ML18107A275
| ML18107A275 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 05/03/1999 |
| From: | Lanning W NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18107A276 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-99-03, 50-272-99-3, 50-311-99-03, 50-311-99-3, NUDOCS 9905120021 | |
| Download: ML18107A275 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1999003
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Mr. Harold W. Keiser
President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Nuclear Business Unit
May 3, 1999
Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)
Post Office Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
NRC OPERATIONAL SAFETY TEAM INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/99-03,
50-311199-03
Dear Mr. Keiser:
The NRC conducted an Operational Safety Team Inspection (OSTI) at the Salem facilities from
March 15-19, 1999. The enclosed report presents the results of this inspection. On March 19,
1999 preliminary results were discussed with Mr. E. C. Simpson and other members of your
staff during an exit meeting held'at the Salem facility. The team performed a risk-informed,
performance-based inspection tcS evaluate specific activities in the Operations and Maintenance
functional areas, including corrective actions .
Overall the team concluded that operational and maintenance activities were acceptable to .
- support continued safe plant operations. Operational activities were professionally conducted
and operations personnel continued to operate the plant safely during normal operations and
plant transients. Maintenance activities were properly conducted and provided adequate daily
support of operational activities. The team found that your oversight processes had recognized
a decline in performance associated with human performance errors, corrective action backlogs,
and work controls. Station management has been. responsive to these problems and has
implemented a number of recent initiatives to address these areas.
We found your corrective actions reasonable; however, additional time is necessary to validate
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the effectiveness of your implemented initiatives. The team determined that corrective action
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activities associated with significance level 1 corrective actions are not being adequately
resolved within established procedural goals. In order to ensure that corrective action activities
are accomplished in a timely manner continued management attention appears warranted. We
plan to assess your progress during future inspections.
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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
Sincerely,
Wayne D. Lanning, Director
Division of Reactor Safety
Enclosures:
Inspection Report 50-272/99-03, 50-311/99-03
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Mr. Harold W. Keiser
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ccw/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.
D. Garchow, General Manager - Salem Operations
J. McMahon, Director - QNNuclear 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
Mr. Harold W. Keiser
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Distribution w/encl:
Region I Docket Room {with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center {NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
PUBLIC
- H. Miller, RA/J. Wiggins, DRA
W. Lanning, DRS
G. Meyer, DRP
L. Harrison, DRP
C. O'Daniell, DRP
DRS File
Distribution w/encl: {Via E-Mail)
G. Shear, OEDO
T. Madden, Congressional Affairs
W. Dean, NRR
P. Milano, PD1-2, NRR
Inspection Program Branch, NRR {IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR
DOC DESK
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OFFICE
RI/DRS
NAME
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DATE
04/21/99
OFFICIAL RECORD COPY