ML050700002
| ML050700002 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 03/10/2005 |
| From: | Mccree V Division Reactor Projects II |
| To: | Singer K Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| EA-04-223 | |
| Download: ML050700002 (5) | |
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March 10, 2005 EA-04-223 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. K. W. Singer 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 1; WHITE FINDING
Dear Mr. Singer:
The NRC staff recently completed, as part of our continuous review, an update of our assessment of Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. The assessment evaluated performance indicators (PIs) and inspection results. The purpose of this letter is to inform you of your safety performance during this period and our plans for a future inspection at your facility. This letter supplements, but does not supercede, our annual assessment letter issued on March 2, 2005.
On January 26, 2005, the NRC staff forwarded a letter concerning the final significance determination of a white inspection finding in the Mitigating Systems Cornerstone regarding corrective actions for binding problems with the Siemens breaker mechanism operated cell (MOC) slide assembly for the 1A Residual Heat Removal (RHR) pump.
As a result of our review, we have assessed Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Unit 1 performance to be in the Regulatory Response column of the NRCs Action Matrix. Therefore, in accordance with the Action Matrix, we plan to conduct Supplemental Inspection Procedure 95001 to better understand the causes contributing to your associated performance issues and your planned corrective actions. During the week of March 28, 2005, Andrew Sabisch, the Resident Inspector at the Catawba Site, will perform the supplemental inspection. As discussed and coordinated with Mr. James Smith of your Sequoyah Licensing staff, the scheduling of our inspection was dependent upon the completion of your root cause investigation and corrective action plan development. The results of ths Supplemental Inspection will be documented via independent NRC Inspection Report 05000327, 328/2005008.
2 TVA 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).
Please contact Stephen Cahill at 404-562-4520 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/RA by L. Wert for/
Victor M. McCree, Director Division of Reactor Projects Docket No. 50-327 Licensee No. DPR-77 cc: (See page 3)
3 TVA cc:
Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael J. Lorek, General Manager Engineering and Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Randy Douet Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution John C. Fornicola, Manager Nuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Fredrick C. Mashburn Sr. Program Manager Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Paul L. Pace, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs ATTN: James D. Smith Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution David A. Kulisek, 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 Mayor Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Ann Harris 341 Swing Loop Rockwood, TN 37854 James H. Bassham, Director Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Electronic Mail Distribution Distribution w/o encl: (See page 4)
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