ML20137U880

Advises of Planned Insp Effort Resulting from PPR Review. Insp Plan Encl

ML20137U880
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	04/03/1997
From:	Lesser M NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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NUDOCS 9704170136
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Tennessee Valley Authority 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:

On March 10, 1997, the Regional staff completed the semiannual Plant Performance Review (PPR) of Browns Ferry. The staff conducts these reviews for all operating nuclear power plants to develo) an integrated understanding 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 Seatember 1996, through February 1997. PPRs provide regional 3 management wit 1 a current summary of licensee performance and serve as inputs to the NRC Systematic Assessment of Licensee Performance and senior management meeting reviews. i l

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 near term inspections. Long term inspection dates will be announced prior to the inspections and any scheduling conflicts will be resolved with your staff.

The rational or basis for each inspection outside the core inspection program is provided so that you are aware of the reasons for emphasis in these program areas. Resident inspections are not listed due to their ongoing and continuous nature.

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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I TVA 2 We will inform you of any changes to the inspection plan. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. M. Lesser at (404) 331 0342.

Sincerely, i- OriginalSigned by M.S. Lesser Mark S. Lesser, Chief

, Reactor Projects Branch 6 i Division of Reactor Projects I Docket Nos. 50-259, 50 260, 50 296

License Nos. DPR-33, DPR 52, DPR 68 i

Enclosure:

Browns Ferry Inspection Plan cc w/ encl: (See page 3)

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Mr. O. J. Zeringue, Senior Vice Pres. Mr. M. Bajestani, 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 35609  :

' Chattanooga, TN 37402 2801  !

General Counsel l l Mr. J. A. Bailey, Vice Pres. Tennessee Valley Authority  !

! Engineering and Technical Services ET 10H l Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive  :

6A Lookout Place Knoxville, TN 37902  ;

i 1101 Market Street i Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chairman Limestone County Commission

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

Nuclear Licensing Athens, AL 35611

! 4J Blue Ridge ,

1101 Market Street State Health Officer

j Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Alabama Dept. of Public Health '

434 Monroe Street i Mr. P. Salas, Manager Montgomery, AL 36130 1701 Licensing & Industry Affairs 4J Blue Ridge Distribution w/ enc 1

(See page 4) i i 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801  ;

l Mr. C. M. Crane, Site Vice President i Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority l P. O. Box 2000 l Decatur, AL 35602 i Mr. T. E. Abney, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 l

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TVA 4 Distribution w/ encl: '

J. R. Johnson, RII M. S. Lesser, RII 1 F. J. Hebdon, NRR .

J. F. Williams, NRR '

W. C. Bearden, RII C. F. Smith, RII D. H. Thompson, RII J. H. Moorman. RII E. D. Testa, RII PUBLIC <

NRC Senior Resident Inspector ,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611 I

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BROWNS FERRY INSPECTION PLAN Inspection Title No.of Inspection Type of Inspection Procedure Inspectors Dates IP 627% Maintenance Rule Inspection 5 4/14-18/97 Baseline Maintenance Rule inspection

- Operational Safeguards Response 6 5/97 To validate the site security response effectiveness j Evaluation IP 37500 Engineering I 6/97 Core Inspection IP 82301 EP Exercise 3 6/97 Core Inspection 82302 TI 2515/109 Generic Letter 89-10 (MOV) 1 7/97 Closcout inspection of Generic Letter 89-10 (MOV)

IP 37500 Engineering I 7/97 Core Inspection IP 81700 Physical Security Program I 8/97 Core inspection .

IP 73753 Inservice Inspection I 9/97 Core Inspection IP 83750 Radiation Protection i 9/97 Core Inspection IP 62700 Post Maintenance Testing I l 9/97 Regional Initiative - Switchyard and online maintenance review

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