ML18033B709
| ML18033B709 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 05/10/1991 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Nauman D TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
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| NUDOCS 9105210224 | |
| Download: ML18033B709 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1991010
Text
5(AY 1 0
1991.'ocket
Nos. 50-259,
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. 50-259/91-10,
50-260/91-10,
AND
50-296/91-10)
This refers
to the inspection
conducted
by C. A. Patterson
on March 16, 1991-
April 19,
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 implement test control
measures
for returning
components
to service
and failure to perform required
compensatory
sampling.
We are
concerned
about the first violation because
containment
vacuum breakers
and
an emergency
equipment cooling water
pump did not function correctly when
returned
to service.
We are
concerned
about the second violation because
of
the apparent falsification of records
documenting
the completion of activities
without actual
performance of them.
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
inspections,
the
NRC will determine
whether further
NRC enforcement
action is
necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory 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.
9105210224
910510
ADOCK 05000259
G
Valley Authority
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. i. No.96-511.
Should you have any questions
concerning this letter,
please
contact us.
Sincerely,
Bruce A. Wilson, Chief
TVA Projects
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
cc w/encls:
(See
page
3)
Valley Authority
cc w/encls:
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
ET 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
Claude Earl
Fox, M.D.
State
Health Officer
State
Department of Public Health
State Office Building
Montgomery,
36130
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
Rockvil le
Pike
Suite 402
Rockville,
20852
General
Counsel
Valley Authority
400 West Summit Hill Drive
ET 11B 33H
Knoxville, TN
37902
State of Alabama
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page
4)
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G.
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F. J.
Hebdon,
P. J. Kellogg, TVAP/RII
J. Rutberg,
M. S. Callahan,
GPA/CA
R. H. Bernhard,
TVAP/RII
T. M. Ross,
document
Control
Desk
NRC Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Route
12,
Box 637
Athens,
35611
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