ML18025B381
| ML18025B381 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 01/09/1981 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18025B380 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-80-40, 50-260-80-35, 50-296-80-34, NUDOCS 8103120760 | |
| Download: ML18025B381 (4) | |
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APPENDIX A NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Perry License Nos.
.DPR"52 DPR-68 Based on the NRC inspection Ocotober 1-31, 1980, certain of your activities were apparently not conducted in full compliance with NRC requirements as indicated below.
These items have been categorized.
as described in correspondence to you dated December 31, 1974.
A.
As required by Technical Specification 3.10.A.1, refueling interlocks shall be operable during refueling operation.
l Contrary to the above, on,'October 5, 1980, fuel was loaded into the core with a temporary alteration on control rod 54-19 which defeated the refueling interlocks for. prevention of loading fuel with a control rod withdrawn.
This is an'infraction applicable to Unit 2.
B.
As required by Technical Specification 3.10'.A.2, fuel shall not be loaded into the reactor. core unless all control rods are fullyinserted.
Contrary to the above, on October. 5, 1980, fuel was loaded into the core with. control rod 5'4-19 fullywithdrawn.
This is an infraction applicable 'to Unit 2.
C.
As required, by Technical. Specification 6.3.A.6, detailed written procedures shall be prepared and adhered to for.'surveillance and testing requirements.
Surveillance Instruction 4.10.A.1 requires all control 'rods to be fully inserted during the test.
Contrary to the above; Surveillance Instruction (SI) 4.10;A.1, Refueling Interlocks, performed on October 4,
- 1980, was.not adhered to. in. that two control rods were fullywithdrawn during the performance of the SI..
This is an infraction applicable to Unit. 2.
D.
As required by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVZ, implemented by Topical
'eport TVA-TR75-01, Table-17.2.3 and: Browns. Ferry Operational Quality Assurance Manual Appendix B, measures shall be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality are promptly identified, corrected, and corrective action is taken to preclude repetition.
Browns Ferry instructional letter dated July 18, 1980 requires monitoring and recording of the s'ere. discharge volume headers water level at least once every thirty minutes.
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Tennessee Valley Authority License Nos.
DPR-23 DPR-52 DPR-68 Contrary to the above monitoring the scram discharge volume headers for the accumulation of water every thirty minutes was not accomplished at the required time interval on two occasions on October 6, 1980 and once on October 26, 1980.
The failure to correct this problem constitutes ineffective corrective action of the deviation identified'in Inspection Report 50-259/80-34, 50-260/80-27 and 50-296/80-28.
P This is an infraction applicable to Units 1
and 3.
A similar item was brought to your attention in our letter dated October 9, 1980.
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