ML18033B156
| ML18033B156 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 01/30/1990 |
| From: | Wilson B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18033B154 | List: |
| References | |
| 50-259-89-57, 50-260-89-57, 50-296-89-57, NUDOCS 9002070429 | |
| Download: ML18033B156 (3) | |
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ENCLOSURE 1
NOTICE OF VIOLATION Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.
DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68 During the Nucl.ear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted on December 4-8,
- 1989, a violation of NRC requirements was identified.
In accordance with the "General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions,"
(1989),
the violation is listed below:
10 CFR 50, Appendix B, Criteria V, requires in Part that activities affecting quality shall be accomplished in accordance with documented instructions, procedures, or drawings.
TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Procedure No.
SWEC-005, Rev. 4, "Pipe Support Walkdown Procedure",
General Constructions Specification G-43, Design
- Drawings, and Work Plan No.
2449-89 require:
( 1) the walkdown inspectors to verify the field conditions against the latest as-built drawings or to generate new drawings based on field conditions if no drawing exits; (2) construction to be within tolerances; (3) gC inspectors to verify the finished work based on the design drawings.
Contrary to the above, during the inspection of December 4-8,
- 1989, seven of 27, gC-accepted, pipe supports were found with deviations from the documented requirements.
1.
Support 2-47B452H0226 was found to have a
6" long, extra weld in back of the angle connection at elevation looking south and a
2" length of fillet weld undersized 3/16" at the connection between an angle and an existing beam.
2.
Supports 2-47B452M0234 and 1-47B450S0032 were found to have no stakes for nut locking device.
3.
Three previously existing supports 2-47B400S0128, 2-47B400S0129, and 2-47B455H0073, were not removed from field per drawing requirements.
4.
Support 1-47B450R0012 was found to have gaps, caused by warpage, of up to 1/4" between the slide plates while the drawing allowed no gaps.
This. is a Severity Level IV violation (Supplement I).
Pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.201, Tennessee Valley Authority is 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 and a copy to the 00207(>020 cp('>() g, FOR
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Tennessee Valley Authority-'rowns Ferry Docket Nos., 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.
DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68 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 "Reply to a Notice of Violation" and should include [for each violationj:
(1) admission or denial of 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
- shown, consideration will be given to extending the response time.
If an adequate reply is not received within the time specified in this Notice, an order may be issued to show cause why the license should not be modified, suspended, or revoked or why su'ch other action as may be proper should not be taken.
FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION t
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia this 30th day of January 1990 ruce A. Wilson, Assistant Director for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation