ML20249A197
| ML20249A197 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| 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: |
| 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 -
Class 1E de power and the heating and ventilation'of selected safety-related areas. We
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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
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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
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findings do not constitute major safety issues, collectively they indicate a tendency for
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
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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:
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License No: NFr-07
Enclosures:
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
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