ML20246H333
| ML20246H333 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 03/15/1989 |
| From: | Gridley R TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| To: | NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) |
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CH ATTANOOGA. TENNESSEE 37401
.l SN'157B Lookout P1 ace MAR 161989 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.
20555 Gentlemen:
In the Matter of.
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Docket Nos. 50-259 Tennessee. Valley Authority
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'50-260 50-296
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.3 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) % MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT' PROGRAM-(MIP)
This! letter prov' des the MIP for BFN.
This" submittal provides a~' basis for-i developing a Safety Evaluation Report.
BrownsFerrydeveiopedaMIP'inMarch1987and~ presented.1ttoNRC.
The improvement program was designed to evaluate existing' activities,' identify
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needed improvements, and manage the changes through. implementation.
Approximately 200 actions were identified as necessary'to significantly
-improve maintenance for both the near and long term.
l The maintenance program at BFN is of great importance to our recovery effort.
Enhancements are being implemented through. continued emphasis from management j
to ensure that proper personnel, procedures, and programs are;in place. ;Since i
the development of the initial maintenance program, BFN has requested and.
participated in an Institute.of: Nuclear Power Operations-(INPO): Management -
Assist and Review Team Assessment for our program. Additionally, TVA also performed a self-assessment on how maintenance has been implemented at BFN.
Recommendations from these assessments were then incorporated into the enclosed upgraded. version of the maintenance program.
The upgraded program establishes the methodology whereby regulatory, industry, INPO and TVA bulletins, evaluations, and findings are evaluated and used-to make improvements in' maintenance.
It consists of two essential parts, a programmatic MIP, and"a detailed plan for evaluation and corrective actions, which is termed Maintenance Action Plan (MAP). -The MIP establishes.the-basic, programmatic approach and is based on-INP0 Guideline 85-038, "Guldelines;for the Conduct of Maintenance at Nuclear Power ~. Stations."' MAPS provide-the'means
to assess status, evaluate findings, bulletins, evaluations :etc..-and'take' the necessary corrective actions.
They also provide historical records for the entire improvement program.
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r U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commtsston-gQg The MIP (enclosure.1) consists of'17 secttons
.M01-M17. -Sections-M01-M16 are numbered in accordance with INPO Guidelines85-038. :Section M17 was added to.
fully describe additional elements of.the BFN's program.
Individual sections contain an introduction, discussion,-and guidelines section for consistency with INPO Guidelines.85-038.
The guidelines provided'in section "C"~ provide lj the basic criteria for establishing a programmatic approach to. maintenance.
The MAP (enclosure 2) consists'of forms'which are used to establish responsibility, assess status, identify corrective action, establish priority,.
etc. for each crittria' established in the MIP.. Files are kept of each action.
plan to provide complete historical-documentation of the MIP program.
j Individual' action' plan numbering is consistent with the MIP:for ease of tracking.
q The MIP is maintained by maintenance personnel assigned to monitor and' upgrade:
the program as needt arise.
This staff also monitors the status of corrective j
actions identifiedfoy.the action. plans. -Action plans are tracked and are 1
being included in the' plant's scheduling system. Dedicated personnel. ensure that appropriate attention.is'given to the improvement program to enhance its-success.
There are no=TVA commitments in the MIP, Dates in the action plans are for informal planning and scheduling goals used to prioritize work.
Full implementation of the MIP will result'in a maintenance: program that meets the intent of the proposed 10 CFR 50.65 rule.
Implementation of.the-improvement program is 65 percent complete.
-If you have'any questions, please telephone Patrick Carter at-(205):729-3570..
Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY V
R. Gridley.._Ma ager.
Nuclear'Licon ing and Regulatory Affairs Enclosures cc:
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-3 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MAR 151989 cc (Enclosures):
l Ms. S. C. Black, Assistant Director i
for Projects TVA Projects Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852 Mr. F. R. McCoy, Assistant Director for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II 101 Marietta Street, NW, Suite 2900 Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Browns Ferry Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Route 12, Box 637 Athens, Alabama 35609-2000