ML18033B535
| ML18033B535 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 10/24/1990 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18033B536 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9011080050 | |
| Download: ML18033B535 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1990027
Text
Docket Nos. 50-259,
50-260,
and 50-296
License
Nos.
and
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
Senior Vice President,
Nuclear Power
Valley Authority
6N 38A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
SUBJECT:
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS.
50-259/90-27,
50-260/90-27,
AND
50-296/90-27)
This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
(NRC) inspection
conducted
by
C. A. Patterson
on August
18 - September
15,
1990.
The inspection
included
a
review of activities
authorized
for your
Browns
Ferry facility.
At the
conclusion of the inspection,
the findings were discussed
with those
members of
your staff identified in the. enclosed
inspection report.
Areas
examined
during the inspection
are identified in the report.
Within
these
areas,
the inspection consisted
of selective
examinations
of procedures
and
representative
records,
interviews with personnel,
and observation
of
activities in progress.
Based
on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared
to
be in violation of
NRC requirements,
as specified
in the enclosed
Notice of
Violation.
We are
concerned
about
the violation because
of the
number
and
increasing
trend of guality Control holdpoints that were
bypassed
during work
activities.
Although this problem was recognized
by the guality Control staff,
additional attention is
needed
to insure quality in,the modifications
groups'ield
work.
A second violation was identified for workers failing to comply
with radiological control
procedures
in the drywell.
This violation is not
cited
because
of prompt aggressive
management
attention
to the concern.
A
response
to the noncited violation is not required.
You are required to respond
to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified
in the
enclosed
Notice
when
preparing
your response.
In your
response,
your should
document
the specific actions
taken. and any additional
action you plan to prevent recurrence.
In accordance
with Section 2.790(a),
a copy of. this letter
and its enclosures
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
qpiiP80050
P010>
>+
'pgp
ADOCH, O>~G
~~~
P
I\\
0
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
2
The responses
directed
by this letter and its enclosures
are not subject to the
clearance
procedures
of the Office of Management
and Budget
as required
by the
Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No.96-511.
Should you have any questions
con'cerning this letter, please
contact
us.
Sincerely,
0na)8~@
~CIA;ed'ruce
A. Wilson, Chief
TVA Projects
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
cc w/encls:
(See
page
3)
0
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
cc w/encls:
M. Runyon,
Chairman
Valley Authority
ET 12A 7A
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN
37902
Director
Valley Authority
ET 12A 11A
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN
37902
J.
B. Waters, Director
Valley Authority
ET 12A 9A
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN
37902
W. F.'illis
Chief Operating Officer
ET 12B
16B
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN
37902
D. Nunn, Vice President
Nuclear Engineering
Valley Authority
400 West Summit Hill DriVe
WT 12A 12A
Knoxville, TN
37902
Dr. M. 0. Medford
Vice President
and Nuclear'
Technical Director
Valley Authority
6N 38A Lookout Place
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Chairman,
Limestone County
Commission
P. 0.
Box 188
Athens,
35611
Dr. Henry Myers, Science Advisor
Committee
on Interior and
Insular Affairs
U. S.
House of Representatives
D.
C.
20515
0. J..Zeringue,
Site Director
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority.
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
E.
G. Wallace,
Manager
Nuclear Licensing and
Regulatory Affairs
Valley Authority
5N 157B Lookout Place
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
P. Carier, Site Licensing Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
L.
W. Myers, Plant Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
TVA Representative
Rockville Office
11921 Rockville Pike
Suite
402
Rockville,
20852
General
Counsel
Valley. Authority
400 West Summit Hill Drive
ET 11B 33H
Knoxville, TN
37902
Claude Earl Fox, M.D.
State
Health Officer
State
Department of -Public Health
State Office Building
Montgomery,
36130
State of Alabama
bcc w/encls:
(See
page
4)
0
bcc w/encl s:
DE Ebneter,
RII
CD Black,
J ~ Kellogg, TVAP/RII
J ~ Rutberg,
M.
ST Callahan,
GPA/CA
RE
HE Bernhard,
TVAP/RII
G ~
CD Lainas,
F.
J
~ Hebdon,
T ~
MD Ross,
NRC Document Control
Desk
DRP Section Chief
NRC Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Route 12,
Box 637
Athens,
35611
RII 'TVA
RII: T
RBer hard:tj
PKel
gg
(%(/)
[O~l
0