ML20028F953
| ML20028F953 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | 05000000, Salem |
| Issue date: | 08/17/1982 |
| From: | Keimig R, Lester Tripp NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML20027A699 | List: |
| References | |
| FOIA-82-530 PNS-I-82-010, PNS-I-82-10, NUDOCS 8302070218 | |
| Download: ML20028F953 (2) | |
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. _dMINARY NOTIFICATION OF SAH! GUARDS EVENT-PNS-I c2-10.
k of ev o QOldhE. national This preliminary notification constitutes EARLY no The inf tion is.
nitTally received with-acurity or public interest significance.
out verification or evaluation,and is basically all h t is by the Region I staff W cn this date.
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Public Service Electric and Gas Co.
-Licens rgency Classification:
tification of Unusual Event Salem Nuclear Generating Station,-
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Docket No.
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General Emargency
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Subject:
SUSPECTED EQUIPME!G TAMPERING at approximately 5525 p.m., a shift equipment operator on tour found "-
On August 16, 1982,
.the manual isolation stop valvd to each set of two air start motors (four total) for th r2C Diesel Generator (DG) in the shut position.
, or manual start of the DG (one of three). The operator stated that these valves, which r '
i.are part of his routine check during rounds, were open at about 5:00 p.m. on August 15.
Subsequent investigation by site personnel found no reason'for the position of the valves":
being changed during that interval and established that these valves were open at about i 1-Although work activities were in progress in the DG area.during' 1:00 p.m. on August 16.'is time interval, hone should have involved manipulation of these stop
"**8 f deliberate tampering, the licensee conducted operability checks l' r.
,,se to the possibility,9 l generators, inspected various
.of all rotating ECCS equipnent,. started and loaded all diese
. motor control centers"and safety related electrical panels, and sampled all fuel and wate 1 tanks.. Equipment checks identified no other abnonnal condit:f ons.
cmaasures, initiated after a suspected tampering event on August 9, were still in place.
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managenent presence on site at all times, once-per-shift position verifi 6 mcation of important to safety valves and electrical equipment, and increased surveillance i?
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.by security and supervisory personnel.
- ,.At 8:45 p.m. on August 16 when the mispositioned valves could not be explained.. the lice
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- potified the Senior Resident Inspector of a suspected act of tampering.
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- NRC received notification of this event from the S'enior Resident Inspector at 9
- 00 p.m. on After declaring.an Unusual Event at 10
- 00 p.m., the licensee notified the NRC August 16.
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r Duty Officer, state and local agencies, and the FBI. "The Resident Inspector re urne pthe site at 11:00 p.m. to confinn licensee actions.i The IAT was i
.iinvestigation team arrived on site at about 1:00 a.m. today, and their investigation is Region I management and IE representatives will meet with licensee management continuing.
at 2:00 p.m. today to discuss appropriate additional actions to.be taken.
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8302070218 821221 PDR FOIA SHOLLYO2-530 PDR Region I Form 83 (Rev. he,1982) 50
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Due to the previous event of August 9, which resulted in a trip of Unit 1 (raference PNS-!.it I-82-09), media interest is expected.
The licensee has < issued a press release.1 NRC has"I
responded to inquiries.
The State of New Jersey was notified by the licenseep ' This 8 *' 8!f
information is cur, rent as of 11:30 a.m. today.
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