ML18085A736

Responds to NRC Re Violations Noted in IE Insp Rept 50-272/80-24.Corrective Actions:Essential Personal Items Taped to Work Crew Personnel & Operating Personnel Instructed to Read & Follow Maint Procedure

ML18085A736
Person / Time
Site:	Salem
Issue date:	11/17/1980
From:	Schneider F Public Service Enterprise Group
To:	Robert Carlson, Grier B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
Shared Package
ML18085A735	List: IR 05000272/1980024 ML18085A734 ML18085A736 ML18085A737 ML18085A739
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NUDOCS 8102040134
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• ~k W. Schneide; Pub I ic Service Electric and Gas Company 80 Park Place Newark, N.J. 07101 201 /430-7373 Vice President Production November 17, 1980 Mr. Boyce H. Grier, Director Off ice of Inspection and Enforcement Region 1 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 631 Park Avenue King of Prussia, PA 19406 Attention

Mr. Robert T. Carlson, Chief Gentlemen:

Reactor Construction and Engineering Support Branch NRC INSPECTION 50-272/80-24 SALEM GENERATING STATION, UNIT 1 We have reviewed the report of your inspection conducted by Mr. R. A. Brearty on October 6 and 7, 1980 and October 9 and 10, 1980.

Our response to the item of noncompliance* identified in Appendix A is as follows:

Item:

Deficiency The Salem Unit 1 technical specification 6.8.1 states, in part, that "Written procedures shall be established,.* ** covering the activities referenced below:

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The applicable procedures recommended in Appendix "A" of Regulatory Guide 1.33, November 1972.*. "

Regulatory Guide 1. 3 3,.November 19 7 2, Appendix "A",Section I.1

• states, in part, that "Maintenance which can affect the per-formance of safety-related equipment should be.** performed in accordance with written procedures,.** "

Maintenance Procedure MllF, paragraph 3.1, states, in part, that

".** when the reactor vessel is open, the control area is the reactor vessel pit *** "

This procedure further states, in part, that "Control of tools and items in an area is by securing essen-tial personal items *.* by taping to the body.*. "

Contrary to the above, on October 10, 1980, members of a work

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11-17-80 crew, including a supervisor working from a position over the reactor vessel pit, did not have essential personal items taped to their bodies or otherwise firmly secured.

Reply to Deficiency The cause was.an oversight on the part of some members of a Maintenance Department.work crew.

This error was compounded by the fact that tool control was being handled by the Operating Depart-ment which had responsibility for the refueling activities being performed;- the Operating Department refueling procedure did not include a formal procedure-for tool control*.

The situation was rectified inimediately.

When the subject was brought to the *attention of the maintenance personnel involved, essential personal items were taped to their bodies or otherwise firmly secured.

Also, operating personnel responsible for tool control were instructed to read and follow Maintenance Procedure MllF.

The Operating Department refueling procedure has been changed to

.reference a tool control procedure and require its use and presence on the refueling floor.

If you have any further questions with regard to this matter we will be pleased to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, cc Director, Office of Inspection and Enforcement.

NRC

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