ML20205S791

Forwards Insp Rept 50-354/99-01 on 990124-0307.Violations Noted.Some Human Performance Errors Occurred During Numerous Outage Activities,Util Appropriately Reacted to Each of Errors & Initiated Corrective Actions

ML20205S791
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	04/19/1999
From:	Meyer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group
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ML20205S795	List: IR 05000354/1999001 ML20205S791
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50-354-99-01, 50-354-99-1, NUDOCS 9904270021
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See also: IR 05000354/1999001

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April 19,1999

Mr. Harold W. Keiser

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

Nuclear Business Unit

Public Service Electric and Gas Company

Post Office Box 236

Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT: NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-354/99-01

Dear Mr. Keiser:

On March 7,1999, the NRC completed an inspection at your Hope Creek reactor facility. The

enclosed report presents the results of that inspection. Throughout the six-week inspection

period, your activities at the Hope Creek facility were generally characterized by safety-

conscious operations, sound englaeering and maintenance practices, and careful radiological

work controls. The preliminary findings and conclusions were presented to Mr. Mark Bezilla and

members of your staff at an exit meeting on March 12,1999.

l The Hope Creek eighth refueling outage began on February 13,1999, and work performance

was improved compared to the prior refueling outage in 1997. Some human performance errors

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occurred during the numerous outage activities, but your staff appropriately reacted to each of

the errors and initiated corrective actions.

In acardance 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:

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Glenn W. Meyer, Chief l

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Division of Reactor Projects

Docket No.: 50-354

License No: NPF-57

Enclosures: Inspection Report 50-354/99-01

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L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations

E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering

E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support

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

I 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

l A. C. Tapert, Program Administrator

Jeffrey J. Keenan, Esquire

Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate

William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township

State of New Jersey

State of Delaware

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