall, Senior Resident Inspector and other members of
the NRC resident and regional staff at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station .
for the period between October 15, 1995 and November 18, 1995.
The inspectors
discussed the findings of this inspection with Messrs. C. Warren, General
Manager-Salem operations, and other.members ~f your staff.
This report contains inspection findings of the resident inspection staff as
well as findings from other inspections which were performed during the time*
period indicated.
The findings from inspectors other than the- resjdent
inspectors*are provided as attachments to this report with a separate cover
which details ar~as inspected and includes the signatures of the lead
inspector and the cognizant branch chief. The overall conclusions will be
reflected in the Executive Summary for the complete report.
We are taking
this approach to petter integrate our inspection findings into a consistent
regulatory message and more clearly communicate how these findings may reflect
a change in your performance.
During this inspection period, we found additional examples of operators not
challenging engineering evaluations and untimely corrective action.
We noted
improved performance relative to management oversight of maintenance
activities, however, we remain concerned with your continued work control
process deficiencies.
We understand you implemented corrective measures to
address identified deficiencies, however, we have not yet seen a sustained
improvement in work control.
In addition, we noted that you did not have an
effective process for initiating procedures to prepare the site for severe
weather .
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Within the scope of this inspection, the inspectors identified several
examples of personnel not following procedure requirements, particularly in
the control of maintenance and in the tagging process.
Procedure adherence is
a previously identified problem.
The NRC has taken escalated enforcement
action in response to this problem, and we recognize you volunteered to keep
the plants shut down for a prolonged period to address programmatiG and long-
standing issues, including work control and tagging.
For these reasons we
will not cite the violations, but we remain concerned with your poor
performance as noted herein.
No reply to this letter is required.
In -
accordance with 10,CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice~" a copy of this
let~er and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
Your cooperation with us is appreciated.
Docket Nos. 50-272
50-311
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Larry E. Nicholson, Chief
Projects Section No. 3
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Division *of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection*Report Nos. 50-272/95-19; 50-311195-19
cc w/encl:
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L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations -
E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
C. Schaefer, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
R~ Burricelli, Director~ External Affairs
c .. Warren~ _General Manager - Salem Operations
J.-Benjamin, General Manager - Quality Assurance & Nuclear Safety Review
F. Thomson, Manager, Licensing*and Regulation
R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs
A. Tapert, Program Administrator
R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire
M. Wetterhahn, Esquire
P. MacFarland Goelz, Manager, Joint Generation
Atlantic Electric
Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate
William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township
Public Service Commission of Maryland
State of New Jersey
State of Delaware
E.r~~l~witz, Director - Nuclear Business Support
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Mr. Leon R. Eliason
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Distribution w/encl:
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Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
K. Gallagher
Nuclear Safety Information Center {NSIC)
D. Screnci, PAO (2)
NRC Resident Inspector
PUBLIC
Distribution w/encl: {Via E-Mail)
L. Olshan, NRR
W. Dean, OEDO
J. Stolz, PDI-2, NRR
Inspection Program Branch, NRR {IPAS)
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