ML18106A633
| ML18106A633 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1998 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| ML18106A630 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-98-03, 50-272-98-3, 50-311-98-03, 50-311-98-3, NUDOCS 9806030289 | |
| Download: ML18106A633 (2) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Public Service Electric and Gas Company Salem Nuclear Generating Station Docket Nos: 50-272 50-311 License Nos: DPR-70 DPR-75 Units 1 and 2 During an NRC inspection conducted February 10-20, 1998, violations of NRC requirements were identified. In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," NUREG-1600, the violations are listed below:
A.*
10 CFR 50 Appendix 8, Criterion V, requires in part that activities affecting quality be accomplished in accordance with established procedures.
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PSE&G administrative procedure NC.NA-AP.ZZ-0000(0), Revision 3, "Action Request Process," step 5.3.5.D requires in part that condition resolution for performance test acceptance criteria failures be conducted and documented.
Contrary to the above, as of February 16, 1998, NRC inspectors determined that PSE&G personnel did not perform a condition resolution to evaluate the impact of unsatisfactory results on January 19, 1998 for an emergency control air compressor (ECAC) test. Specifically, unsatisfactory starting
- pressure and load time test data indicated degradation of the No. 1 ECAC, but no root cause or corrective actions were developed to preclude recurrence.
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PSE&G procedure NC.NA-AP.ZZ-0006, Revision 15, "Corrective Action Program," requires in part that level 1, 2, and 3 condition report issues and corrective actions be monitored for adverse trends.
Contrary to the above, inadequate oversight of PSE&G's Corrective Action Program resulted in level 3 condition reports not being monitored for trends since program inception in July 1995. Additionally, this issue was identified in two consecutive annual Quality Assurance corrective action program audits.
These are Severity Level IV violations (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Public Service Electric and Gas Company is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555 with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector at the facility that is the subject of this Notice, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice of Violation (Notice). This reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include for each violation: (1) the reason for the violation, or, if contested, the basis for disputing the violation or severity level, (2) the corrective steps that have been taken and the results achieved, (3) the corrective steps 9806030289 980522 PDR ADOCK 05000272 G
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2 that will be taken to avoid further violations, and (4) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Your response may reference or include previous docketed correspondence, if the correspondence adequately addresses the required response. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order or a Demand for Information may be issued as to why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked, or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If you contest this enforcement action, you should also provide*a copy of your response to the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Because your response will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), to the extent possible; it should not include any personal privacy, proprietary, or safeguards information so that it can be placed in the PDR without redaction. If personal privacy or proprietary information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, then pleas.e provide a bracketed copy of your response that identifies the information that should be pr:otected and a redacted copy of your response that deletes such information. If you request withholding of such material, you must specifically identify the portions of your response that you seek to have withheld and provide in detail the bases for your claim of withhold-ing (e.g., explain why the disclosure of information will create an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy or provide the information required by 10 CFR 2. 790(b) to support a request for withholding confidential commercial or financial information).. If safeguards information is necessary to provide an acceptable response, please provide the level of protection described in 10 CFR 73.21.
Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 22nd day of May 1998