ML18036B175
| ML18036B175 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 02/25/1993 |
| From: | Kellogg P NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | Medford M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18036B176 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9303080035 | |
| Download: ML18036B175 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1993002
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FEB 25
1993
Docket Nos.
50-259,
50-260,
and 50-296
License
Nos.
and
Valley Authority
ATTN:
Dr. Hark 0. Hedford, Vice President
Nuclear Assurance,
Licensing
& Fuels
38 Lookout Place
1101 Harket Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
NOTICE OF .VIOLATION
(NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS. 50-259/93-02,
50-260/93-02,
AND
50-296/93-02)
This refers to the inspection
conducted
by C. A. Patterson
of this office on
January
16,
1993
February
17,
1993.
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
record's,
interviews with personnel,
and observation of
activities in progress.
'ased
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 with three
examples
concerning failure to perform surveillance
testing
and properly control work activities.
We are concerned
about the
violation because
new fuel was
moved without performing checks of the reactor
building crane.
Work on the control
room emergency ventilation system
changed
without adequate
planning of the testin'g required to ensure
system operabili-
'y.
Work on the high pressure
coolant injection system
was in progress
although
a procedure
step for the foreman to verify job pre-requisites
were
satisfied
was not signed.
These
examples
indicate that additional attention
is needed to ensure
procedural
compliance.
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.
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Valley Authority
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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.
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 lette'r,
please
contact
us.
Sincerely,
r
(Original signed by P. Kellogg)
Paul J. Kellogg, Acting Chief
Reactor Projects,
Branch
4
Division of Reactor Projects
Enclosures:
1.
2.
NRC Inspection
Report
cc w/encls:
(See
page
3)
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Valley Authority
cc w/encls:.
Mr.. 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,
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
'ennessee
Valley Authority.
3B Lookout Place
101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
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
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Mr. M. J, Burzynski,
Manager
Nuclear Licensing
and
Regulatory Affairs
Valley Authority
5B Lookout Place
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
State
Health Officer
State
Department of Public Health
State Office Building
Montgomery,
36130
Site guality Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
'P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
Alabama 35602
Mr. Kirksey E. Whatley, Director
Division of Radiation .Control
Alabama Department of Public Health
Montgomery,
AL 36310
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page
4)
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J.
R. Johnson,
RII,
G.
C. Lainas,
F. J.
Hebdon,
P. J: Kellogg, RII
J.
L. Mathis, 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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