IR 05000259/1980001
| ML18024B410 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 02/04/1980 |
| From: | Cunningham A, Jenkins G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML18024B409 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-80-01, 50-259-80-1, 50-260-80-01, 50-260-80-1, 50-296-80-01, NUDOCS 8003190623 | |
| Download: ML18024B410 (6) | |
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UNITED STATES EAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303 Report Nos. 50-259/80-1, 50-260/80-1 and 50-296/80-1 Licensee:
Tennessee Valley Authority 500A Chestnut Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37401 Facility:
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260 and 50-296 License Nos.
DPR-33, DPR-52 and DPR-68 Inspection at Bro s
erry Site near Athens, Alabama Inspector:
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A. L. Cunningham D
e Signed Accompanying Person Approved by:
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SUHHARY Inspection on January 16-18, 1980 Areas Inspected:
This unannounced inspection involved 48 inspector-hours on-site in the areas of administrative controls, thermal and chemical discharges, chemical usage, licensee event reports and environmental surveillance.
'Results:
Of the five areas inspected, no items of noncompliance or deviations were identifie so wa$
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DETAILS 1.
Persons Contacted Licensee Employees
+H. Abercrombie, Plant Superintendent R.
G. Metke, Results Supervisor M. Thomason, Chemical Engineer T. Iee, Quality Assurance Supervisor (Chattanooga)
+R. T. Smith, Quality Assurance Supervisor (BFNP)
+J. I. Harness, Assistant, Plant Superintendent
+K. P. Parr, Environmental Engineer NRC Resident Inspector
+R. Sullivan
+Attended exit interview 2.
Exit Interview
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The inspection scope and findings were summarized on January 18, 1980 with those persons indicated in Paragraph 1 above.
Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings Not inspected.
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not identified during this inspection.
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Administrative Controls a.
Review of administrative controls was confined to two areas:
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annual quality assurance audit of Appendix B Technical Specification requirements and implementation; (2) review of procedures for in-plant environmental monitoring and chemical usage defined in Appendix B Technical Specifications Sections 2.0 and 3.0, respectively.
b.
Appendix B Technical Specification 5.3.2 requires that the Office of Power Quality Assurance and Audit Staff shall conduct a periodic audit of the Environmental Monitoring Program at least once per calendar year.
Inspection included detailed review of Audit Reports OPQAA-78-10 and OPQAA-79-07 for audits conducted duping calendar years 1978 and 1979.
The reports were discussed with licensee representatives at the plant site and the Office of Power in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Inspec-tion disclosed that all findings identified in the above cited audit
"2-reports were corrected as required.
Inspection further disclosed that the subject audits were consistent with Technical Specification require-ments and those of Quality Assurance Procedure OP-QAP-18.1 defined in Part III, Section 5, of the Browns Ferry Quality Assurance Hanual.
c.
Inspection included a detailed review of monitoring, surveillance and analytical procedures for thermal and chemical parameters defined in Section 2.0 of Appendix B Technical Specifications, viz., plant cooling water Delta-T and thermal discharge limit, pH, and plant cooling water discharge residual chlorine.
Procedures addressing usage of chemicals and hazardous materials stipulated in Section 3.0 of the subject specifications were also reviewed.
Inspection disclosed that all procedures reviewed were consistent with procedural requirements defined in Section 5.5 of Appendix B Technical Specifications.
Chemical Usage and Discharge Limitations The inspector conducted a detailed review of monthly reports for the period November, 1978 through December, 1979 to determine the licensee's compliance with the following requirements:
(1) inventory of usage of chemicals and hazardous materials required by Section 3.0 of Appendix B Specifications; (2) thermal and chemical (pH, residual Chlorine) discharge limits assigned in Section 2.0 of the subject specification for plant cooling water.
Inspection disclosed that all data reviewed was consistent with the above cited requirements.
There were no questions regarding this item.
Event Reports The inspector reviewed licensee event reports for the~period November, 1978 through January 18, 1980.
No nonradiological events were reported during the above cited period.
Environmental Surveillance Inspection effort addressing the environmental surveillance program, defined in Section 4.0 of Appendix B Technical Specifications, was confined to review of monthly operating reports for the period November, 1978 through December, 1979.
The subject reports documented implementation of required periodic surveillance of biotic and abiotic aquatic parameters stipulated in Section 4.1 of the subject specification (water quality, benthic, plankton, fish inpingement and entrainment monitoring).
Inspection disclosed that all required monitoring and surveillance was implemented as stipulated.
There were no questions regarding this item.
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