ML20236W084

Forwards Insp Repts 50-259/87-37,50-260/87-37 & 50-296/87-37 on 871001-30 & Notice of Violation.Nrc Concerned About Lack of Mgt Control & Involvement in Area of Special Testing

ML20236W084
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	12/03/1987
From:	Barr K NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Shared Package
ML20236W086	List: ML20236W084 ML20236W099 ML20236W107
References
NUDOCS 8712070266
Download: ML20236W084 (2)

See also: IR 05000259/1987037

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DEC 0 31987

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Docket Nos.;50-259, 50-260, 50-296

License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68 i

Tennessee Valley Authority

ATTN: Mr. S. A. White

Manager of Nuclear Power

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Gentlemen:

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SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-259/87-37, 50-260/87-37, AND

50-296/87-37)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted

by G. L. Paulk on October 1-30, 1987. The inspection included a review of  ;

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

the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff

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identified in the enclosed inspection report.

Areas examined during the inspection included operational safety, maintenance

observation, surveillance testing observation, previous enforcement matters,

reportable occurrences, Engineering Assurance (EA) organization involvement on

Browns Ferry matters, inadvertent initiation of fire protection system, restart

review subcommittee, diesel generator overload evaluation, tests and experi-

ments program, design baseline verification program, inadequate core cooling

instrumentation, containment . coatings, environmental qualification testing,

facility modifications, document control program, Q-list, and companfon drawing

discrepancy /CAQR review.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of

procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and

observation of activities in progress.

The inspection findings indicate certain activities appeared to violate NRC

requirements. The violations, references to pertinent requirements, and

elements to be included in your response are described in the enclosed Notice

of Violation.

We are concerned about a lack of management control and involvement in the

area of special testing. Plant Managers Instruction 17.1, Conduct of Testing

was not followed when an immediate temporary change (ITC) was made for

emergency diesel generator load testing. Further, PORC was not involved in i

the ITC approval. A violation was issued in Inspection Report 50-259, 50-260,

and 50-296/87-33 for failure to locate a PORC approved copy of Special Test

87-23 which is a quality assurance record. Additional detail is provided in

paragraph 10 of this report. In your response to that violation, please

address the above concerns including corrective actions.

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DEC 0 31987

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, k

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

l 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

l Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

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

Sincerely,

DRIGINAL '!GMED BY

KENNElH P. CARR

Kenneth P. Barr

Acting Assistant Director

for Inspection Programs

Division of TVA Projects

Office of Special Projects

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. NRC Inspection Report

cc w/encis:

H. P. Pomrehn, Site Director

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

R. L. Gridley, Director

Nuclear Safety and Licensing

J. A. Kirkebo, Director,

Nuclear Engineering

M. J. May, Site Licensing Manager

J. G. Walker, Plant Manager

TVA Representative, Bethesda Office

bec w/encis:

J. G. Keppter,-OSP

S. D. Ebneter, OSP

G. G. Zech, OSP

B. D. Liaw, OSP

S. D. Richardson, OSP

G. E. Gears, OSP

J. F. Stang, OSP

J. Rutberg, OGC

W. S. Little, OSP/RII

A. Ignatonis, OSP/RII

A. Johnson, OSP/RII

NRC Resident Inspector

NRC Document Control Desk

State of Alabama

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