ML092680164
| ML092680164 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 09/25/2009 |
| From: | Eugene Guthrie Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6 |
| To: | Swafford P Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| 2-2009-006 | |
| Download: ML092680164 (3) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II SAM NUNN ATLANTA FEDERAL CENTER 61 FORSYTH STREET, SW, SUITE 23T85 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-8931 September 25, 2009 Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. Preston D. Swafford Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR STATION - OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS CASE NUMBER 2-2009-006
Dear Mr. Swafford:
Enclosed for your information is the synopsis of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Office of Investigations= (OI) completed report regarding whether Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) maintenance organization personnel at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) willfully provided incomplete and inaccurate information related to the heating system of the Condensate Storage Tank (CST) Trench/Tunnel.
OI did not substantiate that TVA maintenance organization personnel at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) willfully provided incomplete and inaccurate information related to the heating system of the CST Pipe Trench/Tunnel. Accordingly, enforcement action is not warranted, and we plan no further actions with regard to this matter. Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be 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 Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room)
Sincerely,
/RA/
Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosure:
Investigative Synopsis, OI Case No. 2-2009-006
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NAME PHiggins SSparks EGuthrie DATE 09/25/2009 09/25/2009 09/25/2009 E-MAIL COPY?
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Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE WITHOUT APPROVAL OF FIELD OFFICE DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF INVESTIGATIONS, REGION II Official Use Only - OI Investigation Information Case No. 2-2009-006 Enclosure SYNOPSIS This investigation was initiated by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Investigations (OI), Region II (RII), on November 17, 2008, to determine whether Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Maintenance organization personnel at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) willfully provided incomplete and inaccurate information related to the heating system of the Condensate Storage Tank (CST) Trench/Tunnel (CST).
Based on the evidence developed during this investigation, OI:RII did not substantiate that TVA Maintenance organization personnel at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) willfully provided incomplete and inaccurate information related to the heating system of the CST Pipe Trench/Tunnel.
Approved for release by Oscar DeMiranda on September 23, 2009