ML20210C376
| ML20210C376 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 01/12/1987 |
| From: | Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8702090375 | |
| Download: ML20210C376 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000327/1986046
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January 12, 1987
Tennes ee Valley Authority
ATTN: Mr. S. A. White
Manager of Nuclear Power
6N 38A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
REPORT NOS. 50-327/86-46 AND 50-328/86-46
Thank you for your response of December 5,1986, to our Notice of Violation
issued on November 5,
1986, concerning activities conducted at your Sequoyah
facility. We hav,e evaluated your response to the cited violations, and, except
for those relating to Violations 50-327, 328/86-46-07 (Example 2) and 50-327,
328/86-46-08, find that they meet the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201. We will
examine the implementation of your corrective actions during future inspections.
With respect to your response to Violation 50-327, 328/86-46-07 (Example 2) you
indicate that standard practice SQA-21 has been completely rewritten to accurately
implement the requirements for PORC as delineated in the Technical Specifications
(TS). During our review of SQA-21, it came to our attention that you were still
not meeting the intent of the PORC staff listing in TS 6.5.1.1 since SQA-21 still
identified PORC members by job categories instead of individuals.
This concern
was discussed with Mr. M. R. Harding of your staff on December 17, 1986. It is
our understanding that you will submit a supplemental response by January 23,
1987, addressing your actions (both taken and planned) in response to this
Concern.
After careful review of the bases for your denial of Violation 50-327, 328/86-
46-08, we have concluded, for the reasons presented in the enclosure to this
letter, the violation occurred as stated in the Notice of Violation. Therefore,
pursuant to 10 CFR 2.201, please submit to this office within 30 days of the date
of this letter, a written statement describing the reasons for the violation, the
corrective steps which have been taken and the results achieved, corrective steps
which will be taken to avoid further violations, and the date when full compliance
will be achieved.
In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure
will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
The response directed by this letter is not subject to the clearance procedure
for the Office of Management and Budget issued under the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1980, PL 96-511.
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We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
Original signed by
J. Nelson Grace
Regional Administrator
Enclosure:
Staff Assessment of Licensee's Denial
of Violation 50-327, 328/86-46-08
Ac w/ encl:
y . L. Abercrombie, Site Director
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
P. R. Wallace, Plant Manager
v/R. W. Cantrell, Acting Director
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VR. L. Gridley, Director
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R. Harding, Site Licensing
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. G. Zech, RII
. R. Denton, NRR
. L. Thompson, NRR
. M. Taylor, IE
. B. Hayes, 0I
S. R. Connelly, 0IA
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VNRC Resident Inspector
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ENCLOSURE
In regard to your denial of Violation 50-327, 328/86-46-08, we acknowledge that
your initial III.D.1.1 leak test results for Unit 1, and related inspection / leak
test procedures for Units 1 - and 2 were found acceptable during the licensing
process.
It is apparent, however, that both NUREGs 0578 and 0737 required
that a periodic testing program, as well as' a preventive maintenance program
be established / implemented as part of the intended . leak reduction program.
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TS 6.8.5 was imposed to ensure that the leak reduction program indicated in
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NUREGs 0578 and 0737 was conducted as intended. Accordingly, TS 6.8.5 specifi-
cally requires preventive maintenance as an item that the leak reduction program
is to include' in addition to periodic visual inspection and integrated leak
testing.
Preventive maintenance includes regularly scheduled time based actions dependent
on operating hours or calendar time. The maintenance performed as a result of
your SI-632 (series) visual inspection is considered corrective, not preventive.
Consequently, since your response fails to show how the leak reduction program
at Sequoyah included preventive maintenance, the violation is still considered
appropriate.
We do feel, however, that your indicated plan to implement a
tracking and trending process into your leak reduction program is a positive
step in correcting the described deficiency.
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