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Provides Info Re Licensee Presentation for Monday Commission Meeting or Salem Restart
ML20133G532
Person / Time
Site: Salem  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 05/05/1994
From: Jason White
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Bridgers M
NRC
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FOIA-96-351 NUDOCS 9701160076
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From:

John R. White (JRWI) R-I To:

CMB Margo Bridgers, ED0 Date: Thursday, May 5,1994 4:36 pm

Subject:

JRW1 RELATIVE TO YOUR QUESTIONS FOR MONDAY COMMISSION MTG. OR SALEM RESTART:

1. LICENSEE PERSONNEL WHO WILL SPEAK AT THE TABLE:

JAMES FERLAND, CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PSE&G STEVE MILTENBERGER, SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, PSE&G OTHER SUPPORTING PERSONEL:

JOSEPH HAGAN, VICE PRESIDENT-OPERATIONS; AND SALEM MANAGER-OPERATIONS, PSE&G ROBERT DOUGHERTY, EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT-ELECTRIC PRODUCTION, PSE&G FRANK THOMSON, MANAGER, NUCLEAR LICENSING, PSE&G

2. REGION I PERSONNEL WHO WILL SPEAK:

THOMAS T. MARTIN, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR, REGION I CHARLES MARSCHALL, SENIOR RESIDENT INSPECTOR, SALEM / HOPE CREEK ROBERT SUMMERS, PROJECT ENGINEER; AIT TEAM LEADER

3. LICENSEE WILL BE BRING DISCUSSION SLIDES, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER DOUMENTATION.
4. THE LICENSEE DOES NOT EXPECT TO SEND ANY DOCUMENTATION AHEAD OF TIME. REGION I WILL DEVELOP 4 OR 5 SLIDES FOR PRESENTATION AND WILL E-MAIL WHEN COMPLETED.
5. TIME FOR EACH GROUP:

LICENSEE PRESENTATION IS EXPECTED TO RUN 1 TO 1.5 HOURS, DEPENDING ON QUESTIONS. REGION I PRESENTATION IS EXPECTED TO RUN 15 TO 30 MINUTES.

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The Honorable Joseph Biden United States Senate Washington, D.C.

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Dear Senator Biden:

The recent alert at the Salem Nuclear Pcwor Plant led the staff to dispatch an Augmented Inspection Team (AIT) to that site so that the events leading up to, during, and after the reactor trip of April 7, 1994, would be thoroughly understood.

Our staff has briefed your staff concerning that inspection.

I want you to know that the commission and the staff are con-cerned about recent operations and performance at Salem.

The staff is holding a public meeting today, on site, with the licensee in order to thoroughly discuss their activities subsequent to the April 7 event and to address deficiencies as part of an overall improvement effort.

The commission has scheduled a meeting with the licensee and the NRC staff on i

Monday, May 9, 1994, so that we can fully tmderstand the actions that the licensee has taken to prepare for restart of Salem Unit 1.

We will keep you informed of our ongoing activities at Salem.

Our activities will be geared to ensuring that licensee efforts to improve performance are effective and sustained.

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