ML18036A800
| ML18036A800 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 08/03/1992 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | Medford M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18036A801 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9208110169 | |
| Download: ML18036A800 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1992024
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AUGOS 592
Docket Nos. 50-259,
50-260,
and 50-296
License
Nos.
and
Valley Authority
ATTN:
Dr. Mark 0. Medford, Vice President
Nuclear Assurance,
Licensing
5 Fuels
3B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS. 50-259/92-24,
50-260/92-24,
AND
50-296/92-24)
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by C. A. Patterson
of this office on
June
17,
1992 - July 17,
1992.
The inspection
included
a review of activities
authorized for your Browns Ferry facility.
At the conclusion of the inspec-
tion, 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 use the correct hydrostatic test pressures.
We are concerned
about the violation because
a safety
system
was in service
without component
welds being adequately
tested.
I
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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Valley Authority
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.
Sincerely,
Bruce A. Wilson, Chief
Reactor Projects,
Branch
4
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
Valley Authority
Browns Ferry 1, 2,
and
3
2
Docket Nos. 50-259,
50-260,
and 50-296
License
Nos.
and
date with full compliance will be achieved.
If an adequate
reply is not
received in the time specified in this Notice,
an order or demand for informa-
tion may be issued
as to why the license
should not be modified,
suspended,
or
revoked,
or why such other action
as
may be proper should not be taken.
Where
good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the response
time.
Dated at Atlanta, Georgia
this 3rd
day of Aus
1992
Valley Authority
cc w/encls:
Mr. 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,
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
Mr. J.
R.
Bynum, Vice President
Nuclear Operations
Valley Authority
3B Lookout Place
101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Mr. R.
R. Baron, Site Licensing
Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
Mr. 0. J. Zeringue,
Vice President,
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
Mr. M. J. Burzynski,
Manager
Nuclear Licensing
and
Regulatory Affairs
Valley Authority
5B Lookout Place
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
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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NRC Document Control
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NRC Senior Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Route
12 Box 637
Athens,
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