ML18102A842

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Responds to Requesting Final Investigation Rept Prepared by Pse&G & Undated Ltr LR-N96415 Received 961223 Be Withheld from Public Disclosure
ML18102A842
Person / Time
Site: Salem  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 02/12/1997
From: Cooper R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Eliason L
Public Service Enterprise Group
References
LR-N96415, NUDOCS 9702190182
Download: ML18102A842 (4)


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..,_I Mr. Leon R. Eliason Chief Nuclear Officer & President Nuclear Business Unit February 12, 1997 Public Service Electric and Gas Company P. 0. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-0236

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC DISCLOSURE DETERMINATION REGARDING FINAL INVESTIGATION REPORT

Dear Mr. Eliason:

This is in response to you*r letter of August 21, 1996 requesting that a final investigation report prepared by Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), and an undated, PSE&G letter LR-N96415, received December 23, 1996, related to the aforementioned investigation, be withheld from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2. 790. This investigation report, dated July 26, 1996, and interview transcript, dated June 5, 1996, relates to an independent investigation of issues associated with Salem Licensee Event Report (LER) 272/94-016-00. In an April 16, 1996 letter, the NRC requested this report in order to respond to those issues.

Both letters indicated that the submitted information should be considered exempt from mandatory public disclosure, pursuant to 10 C.F.R. sec. 2. 790(a)(4) and (6), for the following reasons:

1.

The report/transcript contains highly sensitive information relating to personnel matters or otherwise confidential information, and discuss in substantial *detail the conduct of performance of named individuals.

2.

Release of the information could reasonably be expected to result in an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy, both as to the named individuals whose performance or conduct was discussed in the report, as well as other individuals who were interviewed for the investigation or whose activities were described in the report.

Both letters also indicated that the letters be returned in accordance with Section 2. 790 (c), in the event that the letters could not be exempted from public disclosure.

We have carefully reviewed your request and the information contained in your investigation report and interview transcript in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 2.790, and we have decided to return the information to you. However, we request that 1 r-. -

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you maintain this information on file in the event that future inspection becomes necessary~

Enclosures:

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Richard W. Cooper, II, director Division of Reactor Projects

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Transcript of Interview, dated June 5, 1996

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Investigation report, dated July 26, 1996 Docket Nos. 50-272; 50-311

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cc w/o encl:

L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering 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. E. Selover, 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. L. Eliason Distribution w/o encl:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Kay Gallagher, DRP Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)

L. Nicholson, DRP S. Barber, DRP R. DePriest, DRP G. Kelly, DRS N. Della Greca, DRS D. Screnci, PAO NRC Resident Inspector PUBLIC L. Olshan, NRR W. Dean, OEDO J. Stolz, PDl-2, NRR M. Callahan, OCA Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)

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