ML20126H602
| ML20126H602 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry, Sequoyah, 05000000 |
| Issue date: | 06/17/1985 |
| From: | Axelrad J, Beach B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE) |
| To: | |
| References | |
| EN-85-047, EN-85-47, NUDOCS 8506180396 | |
| Download: ML20126H602 (2) | |
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4 June 17, 1985 EN 85-47 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: Tennessee Valley Authority Sequoyah Units 1 and 2, Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328, 50-259, 50-260 and 296
Subject:
ORDER MODIFYING LICENSES This is to inform the Commission that an Order Modifying Licenses has been issued today to Tennessee Valley Authority. This action is based on the results of a special review that was conducted to investigate the circumstances surrounding the preparation of nonconformance reports (NCRs) related to the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, containment pressure transmitters. The original engineering analysis accompanying the first NCR concluded that a reactor operator could have inaccurate information as a result of the transmitter deficiencies documented on the NCR and that certain functions or actions could be defeated or delayed such that containment design pressure limits could be exceeded. Although the NCR and engineering analysis was approved by the Chief Nuclear Engineer, at no point during the development of the documents was the issue brought to the attention of senior operations plant management.
The licensee's procedures were inadequate to ensure that potentially significant safety information is promptly evaluated and communicated to cognizant plant management. Therefore, the Order requires the licensee 1) to evaluate its procedures at each of its operating nuclear power plant sites and at its Office of Engineering in Knoxville, Tennessee with regard to their adequacy for ensuring that when potentially significant safety conditions are identified by Engineering management, such as the Chief Nuclear Engineer, they are immediately reported to cognizant plant management and evaluated expeditiously for appropriate action and 2) to develop a plan for revising the procedures to correct any inadequacies identified. The Order also requires that responsible personnel involved in implementing these revised procedures be trained so that they understand their individual responsibilities in carrying out the procedure.
The licensee is to also survey all employees and prepare a report which identifies those employees who were aware of the pressure transmitter qualification issue between October 1, 1984 and April 1, 1985 and the date of his or her first knowledge of such an issue. This report is to be submitted under oath to the Regional Administrator, Region II, with a copy to the Director, Office of Inspection and Enfnrcement.
The licensee or any other person whose interest is adversely affected by this Order may request a hearing within 30 days.
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