ML20151C269

Package of Chronological Listing of Significant Events

ML20151C269
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Issue date:	04/07/1988
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• ENCLOSURE 1 CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS 1-4-80; Civil Per,alty (CP) issued (B. Ferry) - For loss of containment on U3 1-4-80; ORDER issued (B. Ferry) - To review administrative control-and s maintenance activities to assure that safety features are not defeated s\

I 1-20-80; Mtg. for TVA to describe actions implemented in response to ORDER.

3-20-80; Mgt. Mtg. (Const. Sites) - RA meets with OEDC managers con-1 cerning QA/QC effectiveness ,

6-18-80; CP issued (B. Ferry) - For radwaste shipment 6-30-80; Immediate Action Letter (IAL) issued (B. Ferry) - To investigate

, failure of control rod to scram 7-2-80; Confirmation of Action (COA) (Sequoyah) - Completion of IEB 79-14 requirements 7-25-80; Mtg. (All Dockets) - Discussion of results of QA team inspection of OEDC l

7-25-80; Mtg. (All Dockets) - RA meets with senior TVA management related to employee concerns program ,

f 8-1-80; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Review of as-built SDV and related scram systems 9-4-80; Mtg. ( All Dockets) - RA addresses all senior TV4 management on QA matters 9-11-80; IAL issued (B. Ferry) - For unsatisf actory response to IEB 80-1 10-2-80; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Discussion of IEB 79-01B requirements 10-9-80; IAL issued (B. Ferry) For failure to monitor water in scram dis-charge volume as required 10-23-80; Mtg. to discuss SALP results 11-19-80; Mtg. ( All Dockets) - QA for construction testing at all plants 11-19-80; Mtg. (All Dockets) - QA fo- construction testing at all plants

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12-4-80; Mtg. (All Dockets) - RA meets with TVA GM and relates growing QA l concerns on plant testimony 12-30-80; Mtg. (All Dockets) - Discussion of nperations, management controls j and construction activities  !

1 1-7-81; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Discussion of security program \ l l

1-19-81; IAL concerning security program access controls 2-4-81; IAL concerning fire protection problems 2-11-81; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Discussion of fire protection program deficiencies , l 2-23-81; COA (Sequoyah) - Spraydown of Unit I containment event 3-6-81; Mtg. (All Dockets) - Discussion of TVA reorganization 3-20-81; Cp issued (B. Ferry) - For fire protection problems ,

9-3-81; Enforcement Conference (Sequoyah) - Containment spray misalignment i

9-24-81; CP issued (Sequoyah) - Inoperability of both trains of contain- i ment spray 12-15-81; Mgt. Conf. (Watts Bar) - Results of NSRS review of OE design controls 12-23-81; COA (Sequoyah) - Violations of established rod withdrawal limits 1-6-82; Mgt. Conf. (Sequoyah) - Violations of established rod withdrawal limits 2-11-82; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Exceeding LCO involved with shutting a valve associated with pressure transmitter 2-18-82; Mgt. Ccnf. (Watts Bar) - Need to improve QA program at Watts Bar 3-9-82; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Security issue 5-7-82; CP issued (B. Ferry) - Unsecured vital area 5-27-82; Enf. Conf. (B. Ferry) - Unsecured radiation area 6/14 - Team inspection (all Dockets) - Identified Q list deficiencies 6-25/82 at Watts Bar s.

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7-20-82; COA (Sequoyah) - Emergency exercise deficiencies 8-29-82; CP issued (Sequoyah) - Low power operation with control rods with-l drawn beyond limit  ;

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9-8-82 & Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Radioactive waste shipment l 11-5-82 , l l 11-18-82; Mgt. Conf. (Bellefonte) - Flushing operation deficiencies \

12-2-82; Enf. Conf. (B. Ferry) - Waste oil disposal 12-15-82; Mgt. Mtg. (B. Ferry) - TVA program to reduce,MSIV leakage 12-17-82; CP issued (B. Ferry) - Defective packaging of radwaste shipment 12-29-82; Mgt. Conf. (Bellefonte) - Flushing operation deficiencies 1-5-83; Enf. Conf. (B. Ferry) - Security issue 1-6-83; Mgt. Mtg. (B. Ferry).- Recirculation pipe crack issue 1-13-83; CP issued (B. Ferry) - Failure to control access to protected area 3-4-83; Mtg. (Sequoyah) - Repetition of valve position verification errors 3-15-83; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Security construction l l 3-25-83; ORDER (B. Ferry) - Incorporate TMI action items 4/17-19/83; Meeting (B. Ferry) - Regional management at site to rey:w  !

licensee performance 6-1-83; Enf. Conf. (B. Ferry) - Refueling operation violations I I 6-24-83; ORDER (B. Ferry) - Permanent SDV modifications l 1 -

l 7-20-83; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Security issue l 8-10-83; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Standby Gas Treatment i System (SGTS) inoperability a 8-26-23; ORDER (B. Ferry) - Shutdown Unit 3 for Integration Stress

, Corrosion Cracking (ISCC) inspections 10-17-83; Enf. Conf. (B. Ferry) - Radiation exposure control 4

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10/20- Meeting (B. Ferry) - Regional management at site for review 10/21/83 of Licensee performance i

12-16-83; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Security issue i

12-16-83; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Operator training deficiencies

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12-19-83; ORDER (B. Ferry) - Inspection Unit I recirculation and RCS piping \

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12-21-83; COA (B. Ferry) - Corrective actions for security 1/8-10/84; Site review (B. Ferry) - Regional management review of plant performance 1-13-84; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Emergency planning deficiencies 1-16-84; Enforcement Conference (Sequoyah) - Procedural noncompliance;  :

personnel errors 1-19-84; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Security issue 1-20-84; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Need for management changes 2-24-84; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Improper rod movement

3-2-84; CP (B. Ferry) - Security issue 3-7-84; CP (B Ferry) - LCO violations and failure to report 3/27- Meeting (B. Ferry) - Regional management at site to review 3/28/84 licensee performance 3-30-84; Mtg.(Al sockets) - Nuclear Safety Review Staff (NSRS) review ,

of radiography reviews 4-12-84; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Site organizational changes 1

4/23- Meeting (B. Ferry) - Regional management at site to review l 1 4/24/84 licensee performance 5-11-84; CP (B. Ferry) - Improper shutdown of Unit 1 l

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7-11-84; Mtg. (Sequoyah) - Compensatory measures for power block concept 7-13-84; ORDER (B. Ferry) - Impose regulatory performance program (RPIP) 8-3-84; Mtg, (Sequoyah & Watts Bar) - Fire protection p,ogram and compliance with Appendix R

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8-10-84; Confirmatory Action Letter (CAL) (Sequoyah) - Fire protection program related to Appendix R s\

S-30-84; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Inoperable Residual Heat Removal (RHR) service water pumps 8-31-84; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Regulatory Performance Impact Program (RPIP) status review ,

9-25-84; Enforcement Conference (Sequoyah) - NSRS Report on seal table event 9-26-84; Mtg. ( All Dockets) - QA reorganization 9-26-84; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - CSS overpressurization 10 Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Integrated Schedule 10-4-84; 10-16-84; Mtg. (All Dockets) - NSRS activities 10 Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Integrated Schedule 10-18-84; 11-17-84; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Unit 3 reactor startup event 12-31-84; Mtg. with TVA Board to discuss matters requiring Board attention i 1-28-85; Insp. (B. Ferry) - Improper activities in installing seismic supports 2-4-85; New RA on board - briefing on TVA 2-6-85; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Integrated Schedule 2-7-85; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Management control of

maintenance activities 2-12-85; First visit to B. Ferry. Regional Administrator Told Site Director

. (James Coffey) "my preliminary impression is that there is a sign-ificant p-cbability - and I do not mean 10'8 - that there will be a serieus event at Browns Ferry this year that will embarrass TVA I

and the hRC and perphaps set the industry back another decade."

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2-20-85; Enforcement Conference (Sequoych) - Compliance with Appendix R 2-27-85; CP (B. Ferry) - Improper reactor startup 2-28-85; Mtg. (All Dockets) - NSRS functior.s and performance 2

2-28-85; Enforcement Conference (All Dockets) - Corrective action for QA identified .\

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2-29-85; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - RA's second visit for Browns Ferry (with Commissioner Asselstine)

First meeting with Chairman Dean and Hugs Parris (Mgr. Power and Engineering). RA repeated his conc < en to Dean and Parris previously expressed to Site Director Coffey.

3-8-85; Regional Administrator called Hugh Parris to ask TVA to come to RIl and justify continued operation of Browns Ferry in view of their handling of the water level discrepancy and other recent events. Parris agreed to come in on 3/11, but then decided to shut down 3/9.

3-14-85; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Unit 3 water level instrumentation 3-25-85; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Discuss EQ of electrical equipment 4-8-85; Enforcement Conference (B. Ferry) - Discussion on high pressure core injection turbine problem 4-9-85; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Brief Commissioner Zech on corrective actions 4-12-85; Senior NRC Executive Panel meets with TVA to discuss need to enhance TVA's handling of employee concerns.

4-29 NRL performs site visit to evaluate concerns 5-2-85 5-2-85; Mtg. (B. Ferry & W. Bar) - Discussion of inadequate surveil-lance instructions.

5-2-85; Senior Executive Board Mtg. with TVA (All Dockets) - Discuss employee concerns program 5-7-85; CP (Sequoyah) - Seal table event 5-15-85; Enforcement Conference (Sequoyah) - Security event 5-15-85; Enforcement Conferu.ce (W. Bar) - S e mittal of inaccurate control rod (CR) design review status

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5-16-85; CP (B. Ferry) - Security issue 5-16-85; NRC request information on allegations l 5-20-85; NRC site visit to interview NSRS RE: allegations 1

1 5-28-85; Site review (B. Ferry) - Regional management review of Regulatory ,  :

Performance Improvement Program (RPIP) status I s\

5-30-85; Mtg. (W. Bar) - Discuss Technical Specifications (TS) and Black & ,

Veach (B&V) reports and employee concerns '

6-5-85 TVA responds to allegations l 1

6-13-85; Mtg. (W. Bar) - Discuss nonconforming conditions on Unistrut. l 6-14-85; ORDER (Sequoyah) - Related to nonconformance reports (NCR's);

containment pressure transmitters 6-26-85 ACRS Mtg. on Quality and Quality Assurance in Design and j Construction.

6-28-85; Staff concerns issued to Commission regarding TVA issues (SECY 85-231) 7-3-85; Ltr. (All Dockets) - EDO transmits staff concerns to TVA management 7-12-85; ACRS Mtg on TVA QA problems. '

7-15 NRC site visit to review enhanced employee concern program 7-18-85 7-16-85; Mtg. with TVA Board 7-22-85; CP (B. Ferry) - Water level instrumentation 7-29-85; Mtg. (B. Ferry) operational readiness program review 8-23-85; COA (W. Bar) - Welder recertification inaccuracies 9-4-85; Mtg. (B. Ferry) - Biscuss TVA plans to restart B. Ferry 9-5-85; Mtg. with TVA regarding status TVA actions k 9-10-85; NRC Executive Board meets to discuss SALP evaluation 9-12-85; Mtg. to discuss status TVA nuclear porgram with Commission

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Mtg. (All Dockets) - NRC meet with Congressional staff members 9-19-85; Congressional caucus meeting with TVA .,,

9-19 Denton visit to W. Bar NN 9-20-85 1 9-25-85; Mtg. (W. Bar) - Discuss lifting of stop work order on welding l l

9-30 NRC inspection of ERT program .

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10-21 NRC inspection of ERT program (continuation of 9/30-10/4/85 10-25-85 Inspection) 10-22-85; Mtg. (Sequoyah) - Meet to discuss TVA initial resporses  !

to 50.54f letter as relates to Corporate and Sequoyah '

10-25-85; Mtg. to discuss EQ extension (Sequoyah denied) with Commission i

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