ML20133G754

Forwards Proposed Ltr for CAL Item 1,prepared to Address SAP Action Item 96-04-01

ML20133G754
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	06/21/1996
From:	Barber G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Parra S NRC
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trom: G. Scott Barber 01' 2 I To: sap j' // {.l.L, gpf S) d Date: 6/21/9611:31am

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l Appended is the proposed letter for CAL ltem #1. This was prepared to address SAP Action 4

Item 96-04-01. Please come to the next SAP meeting with your comments on the attached.

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! Kay - Please put the attached into concurrence. I will forward any revisions after the SAP j meeting next week.

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Mr. Leon R. Eliason Chief Nuclear Officer & President Nuclear Business Unit Public Service Electric and Gas Company P. O. Box 236 Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038

SUBJECT:

NRC CLOSURE PLANS FOR ITEM 1 OF SALEM CONFIRMATORY ACTION LETTER 1-95-009

Dear Mr. Eliason:

l This letter refers to item 1 of Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) 1-95-009, dated June 9, 1995, in which you committed to perform a special review of the circumstances and conditions that led to the June 1995 Salem Unit 2 trip. The NRC reviewed the Significant Event Response Team (SERT) report and the Licensee Event Report (LER) for the circumstances leading to, and causing the aforementioned reactor trip in NRC Inspection Report 50-272/95-21. Although we noted that LER was of good quality, we found it to be very narrow in scope. Conversely, we found the SERT to be broad and comprehensive, but not of the same high quality as the LER. Thus, the NRC has concluded that neither the LER or the SERT were sufficient to satisy CAL ltem #1. However, we did find that the new Salem management team, functioning as the Corrective Action Review Board, successfully demonstrated the ability to perform critical self-assessment and hold the Salem staff to high standards of performance. We also noted that the Salem Restart Plan contains actions intended to assure effective self-assessment and high employee performance standards. We have discussed these concerns at length with Clay Warren, previous General Manager - Salem Operations, and have conducted many deliberations within the Salem Assessment Panel on this matter. Within the context of these discussions, we n( f a that you intend that the completion of all nine of your Restart Plans will be the method by which you demonstrate that you adequately addressed CAL item

1. 1. We find this approach acceptable.

We will continue to pursue the aforementioned item and other issues through our planned inspection activities. Additionally, we intend to conduct a Readiness Assessment Team inspection (RATI), just prior to restart, to independently confirm that your actions, collectively, have resulted in the necessary performance improvements.

In summary, the NRC has found that your plans to address commitment 1 of the subject CAL are adequate. For record purposes, this item will be closed when the NRC accepts your actions for each of your nine restart plans. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Richard W. Cooper,11, Director Division of Reactor P'ojects r

Docket Nos. 50-272; 50-311 ,

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L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support C. Schaefer, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.

R. Burricelli, Director - External Affairs D. Garchou, General Manager - Salem Operations M. Bezilla, General Manager - Hope Creek Operations J. Benjamin, Director - Quality Assurance & Nuclear Safety Review F. Thomson, Manager, Licensing and Regulation l

R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs l A. Tapert, Program Administrator R. Fryling, Jr., Esquire M. Wetterhahn, Esquire P. MacFarland Goelz, Manager, Joint Generation Atlantic Electric Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township Public Service Commission of Maryland State of Now Jersey State of Delaware l

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Region l Docket Roorn (with concurrences)

Kay Gallagher, DRP l Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC) l D. Screnci, PAO NRC Resident inspector PUBLIC Distribution: (Via E-Mail)

L. Olshan, NRR W. Dean, OEDO J. Stolz, PDI-2, NRR M. Callahan, OCA Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS) l l

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