ML20138F828
| ML20138F828 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 12/14/1990 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20138F832 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9610180074 | |
| Download: ML20138F828 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1990022
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DEC 141990:
Docket Mos. 50-259,260,
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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Power
Tennessee Valley Authority
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6N 38A Lookout Place
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Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTALQUALIFICATION(10CFR50.49) INSPECTION
(50-259,260,296/90-22)
Enclosed is the report of the team inspection conducted by Mr. G. T. Hubbard
and other NRC represent 4tives on June 25-29, 1990, at the Browns Ferry Nuclear
Plant (BFN) of activities authorized by NRC License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and
DPR-68. The inspection findings were discussed with Mr. N. C. Kazanas and
other members of your staff on June 29, 1990.
The inspection was a continuation of the NRC's evaluation of BFN's
implementation of an environmental qualification (EQ) program to comply with
the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49. The inspection included the review of
inspection findings from the NRC E
datedSeptember1,1988)Q,conductedMayInspection(InspectionReport 50
296/88-11
9-13, 1988. Additionally,
the inspection included a review and evaluation of EQ program activities
completed since that inspection. Within these areas, the inspection consisted
of examinations of selected procedures and records, interviews with personnel,
and observations by the inspectors.
The inspection identified no deficiencies in BFN's implementation of a program
to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50.49.
Inspection Follow-up Items
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50-259,260,296/88-11-01 through 04 and Unresolved Items 50-259,260,296/88-11-05
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and -06 from the May 1988 EQ Inspection were closed during the inspection.
In addition, the inspection closed Violation "C" (50-260/89-16-03) and Inspection
Follow-upItem(50-260/89-16-11) of MRC Inspection Report 50-259,260,296/89-16
dated March 9, 1990.
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The inspection determined that BFN has implemented a program to establish and
semintain the qualification of equipment withth the scope of 10 CFR 50.49;
however, the program was not fully implemented at the time of the inspection.
Browns Ferry is required to complete the implementation of the program prior
to restart of the plant.
In accordance with the confinnatory item of Section
3.2 Environmental Qualification of Electrical Equipment, NUREG-1232, Volume
3, Supplement 1, " safety Evaluation Report on Tennessee Valley Authority:
Browns Ferry Nuclear Performance Plan," dated October 1989, BFN is required
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to certify to the NRC, prior to restart, that the BFN 10 CFR 50.49 List is
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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules and Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure
will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
We are available to discuss any questions you have regarding this inspection.
Sincerely,
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NRC Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Mr. Marvin Runyon, Chainnan
Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. O. J. Zeringue, Site Director
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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
400 West Susuilt Hill Drive
Tennessee Valley Authority
P. O. Box 2000
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Decatur, Alabama 35602
Mr. Edward G. Wallace
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Manager, Nuclear Licensing
Mr. P. Carter, Site Licensing Manager
and Regulatory Affairs
Browns Ferry auclear Plant
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valby Authority
SN 1578 Lookout Place
P. 0. Box 2000
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Chattanooga, Tennessee
37402-2801
Decatur, Alabama 35602
Mr. John B. Waters, Director
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. L. W. Myers, Plant Manager
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ET 12A 9A
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
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400 West Sumit Hill Drive
Tennessee Valley Authority
P. O. Box 2000
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Decatur, Alabama 35602
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Mr. W. F. Willis
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Chief Operating Officer
Chairman, Limestone County Comission
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P. D. Box 188
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400 West Sumit Hill Drive
Athens, Alabama 35611
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Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Claude Earl Fox, M.D.
General Counsel
State Health Officer
Tennessee Valley Authority
State Department of Pubite Health
400 West Sumit Hill Drive
State Office Building
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ET 118 33H
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Knoxville, Tennessee 37902
Regional Administrator, Region !!
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Mr. Dwight Nunn
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cossiission
Vice President, Nuclear Projects
101 Marietta Street, N.W.
Tennessee Valley Authority
Atlanta, Georgia 30323
6N 38A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Mr. Charles Patterson
Senior Resident Inspector
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Dr. Mark 0. Medford
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission
Route 12 Box 637
Vice President, Nuclear Assurance,
Athens, Alabama 35611
Licensing and Fuels
Tennessee Valley Authority
6N 38A Lookout Place
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Rockville Office
Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
11921 Rockville Pike
Suite 402
Rockville, Maryland 20852
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