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Provides Status of Staff Actions Re Activities Related to Restart of Plant,Units 1 & 2
ML20217D207
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Site: Sequoyah  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 05/24/1993
From: Taylor J
NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO)
To: The Chairman
NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
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MEMORANDUM FOR: The Chai5 nan FROM: James M. Taylor Executive Director for Operations

SUBJECT:

STATUS OF STAFF ACTIONS REGARDING ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE RESTART OF SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 -

REPORT NO. 2 In your memorandum of March 25, 1993, you requested that the staff keep you and the other Comissioners advised of progress in resolving issues pertinent

- to the restart of the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant as well'as other emergent issues at the Tennessee Valley Authority provided an initial report on the s(TVA). By memorandum dated April 9, 1993, I

, tatus of TVA and indicated that I would advise you and the Commissioners on the progress in resolving the issues that were identified as a result of our reviews.

During the NRC staff meeting with TVA on April 12, 1993, TVA briefly sumarized the recent problems at the plant and the status of restart

, activities. The presentation was rather focused, primarily addressing the erosion / corrosion program.

As a result of feedback from the staff expanded the scope of problems affecting Sequoyah.

the assessment to address the broader, more enericg. TVA The st'aff and TVA are currently scheduled to meet on May 24, 1993, at Sequoyah, to discuss the results of TVA's assessment, and the actions TVA plans to complete before restart of either unit.

TVA recently announced that Mr. Ron Eytchison had been appointed to the position of Vice President, Nuclear Operations, replacing Mr. Joseph Bynum.

Mr. fytchison is a former Navy Vice Admiral 4 th more than 33 years of Navy experience.

Before assuming his present position, he completed six months of development sites. Mr. Bynum training at TVA corporate headquarters and all four TVA nuclear was appointed to the position of Vice President of Maintenance and Testing Services at TVA. The position of Senior Vice Piesident, yet Nuclear Power, which has been vacant for more than a year, has not been filled.

In accordance with the guidance provided by NRC Hanual Chapter 0350, the staff has established a Restart Panel, which has developed a Restart Action Plan.

The current plant and checklist is enclosed and will be updated following the meeting with TVA on May 24.

The staff reviewed information in the Sequoyah docket file to identify the 1 backlog of maintenance, engineering, and plant modifications that existed when each Sequoyah unit restarted in 1988.

The staff's purpose was to identify TVA

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2-i commitments to the NRC to resolve open items 'in' the backlog and to determine

- if TVA has met the commitments. The initial review of TVA documentation has 1 been completed. The review found that all commitments related to the restart activities that were open in 1988 have been closed, with the exception of two

' programs (Detailed Control Room Design Review and various civil engineering 3

issues) that are being actively pursued and tracked by TVA and the staff.

Independent staff verification of this program has not yet been completed.

-TVA is developing and' implementing a program to review and prioritize open

' 1ssues and to measure management effectiveness. Various internal and external '

resources (e.g., EPRI, INP0, Northeast Utilities, various Brunswick Nuclear i i

' Plant personnel, TVA QA Department) are assisting in the development of the program.

TVA has not developed a schedule showing a proposed restart date. Howaver, at

__ the meeting on May 24, 1993, TVA is expected to indicate how the various programs will be enhanced, discuss the implementation schedule, and propose a restart date. The staff will keep the Commission informed of progress as TVA develops programs further.

Origimid;;nd S'j James H. Gn!:::.N James M. Taylor Executive-Director

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Enclosure:

Restart Plan and Checklist cc'w/ enclosure:

Commissioner Rogers Condissioner Curtiss Commissioner Remick Commissioner de Planque OGC SECY OCA OPA.

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, Sequoyah Restart Action Plan Enclosure April 13, 1993

1. Purpose To provide a plan,and assign responsibility for NRC activities related to rest, art of Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant.
2. Backoround. -

1 TVA voluntarily shutdown both Sequoyah Units foll; wing the rupture of a

. Unit 1993.-2 ten inch extraction steam pipe at 100 percent power on March 1, The NRC issued a confirmatory action letter on March 4,1993, to confirm early commitments by TVA for corrective action. An Augmented

! - - Team Inspection, conducted March 3 - 11, 1993, revealed insufficient maintenance and surveillance of balance of plant piping caused by a-failure of management oversight in this area. to clearly assign responsibilities and provide The NRC established a Sequoyah Restart Panel on March 25, 1993, pursuant to NRC Hanual Chapter 0350. TVA began implementation of a corrective action program which they described to NRC 12, April management 1993. during a meeting in the NRC office in Headquarters on

3. Rgsoonsibilities i

.. 3.1 The Seouovah Restart Panel will coordinate staff _ activities, monitor licensee activities, and keep the Regional Administrator informed regarding restart of Sequoyah. The Panel Chairman will provide weekly briefings to the Regional Administrator.

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' The Reaional Administrator has the responsibility and authority to approve restart.

The Regional Administrator will coordinate with the Deputy Executive Director for Nuclear Reactor Regulation; _

Regional Operations and Research, and with the Director of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) in granting restart approval. The Regional Administrator will keep the Director of NRR informed of staff and licensee restart actions.

3.3 The Associate Director Proiects. NRR will assure that the Commission is kept informed of staff-and licensee restart actions through Comnission papers, EDO highlights, or_ communications with the EDO.

Based on these interactions between the staff and-the Commission, the need for Commission briefings will be determined by the circumstances and the Commission's wishes.

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-4. Seauovah Restart Checklist NRC activities related to restart of Sequoyah are listed on the sequoyah Restart Checklis+. A copy of this checklist is provided as Appenoix A.

The checklist will be mainta',ned current and revised as appropriate by -

the Restart Panel. The scope of each inspection listed on this checklist is described in Appendix B.

5. Records All documents relating to the restart process will be included in-the-

- . docket file and, to the extent permitted by 10 CFR 2.790, made public in i

accordance with NRC policy. Such records include:

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! ~' a) Minutes of Restart Panel meetings b) Minutes of meetings with licensees c) Other govegnment actions communicated to the NRC d) Commission papers e)- Documents approving restart f) Inspection reports g) Safety evaluations e

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4 SEQUDYAH RESTART CHECKLIST.(Continued) 2 TASK RESP. DATE STATUS

25. Memo to staff inviting commetits on RII / NRR 30 DAYS OPEN restart PRIOR TO RESTART
26. Submit Commirsion. Paper NRR 14 DAYS OPEN PRIOR TO RESTART
27. Review letter from licensee RII / NRR 10 DAYS OPEN providing oasis for restart PRIOR TO RESTART
28. Establish watch bill for NRC RII 10 DAYS OPEN observation of restart PRIOR TO RESTART
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