ML20134J702

Advises of Planned Insp Effort Resulting from Plant PPR Review Completed on 961007

ML20134J702
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	11/06/1996
From:	Lesser M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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NUDOCS 9611150367
Download: ML20134J702 (5)

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November 6, 1996 Tennessee Valley Authority l ATTN: Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.  ;

President, TVA Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

PLANT PERFORMANCE REVIEW (PPR) - BROWNS FERRY

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

l On October 7,1996, the Regional staff completed the semi annual Plant Performance Review (PPR) of Browns Ferry. The staff conducts these reviews for all operating nuclear power plants to develop an integrated understanding i of safety performance. The results are used by regional management to facilitate planning and allocation of inspection resources. The PPR for Browns Ferry involved the participation of all technical divisions in evaluating inspection results and safety performance information for the period from March 1996 through August 1996. PPRs provide Regional management with a current summary of licensee performance and serve as inputs to the NRC 1 Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance (SALP) and Senior Management i Meeting (SMM) reviews.

This letter advises you of our planned inspection effort resulting from the Browns Ferry PPR review. It is provided in an attempt to minimize the resource impact on your staff and to allow for scheduling conflicts to be resolved in advance of inspection dates. The enclosure presents our inspection plan for the next six months. Specific dates are included for i near term inspections. Long term inspection dates will be announced prior to the inspections and any scheduling conflicts will be resolved with your staff. i The rational or basis for each inspection outside the core inspection program l is provided so that you are aware of the reasons for emphasis in these program areas. Resident inspections are not listed due to their on-going and continuous nature nor are region based inspections which accomplish resident  !

core modules to compensate for resident inspector absences.

During each NRC inspection planned during this period, specific attention will continue to be given to the verification of selected Updated Final Safety Analysis Re> ort (UFSAR) commitments. Applicable portion (s) of the UFSAR that relate to t1e inspection activities will be reviewed and verification made that the UFSAR commitments have been properly implemented into plant practices, procedures and/or parameters.

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We will inform you of any changes to the insaction plan. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. M. Lesser at (406) 331-0342.

l Sincerely,

) OriginalSigned by i M.S. Lesser

Mark S. Lesser Chief

. Reactor Projects Branch 6 j Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50 259, 50-E60, 50-296 License Nos. DPR-33, DPR 52. DPR 68 j

Enclosure:

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TVA 3 cc w/ encl:

) Mr. O. J. Zeringue, Senior Vice President Mr. E. Preston, Plant Manager Nuclear Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority '

6A Lookout Place P. O. Box 2000 1101 Market Street Decatur, AL 3E609 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 General Counsel i Dr. Mark 0. Medford Vice Pres. Tennessee Valley Authority 4

Engineering and Technical Services ET 10H Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive i 6A Lookout Place Knoxville, TN 37902 l 1101 Market Street i Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801 Chairman l

, Limestone County Commission  !

Mr. R. R. Baron, General Manager 310 West Washington Street 3

Nuclear Licensing Athens, AL 35611 )

4J Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street State Health Officer Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801 AL. Dept. of Public Health  !

I 434 Monroe Street j Mr. P. Salas, Manager Montgomery, AL 36130 1701 Licensing & Industry Affairs

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1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801 Mr. R. D. Machon, Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35602 3

Mr. T. E. Abney, Manager

Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 4

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E. W. Merschoff, RII M. S. Lesser, RII F. J. Hebdon, NRR J. F. Williams, NRR S. E. Saarks RII H. L. W11tener, RII C. F. Smith, RII D. H. Thompson, RII J. H. Moorman, RII D. W. Jones, RII PUBLIC NRC Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Rcgulatory Commission 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611 4

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BR0 lfts FERRY IllSPECTION PUWI Inspection Title No. of Inspection Type of Inspection Procedure Inspectors Dates IP 92050 QA for Extended Construction 1 11/13-14/96 Unit 1 Layup Inspections Delays IP 71714 Cold Weather Preparations 1 12/% Regional Initiative Focus on Implementation and Maintenance IP 81700 Physical Security Program 1 1/27-31/97 Core Inspection IP 62700 Maintenance / Testing of Safe 1 2/3-7/97 Regional Initiative due to generic concerns Shutdown Panels IP 37550 Engineering 1 3/97 Core Inspection. Regional Initiative to Focus on Resolution of Design deficiencies, root cause analysis for equipment failures IP 73753 Inservice Inspection 1 3/3-7/97 Core Inspection IP 83750 Radiation Protection 1 3/3-7/97 Core Inspection IP 62706 Maintenance Rule 5 4/14-18/97 Team Inspection IP 62700 Post Maintenance Testing 1 5/12-16/97 Regional Initiative due to past performance problems in this area Enclosure

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