ML18038B300

Discusses 950511 Meeting W/Util at Plant Training & Visitors Ctr Athens,Al Re Results of SALP Rept for Period of 930919-950318

ML18038B300
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	05/30/1995
From:	Jerrica Johnson NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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NUDOCS 9506200101
Download: ML18038B300 (32)

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May 30, 1995 Docket No. 50-260 License No.

DPR-52 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN:

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

President, TVA Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY SALP MANAGEMENT MEETING

SUMMARY

On May ll, 1995, the NRC staff met at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Training and Visitors Center Athens, Alabama, with representatives of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the results of the Systematic Assessment, of Licensee Performance report for the period of September 19, 1993, through March 18, 1995.

Enclosure 1 is a list of the individuals who attended the meeting and Enclosure 2 is the handout material supplied by the NRC.

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.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely, (Original signed by J.

Johnson)

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Presentation Notes cc w/encls:

(See page 2)

Jon R. Johnson, Deputy Director Division of Reactor Projects 9506200iOi 950530 PDR ADGCK 05000260 8

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TVA cc w/encls:

Mr. 0. J. Zeringue, Senior Vice Pres.

Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 3B Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Dr. Hark 0. Hedford, Vice Pres.

Engineering

& Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 3B Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. D.

E.

Nunn, Vice Pres.

New Plant Completion Tennessee Valley Authority 3B Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Hr.

R.

D. Machon, Site Vice Pres.

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur, AL 35602 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority ET llH 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Hr.

P.

P. Carier, Manager Corporate Licensing 4G Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Hr. T.

D. Shriver, Manager Nuclear Assurance

& Licensing Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur, AL 35602 Hr. Pedro Salas Site Licensing Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur, AL 35602 TVA Representative Tennessee Valley Authority 11921 Rockville Pike Suite 402 Rockville, MD 20852 Chairman Limestone County Commission 301 West Washington Street

Athens, AL 35611 State Health Officer Alabama Dept., of Public Health 434 Monroe Street Montgomery, AL 36130-1701 Distribution w/encls:

(See page 3)

TVA Distribution w encls:

E..W. Merschoff, RII J.

R. Johnson, RII C. A. Casto, RII H. S. Lesser, RII F. J.

Hebdon, NRR J.

F. Williams, NRR J.

W. York, RII K. P. Barr, RII Document Control Desk NRC Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10833 Shaw Road

Athens, AL 35611 OFFICE SIGNATURE NAME DATE COPY?

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LIST OF ATTENDEES NRC L. A. Reyes, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region II (RII)

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R. Johnson, Deputy Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII L. D. Wert, Senior Resident Inspector, DRP, RII R. A. Husser, Resident Inspector, DRP, RII J. T. Munday, Resident Inspector, DRP, RII J.

F. Williams, Project Manager, Project Directorate II-4, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation TVA W. Kennoy, TVA Board Member

0. Kingsley,Jr.,

President of TVA Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer R. Hachon, Vice President Browns Ferry G. Preston, Plant Manager Enclosu} e I

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SEPTEMBER 19, 1993-MARCH 38, 3995 SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT OF LICENSEE PERFORMANCE (SALP)

MEETING MAY 11, 1995 Enclosure 2

NEW SALP PROCESS Resident Program Inspection Region Based Inspection Licensing SALP BOARD REGIONAL ADMINISI RATO8 Special Initiatives Event Reviews MIP

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LICENSEE ATTENTION AND INVOLVEMENTHAVE BEEN PROPERLY FOCUSED ON SAFETY AND RESULTED IN A SUPERIOR LEVEL OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE.

LICENSEE PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES HAVE PROVIDED EFFECTIVE CONTROLS. THE LICENSEE'S SELF ASSESSMENT EFFORTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN THE IDENTIFICATIONOF EMERGENT ISSUES.

CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TECHNICALLYSOUND, COMPREHENSIVE, AND THOROUGH.

RECURRING PROBLEMS ARE ELIMINATED,AND RESOLUTION OF ISSUES ARE TIMELY. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES ARE THOROUGH.

LICENSEE ATTENTION AND INVOLVEMENTARE NORMALLYWELL FOCUSED AND RESULTED IN A GOOD LEVEL OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE.

LICENSEE PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES NORMALLYPROVIDE THE NECESSARY CONTROL OF ACTIVITIES, BUT DEFICIENCIES MAY EXIST. THE LICENSEE 'S, SELF-ASSESSMENTS ARE NORMALLYGOOD, ALTHOUGH ISSUES MAY ESCAPE IDENTIFICATION. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE USUALLY EFFECTIVE, ALTHOUGH SOME MAY NOT BE COMPLETE.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES ARE NORMALLYTHOROUGH.

PERFQRMANC- 'TEGQRV RATiNGS CATEGORY 3

LICENSEE ATTENTION AND INVOLVEMENT HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCEPTABLE LEVEL OF SAFETY PERFORMANCE.

HOWEVER, LICENSEE PERFORMANCE MAY EXHIBIT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS.

LICENSEE PROGRAMS AND PROCEDURES HAVE NOT PROVIDED SUFFICIENT CONTROL OF ACTIVITIES IN IMPORTANT AREAS.

THE LICENSEE'S SELF-ASSESSMENT EFFORTS MAY NOT OCCUR UNTIL AFTER A POTENTIAL BECOMES APPARENT.

A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE SAFETY IMPLICATIONS OF SIGNIFICANT ISSUES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DEMONSTRATED.

NUMEROUS MINOR I S SUE S COMBINE TO INDICATE THAT THE LICENSEE'S CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT THOROUGH.

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSES DO NOT PROBE DEEP ENOUGH, RESULTING IN THE INCOMPLETE RESOLUTION OF ISSUES.

BECAUSE THE MARG1N TO UNACCEPTABLE PERFORMANCE IN IMPORTANT ASPECTS IS SMALL, INCREASED NRC AND LICENSEE ATTENTION IS REQUIRED.

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BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT SALP BOARD MEMBERS JON R. JOHNSON DEPUTY DIRECTOR DIVISION OF REACTOR PROJECTS REGION II ALBERTF. GIBSON J. PHIUP STOHR DIRECTOR DIVISION OF REACTOR SAFETY REGION II DIRECTOR DIVISIONOF RADIATIONSAFETYAND SAFEGVARDS REGION II FREDERICK J. HEBDON DIRECTOR PROJECT DIRECTORATEII&

OFFICE OF NVCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION

FUNCT)GNAK AREAS FQR.

QPERAT1HG REACTORS

1. PLANT OPERATIONS

2. MAINTENANCE

3. ENGINEERING

4. PLANT SUPPORT

- Radiological Controls

- Emergency Preparedness

- Security

- Fire Protection

PLANT OPERATIONS OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN THIS AREA RATED AS GOOD-CATEGORY 2 TREN TH

~ SAFETY OVERSIGHT

~ MANAGEMENTINVOLVEMENT

~ OPERATOR RESPONSE TO PLANT TRANSIENTS

~ CONFIGURATION CONTROL OF SAFETY SYSTEMS

~ PROCEDURES AND TRAINING PROGRAMS HAL

~ POTENTIAL DISTRACTIONS IN CONTROL ROOM

~ ATTENTION TO DETAILAND QUESTIONING ATTITUDE

~ SENSITIVITYTO DECAYHEALREMOVALFUNCTIONS

~ COMMUNICATIONSAND INTERFACES

~ FULLIMPLEMENTATIONOF SELF ASSESSMENT AND CORRECTIVE ACTION PROGRAM

MAINTENANCE OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN THIS AREA REMAINED GOOD-CATEGORY 2 TREN TH

~ IDENTIFICATIONOF POTENTIAL PROBLEMS

~ LOW MAINTENANCEBACKLOGS

~ PLANT MATERIALCONDITION

~ INSERVICE INSPECTION PROGRAM

~ SURVElLLANCETRACKING

~ IMPROVEMENT IN MTS,E

~ POST MAINTENANCETEST PLANNING

~ EQUIPINENT FAILURE TRENDING

~ SELF CHECKING AND COMPONENT IDENTIFICATION

~ SCRAM REDUCTION EFFORTS

~ PLANT CONDITION GONSIDERATION FOR MAINTENANCEAND TESTING

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ENGINEERING OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN THIS AREA REWIAINED GOOD-CATEGORY 2 STRENGTHS:

~ STRONG MANAGEMENTINVOLVEMENT

~ QUALITYOF DESIGN DOCUMENTS

~ LQW ENGINEERING BACKLOGS e IMPROVED LICENSING SUBMlTTALS

~ QUESTIONING ATTITUDE

~ SELF ASSESSMENTS

~ INTERFACE WITH OPERATIONS

~ ROOT CAUSE EYALUATlONS o THOROUGHNESS OF PROBLEM RESOLUTION

PLANT SUPPORT OVERALL PERFORMANCE IN THlS AREA REMAINED SUPERIOR-CATEGORY

'l TREN6TH

~ RADIATIONEXPOSURE CONTROLS

~ RADlATIONRELEASE CONTROLS AND MONITORING

~ EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

~ PHYSICAL SECURITY PROGRAM

~ IMPROVEMENT IN FIRE PROTECTION PROGRAM

~ SELF ASSESSMENTS o HOUSEKEEPINQ FOR INFREQUENTLY ACCESSED AREAS

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ROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 2

- SALP RATING

SUMMARY

FUNCTIONAL AREA RATING LAST PERIOD RATING THIS PERIOD PLANT OPERATIONS MAINTENANCE ENGINEERING PLANT SUPPORT