ML18024B430
| ML18024B430 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 11/26/1979 |
| From: | Robert Lewis NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parris H TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18024B427 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8003250166 | |
| Download: ML18024B430 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1979037
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In Reply Refer To:
RII:DSP
50-259/79-37
50-260/79-37
50-296/79-37
UNITEDSTATES
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
REGION II
101 MARIETTAST., N.W., SUITE 3100
ATLANTA,GEORGIA 30303
NOV 2
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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 D. S. Price of this office on
November 6-9,
1979, of activities authorized
by NRC Operating License Nos.
DPR-52 and DPR-68 for the Browns Ferry facility, and to the discussion
of our findings held with 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 inspectors.
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
including:
(1) 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 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.
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Valley Authority
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Should you have any questions
concerning this letter,
we will be glad to
discuss'hem
with you.
Sincerely,
Ec.
R.
C.
ewis, Acting Chief
Reactor Operations
and Nuclear
Support Branch
Enclosures:
l.
Appendix A, Notice of Violation
2.
Inspection Report Nos. 50-259/79-37,
50-260/79-37
and 50-296/79-37
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
W10C131
C"K
Knoxville, TN
37902
E.
G. Beasley
Valley Authority
309 Grant's Building
Knoxville, Tennessee
37902
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