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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-259/79-06,50-260/79-06 & 50-296/79-06 on 790228-0302 & Notice of Violation.Notice of Violation & Insp Repts Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790).Summaries of Insp Repts Not Exempt
ML18024A970
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 04/16/1979
From: Kenna W
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Parris H
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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NUDOCS 7908240277
Download: ML18024A970 (3)


See also: IR 05000259/1979006

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50-296/79-6

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REGION II

101 MARIETTASTREET, N.W.

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$ 6 i979

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 K. H. Besecker of this office on

February

28 - March 2, 1979, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License

Nos.

DPR"33,

DPR-52

and

DPR-68 at

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

and to the

discussion

of our findings held with J.

G.

Dewease at the conclusion of the

inspection.

The area

examined

during this inspection

was your program for safeguarding

special nuclear material under the applicable provisions of Title 10,

Code of

Federal

Regulations,

Part 73, "Physical Protection of Plants

and Materials."

Within this

area,

the

inspection

consisted

of selective

examinations

of

procedures

and representative

records,

interviews with personnel,

and observa-

tions by the inspectors.

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

appear to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements.

These items 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 explana<<

tion in reply including:

(1) 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.

Details of activities involving safeguards

and security measures

are

exempt

from disclosure in accordance

with 10 CFR 2.790(d).

Therefore,

your response

should be incorporated in a separate

paper and referenced in your reply.

In accordance

with Section 2.790(d) of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10,

Code of Federal

Regulations,

activities involving safeguards

and

security measures

are

exempt from public disclosure; therefore,

the enclosures

to this letter with the

exception of the report

cover page,

which is

an

inspection

summary, will not be placed in the Public Document Room.

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Should you have

any questions

concerning this letter,

we will be glad to dis-

cuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

. B. Kenn

, Chief

Safeguards

Branch

Enclosures:

1.

Appendix A, Notice of Violation

(Exempt from Disclosure)

2.

Inspection Report Nos. 50-259/79-6

50-260/79-6

and 50-296/79-6

(Exempt from Disclosure)

3.

Inspection

Summary

(Not Exempt)

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

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