ML18024B302

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-259/79-41,50-260/79-41 & 50-296/79-41 on 791113-16 & Notice of Violation
ML18024B302
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 12/06/1979
From: Sutherland J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Parris H
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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ML18024B300 List:
References
NUDOCS 8002040096
Download: ML18024B302 (3)


See also: IR 05000259/1979041

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In Reply Refer To:

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50-259/79-41

50-260/79-41

50-296/79"41

UNITEDSTATES

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSlON

REGION II

101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100

ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303

DEC 06 1979

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 L. L. Jackson

of this office on

November 13-16,

1979,

of activities authorized

by

NRC Operating

License

Nos.

DPR-33,

DPR-52

and

DPR-68 for the Browns Ferry facility, and to the discussion

of our findings held with J. I . Harness 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.

One

new unresolved

item resulted

from this inspection

and is discussed

in the

enclosed report.

This item will be examined during subsequent

inspections.

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 Regula-

tions.

Section

2.201 requires

you to submit to this officeI within 20 days of

your receipt of this notice,

a written statement or explanation 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.

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 that

the information is proprietary,

and

should

be prepared

so that proprietary

information 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 willbe placed in the Public Document Room.

8002040

DEC 06 1979

Tennessee

Valley Authority

Should you have

any questions

concerning this letter,

we will be glad to discuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

J.

T. Sutherland,-

Chief

Fuel Facility and Materials

Safety Branch

Enclosures:

1.

Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Inspection Report Nos. 50-259/79-41,

50-260/79-41

and 50-296/79-41

cc w/encl:

H. L. Abercrombie

Plant Superintendent

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

AL

35602

I

D.

ED McCloud, Project Engineer

400 Chestnut Street

Tower II

Chattanooga,

TN

37401

J. F.

Cox

400 Commerce Street

W10C131

C-K

Knoxville, TN

37902

E.

G. Beasley

Tennessee

Valley Authority

309 Grant's Building

Knoxville, Tennessee

37902