ML18093B354
| ML18093B354 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 12/27/1988 |
| From: | Labruna S Public Service Enterprise Group |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION & RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (ARM) |
| References | |
| NLR-N88210, NUDOCS 8901030302 | |
| Download: ML18093B354 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1988019
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- Public Service Electric and Gas Company Stanley LaBruna . Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038 609-339-4800
Vice President
-Nuclear Operations
DEC 2 7 1988 NLR-N88210
United States Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:
RESPONSE TO COMBINED INSPECTION
REPORT
AND 50-311/88-20 . SALEM.GENERATING
STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS.
AND 50-311 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G) hereby submits its response to the concerns presented
in Section 7 of the . subject inspection .report. PSE&G's assessment
of these concerns and its intended corrective
actions are presented
in. the Attachment.
PSE&G concurs with the inspectors
finding that management
attention
and action is needed to resolve these concerns.
As such, PSE&G management
is taking prompt and comprehensive
action in this regard and will continue to access theeffectiveness
of these actions until these concerns are eliminated.
Should you have any questions
concerning
this response, please contact us. Sincerely, Attachment
3 3
Document Control Desk -2 -c Mr. w. T. Russell, Administrator
Region I Mr. J. C. Stone Licensing
Project Manager Ms. K. Halvey-Gibson
Senior Resident Inspector
Ms. J .. Moon, Interim Chief. Bureau of Nuclear Engineering
CN 415* Trenton, NJ 08625 DEC 2 'l 1988
ATTACHMENT
RESPONSE TO SECTION 7 CONCERNS In section 7 of Inspect-ion -Report 50-272/88-19
arid 50-311/88.;.20
the inspector
presented
- multiple
examples of problems associated
with procedures
at Salem. These problems have been identified
both by the inspector
and by PSE&G. By themselves, these problems, would not represent
a significant
concern; However, in the aggregate
- these examples demonstrate
a weakness in the *implementation
of procedures
at Salem. These problems, along . with the inspectors
stated observations (which infer" that personnel
are not familiar with procedure
implementation*
requirements
and that confusion
exists as to how these requirements
should be implemented
in the field), indicate that management
needs to reassess its methods of communicating
the implementation
requirements
and ensuring that these.requirements
are met. PSE&G has reviewed the issues concerning
procedure
usage.and
implementation.
PSE&G's assessment
of the examples in section 7 indicates
a need on PSE&G's part to provide a clearer understanding
of the importance
of procedure
adherence
to all levels . of the work force.*. PSE&G' s plans for providing
this direction
is detailed below. * A project plan t_o improve the station technical
procedures
has been developed.
This plan will address development
of a computerized
data base for procedures, use of human factors from the Technical
Procedure
Writer's Guide, verification
and validation
of the procedures
to ensure technical
accuracy prior to use, a cross reference
of procedure
revisions
to industry operating
experience, and a cross reference
of procedures
to plant configuration.
The Technical
Specification
Surveillance
upgrade program will enhance PSE&G's performance
with regard to the issues of "missed surveillances", identi-fied
in the report. This program was described
in PSE&G's response to inspection
reports 50-272/88-14
and 50-311/88-14, and 50-272/88-17
and 50-311/88-17
dated September
2, 1988 and November 18, .1988 respectively. . . Management
will clarify and communicate
its expectations
on procedure
use and adherence
to all station and support personnel.
This position will also be stressed through all levels of management
and will be completed
by January 6, 1989. In addition, a written plan will be developed
to address all areas of concern including
management
direction, supervisory
guidance, etc. for procedure
use and adherence.
This plan will include items such as: training, retraining, cultural change awareness, supervisory
accountability, and QA/QC involvement.
The plan will be developed
for implementation
by February, 1989.