ML20210N893
| ML20210N893 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 08/11/1997 |
| From: | Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20210N898 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-354-97-04, 50-354-97-4, NUDOCS 9708260170 | |
| Download: ML20210N893 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000354/1997004
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August 11,1997
Mr. Leon R. Eliason
Chief Nuclear Officer and President
Nuclear Business Unit
Public Service Electric and Gas Company
Post Office Box 230
Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50 354/97 04 AND NOTICE OF
VIOLATION
Dear Mr. Elinson:
On July 12,1997, the NRC completed an Inspection at your Hope Creek reactor facility.
The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
During the period, both visiting and resident inspectors conducted numerous routine
inspections of your site, in general, the results of these inspections indicated generally
good performance in the control and monitoring of safety-related activities. A focused
solid radwaste/ transportation program inspection concluded that performance in this area
was strong, although one violation of shipping paper requirements was identified. This
violatioi, which is applicable to both your Salem and Hope Creek units, is referenced in
NRC Inspection Report 50 272/9712 and 50 311/0712 for the Salem facility.
Additionally, several plant power changes were conducted during the reporting period with
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appropriate vigliance and adherence to established safety practices. Quality Assurance
department audits, supervisory oversight reviews and departmental self assessments were
effective in identifying deficient conditions at the facility and enhanced the overall safe and
reliable operation of the plant.
We did note, however, continued occurrences of human performance errors which either
placed the facility in violation of regulatory requirements or caused significant challenges to
plant management and personnel. We are particularly concerned with your apps atly non-
conservative June 17,1997 decision to remove low pressure emergency core
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subsystems (ECCS) from service without fully understanding the impact of a concurrent
degraded condition in the high pressurc .olant injection system (HPCI). While the noted
condition would not have prevented initial HPCI system operation upon receipt of an
initiation signal, this decision led to the simultaneous inoperability of two trains of ECCS, a
condition not permitted by Hope Creek technical specifications for operational condition 1,
and is the subject of the attached Notice of Violation.
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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
Divislan of Reactor Projects
Docket No.: 50 354
License No: NPF 57
Enclosures:
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2.
Inspection Report 50 354/97 04
cc w/encis:
L. Storz, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations
E. Simpson, Senior Vice President Nuclear Engineering
E. Salowitz, Director Nuciear Business Support
A. F. Kirby, Ill,, External Operations Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
J. A. Isabella, Manager, Joint Generation
Atlantic Electric
M. Bezilla, General Manager Hope Creek Operations
J. McMahon, Director - QA/ Nuclear Training /EP
D. Powell, Manager Licensing and Regulation
R. Konkus, Joint Owner Affairs
A. C. Tapert, Program Administrator
Jeffrey J. Keenan, Esquire
M. J. Wetterhahn, 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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Distribution w/encis:
Region i Docket Room (with concurrences)
H. Miller, Regional Administratur
D. Barss, NRR (Emergency Plan irs)
D. Serenci, PAO (1)
J. Linville, DRP
S. Barber, DRP
C. O'Daniell, DRP
Nuclear Safety information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident inspector
PUBLIC
Distribution w/encls: (Via E Mall)
D. Skeen, OEDO
D. Jaffe, Project Manager, NRR
J. Stolz, PDl 2, NRR
Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR
D. Taylor, NRR
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