ML20217H799
| ML20217H799 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Hope Creek  |
| Issue date: | 04/23/1998 |
| From: | Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20217H804 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-354-98-02, 50-354-98-2, NUDOCS 9804300089 | |
| Download: ML20217H799 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000354/1998002
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April 23,1998
Mr. Harold W. Keiser
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NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-354/98-02 NOTICE OF
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Dear Mr. Keiser:
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On April 4,1998, the NRC completed an inspection at your Hope Creek reactor facility.
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The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection,- which included focused
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regional inspector reviews of the fire protection program and the maintenance program
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implementation.
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Throughout this six week inspection period, your conduct of activities at the Hope Creek
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. facility was generally characterized by safety-conscious operations, appropriate
maintenance practices, and good engineering support. High standards in the Operations
Department for reactivity management were evident.
During the inspection, three examples of violations of NRC requirements were identified.
.The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation (Notice) and the circumstances
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surrounding them are described in detail in the subject inspection report. We recognize
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that you have recently made significant improvements and modifications that increase the
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service water system reliability and performance. However, we are concerned that
administrative controls used to ensure the proper evaluation and installation of temporary
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equipment nearby or supporting the service water system were not being followed in the
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service water intake structure. Although each example of this problem was minor, the
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number of these NRC identified-problems suggests that the material condition of the
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service water intake structure may warrant increased management attention.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instruction specified in the
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enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,
to determine whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
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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 enclosure will be place 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
Enclosures:
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Inspection Report 50-354/98-02
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, Ill , External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & 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 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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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
J. Linville, DRP
S. Barber, DRP
L. . Harrison, DRP
C. O'Daniell, DRP
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Distribution w/ encl: (Via E-Mail)
B. McCabe, OEDO
R. Capra, PDI-2, NRR
R. Ennis, Acting Project Manager, NRR
Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
R. Correia, NRR
D. Talbot, NRR
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