ML20003F435

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Forwards IE Insp Rept 50-327/80-46 on 801204-05 & 08-10 & Notice of Violation
ML20003F435
Person / Time
Site: Sequoyah Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 02/13/1981
From: James O'Reilly
NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To: Parris H
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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NUDOCS 8104210246
Download: ML20003F435 (2)


See also: IR 05000327/1980046

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Subject: Report No. 50-327/80-46

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This refers to the routine inspection conducted by G. A. Beli lh.o

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on December 4-5 and 8-10, 1980, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License

No. DPR-77 for the Sequoyah facility. Our preliminary findings were discussed

with J. M. Ballentine, Sequoyah Plant Superintendent, and A. W. Crevasse, Quality ., s

Assurance Manager at the conclusion of the inspection.

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This inspection was a comprehensive examination of your management and quality

assurance controls related to licensed activities. Inspection was conducted in

selected key areas of responsibility at both the plant site and your corporate

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

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

selective examinatio'ns of procedures and representative records, interviews with

personnel, and observations by the inspectors.

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During the inspection, it was. fc. sad that certain activities under your license

appear to violate NRC requiremedts. These items and references to pertinent --

requirements are listed in the Notice of Violation enclosed herewith as Appendix A.

Elements to be included in your response are delineated in Appendix A.

In addition to the need for corrective action regarding these specific violations,

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we are concerned about the implementation of your quality assurance program that

permitted their occurrence. Consequently, in your reply, you should describe in

particular those actions taken or planned to improve the effectiveness of your

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quality assurance program.

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In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC " 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 Public Document Room. If this report contains

any information that you believe to be proprietary, it is necessary that you

make a written application within 20 days to this office to withhold such informa-

tion from public disclosure. Any such application must include the basis for

claiming that the information is proprietary and the proprietary information

should be 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 qu-stiocs concerning this letter, we will be glad to discuss

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Enclosures:

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Appendix A, Notice of Vio

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Inspection Report No. 50-327/80-46

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G. G. Stack, Project Manager

J. M. Ballentine, Plant

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J. F. Cox, Supervisor, Nuclear

Licensing Section

M. J. Berzynski, Projset Engineer

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H. N. Culver, Chief,' Nuclear Safety

Review Staff

H. J. Green, Division Director

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