ML18036A765
| ML18036A765 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 07/02/1992 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | Medford M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18036A766 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9207140094 | |
| Download: ML18036A765 (6) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1992021
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Docket Nos.
50-259,
50-260,
and 50-296
License
Nos.
and
Valley Authority
ATTN:
Dr. Mark 0. Medford, Vice President
Nuclear Assurance,
Licensing
& Fuels
3B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Gentlemen:
SUBJEC'T:
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS. 50-259/92-21,
50-260/92-21,
and
50-296/92-21)
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by C. A. Patterson
of this office on
May 16,
1992
June
16,
1992.
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
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 adequately
control the disposition of
nonconforming measuring
and test equipment.
We are concerned
about the
violation because
of the potential to adversely affect the operability of
safety equipment
when testing is conducted with nonconforming
equipment.
These
problems
were programmatic
and lacked sufficient management
oversight.
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 10 CFR 2.790 of the
NRC's "Rules of Practice",
a copy of
this letter
and its enclosures will be placed in the
NRC Public Document
Room.
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The responses
directed
by this letter and its enclosures
are not subject to
the clearance
procedures
of the Office of Hanagement
and Budget
as required
by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,
Pub.
L. No. 96.511.
Should you have
any questions
concerning this 'letter,
please
contact
us.'incerely,
Original signed
by:
Bruce A. Wilson
Bruce A. Wilson, Chief
Reactor Projects
Branch
4
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
Valley Authority
cc w/encls:
Hr. John
B. Waters,
Director
Valley Authority
ET 12A
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN
37902
TVA Representative
Valley Authority
Rockville Office
11921 Rockville Pike
Suite
402
Rockville,
HD
20852
General
Counsel
Valley Authority
ET 11H
400 West Summit Hill Drive
.
Knoxville, TN
37902
Chairman,
Limestone
County
Commission
P. 0.
Box 188
Athens,
35611
C
Hr. J.
R.
Bynum, Vice President
Nuclear Operations
Valley Authority
3B Lookout Place
101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Hr.
R.
R. Baron, Site Licensing
Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
Hr. 0, J. Zeringue,
Vice President,
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P.
O.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
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Hr. H. J. Burzynski,
Manager
Nuclear Licensing
and
Regulatory Affairs
Valley Authority
5B Lookout Place
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Claude Earl
Fox,
H.
D.
State Health Officer
State
Department of Public Health
State Office Building
Montgomery,
36130
State of Alabama
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T. Ross,
NRC Document Control
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NRC Senior Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Route
12 Box 637
Athens,
35611
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