IR 05000259/2010003

IR 0500259-10-003, 05000260-10-003, 05000296-10-003, 0500259-10-501, 05000260-10-501, 05000296-10-501 and 07200052-10-002 on 04/01/2010 - 06/30/2010 for Browns Ferry Plant, Integrated Inspection

ML102110467
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	07/30/2010
From:	Eugene Guthrie Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR-10-003
Download: ML102110467 (66)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION uly 30, 2010

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 05000259/2010003, 05000260/2010003, 05000296/2010003, 05000259/2010501, 05000260/2010501, 05000296/2010501, AND 07200052/2010002

Dear Mr. Krich:

On June 30, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3. The enclosed inspection report documents the inspection results which were discussed, on July 9, 2010, with Mr. Keith Polson and other members of your staff.

The inspection examined activities conducted under your license as they relate to safety and compliance with the Commissions rules and regulations and with the conditions of your license.

The inspectors reviewed selected procedures and records, observed activities, and interviewed personnel.

In addition to the routine Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) baseline inspections for all three units, the inspectors have continued to apply the Augmented Inspection Plan (AIP) on Unit 1 as delineated in NRC letters dated May 16, 2007, December 6, 2007, and May 21, 2008. The Unit 1 AIP was conducted to compensate for the lack of valid data for certain Performance Indicators (PI). These additional augmented baseline inspections were only considered to be an interim substitute for the invalid Unit 1 PIs until complete and accurate PI data was developed and declared valid. However, following the second quarter of 2010, all Unit 1 PIs will now have sufficient past data and operating experience to be considered valid, and thereby end the need for any further augmented inspections. Consequently, beginning with the third quarter of 2010, the AIP is considered closed and all Unit 1 PIs, including the Mitigating Systems Performance Index PIs, will be reported, assessed, and inspected, in accordance with Inspection Manual Chapter (0305), Operating Reactor Assessment Program, and IMC 2515, Light Water Reactor Inspection Program - Operations Phase.

TVA 2 Based on the results of this inspection, the NRC has determined that two Severity Level IV violations of NRC requirements occurred. The NRC has also identified two additional findings that were evaluated under the risk significance determination process as having a very low safety significance (Green). The NRC has determined that violations of NRC requirements are associated with these findings. Additionally, a licensee-identified violation, which was determined to be of very low safety significance, is listed in this report. However, because of the very low safety significance and categorization as Severity Level IV, and because they were entered into your corrective action program, the NRC is treating these as non-cited violations (NCVs) consistent with Section VI.A.1 of the NRC Enforcement Policy. If you wish to contest these non-cited violations, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN.:

Document Control Desk, Washington DC 20555-001; with copies to the Regional Administrator Region II; the Director, Office of Enforcement, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. In addition, if you disagree with the characterization of any finding in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response, if any, will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of the NRCs document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-259, 50-260, 50-296,72-052 License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68 Enclosure: Inspection Report 05000259/2010003, 05000260/2010003, 05000296/2010003, 05000259/2010501, 05000260/2010501, 05000296/2010501, AND 07200052/2010002 w/Attachment: Supplemental Information cc w/encl. (See page 3)

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TVA 3 cc w/encl:

Mr. K. J. Polson Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. J. J. Randich General Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. F. R. Godwin Manager, Site Licensing & Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Mr. E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 James L. McNees, CHP Director, Office of Radiation Control Alabama State Dept. of Public Health P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Chairman, Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611

TVA 4 Letter to R. from Eugene F. Guthrie dated July 30, 2010 SUBJECT: BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 05000259/2010003, 05000260/2010003, 05000296/2010003, 05000259/2010501, 05000260/2010501, 05000296/2010501, AND 07200052/2010002 Distribution w/encl:

C. Evans, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMBrownsFerry Resource

Table of Contents

REPORT DETAILS

1R22 Surveillance Testing 15

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS 1EP2 Alert Notification System Evaluation 15 1EP3 Emergency Preparedness Organization Staffing and Augmentation 16 1EP4 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes 16 1EP5 Correction of Emergency Preparedness Weaknesses

2RS8 Radioactive Solid Waste Processing and Radioactive Material Handling,

22 Storage and Transportation

4OA7 Licensee-identified Violations

40 ATTACHMENT:

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

KEY POINTS OF CONTACT

1

LIST OF ITEMS OPENED, CLOSED, AND DISCUSSED

2

LIST OF DOCUMENTS REVIEWED

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