ML18107A425
| ML18107A425 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 07/06/1999 |
| From: | Meyer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18107A426 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-99-04, 50-272-99-4, 50-311-99-04, 50-311-99-4, NUDOCS 9907120312 | |
| Download: ML18107A425 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1999004
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Mr. Harold W. Keiser
President and Chief Nuclear Officer
Nuclear Business Unit
- July 6, 1999
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Post Office Box 236
Hancocks Bridge; NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/99-04, 50-311/99-04
Dear Mr. Keiser:
On May 29, 1999, the NRC completed an inspection at your Salem 1 & 2 reactor facilities. The
enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. The preliminary results and conclusions
were presented to PSE&G management led by Mr. Lou Storz of your staff in an exit meeting on
June 4, 1999.
During the six-week period covered by this inspection report, your activities at Salem were
generally characterized by safety-conscious operations, sound engineering and maintenance
practices, and careful radiological work controls .
Overall, Unit 2 outage activities were effectively coordinated and performed safely with
appropriate radiological controls. Also, operators responded effectively to a Unit 1 automatic reactor trip that resulted from a dropped control rod. Nonetheless, we concluded that continued
management attention was warranted in human performance, as evidenced by the fact that two
issues in this area resulted in violations of NRC requirements. First, the inappropriate marking
of procedure steps as "not applicable* resulted in inadequate maintenance on the Unit 2
containment fan cooler units (CFCUs). Secondly, ineffective supervision of a surveillance test
resulted in an unplanned entry into technical specification 3.0.3. These events had negligible
actual safety consequence, but both could have been prevented by more alert supervision and
better questioning attitude by your staff.
We have determined that two Severity Level IV violations of NRC requirements occurred, as
discussed above. These violations are being treated as non-cited violations (NCVs), consistent
with Appendix C of the Enforcement Policy. These NCVs are described in the subject
inspection report. If you contest the violation or severity level of these NCVs, you should
provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your
denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC
20555-0001, with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region I, and the Director, Office of
Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and
the NRC Resident Inspector at the Salem facility .
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9907120312 990706
ADOCR 05000272
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Mr. Harold W. Keiser
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In accordance with 1 O 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,
Origin~! Signed By:
Glenn W. Meyer, Chief
Projects Branch 3
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
Inspection Report 50-272/99-04, 50-311/99-04
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 - 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
State of New Jersey
State of Delaware
Mr. Harold W. Keiser
Distribution w/encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector,
PUBLIC
H. Miller, RA/J. Wiggins, DRA
G. Meyer, DRP
R. Barkley, DRP
S. Barr, DRP
C. O'Daniell, DRP
Distribution w/encl: (Via E-Mail)
M. Tschiltz, OEDO
E. Adensam, PD1, NRR
J. Clifford, NRR
P. Milano, NRR
T. Madden, OCA
Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR
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