ML20135B373

Partially Deleted Memo Re 960826 Drop in Meeting

ML20135B373
Person / Time
Site:	Salem, Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/23/1996
From:	Chris Miller NRC
To:	Shirley Ann Jackson, The Chairman NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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August 23, 1996 NOTE T0: Chairman Jackson  !

l FROM: Christopher G. Miller l C0ORDINATED WITH: Annette/MarMf j SIdJECT: August 26. 11-11:30 Drop-In. PSE&G executives VISITORS: E. James Ferland - Chairnan. President & Chief Executive

! Officer Leon R. Eliason - President- Nuclear Business Unit and Chief Nuclear Officer PLANTS: Hope Creek Generating Station (BWR) and Salem Nuclear Generating Station. Units 1 and 2 (PWRs)

SUMMARY

e An attached news clip)in announces talks potentially leading to a merger of PSE*'3 with 3hi adelphia Electric (PECO) which is a part owner of Salem. The other two part owners of Salem (Atlantic Energy Inc. and

, . Delmarva Power and Light Company) announced a merger on August 12. 1996.

s e Other news clippings deal with NRC and PSE&G role in Salem shutdown and I restart as well as the potential for customer rate rebates ordered by  ;

the state Board of Public Utilities because, of the Salem reactors.

1 j e Salem Unit I replacement of four Steam Generators received from Seabrook l l

should be complete by January 1997.

i PERFORMANCE:

i e Hope Creek restarted from a lengthy refueling outage 6 in Spring 1996 and has had a Hope Creek record run for post outage startup operation.

Current SALP period ends November 1996. Previous period scores were three 2s and a 1 in Plant Support.

i e Salem Units 1 and 2 have been shut down since May and June 1995 respectively. Both units must meet the conditions of a Confirmatory Action Letter, including a Salem Restart Plan, prior to restart. The previous .TLP ended November 1994 with scores of 1 in Plant Support. 2 in Engineering, and 3s in Operations and Maintenance.

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! A maintenance department overhaul is in progress, with the hiring of all i new maintenance superintendents, testing and offsite training of the

, entire department, and contractor coverage during the process. ~

i On August 7, the licensee notified the NRC that they were not meetina a t

license condition recuirina the establishment'of eiaht hour shifts. In  ;

) 1992 the licensee hac transitioned to 12 hour1.388889e-4 days <br />0.00333 hours <br />1.984127e-5 weeks <br />4.566e-6 months <br /> shifts without a license amendment.

• 1 i The Licensing Basis'Conformance Project completed August 9, with more than 100 items requiring corrective actions. Most are documentation ,

problems.

MANAGEMENT CHANGES:

j e Effective July 1996. David Garchow became the General Manager Salem

operations.

e Hope Creek has had difficulty maintaining and staffing management

, positions including General Manager and Operations Manager. The latter l j two positions are now filled, while the positions of Maintenance Manager

- and Chemistry.T.adiation Protection / Radiation Waste Manager are not l filled.

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