ML18036A760
| ML18036A760 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/1992 |
| From: | Baron R TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9207070319 | |
| Download: ML18036A760 (5) | |
Text
ACCELERATED DISTRH3UTION DEMONSI'RA'I'ION SYSIMvl REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)
~
ACCESSiON NBR:9207070319 DOC.DATE: 92/06/29 NOTARIZED NO DOCKET FACILy50-'259 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, Tennessee 05000259 k
50-260 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2, Tennessee 05000260 50-296 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3, Tennessee 05000296 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION BARONPR.R.
Tennessee Valley Authority RECIP.NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION Document Control Branch (Document Control Desk)
SUBJECT:
Responds to violations noted in Insp Repts 50-259/92-12, 50-260/92-12
& 50-296/92-12.Corrective actions:design control of site telecommunications subcontractor initiated.
DISTRIBUTION CODE: IEOID COPIES RECEIVED:LTR
(
ENCL 0 SIZE:
TITLE: General (50 Dkt)-Insp Rept/Notice of Violation Response NOTES:
RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME HEBDON,F WILLIAMSPJ.
INTERNAL: ACRS AEOD/DEIIB DEDRO NRR/DLPQ/LHFBPT t
NRR/DOEA/OEAB NRR/DST/DIR 8E2 NUDOCS-ABSTRACT OGC/HDS3 RGN2 FILE 01 EXTERNAL EG&G/BRYCE g J ~ H ~
NSIC COPIES LTTR ENCL RECIPIENT ID CODE/NAME ROSS,T.
AEOD AEOD/DSP/TPAB NRR MORISSEAUiD NRR/DLPQ/LPEB10 NRR/DREP/PEPB9H NRR/PMAS/ILRB12
~OE DIR it REG FILE 02 NRC PDR COPIES LTTR ENCL NOTE TO ALL"RIDS" RECIPIENTS:
PLEASE HELP US TO REDUCE WASTE! CONTACT THE DOCUMENT CONTROL DESK.
ROOM Pl-37 (EXT. 20079) TO ELIMINATEYOUR NAMEFROM DISTRIBUTION LISTS FOR DOCUMENTS YOU DON'T NEED!
TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES REQUIRED:
LTTR 24 ENCL
Tennessee Valley Authority. Post Office Box 2000. Decatur. Afabama 36609 JUN 29
>99>
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTH:
Document Control.Desk Washington, D.C.
20555 Gentlemen:
In the Matter of Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-259 50-260 50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) ASSESSMENT OF HRC'S COHCERN OVER CONTROL OF CONTRACTOR ACTIVITIES AT BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT On April 17,
- 1992, HRC issued Violation 92-12-. 01, which involved contractor activities.
In that letter'RC referred to other recent examples of problems related to the control of contractor activities and emphasized that this warranted TVA attention to preclude additional problems.
TVA addressed the staff's concern during a June ll, 1992 meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
This letter documents the results.
The scope of TVA's evaluation included the examples cited, as well as internal BFN incident investigations (II).
This evaluation examined the circumstances and the root causes for these incidents and determined that no common link existed.
TVA had previously determined and this review confirmed that, although there were several incidents involving contractors, few were due to the inadequate control of contractors.
From TVA's perspective, Violation 91-41-02, Failure to Have Adequate Design Control of a Site Telecommunications Subcontractor.,
was the most significant contractor control problem and as noted in our response to the violation, TVA has implemented appropriate corrective actions to preclude recurrence.
t.iUu r J 9207070319 920629 PDR ADOCK 05000259 PDR
0'
2 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Jgg Q9 199Z The corrective action taken for the examples cited, and for other related BFH incidents, demonstrates TVA's sensitivity to control of contractor issues.
TVA has taken corrective action as warranted to minimize contractor control problems.
TVA will continue to evaluate and trend incidents for potential contractor control problems using its incident investigation process.
This process does not segregate incidents involving contractors from incidents involving TVA employees.
If there are any questions, please telephone me at (205) 729-7566.
Sincerely, R
R. Baron Manager of Site Licensing cc:
HRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Route 12, Box 637
- Athens, Alabama
. 35611 Mr. Thierry M. Ross, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 Mr. B. A. Wilson, Project Chief U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323
Ql