ML18033A743
| ML18033A743 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 05/08/1989 |
| From: | Wilson B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18033A744 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8905190016 | |
| Download: ML18033A743 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1989006
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ACIL:50-259 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, Tennessee
50-260
Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station,
Unit. 2, Tennessee
50-296
Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3,
AUTH.NAME
AUTHOR AFFILIATION
WILSON,B.A.
Assistant Director for Inspection
Programs
RECIP.NAME
RECIPIENT AFFILIATION
KINGSLEY,O.D.
Valley Authority
DOCKET
05000259
05000260
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SUBJECT:
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Docket Nos.
50-259,
50-260,
50-296
License
Nos.
OPR-33,
OPR-52,
h$AY n8
>989
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
Senior
Vice President,
Nuclear
Power
Valley Authority
6N 38A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS. 50-259/89-06,
50-260/89-06,
AND
50-296/89-06)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
(NRC) inspection
conducted
by
A. H. Johnson
on January
30 - February
3 and February
14 - March 10,
1989.
The
inspection
included
a review of activities authorized for your Browns Ferry
facility.
At the conclusion
of the inspection,
the findings were
discussed
with those
members of your staff identified in the enclosed
inspection report.
This inspection
was
performed to assess
the adequacy
of the testing, calibra-
tion, maintenance
and configuration control of safety-related
instrumentation
associated
with
systems
that
are
necessary
to
support
fuel
loading.
The
inspection
was
a
performance-based
inspection
designed
to
review
program
implementation
in the field.
Where
weaknesses
were
detected,
the
specific
program structure
and requirements
were then reviewed for adequacy.
Completed
documentation
was
reviewed
and
inspections
were
conducted
to confirm the
adequacy of the scaling
and setpoint calculations
and control of instrumenta-
tion sense
line slope.
The
inspection
findings indicate
that certain activities
appeared
to
be in
violation of
NRC requirements.
The violations involved multiple examples
of
inadequate
procedures
and failure to
comply with plant
procedures;
and,
a
failure to adequately
maintain
gA records.
The violations,
references
to
pertinent
requirements,
and
elements
to
be
included
in your
response
are
described
in the enclosed
In addition, certain activities having safety significance
appeared
to deviate
from
a
commitment
to the
NRC.
The deviation
involved
a failure to fully
implement
a commitment to "review and
upgrade
surveillance
instructions (SIs).
The deviation
and elements
to be included in your response
are described
in the
enclosed
Notice of Deviation.
8905190016
890508
ADOCK 05000259
9
MEG/
Mr. Oliver
D. Kingsley, Jr.
MAY 0 8
}ggg
TVA's
Browns
Ferry
Nuclear
Performance
Plan
(NPP),
Volume
3,
Revision I,
committed
to direct
management
attention
to the
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Surveillance
Program to correct deficiencies
which
had
resulted
in
numerous
regulatory
violations.
The
stated
that
the
root
causes
of
past
surveillance
program
deficiencies
were:
( 1) unclear,
difficult-to-use
surveillance
instructions
(SIs);
and,
(2) in'sufficient attention
to detail
by
the persons
performing SIs and reviewing SI performance
results.
TVA committed
in the
to ensure
that all ~pplicable SIs were acceptable
by conducting
a
review process
which included
procedure
verification,
review,
walkdown,
and
validation.
Procedure
adequacy
was to
be veri fied prior to SI performance
in
support of the Unit 2 startup.
The
NRC is concerned
that sufficient management
attention
has not been directed
to fully implementing
the
commitments
in regard
to the
surveillance
instruction upgrade
program
and to assuring
adequacy
of the
review,
walkdown,
verification and validation of surveillance instructions.
This is evidenced
by
the fact that deficiencies
were found in the procedural
adequacy
and/or imple-
mentation
of almost all surveillance
testing
and calibrations
reviewed during
this inspection.
Although many of the specific
items cited
have only minor
safety significance, this inspection indicates that personnel
frequently
do not
follow procedures
and
also
do
not utilize procedure
change
processes
when
procedure
deficiencies
are identified.
Similar findings
have
also
been
iden-
tified previously
as
documented
in
NRC Inspection
Report
259,
260,
296/88-'35
and
were also
the subject of enforcement
actions
at TVA's Sequoyah facility.
In light of these
problems,
your response
to these
inspection
findings
should
specifically address
comprehensive
corrective actions to assure
implementation
of the surveillance
procedure
upgrade
program,
and
implementation
of admin-
istrative
requi rements
for procedural
adherence
and
prompt
correction
of
procedure
inadequacies
prior to performance of the procedure.
Your attention
is directed
to unresolved
items concerning
acceptance
criteria
for minimum
DG loading, calibration instructions,
and configuration control of
instrument
sense
lines described
in paragraphs
3.c.(2), 4.f and
6 of the details
of this report.
Resolution
of these
issues
are
required prior to restart
of
Unit 2.
The
enclosed
Inspection
Report
documents
oral
commitments
(see
paragraphs
3.a.(3)
and
5)
made
by
a licensee
representative.
If your understanding
of
these
commitments differ from the report statements,
please
inform this office
promptly.
In accordance
with Section
2.790 of the
NRC's
"Rules of Practice,"
Part
2,
Title 10,
Code of Federal 'Regulations,
a copy of this letter and its enclosures
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
The responses
directed
by this letter
and its enclosures
are not subject to the
clearance
procedures'of
the Office of Management
and Budget
as required
by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No.96-511.
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
MAY 0 8
1989
Should you have
any questions
concerning this letter,
please
contact
us.
Sincerely,
4@c c~~ 54
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Bruce A. Wilson, Assistant Director
for Inspection
Programs
TVA Projects Division
Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation
Enclosures:
1.
2.
Notice of Deviation
3.
NRC Inspection
Report
cc w/encls:
F.
L. Moreadith,
Vice President,
Nuclear Engineering
0. J. Zetingue, Site Director
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
R.
L. Gridley, Director
Nuclear Safety
and Licensing
P. Carier, Site Licensing Manager
G. Campbell,
Plant Manager
TVA Representative,
Rockvi lie
Office
General
Counsel,
State of Alabama
bcc w/encls:
D.
M. Crutchfield,
B.
D. Liaw,
S.
C. Black,
R. C.-Pierson,
G.
E. Gears,
D. Moran,
W,.
S. Little, NRR/RII
A. H. Johnson,
NRR/RII
J.
Rutberg,
NRC Resident
Inspector
NRC Document Control
Desk
NRR/RII
WLit
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