ML20244C418

Notice of Violation from Insp on 881208-31.Violations Noted: Prior to 881223,licensee Failed to Properly Establish Administrative Procedure for Control of Equipment

ML20244C418
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	04/10/1989
From:	Linda Watson Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Shared Package
ML20244C407	List: IR 05000259/1988036 ML20244C405 ML20244C418
References
50-259-88-36, 50-260-89-36, 50-296-89-36, NUDOCS 8904200201
Download: ML20244C418 (2)

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9 ENCLOSURE 1 NOTICE OF VIOLATION 1 1

I Tennessee Valley Authority Docket'Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and~50-296 Browns Ferry 1, 2, and 3 License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 During the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on December 8 - 31, 1988, violations of- NRC requirements were identified. The violations involved failure to either adhere to or have adequate written ,

procedures for activities affecting quality.  !

In accordance with the " General . Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985), the . violations a're listed below:

A. ' Technical Specification (TS) 6.8.1.1.a requires that written procedures l shall be. established, implemented and maintained for applicable procedures '

recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, Revision 2, February 1978. The administrative procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 include procedures for control of equipment.

Technical Specification 6.8.1.2 further requires that each administrative procedure required by Section 6.8.1.1.a shall be reviewed by the Plant Operations Review Committee (PORC).

Contrary- to above, prior to December 23, 1988, the licensee failed to properly establis' an ' administrative procedure for the control of equipment, in that Operations Section Instruction Letter (OSIL) 43 was being used to govern system status control. As an OSIL, the procedure ,

had not received P0RC approval or other independent review. '

This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement I) and is applicable to Units 1, 2 and 3. ,

B. Technical Specification (TS) 6.8c1.1.a requires that written procedures shall be established, implemented and maintained for applicable j procedures recommended in Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33, '

Revision 2, February 1978. Appendix A of Regulatory Guide 1.33 requires procedures for control of equipment. SDSP-3.15 " Independent Verification", requires that electrical lineups on equipment clearances and system alignment checklists be independently verified by individuals qualified to perform the steps being verified.

Contrary to the above, the licensee failed to follow procedure SDSP-3.15 in that as of December 16, 1988, electrical lineups on equipment clear-ances and system alignment checklists were being independently verified by individuals who had not received the required electrical training for performance of independent verification of electrical lineups.

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2 I-f This is a Severity Level IV Violation (Supplement 1) and is applicable to l- Unit 2.

Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, you are hereby required to submit -

a written statement or explanation to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Document Control Desk, Washington, DC 20555, with a copy to the Associate -

Director for . Special Projects, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, and a ,

copy to the NRC Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry, within 30 days of the date of the letter-transmitting this Notice. This reply should be clearly marked as a f " Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include: (1) admission or denial I

o f. the violation, (2) the reason for the violation if admitted, (3) the corrective steps which have - been taken and the. results achieved, (4) the corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further violations, and (5) the date when full compliance will be achieved. Where good cause is s hown ,-

consideration will be given to extending the response time.

FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION iv YW LindaJ.f Watson, Acting Assistant Director for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this14 day of April 1989 I

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