ML18102A273
| ML18102A273 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 07/19/1996 |
| From: | Larry Nicholson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
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| References | |
| NUDOCS 9608020005 | |
| Download: ML18102A273 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1996007
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July 19, 1996
Mr. Leon R. Eliason
President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
P.O. Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, NJ
08038
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED IN')PECTION REPORT 50-272/96-07, 50-311/96-07
Dear Mr. Eliason:
On June 29, 1996, the NRC completed an inspection at your Salem 1 & 2 reactor
facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
During the 6-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of
activities at the Salem facilities was generally *characterized by safety-
conscious operations, sound engineering and maintenance practices, and careful
radiological work controls. However, operators did not demonstrate a thorough
questioning attitude when evaluating three plant activities.
We are also
concerned about two violations of NRC requirements pertaining to failure to
comply with procedure requirements and failure to make a required report for a
defective plant component.
We also noted a number of examples of poor quality maintenance during the
inspection period. This -has bee*n a recurring problem in recent Salem history.
We are especially concerned, since equipment performance problems precipitated
and complicated many of the transients that have occurred at Salem.
The
problems in maintenance resulted, in part, from the procedure non-compliances
noted in the attached Notice of Violation.
We noted that you have initiated
comprehensive measures to correct the quality of maintenaDce.
During a followup inspection of a Magne-Blast circuit breaker performance
problem, the NRC determined that your staff did not make a required report per
10 CFR 21.
This problem indicated less than effective communication between
the engineering and licensing organizations, as well as *less than adequate
procedures regarding the reporting requirements of 10 CFR 21. This
constituted.a violation of 10 CFR 21 reporting requirements.
You are required
to respond to this matter in accordance with the enclosed Notice of Violation.
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9608020005 960719
ADOCK 05000272
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Mr. Leon R. Eliason
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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
{PDR).
Docket Nos.:
50-272, 50-311
License Nos:
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Larry E. Nicholson, Chief
Projects Branch 3
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures: 1.
2.
Inspection Report 50-272/96-07, 50-311/96-07
cc w/encls:
L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations
E. Simpson, Senior Vice Pre$ident - Nuclear Engi~eering
E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support
C. Schaefer, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
D. Garchow, General Manager - Salem Operations
J. Benjamin, Director - Quality Assurance & Nuclear Safety Review
D. Powell, 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
Mr. Leon R. Eliason
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Distribution w/encls:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Kay Gallagher, DRP
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
D. Screnci, PAO
NRC Resident Inspector
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Distribution w/encls: (Via E-Mail)
D. Vito, SAC
L. 01 sh an, NRR
W. Dean, OEDO
J. Stolz, PDI-2, NRR
J. Zimmerman, NRR
M. Callahan, OCA
Inspection Program Branch, NRR (!PAS}
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