ML18102A869
| ML18102A869 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 02/19/1997 |
| From: | Larry Nicholson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18102A870 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9702250009 | |
| Download: ML18102A869 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1996018
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Mr. Leon R. Eliason
Chief Nuclear Officer and President
- Nuclear Business Unit
February 19; 1997
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Post Office Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/96-18, 50-311/96-18
Dear Mr. Eliason:
- On January 25, 1 ~97, 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 chara:lcterized by safety-conscious operations, sound
engineering and maintenance practices, and careful radiological work controls .. We noted,
in particular, the generally good operator performance during four major evolutions as
operators began to transition the plant from outage activities to power operation .
. Significant improvement was noted in the performance of the Quality Assurance
Department. We view this improvement as especially significant when compared to the
ineffectiveness of that organization prior to rriid-1995. *Your efforts to improve the
Emergency Preparedness Program were found to* be suffici~nt to support Salem restart.
We are concerned, however, about three violations Qf NRC requirements tnat we
identified. We are particulariy concerned ab~ut the*loss of containment closure during
Salem Unit 2 refueling stemming.from i!'leffective work control. Although no safety
consequence resulted fro*m the loss-of containment c'losure, the problem accentuates the
potential impact of ineffective *work control on safe plant operation. Since you have not
yet completed implementation of y~ur planned corrective action for past work control
deficiencies, and in light of the problem documented in this report, we remain concerned
about your ability to control work to insure safe plant operation ..
Although we noted several examples of improved engineering performance, we also noted
two violations involving the Nuclear Engineering Design Department. Although we
consider engineering good overall, we conclude that your efforts to continua improvement
important for long term engineering. success.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are describt.d in detail in the* enclosed report. Please note that
you are*required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,
- to determine whether further enforcement action is necess~ry to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
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9702250009 970219
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
Enclosures:
Sincerely,
ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:
Larry E. Nicholson, Chief
Projects Branch 3
Division of Reactor Projects
Inspection Report 50-272/96-18, 50~311/96-18
. Mr. Leon R. Eliason
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cc w/encl:
L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations
E .. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nwclear 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 Adminis~rator
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
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Mr. Leon R. Eliason
Distribution w/enct:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Kay Gallagher, DRP
Nuclear Safety Information* Center (NSIC)
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L. Cunningham, NRR (Security/Safeguards IRS)
'D. Barss, NRR (Emergency Plan IRs)
L. Nicholson, DRP
S. Barber, DRP
G. Kelly, DRS
N. Della Greca, DRS
D. Screnci, PAO (1)
NRC Resident Inspector
PUBLIC
Distribution w/encl: (Via E-Mail)
L. Olshan, NRR
W. Dean, OEDO .
J .. Stolz, PDl-2, NRR
M. Callahan, OCA
Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR
D. Taylor, NRR.
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