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Forwards Insp Repts 50-272/99-07 & 50-311/99-07 on 990712- 0829.Six Violations of NRC Requirements Identified & Being Treated as non-cited Violations Consistent with Interim Enforcement Policy for Pilot Plants
ML18107A547
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Site: Salem  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 09/28/1999
From: Meyer G
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Keiser H
Public Service Enterprise Group
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50-272-99-07, 50-311-99-07, NUDOCS 9910050205
Download: ML18107A547 (3)


See also: IR 05000272/1999007

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Mr. Harold W. Keiser

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

PSEG Nuclear LLC

Post Office Box 236

Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

September 28, 1999

SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/99-07, 50-311/99-07

Dear Mr. Keiser:

On August 29, 1999, the NRC completed an inspection of your Salem 1 & 2 reactor facilities.

The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. The preliminary findings of this

inspection were presented to PSEG Nuclear management led by Mr. Dave Garchow in an exit

meeting on September 8, 1999.

This inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they related to

reactor safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations, and with the

conditions of your license. The attached report documents the results of seven weeks of

resident inspection and two one-week region-based inspections, one focused on licensed

operator requalification training and the other on radiologically controlled area access, ALARA

planning, and radiation monitoring instrumentation. Within these areas the inspectors .

conducted a selected examination of procedures and representative records, observed work

activities, and interviewed various personnel. Negative findings were assessed using the

significance determination process; all findings either screened out of the process or were

determined to be within the licensee response band (Green).

We have also determined that six violations of NRC requirements occurred in the areas of the

action statement for containment isolation, flow through charcoal adsorbers, a security search,

waste tank oxygen levels, an inadvertent radioactive gas discharge, and a failure to properly

control the removal of electrical cable fire wrap material. These violations are being treated as

non-cited violations (NCVs), consistent with the Interim Enforcement Policy for pilot plants.

These NCVs are described in the subject inspection report and have been entered into your

corrective action program. If you contest the nature or severity level of any 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.

9910050205 990928

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Mr. Howard 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.

Sincerely,

Original Signed By R. Barkley for:

Glenn W. Meyer, Chief,

Projects Branch 3

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosure:

Inspection Report 50-272/99-07, 50-311/99-07

cc w/encl:

L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations

E. Simpson, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

M. Bezilla, Vice President - Operations

D. Garchow, Vice President - Technical Support

fl(!. Trum, Vice President - Maintenance

T. O'Connor, Vice President - Plant Support .

E. Salowitz, Director - Business Support

A. F. Kirby, Ill, External Operations - Nuclear, Conectiv Energy

J. McMahon, Director - QA/Nuclear Training/Emergency Preparedness

G. SiJlamon, Manager - Licensing

R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs

A. Tapert, Program Administrator

J. J. Keenan, Esquire

Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate

W. Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township

M. Wetterhahn, Esquire

State of New Jersey

State of Delaware

Mr. Howard 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, ORA

G. Meyer, DRP

S. Barr, DRP

R. Barkley, DRP

C. O'Daniell, DRP

Distribution w/encl: (via e-mail)

M. Tschiltz, OEDO

E. Adensam, NRR

J. Clifford, NRR

P. Milano, PDl-2, NRR

T. Madden, OCA

Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)

T. Frye, NRR

R. Correia, NRR

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