ML20148C205

Advises of Planned Insp Effort Resulting from 970326 Plant Performance Review at Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station for Period of Nov 1996 Thru March 1997.Detailed Insp Plan for Next 12 Months Encl

ML20148C205
Person / Time
Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	05/07/1997
From:	Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group
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NUDOCS 9705150166
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i May 7, 1997 Mr. Leon R. Eliason Chief Nuclear Officer and President Nuclear Buniness Unit i Public Service Electric and Gas Company P.O. Box 236 J

Hancocks Bridge, New Jersey 08038-0236 4

SUBJECT:

HOPE CREEK PLANT PERFORMANCE REVIEW RESULTS

Dear Mr. Eliason:

On March 26,1997, the NRC staff completed the semiannual Plant Performance Review (PPR) of the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station. The staff conducts these reviews for i

all operating nuclear power plants to develop an integrated understanding of safety performance. The results are used by NRC management to facilitate planning and allocation of inspection resources. The PPR for Hope Creek involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating inspection results and safety performance information for the period November 1996 through March 1997. PPRs provide NRC management with a current summary of licensee performance and serve as inputs to the NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) and senior management meeting (SMM) reviews.

, This letter advises you of our planned inspection effort resulting from the Hope Creek PPR l review. It is provided to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for j scheduling conflicts and personnel availability to be resolved in advance of inspector arrival j onsite. The enclosure details our inspection plan for the next 12 months. The rationale or

basis for each inspection outside the core inspection program is provided so that you are aware of the reason for emphasis in these program areas. Resident inspections are not 5

listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

We willinform you of any changes to the inspection plan, if you have any questions, i please contact James C. Linville at 610-337-5129.

Sincerely, ORIGINAL SIGNED BY:

James C. Linville, Chief Projects Branch 3 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-354

Enclosure:

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i 1 Mr. L. Eliason 2 cc w/ encl:

L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations l E. Sirnpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering i E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support ,

A. F. Kirby, Ill, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co. f J. A. Isabella, Manager, Joint Generation  :

Atlantic Electric l M. Bezilla, General Manager - Hope Creek Operations j J. Benjamin, Director - Quality Assurance & Nuclear Safety Review '

D. Powell, Manager - Licensing and Regulation R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs A. C. Tapert, Program Administrator Jeffrey J. Keenan, Esquire M. J. Wetterhahn, 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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Distribution w/ encl:

Region i Docket Room (with concurrences)

K. Gallagher, DRP D. Screnci, PAO Nuclear Safety information Center (NSIC)

NRC Resident inspector PUBLIC M. Oprendek, DRP Distribution w/ encl: (Via E-Mail)

W. Dean, OEDO D. Jaffe, Project Manager, NRR -

J. Stolz, PDl-2, NRR inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS) l 1

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ENCLOSURE Planned NRC Inspections at Hope Creek April 1,1997 to April 1,1998 ,

(Excluding Resident inspector Reviews) l 1

- REQ'D DRS/P ' ' REQ'D TYPE INSPECTION / - l

- TITLE / PROGRAM AREA lNSP PRO BR DATE. REASON / COMMENTS '

Review the effects of diminished operator Extended Control Room staffing and prolonged overtime on plant IP 71715 DRP 970331 Observations operations. Assess the impact of equipment deficiencies on plant operations.

4 fety ' d Electdcal Review the licensee's control of safety IP 62700  ;, Controi ESB 970914 related electrical relays, including end of service life considerations.

Review corrective actions implemented as a IP 61726 Surveillance Program PSB 971026 result of TSSIP in context described within original notice of violation.

Review engineering's ability to prioritize and Engineering Support t resolve plant and control room deficiencies IP 92903 PSB 970706 Operations that unnecessarily impact or distract operators.

Conduct a followup to the March 17,1997 Security Program IP 81700 Weaknesses EPSB 970413 securjty inspection to ensure that remaining secunty program v,olations i hr.ve been adequately addressed and corrected.

Observe an emergency drill to evaluate the operation of the refurbished EOF, and new IP 82301 Mon!*.or a Station Drill EFSB 970706 Salem OSC; followup on NUMARC EAL implementation, and progress in corrective action program implementation.

Radioactive Waste IP 84750

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RSB 970519 Core inspection.

d E vi nmen al Monitoring  ;

Radioactive Waste i et Core Inspection.

IP 84750 '

RSB 970512 d E vi nmen al Monitoring Followup - Maintenance Followup on Maintenance Rule inspection Tl62706 OLHPB 970825 open items.

Rule Because of ongoing concerns with SW and SACS systems and the vulnerability of the IP 37700 Design Basis Deficiencies DRS 980401 EDG support system, inspections should be conducted to cvaluate system conformance with its design bases.

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