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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-259/78-32,50-260/78-35 & 50-296/78-33 on 781204-08 & 18-20 & Notice of Violation
ML18024A723
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 01/17/1979
From: Sutherland J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Niav Hughes
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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NUDOCS 7903140147
Download: ML18024A723 (3)


See also: IR 05000259/1978032

Text

In Reply Refer To:

RII:DJP

50-259/78-32

50-260/78-35

50-296/78-33

UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORYCOMMISSION

REGION II

101 MARIETTASTREET, N.W.

ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303

JAN X7 $)9

Tennessee

Valley Authority

Attn:

Mr. N. B. Hughes

Manager of Power

830 Power Building

Chattanooga,

Tennessee

37401

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection

conducted

by Mr. D. J. Perrotti of this

office on December

4-8 and 18-20,

1978 of activities authorized

by NRC

License Nos,

DPR-33,

DPR-52 and DPR-68 for the Browns Ferry Nuclear

Plant, Units 1,

2 and

3 facilities, and to the discussion of our findings

held with Mr. J.

G. Dewease at the conclusion of the inspection.

Areas

examined during the inspection

and our findings are discussed

in

the enclosed

inspection report.

Within these

areas,

the inspection

consisted

of selective

examinations of procedures

and representative

records,

interviews with personnel,

and observations

by the inspectors.

We have

examined actions

you have taken with regard to previously identi-

fied enforcement

matters

and unresolved

items.

The status of these

items is discussed

in the enclosed report.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your

license

appear to be in noncompliance

with NRC requirements.

This item

and references

to pertinent requirements

are listed in the Notice of

Violation enclosed

herewith as Appendix A.

This notice is sent to you

pursuant

to the provisions of Section 2.201 of the NRC's "Rules of

Practice", Part 2, Title 10,

Code of Federal Regulations.

Section

2.201

requires

you to submit to this office, within 20 days of your receipt of

this notice,

a written statement

or explanation in reply including:

(l)

corrective steps

which have been taken by you,

and the results

achieved;

(2) corrective steps

which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance;

and {3) the date

when full compliance will be achieved.

In accordance

with Section

2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

Part 2, Title 10,

Code of Federal Regulations,

a copy of this letter and

the enclosed

inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document

7903 140 1'I l

Tennessee

Valley Authority

Room. If this report contains

any information that you (or your contrac-

tor) believe to be proprietary, it is necessary

that you make

a written

application within 20 days to this office to withhold such information

from public disclosure.

Any such application must include

a full state-

ment of the reasons

on the basis of which it is claimed that the informa-

tion is proprietary,

and should be prepared

so that proprietary informa-

tion identified in the application is contained in a separate

part of

the document.

If we do not hear from you in this regard within the

specified period,

the report will be placed in the Public Document

Room.

Should you have

any questions

concerning this letter,

we will be glad to

discuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

ack T. Sutherland,

Chief

Fuel Facility and Materials

Safety Branch

Enclosures:

l.

Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Inspection Report Nos. 50-259/78-32,

50-260/78-35

and 50-296/78-33

cc w/enclosures:

Mr. J.

G.

Dewease

Plant Superintendent

Box 2000

Decatur,

Alabama

35602