ML18030B081
| ML18030B081 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 02/11/1986 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18030B080 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-85-57, 50-260-85-57, 50-296-85-57, NUDOCS 8602180262 | |
| Download: ML18030B081 (4) | |
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J ENCLOSURE NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry 1, 2, and 3
Docket Nos.
50-259, 50-260 and 50-296 License Nos.
DPR-33, DPR-52 and DPR-68 The following violations were identified during an inspection conducted on November 21 - December 31, 1985.
The Severity Levels were assigned in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy ( 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C).
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10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion II requires that the Quality Assurance Program shall be documented by written policies, procedures or instructions and shall be carried out in accordance with those policies, procedures or instructions.
The Nuclear Quality Assurance Manual implements the licensee QA program.
Contrary to the
- above, the licensee failed to carry out the Quality Assur-ance Program in accordance with written policies, procedures, or instruc-tions in the following examples:
a.
b.
The Nuclear Quality Assurance Manual (NQAM) Part III, Section
- 7. 1 requires that if defects, variations, deficiencies or deviations appear in an item to make it either unacceptable or of questionable
- quality, the item may not be used or installed until proper dispositions are obtained.
Items which are unacceptable for use shall be identified, documented, and segregated.
The item shall be identified by use of a
nonconforming item (NCI) tag.
Six fuel channels which were found to be in nonconformance with the manufacturer's storage requirements on October 18,
- 1985, were not identified by use of a
nonconforming item tag.
The manufacturer requi red indoor storage;
- however, the fuel channels
( serial numbers
- B2296, B2145,
- B2223, B2253,
- B2239, and B2289) were stored outside with inadequate protection from the weather for about a year.
The Nuclear Quality Assurance Manual (NQAM) Part II, Section
- 7. 1 contains the requirement for receipt inspection of fuel channels.
On November 19,
- 1985, Power Stores personnel receipt inspected six fuel channels (serial numbers
- B2296, B2145,
- B2223, B2253,
- B2239, and B2289) whic'h were returned from the Mechanical Maintenance Section.
This receipt inspection failed to adhere to the NQAM requirements
. as fol 1 ows:
(1)
Inspection personnel were not certified fuel receipt inspectors.
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Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry 1, 2, and 3
2 Docket Nos.
50-259, 260 and 296 License Nos DPR-33, 52 and 68 (2)
The inspection was not documented on Attachment 4,
the Fuel and Component Receipt Inspection Master Checkoff Log.
(3)
Excessive chloride (1010 ug/dm2) contamination found on Channel number 2239 was not documented on the Site Fuel Discrepancy Report.
(4)
Resolution of the excessive chloride contamination found on Channel 2239 was not reviewed and approved by the Site Reactor
- Engineer, Chief Reactor Engineering
- Branch, Plant Operations Review Committee, and the Plant Superintendent.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I ) and is applicable to all three units.
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Technical Specification 6.3.A.6 requires that detailed written procedures shall be prepared, approved and adhered to for surveillance and testing requirements.
Contrary to the
- above, this requirement was not met in that sixteen surveillance instructions required by technical specifications were not performed in the required time interval.
The licensee reported these omissions in Licensee Event Report 259/85-50 dated November 1,
1985.
The surveillances were inadequately scheduled for the plant condition of shutdown and refueling.
Surveillance Instruction, SI-1, Surveillance
- Program, used by plant personnel to schedule survei ll-ances contained errors and was generally not in accordance with technical specifications.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I) and is applicable to all three units.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, you are required to submit to this office within 30 days of the date of this Notice, a written statement or explanation in reply, including:
(1) admission or denial of the alleged violations; (2) the reasons for the violations if admitted; (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved; (4) corrective steps which will be, taken to avoid further violations; and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Security or safeguards information should be submitted as an enclosure to facilitate withholding it from public disclosure as required by 10 CFR 2.790(d) or 10 CFR 73.21.
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