IR 05000259/1980004
| ML19312D114 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 02/12/1980 |
| From: | Robert Lewis, Sullivan R NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML19312D110 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-80-04, 50-259-80-4, 50-260-80-04, 50-260-80-4, 50-296-80-04, NUDOCS 8003210054 | |
| Download: ML19312D114 (3) | |
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. Report-Nos. 50-259/80-04, SU-260/80-04 and 50-296/80-04 Licensee: Tennessee Valley Authority
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500A Chestnut Street
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?acility:. Browns' Ferry Nuclear Plant 56c et Nos. 50-259, 50-260 and 50-296
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-anse Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52 and DPR-68
,tspection at Athens. City Hall, Athens, Alabama Inspector:
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.R. F. Sullivan I
Date Signed Accompanying Personnel: James P. O'Reilly H. C. Dance K. M. Clark
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H. L.' Whitener D. S. Price J. W. Chase Approved by: /
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/L FC Ri C. Lewis, Acting Chidf, RONS Branch Date Signed
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SUMMARY Inspection on January 21, 1980 Areas Inspected
' Management meeting to discuss the implementation of requirements directed in the
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order modifying the licenses of the. Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1, 2-and'3. -The meeting involved.12 inspector hours by 6 NRC inspectors.
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Results Within the areas ~ inspected, no items.of noncompliance or aviation were
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Persons Contacted.
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Licensee Employees L. M. Hills, Manager, Nuclear Regulation. and Safety
'J. G.~ Dewcase, Assistant Director, Nuclear Power J. A.;Coffey, Assistant Director, Nuclear Power-M.
Butler, Information Officer.
E. G. Beasley,JActing Deputy Chief,' Nuclear Safety Review Staff
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J. W. Hufham, Assistant to the Director, Nuclear Power A. H. Gutterman, Counsel.to the Licensee
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H. L. Abercrombie, Plant Superintendent
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Licensee Action on Previous Inspection Findings Noncompliance items associated with IE Inspection Report No. 50-296/79-45
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were discussed during the meeting. The NRC Resident Inspector has inspected these items and will close these items during a subsequent inspection.
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Unresolved Items Unresolved items were not* identified during this inspection.
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Meeting with Licensee A meeting with the licensee was held at the Athens City Hall, Athens, Alabama, on January 21, 1980. This meeting was held as required by'the L
order' issued on January 4, 1980.
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The licensee responded in a letter dated January 10, 1980 to the items of noncompliance listed in'the. Notice of Violation and to the modifications to
.thezBrowns Ferry Nuclear-Plant Unit Nos. 1, 2 and 3 licenses, which were appended to the V. Stello, Jr.
letter to the licensee dated January 4, 1980. Discussion of the corrective actions taken and clarification of i
these-actions were pursued. With regard to the. order, the licensee stated that they had:
Developed. written, detailed procedures requiring independent verifica-
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to their normal condition following~ maintenance or other activities is f7 performed correctly.
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Reviewed all management and administrative controls governing mainten-ance activities to assure that they do not permit maintenance or other
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Lactivities to violath-limiting conditions;for operation.
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for: removing and replacing all containment penetration closures, and d.~
Made a detailed review-of reporting procedures to assure full compliance with all-reporting requirements required by the Browns Ferry technical-specifications.
Additionally,' a question and answer session was held with the NRC and the
. licensee responding to questions from the local news media and members of the public.
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