ML18102B365
| ML18102B365 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 05/30/1997 |
| From: | Ruland W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18102B366 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-97-06, 50-272-97-6, 50-311-97-06, 50-311-97-6, NUDOCS 9706090086 | |
| Download: ML18102B365 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1997006
Text
May 30, 1997
Mr. Leon R. Eliason
Chief Nuclear Officer and President
Nuclear Business Unit
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Post Office Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
NRC COMBINED INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/97-06, 50-311 /97-06 AND
Dear Mr. Eliason:
On April 12, 1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Salem 1 & 2 reactor facilities.
The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
While we continue to believe that the Integrated Test Program, and its associated
management oversight are appropriate for the restart of Salem Unit 2, we have found
problems with the implementation of the program. We are concerned about violations of
NRC requirements that we identified. We are particularly concerned about the failures to
conduct testing in accordance with approved procedures which are documented in the
attached report and Notice of Violation, since the extended outage was intended, in part,
to enable you to resolve personnel performance issues. These further examples of
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procedural non-compliance call into question the efficacy of your corrective actions for this
testing problems.
These violations are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
surrounding the violations are described 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 necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
In addition, we identified inadequaCies in procedures for testing the Control Room Area Air
Conditioning System. These deficiencies were identified after you had completed your
corrective actions for the deficiencies identified in the Notice of Violation issued with NRC
Inspection Report 50-311 /96-21. We note that prior to, and subsequent to, the issue of
your letter of April 11 , 1997, PSE&G also identified additional inadequacies in the content
of Control Room Area Air Conditioning System test procedures. We ask that you review
your April 11 , 1997, response, and amend it, as necessary, to address these additional
examples of the violation .
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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,
William H. Ruland! Chief
Electrical Engineering Branch
Division of Reactor Safety
2. Combined Inspection Report No. 50-272/97-06, 50-311197-06
cc w/encls:
L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations
E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support
A. F. Kirby, Ill, 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
J. J. Keenan, Esquire
M. Wetterhahn, Esquire
J. A. Isabella, 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
Distribution w/encls:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Kay Gallagher, DRP
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
W. Axelson, ORA
J. Linville, DRP
S. Barber, DRP
R. DePriest, DRP
G. Kelly, DRS
N. Della Greca, DRS
D. Screnci, PAO
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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DATE
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