ML20092F614
| ML20092F614 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 02/28/1984 |
| From: | Mills L TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | James O'Reilly NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
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| NUDOCS 8406230520 | |
| Download: ML20092F614 (3) | |
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.e TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CHATTANOOGA. TENNESSEE 37401 400 Chestnut Street Tower II
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February 28, 1984
-U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Connaission Region II
' Attn:
Mr. -James P. 0'Reilly, Regional Administrator 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900
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' Atlanta,' Georgia 30303
Dear Mr. O'Reilly:
- SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT UNITS 1 AND 2 - NRC-0IE REGION II INSPECTION REPORT 50-327/83-25 AND 50-328/83-25
_ RESPONSE TO VIOLATION The subject OIE inspection report dated December 19, 1983 from D. M. Vercelli to H. G. Parris cited TVA.with one Severity Level V
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Violation. An initial response was submitted by my January 18, 1984 letter to you. As a result of a telephone conversation with an NRC Region II j
repmsentative, enclosed is a revised response to the subject inspection 1
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If you have any questions, please get. in touch with R. H. Shell at I
FTS 858-2688.
To the best of ny knowledge, I declare the statements contained hemin are complete and true.
Very truly. yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY L.-M. Mills, Manager Nuclear Licensing Enclosure oc:
Mr. Richard C. DeYoung, Director '(Enclosure)
Office of Inspection and Enforcement U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Constission Washington, D.C.
20555 Records Center '(Enclosure)
Institute of. Nuclear Power Operations
- 1100 Circle 75 Parkway, Suite 1500 i-Atlanta,' Georgia -30339~
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' ENCLOSURE REVISED RESPONSE - NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS.
50-327/83-25 AND 50-328/83-25 D. M. VERRELLI'S LETTER TO H. G. PARRIS 3_
DATED DECEMBER 19, 1983 1
327. 328/83-25-01
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Technical Specification 6.8.1. requires that written procedures be est[ablished, 4
implemented, and maintained covering applicable procedures moommended-in l
Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1 33, Revision 2, February 1978. Technical Instruction TI-20, " Chemical Laboratory Test Equipment Calibration Program,"
requires daily calibration checks be performed and documented.in accordance with
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the instruction.
t Contrary to the above, the results of daily calibration checks associated with the chemical laboratory test equipment, including pH meters, spectrophotometers, and automatic titrators, were not documented during the period from January to j
November 1983 f
This is a Severity Level V Violation (Supplement -IV).
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Admission or Denial of the Alleged Violation i
TVA admits the violation occurred as stated.
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Reasons for the Violation if Admitted b
This violation' resulted from a disparity between 'two approv' d plant o
procedures, TI-11, " Chemical Analytical Methods," and TI-20, "Chemictl-Laboratory Test Equipment Calibration Program." The chemical laboratory was l-utilizing the TI-11 procedure exclusively while TI-20 procedum was in the j.
revision process to delete conflicting =information.
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3 Corrective Steps Which Have Been Taken-A request for waiver to Division Procedures Manual.(DPH) N79E2 has been submitted to the nuclear central office for evaluation. This emquest calls-for documentation of calibration of laboratory ' equipment but asks. for mlief '
on the requirements to document all standardization diecks of all. laboratory equipment until a reevaluation of the requirements in the DPM.can be P
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i telephone conversation with Dan Montgomery NRC, Region II;on February 7, 1984, NRC agreed ' that this movaluation and continuing to.'do standardization checks per TI-11 would be. acceptable as long as a; schedule was Ldeveloped for
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This mevaluation may msult in changing of procedural requirements to meet the regulatory requirements, the -intent of INPO good practices, and to be consistent with industry-accepted methods of ensuring that laboratory methods and equipment provide quality data. These procedural changes may involve changing program documents and subsequently the implementing procedure s.
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Corrective Steps Which Will Be Taken To Avoid Further Violations This mevaluation will be completed and TVA will submit a follow-up report, by May 15,1984, which will provide an outline of the actions that will be
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taken and a schedule for completion.
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Date When Full Compliance Will Be Achieved The follow-up report will specify what actions are required and the date when full compliance will be achieved.
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