ML20043A008

Notice of Violation from Insp on 900326-30 & 0409-13. Violation Noted:Required Functional Test Not Performed on Unit 1,Train A,Hydrogen Recombiner Between 890111 & 1015

ML20043A008
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	05/07/1990
From:	Wilson B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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ML20043A007	List: IR 05000327/1990014 ML20043A008
References
50-327-90-14, NUDOCS 9005170190
Download: ML20043A008 (2)

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i ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tennessee Valley Authority Docket No. 50-327 License No. OPR-77 Sequoyah During the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) inspection conducted on March 26-30 and April 9-13, 1990, a violation of NRC requirements was identified, in accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1990), the violation is listed below:

i Technical Specification 4.6.4.2.a requires that each hydrogen recombiner system shall be demonstrated operable at least once per six months by a l

functional test.

Technical Specification 4.0.2 requires that each

-l surveillance requirement shall be performed within the specified time.

t interval with a maximum allowable extension not to exceed 25% of the surveillance interval.

Contrary to the above, the required functional test was not performed on i

n the Unit 1, train A, hydrogen recombiner between January 11, 1989 and i

October 15, 1989.

This nine month interval exceeds both the six month requirement of Technical Specification 4.6.4.2.a and the allowable 25%-

extension permitted by Technical Specification 4.0.2.

This is a Severity level IV violation (Supplement I), applicable to Unit 1 only.

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2,201, Tenness'ee Valley Authority is hereby required to submit a written statement or explanation to the' Nuclear Regulatory Comission. ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and a copy to the NRC Resident inspector, Sequoyah, within 30 days of the date of the letter transmitting this Notice. This reply should be clearly marked as a " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include [for each violation):

(1)admissionor denial of the violation (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4)(5) the the i

corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and I

date when full compliance will be achieved.

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Docket No. 50-327 License No. DPR-77 Sequoyah reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why such other action as may be proper should not be taken.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION a

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ruce A. Wilson, Assistant Director for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division Office of Nucleer Reactor Regulation Dated at Atlanta, Georgia thi3 7th day of May 1990 l

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