IR 05000327/1992027
| ML20058B741 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 10/15/1993 |
| From: | Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Medford M TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20058B744 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9312020204 | |
| Download: ML20058B741 (5) | |
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Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328
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j Tennessee Valley Authority i
ATTN: Dr. Mark Medford, Vice President i
Nuclear Assurance, Licensing & Fuels -
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1101 Market Street-l Chattanooga, TN 37402-2901 Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
FALSIFICATION OF PLANT RECORDS (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327, 328/92-27 AND
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50-327,328/92-35)
l This refers to the NRC inspections conduct'ed on August'.2 - 29,.1992, ahd November 1-28, 1992, at your Sequoyah facility to review, in part, the-actions i
taken by you to determine the potential for record falsification at'your j
facility.
Information Notice (IN) 92-30, " Falsification of Plant Records,"
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was issued on April 23, 1992, to alert all. licensees of the NRC's concern that.
plant mechanics, technicians, and operators may have falsified plant records Li at several nuclear plants. As a result of your review, you identified eight
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records that you determined were incomplete or inaccurate.
The NRC is concerned about the apparent misconduct on the part of the plant j
personnel involved with those records. Because the.NRC must-be able to rely i
on the professionalism and integrity of personnel who perform safety-related j
activities, including log taking and record keeping, such misconduct cannot be i
tolerated. Therefore, the NRC is issuing the enclosed Notice of Violation l
(Notice) to document that concern and to emphasize your managementis.
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responsibility to assure that your records are complete and-accurate.
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However, after considering the facts of this case, including your =
identification of the violation and the corrective actions-taken [both disciplinary action against the offending individuals and program upgrades to'
improve the log keeping process), the NRC has decided not to assign a severity level to the violation, nor require a response to. the Notice.
In the future, similar violations may result in escalated enforcement action.
^1 In addition, enforcement action can be taken against not only the facility
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licensee for the inaccurate or incomplete information (see 10 CFR 50.9(a)),
but also against any individual who engages in deliberate. misconduct.that
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causes, or but for detection, would have caused a licensee to be in violation
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(see 10 CFR 50.5).
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l In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the Commission's regulations, a copy of this letter will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
(Original signed by Luis Reyes)
Stewart D. Ebneter
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W. H. Kennoy, Director Tennessee Valley Authority ET 12A 400 West Summit Hill Drive I
Knoxville, TN 37902 R. M. Eytchison, Vice President Nuclear Operations
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Tennessee Valley Authority 3B Lookout Place
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1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
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B. S. Schofield, Manager Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 5B Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
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Robert Fenech, Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
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Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
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TVA Representative Tennessee Valley Authority Rockville Office 11921 Rockville Pike
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Suite 402
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Rockville, MD 20852 Ralph H. Shell
Site Licensing Manager
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Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
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Michael H. Mobley, Director Division of Radiological Health 3rd Floor, L and C Annex i
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