IR 05000327/1987055
| ML20236M566 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 11/02/1987 |
| From: | Zech G NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS |
| To: | White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8711130182 | |
| Download: ML20236M566 (2) | |
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I November 2, 1987
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Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328 License Nr. DPR-77, DPR-79
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Tennessee Valley Authority ATIN: Mr. S. A. White Manager of Nuclear Power
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1101 Market Street-Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Gentlemen-SUBJECT:
NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/87-55 AND 50-328/87-55 Please note that the subject report issue date was inadvertently omitted on the copy provided to you.
The issue date for this report was.0ctober 14, 1987. A cover letter dated copy is enclosed for updating your files.
We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
(original signed by F. McCoy)
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Gary G. Zech, Assistant Director
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for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division Office of Special Projects
Enclosure:
Cover letter Dated l
October 14, 1987
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Docket Hos. 50-327, 50-328 l
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l Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. S. A. White Manager of Nuclear Power j
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1101 Market Street
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Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/87-55 AND 50-328/87-55 This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC) inspection conducted by G. A. Belisle on August 10-14 and 17-20,1987.
The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your Sequoyah facility.
At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed inspection report.
Areas examined during the inspection included reviewing existing corrective action systems for resolving identified problems.
Since the last inspection in
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this area (May 1987, NRC Inspection Report Nos. 50-327,328/87-26), improvements l
have been made in the corrective action area.
Significant management attention l
1s occurring; however, problems still exist that will take time to fully resolve such as additional employee training, accurate problem tracking, and general j
procedure compliance.
With continued management support and satisfactory resolution of these other areas, the corrective action program should be able to support Sequoyah Unit 2 startup.
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As indicated in the report, there appears to be some interface problems between l
engineering and other plant organizations.
This observation is based on: (1)
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examples of problem descriptions provided by engineering staff to operations j
staff not being sufficient to determine impact on operability or deportability j
(paragraph 6.a) and; (2) exaraples of deficiency reports remaining outstanding l
for excessive periods of time due to the closure mechanism remaining j
self-contained within the engineering organization without dire:t continuous j
l interface with other plant organizations (paragraph 6.c).
We request that you l
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evaluate this observation and inform us of the result of your evaluation and any actions you have taken or plan to take to improve engineering interfaces vith other organizations.
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Within these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnal, and
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observation of activities in progress.
Within the scope of the inspection, no violations or deviations were identified.
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 its enclosures will be placed in.the NRC Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
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G y G. Ze, Assis Director g
for Inspection Programs TVA Projects Division Office of Special Projects Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Report
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H. '.. Abercrombie, Site Director
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Sequoyah Nuclear Plant J. A. Kirkebo, Director, Nuclear Engineering R. L. Gridley, Director Nuclear Safety and 8.icensing M. R. Harding, Site Licensing Manager
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