ML20198L357

Forwards Insp Rept 50-354/98-11 on 981101-1212.No Violations Noted.Insp Generally Characterized by safety-conscious Operations,Effective Engineering & Maint Practices & Careful Radiological Work Controls

ML20198L357
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	12/22/1998
From:	Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group
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December 22,1998

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Mr. Harold W. Keiser

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

Nuclear Business Unit

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Public Service Electric and Gas Company

Post Office Box 236

Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT

NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-354/98-11

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Dear Mr. Keiser:

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On December 12,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Hope Creek reactor

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

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

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During this inspection, your staff responded to an automatic turbine trip and reactor

, shutdown resulting from a balance of plant transient. The response of the organization

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was good, and several equipment problems wero evaluated and corrected. The decision to

place the plant in a cold shutdown condition, in part, in an effort to restore the full

instrumentation system to service, was a conservative decision and reflected a sound

safety focus.

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).

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Sincerely,

Original Signed By:

James C. Linville, Chief

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Docket No.: 50-354 f

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License No: NPF 57 )

Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-354/98-11 /

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L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations

E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering

E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support

A. F. Kirby, lil,, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.

J. A. Isabella, Manager, Joint Generatior.

Atlantic Electric

M. Bezilla, General Manager - Hope Creek Operations

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

D. Powell, Director, Licensing, Regulation and Fuels

R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs

A. C. Tapert, Program Administrator

Jeffrey J. Keenan, Esquire

Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate

William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township

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State of New Jersey

State of Delaware

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NRC Resident Inspector

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G. Meyer, DRP

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R. Capra, PDI-2, NRR

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R. Correia, NRR

inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)

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