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Forwards Insp Repts 50-259/93-07,50-260/93-07 & 50-296/93-07 on 930218-0319 & Notice of Violations
ML18036B252
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry  
Issue date: 04/16/1993
From: Fredrickson P
NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II)
To: Medford M
Tennessee Valley Authority
Shared Package
ML18036B253 List:
References
NUDOCS 9304300030
Download: ML18036B252 (6)


See also: IR 05000259/1993007

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REGULATORY INFORMATION DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (RIDS)

ACCESSION NBR:9304300030

DOC.DATE- 93/04/16

NOTARIZED:

NO

FACIL:50-259 Browns Ferry Nuclear

Power Station, Unit 1,

Tennessee

50-260

Browns Ferry Nuclear

Power Station, Unit 2, Tennessee

50-296

Browns Ferry Nuclear

Power Station, Unit 3, Tennessee

AUTH.NAME

AUTHOR AFFILIATION

FREDRICKSON,P.

Region

2 (Post

820201)

RECIP. NAME

RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

MEDFORD,M.O.

Tennessee

Valley Authority

DOCKET ¹

05000259

05000260

05000296

SUBJECT:

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6 50-296/93-07

on 930218-0319

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RECIPIENTS:

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ROOh1 P 1-37 (EXT. 504-2065) TO ELIMINATEYOUR NAME FROM DISTRIBUTION

LISTS FOR DOCUMENTS YOU DON'T NEED!

TOTAL NUMBER OF COPIES

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APR (gag

Docket Nos. 50-259,

50-260,

and 50-296

License

Nos.

DPR-33,

DPR-52,

and

DPR-68

Tennessee

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:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC

INSPECTION

REPORT

NOS. 50-259/93-07,

50-260/93-07,

AND

50-296/93-07)

This refers to the inspection

conducted

by C. A. Patterson

of this office on

February

18,

1993

March 19,

1993.

The inspection

included

a review of

activities authorized for your Browns Ferry facility.

At the conclusion of

the inspection,

the fin'dings 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 comply with radiation protection procedures.

We are concerned

about the violation because

three

examples of failing to

comply with radiation work permits were observed

by a

NRC inspector.

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.

The responses

directed

by this letter and its enclosures

are not subject to

t

the clearance

procedures

of'the Office of Management

and Budget

as required

by

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,

Pub.

L. No. 96.511.

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Valley Authority

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Should you have

any questions

concerning this letter,

please

contact

us.

Sincerely,

(Original signed by P. Fredrickson)

Paul

E. Fredrickson,

Acting Chief

Reactor Projects

Branch

4

Division of Reactor Projects

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Enclosures:

1.

Notice of Violation

2.

NRC Inspection

Report

cc w/encls:

(See

page 3)

APR

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Tennessee

Valley Authority-

cc w/encls:

Mr. J.

B. Waters,

Chairman

Tennessee

Valley Authority

ET 12A

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

Mr. M. J. Burzynski, Manager

Nuclear Licensing

and

Regulatory Affairs

Tennessee

Valley Authority

5B Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

TVA Representative

Rockville Office

11921

Rockvi 1 1 e Pike

Suite

402

Rockville,

MD

20852

General

Counsel

Tennessee

Valley Authority

ET llH

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

Chairman,

Limestone

County

Commission

P. 0.

Box 188

Athens,

AL

35611

State Health Officer

State

Department of Public Health

State Office Building

Montgomery,

AL

36130

Mr. J.

R.

Bynum, Vice President

Nuclear Operations

Tennessee

Valley Authority

3B Lookout Place

101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Mr. 0. J. Zeringue,

Vice President,

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Tennessee

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

AL

Mr. Kirksey E. Whatley, Director

Division of Radiation Control.

Alabama Department of Public Health

Montgomery,

AL- 36310

Mr. R.

R. Baron, Site equality

Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Tennessee

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

AL

35602

Site Licensin'g Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Tennessee

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

AL

35602

bcc w/encl:

(See

page

4)

Tennessee

Valley Authority

bcc w/encls:

J.

R. Johnson,

RII

G.

C. Lainas,

NRR

F. J.

Hebdon,

NRR

P. J. Kellogg, RII

J.

L. Hathis, RII

T. H. Ross,

NRR

NRC Document Control

Desk

NRC Senior Resident

Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Route

12,

Box 637

Athens,

AL

35611

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