IR 05000259/1979033

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-259/79-33,50-260/79-33 & 50-296/79-33 on 791022-27 & Notice of Violation
ML18024B244
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Site: Browns Ferry  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 12/04/1979
From: Robert Lewis
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Parris H
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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In Reply Refer To:

RII:BTM 50-259/79"33 50-260/79"33 50-296/79-33 UNITEDSTATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100 ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303 DEg 0 4 1979 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN:

H. G. Parris Manager of Power 500A Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, TN 37401 Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by B. T.

Moon of this office on October 22-26, 1979, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License Nos.

DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 for the Browns Ferry facility, and to the discussion of our findings held with H. L. Abercrombie at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the enclosed inspection report.

Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with t

personnel, and observations by the inspector.

We have examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identified enforcement matters.

These are discussed in the enclosed inspection report.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your license appear to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements.

This item and references to pertinent requirements are listed in the Notice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regula-tions.

Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within 20 days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply including:

(1) corrective steps which have been ta'ken by you and the results achieved; (2)

rorrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room. If this report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within 20 days to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure.

Any such application must include a full statement of the reasons on the basis of which it is claimed that the information is proprietary, and should be prepared so that proprietary information identified in the application is contained in a separate part of the document.

If we do not hear from you in this regard within the specified period, the report willbe placed in the Public Document Room.

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Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to discuss them with you.

Sincerely, g.c.

R.

C. Lewis, Acting Chief Reactor Operations and Nuclear Support Branch Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation 2.

Inspection Report Nos. 50-259/79-33, 50-260/79-33, and 50-296/79-33 cc w/encl:

H. L. Abercrombie Plant Superintendent P. 0. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35602 D. E. McCloud, Project Engineer

400 Chestnut Street Tower II Chattanooga, TN 37401 J. F.

Cox 400 Commerce Street W10C133 C-K KnoxviI.le, TN 37902 E.

G. Beasley Tennessee Valley Authority 309 Grant's Building Knoxville, Tennessee 37902

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