ML12037A092

Public Meeting Summary for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Docket No. 50-259

ML12037A092
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	02/06/2012
From:	Eugene Guthrie Division Reactor Projects II
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 February 6, 2012 Mr. Joseph Shea Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4B Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259

Dear Mr. Shea:

This refers to the meeting conducted at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant on January 26, 2012.

The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the results of the second part of NRC supplemental inspections performed in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95003, Supplemental Inspection for Repetitive Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inputs, or One Red Input, at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

A list of attendees and a copy of the presentation handout are enclosed.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4662.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Special Project, Browns Ferry Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-259 License No.: DRP-33

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Presentation Handout cc w/encls: (See page 2)

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NAME CKontz EGuthrie DATE 2/3/2012 2/6/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO TVA 2 cc w/encls:

K. J. Polson James L. McNees, CHP Site Vice President Director Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Office of Radiation Control Tennessee Valley Authority Alabama Dept. of Public Health Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 C.J. Gannon General Manager Senior Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10833 Shaw Road J. E. Emens Athens, AL 35611-6970 Manager, Licensing Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing -

BFN Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution T. A. Hess Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 Donald E. Williamson State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 30317 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017

3 Letter to J. Shea from Eugene F. Guthrie dated February 6, 2012.

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259 Distribution w/encls:

C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII OE Mail RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC RidsNrrPMBrownsFerry Resource

NRC ATTENDEES L. Wert, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region II Y. Jimi, Deputy Director, Division of Construction Inspection, Region II E. Guthrie, Chief, Special Project, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII T. Ross, Senior Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII J. Jandovitz, Project Engineer, Reactor Project Branch 5, DRP, RIII C. Stancil, Resident Inspector, DRP, RII P. Niebaum, Resident Inspector, DRP, RII P.Qualls, Fire Protection Engineer, DRS, RIV Enclosure 1

2 Enclosure 1

3 Enclosure 1

4 Enclosure 1

Browns Ferry Nuclear 95003 Part 2 Inspection Public Exit Meeting Browns Ferry Nuclear Station Athens, Al January 26, 2012 1

Agenda

• Introduction

• Inspection Results

• TVA Comments

• NRC Closing Remarks

• NRC available to address public questions 2

Enclosure 2

Finding of Red Risk Significance

Background

• Residual heat removal (RHR) system flow control valve failure was discovered October 23, 2010

• The residual heat removal system is primarily used for low pressure coolant injection during accident conditions and cooling while the reactor is shutdown Basis for Red Significance

• TVAs fire mitigation strategy

• Specific fire scenarios assumed unavailability of both low pressure coolant injection loops

• Automatic valve function was lost 3

Finding of Red Significance Processing the Red Finding:

• Feb 9, 2011 - NRC issued an apparent violation

• April 4, 2011 - Regulatory Conference was held with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

• May 9, 2011 - NRC issued a Final Significance Determination letter and Notice of Violation

• June 8, 2011 - TVA submitted an appeal of the Red finding

• June 22, 2011 - Region II established an independent panel to review TVAs concerns

• August 16, 2011 - NRC issued a final response following completion of the independent review. TVA was informed that the RED finding was substantiated.

4 Enclosure 2

Performance Assessment for Browns Ferry during last year Q1 2011 Q2 2011 Q3 2011 Q4 2011 Multiple Repetitive/ Degraded Cornerstone Unit 1 Low Pressure Coolant Injection Valve Failure Unit 2 Licensee Response Unit 3 Licensee Response 5

Increased Oversight Inspections

• Supplemental Inspections Conducted in Three Parts (IP 95003)

Part 1 - Component Testing Programs

• Completed Sept 2011 - IR 05000259/2011011 Part 2 - Maintenance Programs Part 3 - Formal 95003 Procedure Completion

• Includes review of third-party safety culture assessment 6

Enclosure 2

Overview of Part 2 Inspection

• Three weeks of on-site inspections:

- October 3 through 7, 2011

- November 7 through 11, 2011

- November 28 through December 2, 2011

• Team Members:

John Jandovitz PE Region III Zelig Falevits Sr Electrical Insp Eric Michel Sr Construction Insp Shane Sandal Sr Mech Inspector Tom Morrissey Senior Resident 7

Overview of Part 2 Inspection Inspection Scope:

• Identify and evaluate past equipment maintenance issues

• Field observations of scheduled maintenance

• Review and evaluate adequacy of the maintenance program o Evaluate programmatic support of station equipment reliability

• Verify systems are capable of performing their safety function

• Assess safety culture aspects associated with maintenance activities 8

Enclosure 2

Part 2 Inspection Results Issues

- One issue was identified for not entering and evaluating a condition adverse to quality in the corrective action program (CAP)

Safety Culture

• Ongoing 95003 inspection

- NRC is reviewing results from safety culture surveys performed by the plant in 2011

• Inspection Insights

- Use of the corrective action program

- Enforcement of procedure usage

- Standards and expectations 9

Part 2 Inspection Results

• Observations

- Site demonstrated low standards for procedure implementation and adherence

- Identified weaknesses in the implementation of the maintenance program

- Ineffective actions to improve equipment reliability

- Equipment Reliability performance objectives were not aligned with site corrective actions

- Management did not implement existing standards for improving equipment reliability 10 Enclosure 2

Part 2 Inspection Results

• Summary

- No immediate safety concerns were identified

- Equipment Reliability

• Maintenance backlog

• Work prioritization and scheduling

- Significant Repetition / Rework Maintenance

• Identification and trending

• Program implementation 11 TVA Comments 12 Enclosure 2

Open to the Public

• NRC places a high priority on keeping the public and stakeholders informed of its activities.

• At www.nrc.gov, you can:

- Find public meeting dates and transcripts;

- Read NRC testimony, speeches, press releases, and policy decisions; and

- Access the agencys Electronic Reading Room to find NRC publications and documents.

13 Contacting the NRC

• Report an emergency

- (301) 816-5100 (call collect)

• Report a safety concern

- (800) 695-7403

- Allegation@nrc.gov

• General information or questions

- www.nrc.gov

- Select What We Do for Public Affairs 14 Enclosure 2

NRC Representatives

• Len Wert, Deputy Regional Administrator for Operations

• Jimi Yerokun, Deputy Division Director, Division of Construction Inspection

• Eugene Guthrie, Branch Chief, Special Project, Browns Ferry

• Thierry Ross, Senior Resident Inspector

• John Jandovitz, Project Engineer, RIII 15 Reference Sources

• Reactor Oversight Process http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/index.html

• Public Electronic Reading Room http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html

• Public Document Room 1-800-397-4209 (Toll Free) 16 Enclosure 2