ML18033A701
| ML18033A701 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 04/07/1989 |
| From: | Linda Watson Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18033A700 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-89-08, 50-259-89-8, 50-260-89-08, 50-260-89-8, 50-296-89-08, 50-296-89-8, NUDOCS 8904200115 | |
| Download: ML18033A701 (3) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
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 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on February 1-28,
- 1989, violations of NRC requirements were identified.
The violations involved failure to comply with a surveillance instructions, and failure to perform a weekly surveillance test.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violations are listed below:
a.
Technical Specification (TS) Section 6.8. 1. 1.C, Procedures, requires that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering the surveillance and test activities for safety-related equipment.
Contrary to the
- above, on February 3,
- 1989, steps
- 7. 14.6. 1 and
- 7. 14.6.2 of 2-SI-4.2.C-3.2, "Functional Test of Unit 2 Intermediate Range Monitor (IRM) Rod Blocks/Scrams,"
were not followed resulting in the failure to remove jumpers that had been installed earlier during the performance of the surveillance instruction.
These jumpers disabled the source range monitor (SRH) scram function which was not required for the plant conditions at that time.
This is a Severity level IV Violation (Supplement I) and is applicable to Unit 2.
b.
TS 4.9.A.2.a.
requires a weekly surveillance of the 250 volt DC power system batteries conditions.
Contrary to the
- above, the weekly surveillance due on February 15, 1989 for the shutdown boards C
and D batteries, was not performed until February 21, 1989.
This is a
Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I) and is applicable to Units 1 and 2.
'Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:
Document Control
- Desk, Washington, DC
- 20555, with a
copy to the Associate Director for Special
- Projects, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, and a
copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice.
This reply should be clearly marked as a
"Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include:
(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the PDR
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Tennessee Val 1ey Authority Browns Ferry 1, 2, and 3
2 Docket Nos.
50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 License Nos.
DPR-33, DPR-52 and DPR-68 corrective steps which have been taken and the results
- achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved.
Where good cause is
- shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION d~
Linda J.