ML18036B054
| ML18036B054 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 11/02/1992 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | Medford M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18036B055 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9211100134 | |
| Download: ML18036B054 (7) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1992033
Text
2 l992
Docket Nos. 50-259,50-26b,,
and 50-296
License
Nos.
and
Valley
Authority'TTN:
Dr. Hark 0. Medford, Vice President,
Nuclear Assurance,
Licensing
and Fuels
3S Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS. 50-259/92-33)
50-260/92-33,
AND
50-296/92-33)
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by C. A. Patterson
of this office on
September
17,
1992 - October
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.
W>thin
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 confirm a drywell air monitor alarm
and
an
>na
en
>ve
>re
tt tatch.
We are concerned
about the first violation because:
but the
the alarm provided early indication of increased
drywell leakage
u
indication was not believed.
We are concerned
about the second violation
because
the fire watch was
a compensatory
measure for inope} able fire wrap and
was found by an
NRC inspector.
In your response
to the enclosed
Notice, you should document the spec>fsc
t'
k
nd any additional actions
you plan to prevent recurrence.
We
will review your response
including your proposed
correct>ve action
,
s
and the
results of future inspections
to 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 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,
please
contact
us.
Sincerely,
0+hslS%48y
MUCK'A.ma~
Bruce A. Wilson, Chief
Reactor Projects,
Branch
4
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
cc w/encls:
(See
page
3)
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Valley Authority
cc w/encls:
Nr. John
B. Waters,
Chairman
Valley Authority
ET 12A
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN
37902
TVA Representative
Valley Authority
Rockville Office
11921 Rockville Pike
Suite
402
Rockville,
ND
20852
General
Counsel
Tennessee'alley
Authority
ET llH
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN
37902
Chairman,
Limestone
County
Commission
P. 0.
Box 188
Athens,
35611
Hr. J.
R.
Bynum, Vice President
Nuclear Operations
Valley Authority
3B Lookout Place
101 Narket Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Site Licensing Hanager
.Browns Ferry'Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
Hr. 0. J. Zeringue,
Vice President,
Browns Ferry Nuclear
Plant'ennessee
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
'5602
Hr. N. J. Burzynski, Hanager
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
Nontgomery,
36130
Site guality Hanager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Deactur,
35602
State of Alabama
.bcc w/encls:
(See
page
4)
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Valley Authority
bcc w/encls:
J.
R. Johnson,
RII
G.
C. Lainas,
.NRR
F. J.
Hebdon,
P. J. Kellogg, RII
T. Ross,
NRC Document Control
Desk
NRC Senior Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Route
12 Box 637
Athens,
35611
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