05000260/LER-1997-004, Forwards LER 97-004-00,providing Details Re Failure to Perform Required Surveillances During Refueling Outage Time Frames as Required by TS

Forwards LER 97-004-00,providing Details Re Failure to Perform Required Surveillances During Refueling Outage Time Frames as Required by TS

ML18038B968
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	10/09/1997
From:	Crane C TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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ML18038B969	List: 05000260/LER-1997-004, Forwards LER 97-004-00,providing Details Re Failure to Perform Required Surveillances During Refueling Outage Time Frames as Required by TS 05000260/LER-1997-004-03, :on 970909,TS Surveillances Were Not Performed During Refueling Outage Timeframe.Caused by Personnel Error. Incorporated Missed Snubber & Vacuum Breaker Surveillances Into Refueling Outage Schedule
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LER-1997-004, Forwards LER 97-004-00,providing Details Re Failure to Perform Required Surveillances During Refueling Outage Time Frames as Required by TS

Event date:
Report date:
Reporting criterion:	10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(i)(B), Prohibited by Technical Specifications
2601997004R00 - NRC Website

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ACCESSION NBR:9710210036 DOC.DATE: 97/10/09 NOTARIZED: No DOCKET ¹ FACIL:50-260 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2, Tennessee 05000260 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION CRANE,C.M.

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was ineffective control of outage schedules

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'Tennessee Valiey Authority. ~ost Otfce Box 20CO, Decatur, Alabama 35609-2000 Christopher M. ~Chr sl Crane Vice Presx:e".t, Bro:.~s Ferry Nuctear Ptant October 9, 1997 10 CFR 50.73 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN:

Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.

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Dear Sir:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) - UNIT 2 DOCKET NO+ 50-260 FACILITY OPERATING LICENSE DPR LICENSEE EVENT REPORT 50-260'/97004 The enclosed report provides details concerning a failure to perform required surveillances during refueling outage time frames as required by Technical Specifications (TS).

These surveillances were. being performed routinely or as pre-outage activities.

The root. cause for not performing the TS surveillances within the correct timeframe was the ineffective control of outage schedules.

Specifically, Work Control personnel were not properly instructed to ensure that TS surveillances wer'e incorporated in refueling outage schedules.

Additionally, a procedure was not followed in that a special surveillance schedule was not provided for all tests required to be completed during refueling outages.

As a result of these scheduling failures, this report is submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 50.73 (a)(2)(i)(B) as any operation or condition. prohibited by the plant's technical specifications.

Sincerely, C.

M. Crane cc:

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October 9, 1997 Enclosure cc (Enclosure):

Mr. Mark S. Lesser, Branch Chief U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, S.

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Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 NRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road

Athens, Alabama 35611 Mr. J.

F. Williams, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852

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