ML18024B384
| ML18024B384 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 11/21/1979 |
| From: | Robert Lewis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parris H TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18024B382 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8003060363 | |
| Download: ML18024B384 (3) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1979034
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In Reply Refer To:
RII:RFS
50-259/79-34
50-260/79"34
50"296/79-34
UNITEDSTATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSlON
REGION II
101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100
ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303
NOV 2
1 1979
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
September
17 -
October
12,
1979,
of activities
authoris'ed
by
NRC Operating
License
Nos.
and
DPR -68 for the
Browns Ferry facility, and to
the discussion
of our findings held with H. L. Abercrombie or J. L. 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 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 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 office, 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
'eport
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 will.be placed in the Public Document Room.
Valley Authority
NOV 2
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Should you have any questions
concerning this letter,
we will be glad to discuss
them with you.
Sincerely,
g.c.
R.
C.
ewis, Acting Chief
Reactor Operations
and Nuclear
Support Branch
Enclosures:
l.
Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
Inspection Report Nos. 50-259/79-34,
50-260/79-34
and 50-296/79-34
cc w/encl:
H. L. Abercrombie
Plant Superintendent
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
D. E. McCloud, Project Engineer
400 Chestnut Street
Tower II
Chattanooga,
TN
37401
J. F.
Cox
400
Commerce Street
M10C131
C-K
Knoxville, TN
37902
E.
G. Beasley
Valley Authority
309 Grant's Building
Knoxville, Tennessee
37902