ML18033B666
| ML18033B666 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 04/03/1991 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Nauman D TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
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| References | |
| NUDOCS 9104230073 | |
| Download: ML18033B666 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1991007
Text
APB 08 lSSl
Docket Nos.'0-259,
50-260,
and 50-296
License
Nos.
and
Valley Authority
ATTN:
Mr. D. A. Nauman
Senior Vice President,
Nuclear
Power
6N 38A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS.
50-259/91-07,
50-260/91-07,
AND
50-296/91-07)
This refers
to the inspection
conducted
by Charles
A. Patterson
of this office
on
February
22 -
March
13,
1991.
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 concerning failure to follow refueling procedures.
We are concerned
about
the violation because
reactivity monitoring during refueling should
be
conducted
with correctly responding
instrumentation.
Indications of a fuel
loading
chamber
causing
alarm conditions'were
available prior to commencing
fuel
load
and during
movement of the first fuel
assembly
into the reactor
vessel.
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,
you should
document
the specific actions
taken
and
any additional
actions
you plan to prevent recurrence.
After reviewing your response
to this
Notice, including your proposed
corrective actions
and the results of future
inspection,
the
NRC will determine
whether further
NRC enforcement
action is
necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC reg'ulatory requirements.
In accordance
with Section 2.790(a),
a copy of this letter and its enclosures
will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
9104230073
910403
ADOCK 05000259
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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
concerning this letter, place contact us.
Sincerely,
Enclosures:
1.
Notice of Yiolation
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
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(See
page
3)
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Bruce A. Wilson, Chief
TVA Projects
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Mr. D. A. Nauman
cc w/encls:
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M. Runyon,
Chairman
Valley Authority
ET 12A 7A
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. Willis
Chief Operating Officer
12B
16B
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN
37902
D. Nunn, Vice President
Nuclear Projects
Valley Authority
" 1101 Market Street
6A-Lookout Place
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Dr. M. 0. Medford
Vice President,
Nuclear Assurance,
Licensing and Fuels
Valley Authority
6N 38A Lookout Place
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Chairman,
Limestone
County
Commission
P. 0.
Box 188
Athens,
35611
0. J. Zeringue, Site Director
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Autho'rity
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
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page
4)
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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Athens,
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