ML030280523
| ML030280523 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 01/21/2003 |
| From: | Cahill S Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6 |
| To: | Scalice J Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| Download: ML030280523 (4) | |
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January 21, 2003 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. J. A. Scalice Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP - SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 2
Dear Mr. Scalice:
We were informed by Dennis Koehl of your staff on December 28, 2002, that you have crossed the Green to White threshold for the Unplanned Scrams performance indicator for Unit 2 for the fourth quarter of calendar year (CY) 2002. In a subsequent meeting I had with Rick Purcell, Dennis Koehl, and Pedro Salas of your staff on January 8, 2003, the crossing of the White threshold was confirmed. As a result, we have assessed Sequoyah Unit 2s performance to be in the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix. Therefore, we plan to conduct Supplemental Inspection Procedure 95001 to better understand the causes contributing to your performance issues and your planned corrective actions.
This letter is to inform you that we plan to have Scott Freeman, the Senior Resident Inspector at the Sequoyah facility, perform the supplemental inspection in February, 2003. As discussed in the January 8, 2003, meeting with your staff, the specific dates in February when Mr.
Freeman will perform this inspection are dependent upon the completion of your root cause investigation and corrective action plan development. Mr. Freeman will coordinate directly with your staff at the Sequoyah facility for the performance of this supplemental inspection.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 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 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/NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If you have any questions, please call me at (404)562-4520.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Stephen J. Cahill, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-328 Licensee No. DPR-79 cc:
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Karl W. Singer Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution James E. Maddox, Acting Vice President Engineering and Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Richard T. Purcell Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Robert J. Adney, General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Mark J. Burzynski, Manager Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Pedro Salas, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution D. L. Koehl, Plant Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Lawrence E. Nanney, Director TN Dept. of Environment &
Conservation Division of Radiological Health Electronic Mail Distribution County Executive Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 John D. White, Jr., Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Distribution: (See page 3)
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