ML19305C196
| ML19305C196 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 02/01/1980 |
| From: | Stohr J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Parris H TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML19305C172 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8003260144 | |
| Download: ML19305C196 (2) | |
See also: IR 05000259/1979044
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In Reply Refer To:
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50-259/79-44
50-260/79-44
50-296/79-44
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 D. M. Montgomery of this office on
Deceraber 17-2J, 1980, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License Nos.
DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 for the Browns Ferry facility, and to the discussion
of our findings held with J. L. Harness at the conclusion of the inspection.
Areac 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
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personnel, and observations by the inspector.
The Region II Mobile Laboratory was also brought to your site and used by the
inspector to make certain independent measurements. The basic purpose of these
independent measurements is to verify your capability for analyzing radioactive
effluents, and to achieve and maintain comparable methods of analyses between
your facility and the NRC. The complete data from these measurements will be
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reported in a subsequent Inspection Report.
During the inspection, it was found that certain activities under your license
appear to be in noncompliance with NRC requirements. This item and references
to pertinent requirements are listed in the Notice of Violation enclosed herewith
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 1.0, Code of Federal Regulations.
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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)
corrective steps which will be taken to avoid further noncompliance; 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
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
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
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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.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, we will be glad to discuss
them with you.
Sincerel ,
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J. Philip Stohr, Chief
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Safety Branch
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Enclosure:
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Appendix A, Notice of Violation
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Inspection Report Nos. 50-259/79-44,
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50-260/79-44, and 50-296/79-44
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H. L. Abercrombie
Plant Superintendent
P. O. Box 2000
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Decatur, AL 35602
D. E.~McCloud, Project Engineer
400 Chestnut Street Tower II
Chattanooga, TN 37401
J. F. Cox
400 Commerce Street
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Knoxville, TN 37902
E. G. Beasley
Tennessee Valley Authority.
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