ML18031A447
| ML18031A447 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 05/21/1986 |
| From: | NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML18031A446 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-86-09, 50-259-86-9, 50-260-86-09, 50-260-86-9, 50-296-86-09, 50-296-86-9, GL-82-21, NUDOCS 8606020355 | |
| Download: ML18031A447 (4) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Docket Nos. 50-259, -260, 5 -296 License Nos.
DPR-33, -52, 5 -68 The following violations were identified during an inspection conducted on March 24-27, 1986.
The Severity Levels were assigned in accordance with the NRC Enforcement Policy (10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C).
Technical Specification Section 6.2.A.8.i requires an independent fire protection and loss prevention inspection and audit to be performed annually utilizing either qualified offsite licensee personnel or an outside fire protection firm.
NRC Generic Letter 82-21 describes the general scope of the fire protection audits and identifies the composition and qualifications of the auditors.
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Contrary to the above, the independent fire protection and loss prevention inspection and audit by qualified offsite fire protection licensee personnel or outside fire protection firm has not been performed at Browns Ferry since May 1984.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Technical Specification Section 6.3.A.6 requires detailed written procedures covering surveillance and testing requirements to be prepared, approved and adhered to.
Technical Specification Section 4.11.E states that each required fire barrier penetration shall be verified to be functional at least once per 18 months by a visual inspection and prior to restoring a
fire barrier to functional status following repairs or maintenance by performance of a visual inspection of the affected fire barrier penetration.
Contrary to the
- above, surveillance procedures have not been provided for the piping penetration of the required fire barriers.
Surveillance inspections of these piping penetrations have not been made since this requirement was incorporated into the Technical Specifications on November 24, 1981.
On November 22,
- 1985, the licensee discovered an open piping penetration in a fire barrier.
Subsequently, the licensee has identified a total of 190 piping fire barrier penetration of which 114 were found to be deficient.
In general, these deficiencies involve a small annular space around piping penetrations that had not been properly sealed.
These small open penetrations are considered to have only minor safety significance.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
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Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry 2
Docket Nos. 50-259, -260,
& -296 License Nos.
OPR-33, -52, 8 -68 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.
IIII' 1 1986 Date: