ML20210R491

Forwards Insp Rept 50-354/99-04 on 990530-0711.No Violations Noted.Inspectors Reviewed Performance Indicators Submitted as Part of Pilot Program for New Regulatory Oversight Process & Verified Data

ML20210R491
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Site:	Hope Creek
Issue date:	08/11/1999
From:	Meyer G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I)
To:	Keiser H Public Service Enterprise Group
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50-354-99-04, NUDOCS 9908170130
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See also: IR 05000354/1999004

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August 11,1999 ,

Mr. Harold W. Keiser

President and Chief Nuclear Officer

PSEG Nuclear LLC

Post Office Box 236

Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038

' SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT 50-354/99-04

Dear Mr. Keiser:

On July 11,1999, the NRC completed an inspection of your Hope Creek facility. The enclosed j

report presents the results of that inspection. The preliminary findings were presented to PSEG

Nuclear management led by Mr. Mark Bezilla in an exit meeting on July 16,1999.

This inspection was an examination of activities conducted under your license as they related to

reactor safety and compliance with the Commission's rules and regulations, and with the

conditions of your license. Within these areas the inspection consisted of a selected

examination of procedures and representative records, observations of activities, and interviews

with personnel. Specifically, this inspection involved six weeks of resident inspection.

Also, the inspectors reviewed the performance indicators (PI) you submitted as part of the pilot

program for the new regulatory oversight process and verified the data which supported the

Safety System Unavailability, Heat Removal System Pl. We noted that the Hope Creek Pls

were green with the exception of white Pls for Safety System Unavailability, Heat Removal

System and Protected Area Security Equipment Performance Index. We recognize that the

heat removal system Pl mostly reflects a reactor core isolation cooling (RCIC) system failure

that occurred in 1996 and that your staff resolved the root cause of that failure in 1997. We also

recognize that the security equipment PI reflects security compensatory measures implemented

as part of the installation of security equipment upgrades in the fourth quarter of 1998. As such

we believe that you have addressed these performance concems, and no additional NRC

inspection is planned regarding these white Pis.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its

enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR),

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Original Signed By:

Glenn W. Meyer, Chief i

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License No: NPF-57

Enclosure: Inspection Report 50-354/99-04

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L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations

E. Simpson, Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

M. Bezilla, Vice President - Nuclear Operations

D. Garchow, Vice President - Technical Support

M. Trum, Vice President - Maintenance

T. O'Connor, Vice President - Plant Support

E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support

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A. F. Kirby, Ill, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.

J. McMahon, Director - QA/ Nuclear Training / Emergency Preparedness

D. Powell, Director, Licensing, Regulation and Fuels

R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs

A. Tapert, Program Administrator )

J. J. Keenan, Esquire

Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate-

W. Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township

M. Wetterhahn, Esquire

J. Guinan, NJ PIRG

State of New Jersey

State of Delaware

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C. O'Daniell, DRP

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M. Tschiltz, OEDO

E. Adensam, NRR

R. Ennis, PDI-2, NRR ]'

Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)

T. Frye, NRR

R. Correia, NRR

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