ML18033A943
| ML18033A943 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 08/31/1989 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18033A942 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-89-35, 50-260-89-35, 50-296-89-35, NUDOCS 8909130103 | |
| Download: ML18033A943 (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.
'H During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on July 15 August 16,
- 1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
The violation involved failure to comply with plant procedures for operator response.
In accordance with the "General
.Statement of Policy and Procedure for,NRC Enforcement Actions,"
10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1989), the violation is listed below:
Technical Specification Section 6.8; l.l.a, requires that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained covering system operations.-
Plant Managers Instruction
- 12. 12, "Conduct of Operations" requires that the operator at the controls and the immediate supervisor must be continuously alert to plant conditions and ongoing activities affecting plant operations, including conditions external to the plant such as grid
'tability, meteorological conditions, and change in support equipment status; operational occurrences should be anticipated; alarms and off-normal conditions should be promptly responded to; and problems
~ affecting reactor operations should be corrected in a timely fashion.
Contrary to the
- above, between 4:00
- a. m.
and 7:30
- a. m.
on February 10,
- 1989, the level in Unit 1 Condensate Storage Tank dropped from a level of 26.7 feet to 10. 1 feet in 2 1/2 hours.
This loss of approximately 200,000 gallons of water w'as not acted upon by control room personnel until the evening shift of the same day.
This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I) and is applicable to all three units.
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:
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Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry 1, 2 and 3
2 Docket Nos.
50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.
DPR-33, DPR-52,DPR-68 denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the 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'ill be achieved.
Where good cause is
- shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 3lstday of Aug. 1989 Bruce A. Wilson, Assistant Director for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division Office 'of Nuclear Reactor Regulation