ML20249A197

Forwards Insp Rept 50-354/98-80 on 980223-0319 & 0427-30 & Notice of Violations

ML20249A197
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	06/10/1998
From:	Wiggins J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group
Shared Package
ML20249A198	List: IR 05000354/1998080 ML20249A197 ML20249A203
References
50-354-98-80, EA-98-252, NUDOCS 9806160167
Download: ML20249A197 (3)

See also: IR 05000354/1998080

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Mr. Harold W. Keiser

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Executive Vice President

Nuclear Business Unit

Public Service Electric and Gas Company

Post Office Box 236

Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-354/98-80 AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION ~

Dear Mr. Keiser:

This refers to the engineering team inspection conducted on February 23 to March 19,

' 1998 at the Hope Creek Generating Station.L Tha inspection included a review of the -

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Class 1E de power and the heating and ventilation'of selected safety-related areas. We

also evaluated your design change and corrective action programs. The enclosed report

presents the results of that inspection. The results were initially discussed on-site with

you, Mr. B. Simpson, and other members of your staff, on March 19,1998. Subsequent j

to that meeting, on April 27 - 30,1998,'we conducted additional in-office inspection. The

results of the additional inspection were discussed, via telephone, with Messrs.

G.' Salamon and J. Priest of 'your staff, on June 8,1998.

Based on the 'results of this inspection, the team determined that the engineering -

performance in support of plant safety was generally accepteble and that na significant

, pervasive issues existed.1 The team also determined that six violations of NRC

requirements occurred. These violatiens are cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation and

the circumstances surrounding them are described in detail in the' subject inspection report.

The violations are a concern because they involve several areas of the licensed programs.

The identification of multiple violation examples in some areas indicated the existence of

weaknesses that require additional attention by your staff. While, individually, these .

. findings do not constitute major safety issues, collectively they indicate a tendency for

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narrowly focused engineering and design evaluations.

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You are' required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions 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 enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR).

Sincerely,

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY

LARRY E. NICHOLSON FOR:

James T. Wiggins, Director

Division of Reactor Safety

Docket No: SM54

License No: NFr-07

Enclosures: Notice of Violation

Inspection Report 50-354/98-80

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.

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

William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township

State of New Jersey

State of Delaware

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J. Wiggins, DRS

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