ML18024A909

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-259/79-10,50-260/79-10 & 50-296/ 79-10 on 790305-30 & Notice of Violation
ML18024A909
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry  
Issue date: 05/01/1979
From: Robert Lewis
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Porris H
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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ML18024A906 List:
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NUDOCS 7907230775
Download: ML18024A909 (4)


See also: IR 05000259/1979010

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UNITED STATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

REGION II

101 MARIETTASTREET, N.W.

ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303

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In Reply Refer To:

RII:RFS

50-259/79-10

50-260/79-10

50-296/79-10

Tennessee

Valley Authority

ATTN:

H. G. Parris

Manager of Power

500A Chestnut Street Tower II

Chattanooga,

TN

37401

Gentlemen:

This refers

to the inspection

conducted

by R. F. Sullivan of this office on

March 5-30,

1979, of activities authorized

by NRC License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52,

and

DPR-68 for the

Browns Ferry, Units 1, 2,

and

3 facility, and to the

discussion

of our findings held with J.

G. Dewease at the conclusion of the

inspection.

The inspection was an examination of the activities conducted under your license

as they relate to radiation safety and to compliance with the Commission's rules

and regulations

and the conditions of your license.

The inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures

and representative

records, interviews with

personnel,

and observations

by the inspector.

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 here-

with 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 in-

cluding:

(l) corrective

steps

which have been taken by you and the results

achieved;

(2) corrective

steps

which will be taken to avoid further noncom-

pliance;

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

Room. If this

report contains

any information that you (or your contractor) 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 statement

of the reasons

on the basis of

which it is claimed th'at the information is proprietary,

and should be prepared

so that proprietary information identified in the application is contained in

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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,

Zc.

Richar

C. Lewis, Acting Chief

Reactor Operations

and Nuclear

Support Branch

Enclosures:

1.

Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Inspection Report Nos. 50-259/79-10,

50-260/79-10,

and 50-296/79-10

cc w/encl:

J.

G. Dewease

Plant Superintendent

P. 0. Box 2000

Decatur,

AL

35602

D. E. McCloud, Project Engineer

400 Chestnut Street

Tower II

Chattanooga,

TN

37401