ML18033A776
| ML18033A776 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1989 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18033A775 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-89-11, 50-260-89-11, 50-296-89-11, NUDOCS 8906020272 | |
| Download: ML18033A776 (3) | |
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0 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 March 1 - April 14,
- 1989, two violations of NRC requirements were identified.
The violations involved fai lure to comply with Technical Specifications.
In accordance with the "General
'Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985),
the violations are listed below:
A A.
Technical Speci,fication 3.2.A, Table 3.2.A, note G requires that the Reactor Building be isolated and the Standby Gas Treatment. system be started when the Instrument Channel which provides the "Reactor Building Ventilation High Radiation-Reactor Zone" function is inoperable.
Contrary to the above, for the periods of February 25, 1989, at 6:05 p.m.,
to February 26, 1989, at 8: 17 a.m.,
and February 26, 1989, at 8:50 a.m.,
to February 28,
- 1989, at 10:20 a.m.,
the Unit 1 Reactor Zone Exhaust Radiation Monitor (channel A) was inoperable and the required compensatory actions were not in place.
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) and is applicable to all three units.
B.
Technical Specification 4.6.B.l.c, requires that a
sample of reactor coolant be analyzed at least every 8
hours when the continuous conductivity monitor is inoperable.
Contrary to the
- above, on March 6,
- 1989, the continuous conductivity monitor was made inoperable at 9:15 a.m.,
and a reactor coolant sample was not taken and analyzed until March 7, 1989, at 6: 15 a.m..
This is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I) and is applicable to Unit 3.
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Tennessee Valley Authority is 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, 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 Lfor each 'violation]:
(1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if
- admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results 8906020272 890522 PDR ADOCK 05000259 8
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Tenn'essee
'Valley Authority Browns Ferry 1, 2, and 3
2 Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 License Nos.
- 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. If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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Bruce A. Wilson, Director for Inspection Program TVA Projects Division Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this ~~day of May, 1989