ML18102B547
| ML18102B547 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Salem  |
| Issue date: | 08/14/1997 |
| From: | Linville J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION I) |
| To: | Eliason L Public Service Enterprise Group |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18102B548 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-272-97-14, 50-311-97-14, NUDOCS 9709020249 | |
| Download: ML18102B547 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000272/1997014
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Mr. Leon R. Eliason
Chief Nuclear Officer and President
Nuclear Business Unit
August 14, 1997
Public Service. Electric and Gas Company
Post Office Box 236
Hancocks Bridge, NJ 08038
SUBJECT:
NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 50-272/97-14, 50-311/97-14
Dear Mr. Eliason:
On July 26, 1997, the NRC completed an inspection at your Salem 1 & 2 reactor facilities.
The enclosed report presents the results of that inspection.
During the 5-week period covered by this inspection, your conduct of activities at the
Salem facilities was generally characterized by professional and safety-conscious
. operations. Plant and operations management implemented appropriate and timely
corrective actions to address a number of operator performance errors that occurred in the
early to middle part of the inspection period. Recent operator performance has improved.
We are concerned, however, about a violation of NRC requirements that was identified
involving operator procedural adherence. Specifically, the NRC inspectors identified that
on July 2, the operators did not remove test equipment from the 2A emergency diesel
generator as required by a surveillance test procedure.
The inspectors noted that operators are required to enter the Technical Specification action
statement upon opening the control room envelope instrument panel backdoors, and were
concerned about the frequency of and controls established for these entries. Operations
management has since strengthened the administrative controls for entering the panels.
Your staff indicated that modifications were being developed to correct this condition.
The violation is cited in the enclosed Notice of Violation, and the circumstances
surrounding the violation are described in detail in the enclosed report. Please note that
you are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions specified in the
enclosed Notice when preparing your response. The NRC will use your response, in part,
to determine. whether further enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with
regulatory requirements.
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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).
Docket Nos.: 50-272, 50-311
Enclosures:
Sincerely,
Original Signed By:
James C. Linville, Chief
Projects Branch 3
Division of Reactor Projects
Inspection Report 50-272/97-14, 50-311 /97-14
cc w/encl:
L. Storz, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Operations
E. Simpson, Senior Vice President - Nuclear Engineering
E. Salowitz, Director - Nuclear Business Support
A. Kirby, Ill, External Operations - Nuclear, Delmarva Power & Light Co.
D. Garchow, General Manager - Salem Operations
J. McMahon, Director ~ Quality Assurance & Nuclear Safety Review
D. Powell, Manager, Licensing and Regulation
R. Kankus, Joint Owner Affairs
A. Tapert, Program Admir:iistrator
J. Keenan, Esquire
J. Isabella, Manager, Joint Generation
Atlantic Electric
Consumer Advocate, Office of Consumer Advocate
William Conklin, Public Safety Consultant, Lower Alloways Creek Township
Public Servi.ce Commission of Maryland
State of New Jersey
State of Delaware
Mr. Leon R. Eliason
Distribution w/encl:
Region I Docket Room (with concurrences)
Nuclear Safety Information Center (NSIC)
NRC Resident Inspector
PUBLIC
H. Miller, RA
W. Axelson, ORA (IRs)
J. Linville, DRP
S. Barber, DRP
L. Harrison, DRP
G. Kelly, DRS
N. Della Greca, DRS
C. O'Daniell, DRP
Distribution w/encl: (Via E-Mail)
L. Olshan, NRR
W. Dean, OEDO
J. Stolz, PDl-2, NRR
M. Callahan, OCA
R. Correia, NRR
F. Talbot, NRR
Inspection Program Branch, NRR (IPAS)
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