ML20035G015
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Peach Bottom  |
| Issue date: | 04/19/1993 |
| From: | Bettenhausen L NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Danni Smith PECO ENERGY CO., (FORMERLY PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20035G016 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9304260028 | |
| Download: ML20035G015 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000277/1993008
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Docket Nos. 50-277
50-278
Mr. D. M. Smith
Senior Vice President-Nuclear
Philadelphia Electric Company
Nuclear Group Headquarters
Correspondence Control Desk
P. O. Box 195
Wayne, Pennsylvania 19087-0195
Dear Mr. Smith:
SUBJECT: COMBINED INSPECTION NOS. 50-277/93-08; 50-278/93-08
This letter transmits the findings of the special safety inspection conducted by
Messrs. A. L. Burritt and S. L. Hansell of this office from March 22 through
March 26,1993, at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Delta, Pennsylvania. At the
conclusion of the inspection, Mr. Hansell held discussions of our findings with members of
your staff.
The inspection was in the area of plant operations. The primary objective was to ensure that
the facility's ope. rations department conducted activities in a safe manner and in accordance
with both regulaory requirements and licensee approved procedures. A secondary objective
was to assess the interface and support between operations and the other departments as these
interactions occurred. Within the area, the inspection consisted of interviews with personnel,
observations by the inspector, and examinations of selected procedures and records.
In summary, operations were conducted safely, in accordance with regulatory requirements
and, in most instances, in accordance with licensee approved procedures. A strength was
noted in that the Alarm Response Cards contained detailed information and were routinely
used by the operations personnel.
There were two items of concern. The first was the operating shift's decision which resulted
in a reactor protection system bypass for the main turbine without pursuing a temporary
procedure change to accomplish the task. The second was the plant decision process to use
the Troubleshooting, Minor Rework, and Test Support (TMT) procedure instead of the
Clearance and Tagging procedure in one instance which could result in reduced personnel
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C. Schaefer, External Operations - Nticlear, Delmana Power & Light Co.
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G. A. Hunger, Jr., Manager, Licensing Section
J. W. Durham, Sr., Senior Vice President and General Counsel
J. A. Isabella, Director, Generation Projects Department,
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R. Mclean, Power Plant Siting, Nuclear Evaluations
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D. Poulsen, Secretary of Harford County Council
R. Ochs, Maryland Safe Energy Coalition
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