ML101110748
| ML101110748 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 04/21/2010 |
| From: | Reyes L Region 1 Administrator |
| To: | Swafford P Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| Download: ML101110748 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 April 21, 2010 Mr. Preston D. Swafford Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1, 2 AND 3
Dear Mr. Swafford:
On April 19, 2010, the NRC staff forwarded a letter concerning the final significance determination of Yellow and White inspection findings in the Mitigating Systems cornerstone.
As a result of our assessment review, we have assessed Browns Ferry Nuclear Stations performance to be in the Degraded Cornerstone column of the NRCs Action Matrix. This letter supplements, but does not supersede, our annual assessment letter issued on March 3, 2010.
We will conduct a supplemental inspection (Inspection Procedure 95002) when you have notified us of your readiness for the NRC to review the actions taken to address each of these issues. This inspection will review both the Yellow and the White inspection findings issued in the final significance determination letter. This inspection procedure is conducted to provide assurance that the root and contributing causes for the individual and collective risk significant performance issues are understood, to independently assess the extent of condition, to provide assurance that the corrective actions are sufficient to prevent recurrence, and to independently determine if safety culture components caused or significantly contributed to individual and collective risk-significant performance issues with the violations referenced in our April 19, 2010, final significance determination letter.
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).
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Please contact Mr. Eugene Guthrie at (404) 997-4662 with any questions you may have regarding this letter.
Sincerely,
/Loren R. Plisco RA for/
Luis A. Reyes Regional Administrator Docket Nos.: 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68 cc: (See page 3)
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K. J. Polson Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 J. J. Randich General Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 F. R. Godwin Manager, Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 30317 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 James L. McNees, CHP Director Office of Radiation Control Alabama Dept. of Public Health P. O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017
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Letter to Preston D. Swafford from Luis A. Reyes dated April 21, 2010
SUBJECT:
ASSESSMENT FOLLOW-UP LETTER - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR STATION UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 Distribution w/encl:
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