ML18086A295

Forwards LER 81-032/03L-0.Detailed Event Analysis Encl

ML18086A295
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Site:	Salem
Issue date:	04/16/1981
From:	Uderitz R Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
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0 PS~G Public Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park Plaza Newark, N.J. 07101 Phone 201/430-7000 April 16, 1981 Mr. Boyce H. Grier, Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Off ice of Inspection and Enforcement Region 1 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406

Dear Mr. Grier:

LICENSE NO. DPR-70 DOCKET NO. 50-272 REPORTABLE OCCURRENCE 81-32/0.3L As a result of the Resident NRC Inspector's report for January 1981 and pursuant to the requirements of Salem Generating Station Unit No. l Technical Specifications, Section 6.9..1, we are submitting Licensee Event Report for Reportable Occurrence 81-32/03L.

S;lncerely yours,

~@7~a_-P R.A.~

General Manager -

Nuclear Product~on CC: Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement (.30 copies[

Director, Office of Management

• Information and Program Control (3 copies*}

The Energy People 1 6194240523 95*2001 (350M) 4-80

Report Number: 81-32/03L Report Date: April 16, 1981 Occurrence Date: January 1 to 31, 1981 Facility: Salem Generating Station - Units 1 and 2 Public Service Electric & Gas Compa~

Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038 ***

IDENTIFICATION OF OCCURRENCE:

Failure to log and acknowledge operational events with entries into Action Statements

' CONDITIONS P~IOR TO OCCURRENCE:

Unit 1 Various operational modes Unit 2 - Mode 5 DESCRIPTION OF OCCURRENCE:

During a routine inspection on January 1, 1981 - January 31, 1981, the NRC Resident Inspector discovered the following failures to log and acknowledge entry into an Action* Statement.

1. On January 7 and 8, *1981, Secondary Plant Log readings recorded Nmnber l Fire Pump Day Tank level as less than that required

.. by Technical Specification 4. 7 .10 .1. 2. No corrective action or acknowledgemen.t. of an Action Statement was identified. Tank level was restored within the time limits dictated by Technical

.Specifications.

2. On January 20, 1981,.Au.xiliary Feedwater Storage Tank Level

.was noted as 86%, which is less than the 94% specified by Technical Specification 3 .. 7.1.3. No corrective action had been initiated *or ackn.owledgement of the Actiori Statement made. The tank was refilled within the. time limits dictated by Technical Specifications.*

3. On January 27, 1981, Pressurizer Overpressure Protection Channel 2 on Unit 2 was not in service. No reason or acknow-.

ledgement of failure to have two POPS channels in service, as required by Technical Specification 3.4.9.3, was identified.

The channel was restored to service within the time limits

. specified in the Action Statement.

Each of the above discoveries constituted operation in a degraded mode in accordance with Technical Specification 6.9.1.9.b *

. DESIGNATION .OF :APPARENT CAUSE OF OCCURRENCE:

Personnel Error - In each case, Operations personnel neglected.to make the appropriate log entries.

LER al.-l2/03L 4/16/81 ANALYSIS OF OCCURRENCE:

The deficiencies noted by the Resident NRC Inspector indicate the need for formal training sessions in the operator requal:'j:fication program that will address the importance of accurate and timely documentation of operational events in the various station logs.

CORRECTIVE ACTION:

The need to enter Action Statements has been emphasized upon the operators. In the next operator requalification training cycle, which will start in September 1981, lectures will be added to the-course that will address the importance of-accurate and timely documentation of operational events in the various station logs.

FAILURE DATA:

Not Applicable Prepared By w. J. Steele Manager - Salem Generating Station SORC Meeting No. 81-27