ML19305B393

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-553/79-17 & 50-554/79-16 on 791211-14 & Notice of Violation
ML19305B393
Person / Time
Site: Phipps Bend  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 01/10/1980
From: Bryant J
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Parris H
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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Download: ML19305B393 (2)


See also: IR 05000553/1979017

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In Reply Refer To:

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50-553/79-17

50-554/79-16

Tennessee Valley Authority

ATTN:

H. G. Parris

Manager of Power

500A Chestnut Street Tower II

Chattanooga, TN 37401

Gentlemen:

This refers to the inspection conducted by B. R. Crowley of this office on

December 11-14, 1979, of activities authorized by NRC Construction Permit

CPFR-162 and CPPR-163 for the Phipps Bend Nuclear facility, and to the

discussion of our findings held with W. P. Kelleghan at the conclusion of the

inspection.

Areas examined during the inspection and our findings are discussed in the

enclosed inspection report. Within these areas, the inspection consisted of

selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, and observations by the inspector.

One new unresolved item resulted from this inspection and is discussed in the

enclosed report.

This item will be examined during subsequent inspections.

During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your license

appear to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements. These items and references

to pertinent requirements are listed in the Notice of Violation enclosed here-

with as Appendix A.

This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of

Section 2.201 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2, Title 10, Code of Federal

Regulations. Section 2.201 requires you to submit to this office, within 20

days of your receipt of this notice, a written statement or explanation in reply

including:

(1) corrective steps which have been taken by you and the results

achieved; (2) corre:ctive steps which will be taken to avoid further noncom-

pliance; and (3) the date when full compliance will be achieved.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and the enclosed

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inspection report will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.

If this

report contains any information that you (or your contractor) believe to be

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proprietary, it is necessary that you make a written application within 20 days

to this office to withhold such information from public disclosure. Any such

application must include a full statement of the reasons on the basis of which

it is claimed that the information is proprietary, and should be prepared so

that proprietary information identified in the application is contained in a

separate part of the document.

If we do not hear from you in this regard within

the specified period, the report will be placed in the Public Document Room.

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Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to

discuss them with you.

Sincerely,

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. C. B ant, Acting Chief

Reactor Construction and Engineering

Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

2.

Inspection Report Nos. 50-553/79-17

and 50-554/79-16

cc w/ enc 1:

W. P. Kelleghan, Project Manager

P. O. Box 2000

Surgoinsville, TN 35752

J. F. Cox

400 Commerce Street

W10C131 C-K

Knoxville, TN 37902

J. E. Wills, Project Engineer

400 Chestnut Street Tower II

Chattanooga, TN 37401

E. G. Beasley

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Tennessee Valley Authority

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309 Grant's Building

Knoxville, Tennessee 37902

J. E. Wills, Project Engineer

400 Chestnut Street Tower II

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Chattanooga,- Tennessee 37902