ML20206G543

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SER Supporting Employee Concern Element Rept OP 30301, Difficulty in Obtaining Obsolete Equipment
ML20206G543
Person / Time
Site: Sequoyah  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 11/04/1988
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NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
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NUDOCS 8811220310
Download: ML20206G543 (2)


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i SarETY EVALUATION REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF SDECIAL PROJECTS Eu:LOYEE CONCECN ELEWENT REPORT OP 30301, c

"DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING OBSOLETE EnUIPwENT" 4

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY SE000YAR NUCLEAR POWER PL ANT UNITS 18 2 DOCKET N05. 50-327 AND 50-328 1.

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Inst.-eatati n ard Radiation Monitoring (30300) j Su:: ate;;ry:

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Dif fi:sity in 0:tainie; Ces:1ete Equi: ment (30301)

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4 Tre easts for Ele eat Re: ort CP-30331-SCN Rev.

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j 1956, is Watts Bar E ;1 yee C:ncern IN-55-341-C;1 which states:

I "Old plant instru entation (:rocured 10-12 ytars ago) is often no

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i or not possible to longer manuf actured/s:are parts are dif ficult Purchase recuisitions for unobtainable parts are cancelled, obtain.

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yet ce;ni: ant ana;etent (de:arttent kncwn) have instituted no alternative reasures to cetain suestitudens of carts /reola:t ent

.i CI postviated inis concern to both Units 1 and 2.

Management items.

(Pa e knc=n) is aware of this prcblem, t.

has provided no action /

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e:e,ieas :er#:* ed :y TVA curing tne course :f the investigati:n iaci.

case trat wPen Foaer Stor95 could no longer provide a scare : arts inventory for original e:ui: ment, the rescensi:le -aintenance se::t:a.s are l

i notified to initiate 4 0;R f:r re:lacement or s.:stitutten of e:.i: emt in i

ac:Ordance with Acministrative Instru* ton AI-11 and Standard a:t+:e 5;A-45. (pr::ede es ani:5 :ontrol Re:sipt Inspe:ti n, Substitutiens, a-:

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"! *aterial carts and services).

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ine intervit.. s *'.o indicated that there are no adverse ef fects to 1 ant f

i safety be:Aud ' ifettet epip' tnt is periodically verified to ?tet dest-n i

',1M en "equirements through use of Surveillae:e i

and Tecnni:a! by ;

Instr.:tiens.

4 T.we TVA evaluati a*c M,..d th,, the Watts Bar concern IN-SS-341-001 as not valt: fee Se

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c't e-ent of cbsolete plant instrumentati:n.

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1 a: equate, and their resolution of the con:ven as described in Ele ent Re::rt 00-30301-SON Rev. 1, is acceptable for restart. An NRC Cuta;e/

M::ffi:sti:n insce: tion at Se:c:>ah during the periocs of December 7-13.

J 1956, aa: January 12-23, 1957, cid r et identify ary examples of como:nent er syste: -::ifications wht:9 in::rporate cbsolete plant instrumentation.

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