ML20236W084
| ML20236W084 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| 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: |
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| 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
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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:
(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
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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
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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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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
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Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures
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
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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:
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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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