ML12018A018
| ML12018A018 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 01/18/2012 |
| From: | Casey L, Aida Rivera-Varona NRC/OE |
| To: | |
| Casey L | |
| References | |
| EA-11-252 EN 12-004 | |
| Download: ML12018A018 (3) | |
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January 18, 2012 EN 12-004 OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Tennessee Valley Authority EA-11-252 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3 Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296
Subject:
NOTICE OF VIOLATION This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation will be issued on or about January 23, 2012, to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). This action is based on a Severity Level III violation involving TVAs failure to provide information to the Commission that was complete and accurate in all material respects in accordance with 10 CFR 50.9.
On January 6, 1997, and May 5, 2004, TVA provided inaccurate information related to its NRC Generic Letter 89-10, Safety-Related Motor-Operated Valve Testing and Surveillance testing program. TVA stated that Closure of valves FCV-74-52 and FCV-74-66 is not required by plant procedures to operate the RHR system in the suppression pool cooling mode. Therefore, these valves have no redundant safety function and will not be included in the GL 89-10 program.
This information was inaccurate because the FCV-74-52 and FCV-74-66 valves do have a safety function to close to operate the RHR system in the suppression pool cooling mode as described in plant procedures and should therefore have been included in Browns Ferrys GL 89-10 MOV monitoring program. This information was material to the NRC because it was used, in part, as the basis for determining that these valves did not meet the conditions necessary to be in Browns Ferrys GL 89-10 MOV monitoring program. The NRC subsequently concluded that had these valves been included in the Browns Ferrys GL 89-10 MOV monitoring program, identification of the previously failed low pressure coolant injection (LPCI) outboard injection valve, 1-FCV-74-66, may have occurred earlier through the comprehensive testing that would have been implemented under the program.
Because this was not the first escalated enforcement action at Browns Ferry within 2 years, the staff considered whether credit was warranted for Identification and Corrective Action. The staff determined that Identification credit is not warranted because the violation was identified by NRC. Credit for Corrective Actions is not warranted based on TVAs failure to perform an extent of condition review for other related submittals to the NRC. Therefore, normally the NRC would propose the imposition of a civil penalty in the amount of two times the base, for a total of
$130,000 in accordance with the Enforcement Policy. However, because the violation of 10 CFR 50.9 occurred more than 5 years ago, a civil penalty will not be assessed in this case in accordance with the statute of limitations.
It should be noted that TVA has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is on or about:
Mailing of Notice January 23, 2012 Telephone Notification of Licensee January 23, 2012 The State of Alabama will be notified.
Contacts: Lauren Casey, OE, 415-1038 Aida Rivera-Varona, OE, 415-4001
It should be noted that TVA has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The schedule of issuance and notification is on or about:
Mailing of Notice January 23, 2012 Telephone Notification of Licensee January 23, 2012 The State of Alabama will be notified.
Contacts: Lauren Casey, OE, 415-1038 Aida Rivera-Varona, OE, 415-4001 Distribution: EN-12-004, January 18, 2012 OWFN OWFN TWFN Regional Offices Chairman Jaczko EDO OCFO RI RII Comm. Svinicki DEDR OP CENTER RIII RIV Comm. Apostolakis DEDMRS OIS Comm. Magwood OE RES Comm. Ostendorff OGC ACRS MAIL SECY OI FSME ADAMS OCA OIG NSIR OE staff OPA OIP EBB NMSS DISTRIBUTION:
R. Zimmerman, OE N. Hilton, OE A. Rivera, OE L. Casey, OE OE r/f EN binder ADAMS ML12018A018 Public Non-Sensitive OFFICE OE:ES OE:SC LCasey ARivera-Varona NAME 1/18 /2012 1/18/2012 DATE OFFICIAL RECORD COPY