ML18038B483
| ML18038B483 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 10/13/1995 |
| From: | Merschoff E NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML18038B484 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9510240100 | |
| Download: ML18038B483 (8) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1995051
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OCT
I 3 !995
Valley Authority
ATTN:
,Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
President,
TVA Nuclear
and
Chief Nuclear Officer
6A Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
SUBJECT:
NRC
INSPECTION
REPORT
NOS. 50-259/95-51,
50-260/95-51,
50-296/95-51,
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
This refers to the inspection
conducted
on August
13 to September
16,
1995 at
the Browns Ferry facility.
The purpose of the inspection
was to determine
whether activities authorized
by the license
were conducted 'safely in
accordance
with NRC requirements.
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,
the
NRC has determined that
a
violation of NRC requirements
occurred.
This violation is cited in the
enclosed
Notice 'of Violation and the circumstances
surrounding it are
described
in detail in the subject inspection report.
We are concerned that
despite
several
significant foreign material
problems at Browns Ferry, foreign
material
exclusion practices
were not adequately
strengthened.
The violation described
in the enclosed
Notice of Violation is similar to a
violation contained
in the Notice sent to you by our letter dated
December
7,
1994.
Recurring violations are of particular concern
because
the
NRC expects
licensees
to learn from their past failures
and to take effective corrective
actions.
The Enforcement Policy states
that the severity level of a
repetitive Severity Level
IV violation may be increased
to reflect the
added regulatory significance of the violation.
In this case,
we have decided
not to hold
an enforcement
conference
nor to increase
the
severity level of the violation because
the proposed corrective actions for
the previous violation had not yet been fully implemented.
In your response
to the enclosed
Notice, you should
document
the specific actions
taken
and
any
additional
actions
you plan to prevent recurrence.
We will .review your
response,
including your proposed corrective actions,
and the results of
t
future inspections
to determine
whether further
NRC enforcement
action is
necessary
to ensure
compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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In accordance
with 10 CFR 2.790 of the"NRC's
"Rules of 'Practice,"
a copy of
this letter; its enclosures,,
and your response will be placed in the
NRC
Public Document
Room
(PDR).
To the extent possible,
your response
should, not
include
any personal
privacy, proprietary, or safeguards
information so that
it can. be placed in the
PDR without redaction.
The response's
directed
by. this letter
and. the enclosed
Notice 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.
Sincerely,
(Original signed
by J.
Hannon)
0
Ellis W. Herschoff,, Director
Division of Reactor Projects,
Docket Nos.
50-259,
50-"260,
and 50-296
License
Nos.
and
Enclosures;
2'.
NRC Inspection
Report
cc, w/encl's:
(See
page
3)
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cc w/encls:
Mr. 0. J. Zeringue,
Senior Vice Pres.
Nuclear Operations
Valley .Authority
3B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Dr. 'Mark 0. Hedford, Vice Pres.
Engineering
h Technical
Services
Valley Authority
3B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Hr..
D. f. Nunn, Vice Pres.
New Plant Completion
Valley Authority
3B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
Hr.
R.
D. Hachon, Site Vice Pres.
Browns Ferry 'Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
General
Counsel
Valley Authority
ET 11H
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxvil.le, TN
37902
Mr. T. D. Shriver,
Manager
Nuclear Assurance
5 Licensing
Browns .Ferry Nuclear Plant
Valley Authority
PE 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
Hr. Pedro Salas
Site Licensing Manager
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.
Valley Authority
P. 0.
Box 2000
Decatur,
35602
TVA Representative
Valley Authority
11921 Rockville Pike
Suite
402
Rockville,
HD
20852
Chairman
Limestone
County Commission
301
West Washington Street
Athens,
35611
State Health Officer
Alabama Dept., of Publ.ic Health
434 Monroe Street
Montgomery,
36130-1701-
Distribution w/encl:
(See
page
4)
Hr.
P.
P. Carier,
Manager
Corporate
Licensing
4G Blue Ridge
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga,
TN
37402-2801
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W. Merschoff, RII
J.
R. Johnson,
RII
C. A. Casto,,RII
M. S. Lesser,
RII
F. J.
Hebdon,
J.
F. Williams,
S.
M. Shaeffer,
RII
K. P. Barr, RII
Document Control
Desk
NRC Senior Resident
Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
10833
Shaw
Road
Athens,
35611
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