ML19305E313
| ML19305E313 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Phipps Bend  |
| Issue date: | 04/15/1980 |
| From: | Mills L TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| References | |
| RII:WPK-50-553, NUDOCS 8004230347 | |
| Download: ML19305E313 (2) | |
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3 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CH ATTANCOGA, TENNESSEE 374ot 400 Chestnut Street Tower II April-15, 1980 Mr. James P. O'Reilly, Director Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II - Suite 3100 101 Marietta Street Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. O'Reilly:
As requested in C. E. Murphy's March 25, 1980, letter, RII:WPK 50-553/80-04, to H. G. Parris, enclosed is a supplement to our September 24, 1979, response regarding OIE Inspection Report 50-553/79-12 and noncompliance item 553/79-12-01 for our Phipps Bend Nuclear Plant.
If you have any additional questions concerning this subject, please call Jim Domer at FTS 854-2014.
Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY b.
L. M. Mills, fianager Nuclear Regulation and Safety Enclosure cc:
Mr. Victor Stello, Director (Enclosure)
Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 20555 Bool sc
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An Equal Opportunity Employer
Y-ENCLOSURE SUPPLEMENTAL RESPONSE TO C. E. MURPHY'S AUGUST 31, 1979, LETTER TO H. G. PARRIS REFERENCE RII:WPK 50-553/79-12 As requested in C. E. Murphy's March 25, 1980, letter, RII:WPK 50-553/80-04, this report supplements our September 24, 1979, response regarding noncompliance item 553/79-12-01.
Sut?lemental Response This additional item of noncompliance, while similar in nature to the original noncompliance item, 553/79-12-01, identified in OIE Inspection Report 50-553/79-12, is the result of r, completely different set of circumstances. The original noncompliaace item, identified in a TVA audit by the Office of Power Quality Assurance and Audit Staff (OPQA&AS) on July 19, 1979, was the result of an inspection plan not being available.
However, the additional item of noncompliance resulted from Rockwell International working to Revision C of procedure N318DWP000001 when only Revision B had received TVA approval. Rockwell field personnel, who had letters of approval available for all other inspection procedures, had only verbal confirmation of acceptance on Revision C of the above procedure. This verbal confirmation was received by telephone to Rockwell Interaational at their Canoga Park, California, office and was incorrect.
Corrective Steps Taken And Results Achieved The inspection procedure revision was submitted to TVA for approval on March 5, 1980. The procedure was reviewed and approved by TVA on i
March 7, 1980. Since these revisions were written for purposes of eliminating potential operator errors and for clarification, vork already performed to the revisions is considered satisfactory.
4 Action Taken To Prevent Recurrence Rockwell International vill be notified that they will no longer be allowed to operate using procedures which have only a letter to signify TVA approval.
All future work will be performed using inspection procedures with the proper signature affixed to indicate TVA approval. This action was initiated March 6,1980, and will be completed before any future inspections are performed.
Implementation will be verified by a followup audit to be conducted by OPQA&AS. The Authorized Nuclear Inservice Inspector (ANII),
required by Section XI of the ASME Code, will be notified of this change in policy. TVA will also evaluate its procedure approval process, particularly in the area of field revisions.
Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved Full compliance was achieved on March 7, 1980, when the procedure revision received TVA approval.