ML20154J850

Forwards Insp Rept 50-354/98-08 on 980809-0919 & Notice of Violation Re Inadequate Corrective Actions to Resolve Steam Leaks from Piping Located in Torus Room

ML20154J850
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	10/09/1998
From:	Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group
Shared Package
ML20154J854	List: IR 05000354/1998008 ML20154J850 ML20154J861
References
50-354-98-08, 50-354-98-8, EA-98-482, NUDOCS 9810160020
Download: ML20154J850 (3)

See also: IR 05000354/1998008

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October 9,1998

EA 98-482

Mr. Harold W. Keiser

Executive Vice President

Nudear Business Unit

Public Service Electric and Gas Company

Post Office Box 236

Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-354/98-08

NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND EXERCISE OF ENFORCEMENT DISCRETION

Dear Mr. Keiser:

On September 19,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Hope Creek reactor

facility. The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.

Throughout the six-week period covered by this inspection period, your conduct of

activities at the Hope Creek facility was generally characterized by safety-conscious

operations, sound engineering and maintenance practices, and careful radiological work

controls.

During the inspection, a violation of NRC requirements was identified. The violation is

cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice), and the circumstances surrounding it are

described in tb subject inspection report. The violation involved inadequate corrective

actions to resolve steam leaks from piping located in the torus room. These leaks were

identified by your staff on August 3,1998, but your staff failed to correct the steam leaks

before the water intrusion caused a safety-related component to fail, rendering a residual j

heat removal subsystem inoperable. The NRC has concluded that information regarding I

the reason for the violation, the corrective actions taken and planned to correct the I

violation and prevent recurrence are already adequately addressed on the docket in the

enclosed report. Therefore, you are not required to respond to this letter unless the

description does not accurately reflect your corrective actions or your position. In that

case, or if you choose to provide additional information, you should follow the instruction

specified in the enclosed Notice.

The NRC also reviewed an issue involving a past design deficiency related to maintaining

proper design control for the containment hydrogen recombiner system. Specifically, the

operating procedure was inconsistent with the design and licensing bases. This design

issue is a violation of NRC requirements which could have been considered as a violation.

However, after consultation with the Director, Office of Enforcement and the Director,

Division of Reactor Projects, I have been authorized not to issue a Notice of Violation in

this case in accordance with the provisions provided in Section Vll.B.3 of the NRC's

Enforcement Policy.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter

and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

Sincerely,

Original Signed By:

James C. Linville, Chief

Projects Branch 3

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-354

License No: NPF-57

Encier. ores: Notice of Violation

inspection Report 50-354/98-08

cc w/ encl:

L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations

E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering

E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support

A. F. Kirby,111,, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Pow.sr & Light Co.

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J. A. Isabella, Manager, Joint Generation

Atlantic Electric

M. Bezilla, General Manager - Hope Creek Operations

J. McMahon, Director - QA/ Nuclear Training / Emergency Preparedness

D. Powell, Director - Licensing / Regulation & Fuels  !

R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs

A. C. Tapert, Program Administrator '

Jeffrey J. Keenan, Esquire

Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate

Wilham Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township

State of New Jersey

State of Delaware

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Distribution w/ encl:

Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)

Nuclear Safety information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident inspector

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H. Miller, RA/W. Axelson, DRA

D. Screnci, PAO

J. Linville, DRP

S. Barber, DRP

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C. O'Daniell, DRP

T. Walker, DRP

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R. Capra, PDI-2, NRR

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J. Goldberg, OGC

J. Lieberman, OE

D. Holody, OE, RI

inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)

R. Correia, NRR

D. Talbot, NRR

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