ML19340C418
| ML19340C418 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 04/17/1973 |
| From: | Moseley N US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
| To: | Knuth D US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC) |
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| NUDOCS 8011170238 | |
| Download: ML19340C418 (7) | |
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- f; April 17, 1973 Donald F. Knuth, Deputy Director for Field Operations, Directorate of Regulatory Operations, Headquarters TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORIN (BROWNS FERRY 1), LICENSE NO. CPPR-29, DOCKET NO. 50-2.'ev - OUTSTANDING ITDiS LIST Attached for your information is a listing of those outstanding items whose status has changed significantly since our March 12, 1973, memorandum. Items 11, 12 and 13 arezzew additions to tb2 list.
All unresolved items are expected to be resolved and, therefore, should The licensee's official estimated core loading not delay licensing.
date is now May 15, 1973. This is different from the June 1, 1973, date previously given to the inspector over the telephone. Region II's estimated core loading date is June 15, 1973.
Norman C. Moseley Director
Enclosure:
Outstanding Items List cc w/(nel:
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BRO'.CS FERRY UNTT 1 1.
Coppiction of Preoperational Test Program (4/6/73)
Testing - 60% complete.
Final review and approval of test results - 10% complete.
Overall program completion - 35% complete.
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C1 canine of L'ood Chips from Reactor Vessci and Connecting Systems l,
Additional documentation has been supplied "by TVA which satisfiec Regulatory Oparations' primary concerns about system cleanliness.
correspondence.
Item remains open pending receipt of enforcement 3.
Operational OA Plan Review t
Tentative agreement has been reached with TVA on resolution af l
Regulatory Operations review is continuing.
major concerns.
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Separation of Safety Cables and Viring i
TVA has completed their commitments:
- a. -Identification of Divisions I and II mixing within control i
panels and relay panels.
Verification that analyses confirm that in cach instance I
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where mixing occurs, a failure ~ will not result in the loss of redundant safety systems.
Item is considered resolved.
Pipe llanger Installation 5.
Installation is complete and cold settings have been vzrified.
Work required prior to fuel loading is complete.
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Startup Test - Shut Down from outside the control Room
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It is Region II's understanding that Licensing will not require the It is Region II's position that TVA to run this test.
startup test program demonstrates TVA's ability to shut down from outside the control room with the exception that depressuri-zation using on}y the safety / relief valves will not have been Item remains open pending receipt of HQ guidance.
demonstrated.
Limitorque Valve Operator Failures _
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Work to install newly designed gear and replace torque switches is complete. Item resolved.
HPCI and RCIC Water Hammer Probicm Resolution 8.
Region II has no further questions on TVA's initial response and Item remains on the work being done to resolve this problem.
open pending receipt of TVA's final report.
completion of Preoperational Inspection of Radioactive Waste 9.
System and Procedures Inspection effort is 75% complete.
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Completion of Emergency Plans TVA will perform a drill to test the Inspection co=plata.
emergency plan on. April 26, 1973.
Resolution of Preoperational Test Exceptions 11.
TVA has committed to maintaining a punch list of test exceptions and must specify those which must be completed before core load-ing, before criticality or before attaining significant power levels.
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- 12. Unconitord Turbine Building Roof Vents _
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TVA must install the capability to monitor those five vents presently.unnonitored. TVA told the Region II inspector that they will do this (Telecon 4/16/73). Item remains open pend-ing installation and test of monitors..
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- 13. Units 2 and 3 flork Permits
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TVA has committed to establishing a procedure for the ravieu and control of work dons in Units 2 and 3 to make certain that the potential effects on Unit 1 operation are recognized and safely controlled.
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ATTACHMENT L BROWNS FERRY DOCUMENTS REVIEl/ED 1.
NUREG-0050 Recomendations Related to the Browns Ferry Fire -
Report by Special Review Group (Hanauer Report) 2.
Inspection History - Browns Ferry prepared by Region II, Office of Inspection and Enforcement, dated May 30, 1975 pursuant to request, dated May 2,1975 by John G. Davis, Deputy Director for Field Operations, Office of Inspection and Enforcement - Attachments 1 through 5 Correspondence between Lester Rogers, Ofrector, Regulatory Standards 3.
and John C. Russ, Chairman, IEEE Nuclear Power Engineering Committee:
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Letter, May 31, 1973 Rogers to Russ, b.
Letter, August 10, 1973 Russ to Rogers, and Letter, September 7,1973 Rogers to Russ.
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Docket File - Browns Ferry, NRC Central Files. The following specific file folders were examined:
"TVA Browns Ferry 50-259 :tiscellanecus Letters to and from a.
Applicant -- not related to formal application','"
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"TVA 50-259 Miscellaneous Applicant Correspondence 9/1/73 through 12/31/75,"
"TVA Docket No. 50-259 and 260 Record for Hearing Correspondence c.
7/66 through 3/67,"
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"TVA/ Browns Ferry (50-259) Hearing File (February 67 - March 73)
Unit 1,"
"TVA/ Browns Ferry (50-259 Unit 1) ACRS, JCAE, STATE, Comission e.
and other Miscellaneous Letters, both outgoing and incoming (7/66 through 6/75),"and f.
"TVA Browns Ferry Unit 1 (50-259) Abnormal Occurrence and Inquiry Reports (4/74 through 8/75)."
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Memoranda provided by Vincent D. Thomas, Office of Irapection and Enforcement (see separate listing).
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Documents provided by Thomas G. Ippolito, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation:
a.
Copy, memorandum, December 20, 1971, James Henderson, Chief, Reactor Construction Branch from Vincent D. Thomas, Technical Support Branch, Division of Compliance - concerns request for C0 position on physical separation of control elements which are part of the Reactor Protection or Engineered Safety Features
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Information Guide 2 - Instrumentation and Electrical Systems, October 27, 1971, pp. 2.1-2.3, and t
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. Tha files in the Docket R:om relating to Browns Ferry were reviewed and certain specific files were selected for detailed examination.
In reviewing specific files the nature of the contents, i.e. " letters", " correspondence",
and the dates of the contents were taken into consideration. The following specific file folders were examined:
1.
"T.V.A. Browns Ferry 50-259 Miscellaneous Ltrs. to and from applicant--not related to formal application.
3/25/66 -- 8/31/73" 2.
"T.V.A. 50-259 Miscellaneous Applicant Correspondence 9/1/73 thru 12/31/75" 3.
"T.V.A. Okt. #50-259 and 260 Record for hearing correspondence 7/66 thru 3/67" 4.
"TVA/ Browns Ferry (50-259) Hearing File (Feb. 67-March 73)
Unit 1" 5.
"TVA/ Browns Ferry (50-259 Unit 1) ACRS, JCAE, STATE, Commission and other Misc. Ltrs.
Both outgoing and incor-ing (7-66 thru 6-75)"
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"TVA Browns Ferry Unit 1 (50-259) Abnormal Occurrences and v
Inquiridg Reports (4-74 thru 8-75)"
As a result' of this review no documents were found that related to comunications from Region II concerning inspections of construction at Browns Ferry involving the electrical / instrumentation problems at the construction site with the following exceptions:
in the folder of miscellaneous correspondence (item 1 above) copies of four letters between Region II and T.V.A concerning the electrical / instrumentation problems were noted. Copies of these letters are already contained in the history prepared by Region II.
Also noted in the same file was a letter, dated March 9,1972'from J. E. Gilleland, T.V.A. to Roger J. Boyd, Assistant, Director, Boiling Water Reactors,
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4 Directorate of Licer. sing. This letter was notarized and was in reply to a l
Ic++er from Boyd, dated January 11, 1973.
It related to a review of control circuits of safety related equipment.
The January ll,1973, letter was not in file.
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