IR 05000259/1978028
| ML18024A651 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 11/29/1978 |
| From: | Cunningham A, Hufham J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML18024A650 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-78-28, 50-260-78-31, 50-296-78-29, NUDOCS 7901180379 | |
| Download: ML18024A651 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTASTREET, N.W.
ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303 Report Nos.:
50-259/78-28, 50-260/78-31 and 50-296/78-29 Docket Nos.:
50-259, 50-260 and 50-296 License Nos.:
DPR-33, DPR-52 and DPR-68 T,icensee:
Tennessee Valley Authority 830 Power Building Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 Facility Name:
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2 and
Inspection at:
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Athens, Alabama Inspection conducted:
October 31-November 1 and November 8-9, 1978 Inspector:
A. L. Cunni gham Reviewed by:J'V'ufh Env ronmenta a
Fu 1 Facility a ief d Special Projects Section d Materials Safety Branch
),/7 ate Ins ection Summar Ins ection on October 31 - November
1978 and November 8-9 1978 Re ort Nos. 50-259/78-28 50-260 78-31 and 50-29 78-29 environmental protection including management and administrative controls; site meteorological.
measurements program; chemical discharge parameters; oil and hazardous material storage; review of reportable events.
Inspection involved 20 inspector-hours on-site by one NRC inspector.
Results:
Of the five areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviation were disclose e <<>> f', 'qp;,w F:'
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RII Rpt. Nos. 50-259/78-28, 50-260/78-31 and 50-296/78-29 DETAILS I Prepared by: -,
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A. L. Cunningham, En'ntal Scientist Environmental and S
cial Projects Section Fuel Facility and Materials Safety Branch Dates of Inspection:
October 31 - November
and N vember 8-9, 1978 Reviewed by:
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En Fu Hufham, Ch ef i onmental and S ecial Projects Section l Facility and Ma erials Safety Branch Date All information in the following Details applies equally to Units 1, 2 and 3.
1.
Persons Contacted
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G. Dewease, Plant Superintendent
'-"R. Metke, Results Supervisor
""William Thomason, Chemical Engineer
-"K. Pharr, Environmental Engineer William G. Tays, Engineer Associate-Denotes those present at the Exit Interview.
2.
Licensee Action on Previous Ins ection Findin s No previous environmental enforcement matters were within the scope'of this inspection.
3.
Unresolved Items No unresolved items were disclosed during this inspection.
4.
Administrative Controls a.
Review of administrative controls was confined to two areas:
(1)
annual quality assurance audit of Appendix B Technical Speci-fication requirements and implementation; (2) review of procedures for monitoring of plant discharge chemical parameters.
b.
Inspection disclosed that the annual audit for 1978, Audit No.
78-10, was conducted during the period October 23 to November 8, 1978.
The audit report was not yet completed.
The subject audit will be reviewed during a subsequent inspectio ~4 RII Rpt. Nos. 50-259/78-28, 50-260/78-31 and 50-296/78-29 I-2 Co Procedures reviewed included those for monitoring pH of spent demineralizer regenerants (TS-2.1.1), chlorine residual in the ARCW system discharge (TS-2.2.2).
Determination of free and total residual chlorine and analytical procedures for chlorides, sodium, sulfates, ammonia, and total dissolved solids discharged to the reservoir were also reviewed.
Inspection disclosed that all procedures reviewed appeared consistent with procedural require-ments defined by Appendix B Technical Specification 5.5.
There were no questions regarding this item.
5.
Chemical Dischar e Limitations The inspector reviewed data on chemical discharge limits, viz.,
chlorine residual and pH, defined by Appendix B Technical Specifica-tions 2.2 '
and 2.2.2, respectively, for the period July 1977 through October 31, 1978.
Inspection disclosed that all monitoring results reviewed were within the limits assigned by the above referenced specifications.
6.
On-Site Meteorolo ical Measurements Inspection included review of the on-site meteorological monitoring requirements defined by Appendix B Technical Specification 3.3.
Inspection disclosed that monitoring of all meteorological parameters at the assigned elevations appeared to be consistent with Technical Specification requirements and those of Regulatory Guides 1.21, 1.23, and Section 2.3.7 of the FSAR.
The inspector also reviewed meteoro-logical procedures and the on-site meteorological instrument calibration and maintenance procedures and logs.
There were no questions regarding this item.
7.
Hazardous Material Stora e
The inspector -toured specific areas of the plant and plant site to assess storage and handling of hazardous oils, lubricants and reagents listed in Appendix B Technical Specification 3.1.
The materials included insulating, diesel and lubricating oils, sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, chlorine and liquid nitrogen.
Inspection disclosed no apparent storage or handling problems.
There were no questions regarding this item.
8, Review of Event Re orts The inspector reviewed licensee nonradiological environmental event reports and the corrective actions implemented.
The LER of May 25, 1978, involving the reservoir delta T limit excursion was reviewed and formally close ~
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RII Rpt. Nos. 50-259/78-28, 50-260/78-31 and 50-296/78-29 I-3 9.
Exit Interview The inspector met with licensee representatives (denoted in paragraph 1) at the conclusion of the inspection on November 9, 1978.
The scope and findings of the inspection were reviewed and discusse I