ML20155A938

Notice of Violation from Insp on 880711-15.Violation Noted: Licensee Line Mgt Became Aware That Four Temporarily Promoted Shift Engineers Did Not Meet Above Stds & Did Not Adequately Disposition Issue

ML20155A938
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/19/1988
From:	Mccoy F NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:
Shared Package
ML20155A935	List: IR 05000259/1988022 ML20155A932 ML20155A938 ML20155A956
References
50-259-88-22, 50-260-88-22, 50-296-88-22, NUDOCS 8810060124
Download: ML20155A938 (2)

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. i ENCLOSURE 1  ;

NOTICE OF VIOLATION  ;

Tennessee Valley Authority Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 I i

. Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 License Nos. OPR-33, OPR-52, and DPR-68 :

During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted July 11-15, ,

1988, one violation of NRC requirements was identified. In accordance with the '

"General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"

10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1988), the violation is listed below: {

$ 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criterion XVI Corrective Action, requires that measures I

, be established to assure that conditions adverse to quality are promptly t

identified and corrected. '

i The licensee's Nuclear Quality Assarance Manual (NQAM), Part !!, Section 6.1, l

addresses the qualifications of Shift Engineers as follows:

At the time of initial core loading or appointment to the active position,

shift engineers shall satisfy the minimum qualifications delineated in l Nuclear Plant Operator Training Program procedure PMP 0202.05. l PMP 0?02.05 requires that the candidate for the position of Shift Engineer  !

must pass the shift engineer accrediting examination unless waived by the  !

Chief, Operator Training Branch, and the Plant Training Review Board or Accrediting Subcommittee. [

The licensee's Final Safety Analysis Report (FSAR), section 13.2.1.2.5, a states that the shift engineers are qualified for their supervisory  !

positions by fulfilling the requirements of TVA's formal operater training i

, program. This is a comprehensive work-study training and advancement  !

program with rigorous qualifying examinations administered by a central h i accrediting committee.

l Contrary to the above, in approximately January 1987, the licensee's line j management became aware that four temporarily promoted shift engineers did  ;

I not meet the above standards, and did not adequately disposition the t issue. In addition, it was identified that four other permanently [

assigned shift engineers did not have records to show that their  ;

j certification examinations were successfully passed.  !

J This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement !).

j Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are hereby required to submit ,

1 a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, j i ATTN: Document Control Oesk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Director,  ;

j Office of Special Projects, and a copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, Browns i Ferry, within 30 days of the cate of the letter transmitting this Notice. This  ;

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Tennessee Valley Authority 2 Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 Brow.is Ferry Units 1, 2, and 3 License Nos'. DPR-33, DPR-52, and OPR-68 reply should be clearly marked as a "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) admission or denial of the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Frank . McCoy, APssist rector for TVA Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division Office of Special Projects Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this /9M day of Septeaber 1938 l

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