ML18024A641
| ML18024A641 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 12/06/1978 |
| From: | Dance H, Price D NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18024A640 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-78-31, 50-260-78-34, 50-296-78-32, NUDOCS 7901170391 | |
| Download: ML18024A641 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1978031
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UNITED STATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTASTREET, N.W.
ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303
Report Nos.:
50-259/78-31,
50-260/78-34
and 50-296/78-32
Docket Nos.:
50-259, 50-260 and 50-296
License Nos.:
Licensee:
Valley Authority
830 Power Building
Chattanooga,
37401
Facility Name,:
Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2 and
3
Inspection at:
Browns Ferry Site, Athens, Alabama
Inspection conducted:
November
28 - December
1,
1978
Inspector:
D. S. Price
Approved by:
r'n
H.
. Dance, Chief
/
r'eactor
Projects Secti
No.
1
Reactor Operations
and Nuclear Support Branch
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>
)S'ate
Ins ection
Summar
Ins ection
on November
28 - December
1
1978
(Re ort Nos.
50-259/78-31
50-260/78-34
and 50-296/78-32
tour of accessible
plant areas in conjunction with the NRC resident inspector.
The inspection involved 27 inspector-hours
onsite by one
NRC inspector.
Results:
Of the two areas
inspected,
no items of noncompliance
or deviations
were found.
0
RII Report Nos. 50-259/78-31,
50-260/78-34,
and 50-296/78-32
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DETILS I
Prepared
by: D.'.
rice, Rea
nspec
r
Reactor Projects
ection No.
1
Reactor Operations
and Nuclear
Support Branch
Dates of Inspection:
November 28-December
1,
1978
Reviewed by:
~c~'- ~z
H.
C. Dance, Chic
Reactor Projects
S ction No.
1
Reactor Operations
and Nuclear
Support Branch
1.
Persons
Contacted
-J.
Dewease,
Plant Superintendent
-H. Abercrombie, Assistant Plant Superintendent
-J. Harness,
(}A Supervisor
+R. Hunkapillar, Assistant Operations
Supervisor
- J. Pittman, Instrument Engineer
"J. Teague, Electrical Supervisor
"-A. Burnette,
Work Coordinator
B. Hiller, Shift Engineer
T. Mayfield, Shift Engineer
The inspector
also interviewed
three
other licensee
employees
during
the course of the inspection.
They included assistant
shift engineers
and an assistant unit operator.
- Denotes those present at the exit interview.
2.
Licensee Action on Previous
Ins ection Findin s
Not inspected.
3.
Unresolved
Items
No new unresolved
items were identified during this inspection.
4.
Exit Interview
The inspector met with licensee representatives
(denoted in paragraph
1)
and the
NRC Resident Inspector,
Hr. R. F. Sullivan, at the conclusion of
the inspection
on December
1, 1978.
The inspector summarized
the purpose
and scope of the inspection
and the findings.
RII Report Nos. 50-259/78-31,
50-260/78-34,
and 50-296/78-32
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Review of Plant
erations
The inspector
reviewed plant operations for Units
1 and
2 including an
examination
of selected
entries
from the Shift Engineer's
Journal,
Assistant Shift Engineer's
Journal,
Control Operator's
Journal Shift
Surveillance Log, Reactor Building Log Sheets,
Supplemental Instructions
and
Information to Operators,
and
Jumper,
Inhibit and Mire Removal
Sheets,
all for the period October
1,
1978 through November
16,
1978.
This inspection
was made to determine compliance with technical specifi-
cations.
Final Safety Analysis Report section
and local procedures.
No items of noncompliance
or deviations were identified.
During the review, it was noted that two Assistant Shift Engineers
and
one
Control Operator
frequently printed,
instead
of signing, their
~
names after their journal entries for the shift.
Browns Ferry Standard
Practice
12.2 requires
the
use of signatures
on the journals.
These
persons
were informed by licensee
management
of the signature
require-
ment prior to the close of the inspection.
Plant Tour
The inspector
walked through various
areas
of the plant to observe
radiation
controls,
plant
housekeeping,
existence
of fluid leaks,
existence
of piping vibrations, pipe hanger/seismic
restraint settings
and oil levels,
selected
valve positions,
equipment hold tag informa-
tion, and control room manning requirements for Units 1, 2 and 3.
No items of noncompliance or deviations were identified.
The inspector discovered
excess
radiological protection clothing piled
on the floor of the Unit
2
RHR corner
room.
Also, three
compressed
gas bottles
were observed
in the Units
1 and
3 reactor buildings which
were not adequately
secured,
thus posing
a safety hazard.
The licensee
stated that corrective action would be taken in these areas.
A steam packing leak was observed
by the inspector
on the Unit 2 High
Pressure
Coolant Injection steam supply isolation valve.
The licensee
evaluated
this
leak
as
too minor to warrent repair.
The licensee
stated that the leak would be checked,
each shift, by the leak assistant
unit operators
to detect
any increase in leakage.
7.
Co
orate
Or anization
Chan
es
The inspector
was informed of the following organization changes:
RII Report Nos. 50-259/78-31,
50-260/78-34,
and 50-296/78-32
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Leon E. Ring has
been selected
as the
ne'w General
Manager effec-
tive December
18,
1978.
H. N. Stroud
has
been serving
as Acting
General Manager since the resignation of Lynn Seeber in April 1978.
Nat B. Hughes,
Manager of Power,
announced
that
he plans early
retirement.
Hugh G. Parris has been selected to replace Mr. Hughes
effective January
1, 1979.
J