ML18095A328

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Responds to NRC 900530 Ltr Re Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-272/90-09 & 50-311/90-09.Corrective Actions:Util Intends to Use Nuclear Shift Supervisor as Procedure Reader & EOP, Rev 2 Under Development
ML18095A328
Person / Time
Site: Salem  PSEG icon.png
Issue date: 07/02/1990
From: Labruna S
Public Service Enterprise Group
To:
NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
References
NLR-N90130, NUDOCS 9007060295
Download: ML18095A328 (3)


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I 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

.JUL 0 2 1990 NLR-N90130 United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Document Control Desk Washington, DC 20555 Gentlemen:

RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT NO. 50-272/311 90-09 (OL-RQ)

SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G)" acknowledges receipt of the subject report dated May 30, 1990. PSE&G hereby transmits our action plan concerning the distribution of control room operator responsibilities during accident response.

Should you have any questions regarding this transmittal, do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely, Attachment 1ful

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    • Document Control Desk NLR-N90130 2 .JUL O2 1900 C Mr. J. c. Stone Licensing Project Manager - Salem Mr. T. Johnson Senior Resident Inspector Mr. T. Martin, Administrator Region I Mr. Kent Tosch, Chief New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Environmental Quality Bureau of Nuclear Engineering CN 415 Trenton, NJ 08625

NLR-N90130 ATTACHMENT RESPONSE TO NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/311 90-09(0L-RQ)

SALEM GENERATING STATION UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-272 AND 50-311 Your letter of May 30, 1990, forwarded combined NRC Inspection Report 50-272/90-09 and 50-311/90-09 for Salem Generating station. This report raised concerns over the distribution of control room operator responsibilities during certain events. We reviewed our present practices and decided to make changes.

Salem Operations Department management had previously observed operator interactions during simulator training sessions. They concluded that our present practices required adjustment.

Operator responsibility changes were scheduled for inclusion during EOP Revision 2. The NRC inspection reaffirmed our belief in the need for change.

Salem employs two nuclear control operators (RO license.) and one nuclear shift supervisor (SRO license) in each unit control room.

During Emergency Operating Procedure (EOP) usage; one nuclear control operator becomes the reader and the other implements the procedural actions. The single board operator must manipulate

  • controls, verify parameters, listen to the procedure reader, address/silence annunciators and provide feedback on plant status. This operator becomes the critical path during certain time dependent accidents.

PSE&G reviewed this situation and dete.rmined that a: reallocation of responsibilities was prudent. We intend to use the nuclear shift supervisor (SRO) as the procedure reader. .This allows both control operators to complete the actions previously accomplished

  • by the single board operator.

EOP revision 2 is under development. The present implementation date is September, 1990. Part of the revision process involves simulator training for all licensed operators. We plan to make the assignment change concurrent with EOP revision 2 training.