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Informs That Licensee Response to NRC NOV & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty Acceptable
ML20147B262
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Site: Salem  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 11/21/1994
From: Jason White
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To: Cooper R
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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ACTION ITEM 94-302 THE LICENSEE'S RESPONSE N NRC'S NOTIVE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY (RE:272/311-94-80) IS ACCEPTABLE.

CHARLES MARSCHALL AND HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.

THIS SHOULD CLOSE OUT THE ACTION.

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l Attached is a copy of the transcript of the Enforcement Conference held on 8/2/94 with the Salem Senior Nuclear Shift Supervisor involved in the 4/7/94 event.

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] pl al NRC announces $500,000 fine l

The NRC yesterday cited PSE&G for to the design, construcdon and operation i

six alleged violations of NRC requirements of a plant system; and falling to provide adequate

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in'connecdon with the April 7 Alert at j

Salem Unit 1. The agency has proposed a training, guidance 'and procedures to the i

$500,000 fine for four of the alleged viola-(See Mne,page 2) tions.

i mNRCsent-Ausmemed1-peco-Ferland: PSE&G l

Team to the station to review the circum-Will ay the f.ine

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stances of the April 7 Alert. A staff review of the team's report and a follow-up inspec.

PSE&G Chainnan E. James Ferland l

don from May 1 through June 26 identified said yesterday that ce company would i

the six alleged violadons.

pay the fine proposed by the NRC.

l h NRC said PSE&G was cited for:

"We have acknowledged and do not

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failing to promptly identify signifi-dispute the technical deficiencies cited cant condidons adverse to quality, deter-by the NRCin notifying PSE&G of the l

mine the causes and take corrective acdons proposed penalty.The $500,000 fine j

to prevent recurrence; will be paid without challenge," he said.

failing to revise the FinalSafety

" Salem station has not performed up l

Analysis Report after making modifications to the very high standards we have established.The company has The Bottom Lm, e commia.d considerable capitaiand i

j A brieflook at our business human resontces to revitalizing the station.

Plant Stats "We have been taking aggres-sive action and are convinced that mecread nlastmonm of asepa-l Salem: Unit 1: seow,,1,14euw rate nuclear business unit reporting Unit 2 pos, 3,esoMw to the chairman and the appoint-

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ment of Leon Eliason from North-Hope Creek: otr.nm, = panie on page 2 ern States Power Company aschief nuclear officer-along with the O

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earlierappointmentof anew stadon manager and Ove senior Peak members of his staff-willirn-Ycsierday's PSEAGpeak 5,225 M w prove operations and,in pardcular, j

roday'sesomated peak 5,100 Mw address the communications issues

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q c Safety tagging NAP revised N5 clear 7'enry welcomesyour

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Nuclear Administrative NAP-15 into line with NAP-1, ms forconstar.

Procedure 15 (NAP-15), the he adds.

Herb Stues, editor, ext. ION Safety Tagging Program guide, Old tagging request forms, FAX:339-1489 has been revised. Revision 2 will especially those prepared in PROPS: Nt1HDS become effective Oct.10,in supportof Salem Unit 2's

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1 time for the Salem Unit 2 out-upcoming outage, may be used.

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age, according to Pete Koppel, Requests prepared after Oct.10

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nuclear shiftsugsisor-Salem.

should be on the new forms.

5 Salem station's celebration of

'The most visible changes There were other changes its 100 million megawatt-hour formost people will be the included in Revision 2, Koppel generation milestone willcon-I revisedTagging Request says, but most will be transpar-tinue tomorrow when the Engi-

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j Forms," Koppel says. 'Ihe ent to most users.

neering Projects team serves ice change was made to help the

'There were alot ofeditorial catam to contractors, theirsuper-j program flow better, and to bring changes," Koppel says. "Just visors and craft employees.The aboutevery section of the proce-ice cream party will be held at Fine dure was changed in one way or noonin thecontractor.

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changehouse. Salem Unit 1 operators to cope with pit.nt Copies of the new NAP-15 became the sixteenth nuclear j

transients resulting from grass are being routed to R/C manag-power plantin the United States intrusion events which had ers and others who most need the to achieve the milestone Septem-caused serious safety system informadon, Koppel says.

ber 23 at 11:35 a.m.

i challenges and mactor trips.

"I'd like to encourage every-TheNRC has proposed a one whois, or might be, affected E The final Supervisors' Dia-

$150,000 fine for each of these by the SafetyTagging Program logue in the fall series will be alleged violadons,for a totalof to review Revision 2 and famil-held tomorrow. Stan laBruna will l

$450,000.

larize themaalves with the lead the session in the Nuclear I

j The NRCstaff also proposed changes,"Koppelsays "Ihe Administration Building cafeteria i

a S50,000 fine citing that, for a Safety Tagging Program is a from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. All supervi-i short period of dme on April 7, major partof ourgoal ofmaking sors who have not yet attended J

the senior nuclear shiftsupervi-safety our number one priority."

one of the meetings should attend sor and the nuclear shiftsupervi-

tomorrow,

. Outage Update sorlost command and control focus.

Troubleshooting of Sunday's E Registradon for theIsland

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In aletter to PSE&G, James main turbine trip at HopeCreek GolfToumament has closed,but M. Taylor, NRC executive stadon has been completed.

John Kaz rMI, tournament director for operations, wrote, Drywell closeoutis also com-chair, reminds players to be at "Although the NRC found each plete and condenser vacuum has Holly Hills Golf Course this of yourimmediate corrective been established, according to Sunday for registration beginning actions to be acceptable, the Chuck Blake, outage shift rnan.

at noon and shotgun start at 1 NRCis unwilling to predict or ager. Work on the main turbine p.m.

assume success for yourlong-electrohydraulic pontrolsystem 1

term acdons because historically, is wrapping up and plant start-up 5 Interested in car or van pool-the implementadon of such will begin following post.

Ing? Call the EmployerTraffic medons for past problems has maintenance tesdng.

Redocdon Ridesharc Hodine, ext.

proven ineffective."

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