ML18106A965
| ML18106A965 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 11/19/1998 |
| From: | Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18106A966 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-98-09, 50-272-98-9, 50-311-98-09, 50-311-98-9, NUDOCS 9811270057 | |
| Download: ML18106A965 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1998009
Text
Mr. Harold W. Keiser
Executive Vice President
Nuclear Business Unit
November 19, 1998
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Post Office Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
NRG INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/98-09, 50-311 /98-09
Dear Mr. Keiser:
On October 24, 1998, the NRG completed an inspection at your Salem 1 & 2 reactor
facilities. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
During the six-week period covered by this inspection report, 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. The
inspectors performed a review of plant maintenance to assess the effectiveness of the
work management program and found that the corrective mainte.nance backlog remained
high, and that the program is still evolving, requiring additional management oversight to
ensure improvement. We also evaluated the effectiveness of system engineering to
support safe operation of the plant, and found the experience level of engineers to be
adequate, acceptable engineering training and procedures, and improved system
performance monitoring. ,
We are. concerned, however, about a violation of NRG requirements that was initially
documented in NRG Inspection Report 50-272,311 /98-06 dated August 21, 1998, where
your staff identified a failure to restore an auxiliary feed water pump runout pressure
transmitter to service following calibration. This resulted in the failure to detect an
inoperable pump for eighteen days. We have reviewed your licensee event report (LER) for
this event and concluded that corrective actions were reasonable and comprehensive.
However, because corrective actions for previous similar issues were not effective in
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preventing recurrence, this violation was cited.
The NRG has concluded that information regarding the reason for the violation, the
corrective actions taken and planned to correct the violation and prevent recurrence is
already adequately addressed on the docket in the aforementioned LER 50-311/98-012-00
and Supplement 01 dated August 24 and September 28, 1998, respectively. Therefore,
you are not required to respond to this letter unless the description therein does not
accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that case, or if you choose to
provide additional information, you should follow the instructions specified in the enclosed
Notice.
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Mr. Harold W. Keiser
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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:
James C. Linville, Chief
Projects Branch 3
Division of Reactor Projects
2. Inspection Report 50-272/98-09, 50-311 /98-09
cc w/encl:
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.
C. Bakken, General Manager - Salem Operations
J. McMahon, Director - QA/Nuclear Training/Emergency Preparedness
D. Powell, Director, Licensing, Regulation and Fuels
R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs
A. Tapert, Program Administrator
J. J. Keenan, Esquire
M. J. 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