ML20002C511

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Forwards IE Insp Repts 50-553/80-15 & 50-554/80-16 on 800929-1002 & Notice of Violation
ML20002C511
Person / Time
Site: Phipps Bend  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 11/21/1980
From: Murphy C
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Parris H
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Shared Package
ML20002C494 List:
References
NUDOCS 8101100394
Download: ML20002C511 (2)


See also: IR 05000553/1980015

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In Reply Refer To:

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50-553/SO-15

50-554/80-14

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 N. Economos of this office on September 29

through October 2,1980 of activities authorized by NRC Construction Permit Nos.

' PR-162 and CPPR-163 for the Phipps Bend facility, and to the discussion of our

..indings 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 examinatdons of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, and observations by the inspector.

We have examined actions you have taken with regard to previously identified

enforcement matters and usresolved items. The status of these items is discussed

in the enclosed report.

Three new unresolved items 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 herewith

as Appendix A.

This notice is sent to you pursuant to the provisions of Section

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

tions.

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 be a taken by you and the results achieved; (1)

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

cny information that you (or your contractor) believe to be proprietary, it is

cecessary 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 propri :tary, and should be prepared so that proprietary infor-

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mation 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,

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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

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Reactor Construction and Engineering

Support Branch

Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Violation

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Impection Report Nos. 50-553/80-15

and 50-554/80-14

cc w/ encl:

W. P. Kelleghan, Project Manager

J. F. Cox, Supervisor, Nuclear

Licensing Section

J. E. Wills, Project Engineer

H. N. Culver, Chief, Nuclear

Safety Review Staff

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