ML20215K257

Forwards Insp Repts 50-259/87-14,50-260/87-14 & 50-296/87-14 on 870301-0430 Notice of Violation.Violation Involved Inoperable Control Room Emergency Ventilation Sys

ML20215K257
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	06/15/1987
From:	Zech G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II), NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Shared Package
ML20215K262	List: ML20215K257 ML20215K291 ML20215K342
References
RTR-NUREG-0737, RTR-NUREG-737, TASK-1.B.1.2, TASK-TM NUDOCS 8706250275
Download: ML20215K257 (3)

See also: IR 05000259/1987014

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. Docket Nos. 50-259,z50-260, and 50-296

License: Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68

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fTgnnessee Valley Authority

(ATTN: Mr. S. ' A. ' White

. Manager,of Nuclear Power-

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SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION 1

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT-NOS. 50-259/87-14, 50-260/87-14', j

AND 50-296/87-14) y

This refers toithe. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by l

G. L. Paulk .on March 1 . April 30,1987. The inspection included 'a review of l "

activities authorized for your Browns Ferry-facility. At the conclusion of.the

inspection, .the findings were discussed. with . those members' of .your staff - R

identified'in-the enclosed inspection report.

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Areas examined during the inspection included operational safety, maintenance

obshnation, surveillance testing cbservation, reportable ' occurrences,

configuration management, Restart Review Board and the Independent Safety.

L Engineering Group '(ISEG) activity, welding modifications, the lay up program,

and low' pressure turbine disc cracking,

Within these : areas, the inspection consisted. of selective examinations of

procedures and representative- records, interviews with personnel,. and I

observation of activities in progress. .

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The inspection findings indicate certain activities appeared to violate NRC

requirements. The violation involved an : inoperable Control Room Emergency

Ventilation'(CREV) System. The violation, references to pertinent require-

ments, and elements to be included in your response are described in the  !

enclosed Notice of Violation (NOV). For the first example of the enclosed NOV,  !

please ' address your reasons and corrective actions regarding the timeliness I

a'spect of identifying . the actual low flow condition on the B train CREV

system.

Your attention .is. called to paragraph 7, Surveillance Testing observation,

where the Browns Ferry (BFN) quality assurance staff recently performed a

technical review of the BFN Surveillance Instructions (SI). The intent was to i

.' review ten percent of the 430 sis but was temporarily halted after about five

percent because it was concluded that the existing technical adequacy review

program was inadequate. A condition adverse to quality report was written and

the SI program was halted. More management involvement in the implementation

of this p_rogram will be required to assure satisfactory completion of the

. program.

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Engineering Group (ISEG)' staffing level at BFN. As described in the BFN

Nuclear Performance _. Plan,: Volume 3, dated August 28, _1986, ..the BFN ISEG would

consist of three full-time engineers onsite. NUREG 0737, Item I.B.1.2 speci-

fies that the ISEG should be comprised of a minimum of five dedicated, full-

time engineers. However, a number less than five may be acceptable, but must

be_ justified'on a case-by-case basis. Our concern.is that based on our current

knowledge _of :the qualifications you intend to use in filling. the BFN ISEG .

positions, the experience level 'does not appear to justify going to fewer l

than five members. Since the ISEG staffing issue was also. raised in our_ review 4

of the BFN' Nuclear Performance Plan, you should ensure that your revision to )

Volume 3' addresses this question. l

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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' enclosures j

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

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The responses directed by this. letter and the_ enclosures are not subject to the  ;

clearance procedures of.the Office of Management and Budget issued under the i

Paperwork Reduction Act of_1980, PL 96-511. l

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-Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us. H

Sincerely,

ORIGINAL SIGNED BY  !

GARY G. ZECH j

Gary G. Zech, Assistant Director,  !

Inspection Programs  !

Division of TVA Projects  !

Office of Special Projects.

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Enclosures:

1. Notice'of Violation i

2. NRC Inspection Report

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(Af. P. Pomrehn, Site Director

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

(f. L. Gridley, Director

Nuclear Safety and. Licensing

d A. Kirkebo, Acting Director,

Nuclear Engineering

, M J. May, Site Licensing Manager

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