ML20024F854
| ML20024F854 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 12/14/1990 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
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| NUDOCS 9012270049 | |
| Download: ML20024F854 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000327/1990037
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DEC 14'1990
Docket Nos.:
50-327 and 50-328
License Nos.:
Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
Senior Vice President, Nuclear Power
Tennessee Valley Authority
6N 38A Lookout Place
1101 Market Square
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/90-37 AND 50-328/90-37)
This refers to the inspection conducted by P. Harmon of this office on
November 6,1990 - December 5, 1990.
The inspection included a review of
activities authorized for your Sequoyah facility.
At the conclusior, of the
inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff
identified in the enclosed inspection 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 perscnnel, and observation of
activities in progress.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared to
be in violation of NRC requirements as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation.
We are concerned about the violations because they appear to be
directly related to issues that have been identified in previous inspections
concerning control room comand and control, and the site nuclear engineering
staff.
Although Violation A appears to be similar to Violation
50-327,328/90-29-01
in that they both involved inoperable nuclear
instrumentation, we have concluded that they occurred for different reasons
and that the corrective action for the previous violation would not have
prevented Violation A.
In addition to the need for corrective action regarding the specific matters
are concerned about the conduct of the
identified in the enclosed Notica
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two groups involved in the vi.auons.
Specifically, the Nuclear Engineering
Section and the Operations Department shift crews.
Our concerns were
previously discussed in a meeting with TVA Management on November 27, 1990.
We understand you are intending to followup that meeting with a letter
documenting planned improvements in these areas.
You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
in your
response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additior il
actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this
Notice, including your proposed corrective actions and the results of future
inspections, the NRC will determine whether further NRC enforcement action is
necessary to ensure compliance with NRC regulatory requirements.
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In accordance with Section 2.790(a) of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2,
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures
will ee placed in the NRC's Public Document Room.
The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures are not subject to the
clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.
Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely,
CriginalSigned By
BRUCE A. WILSON
Bruce A. Wilson, Chief
TVA Projects
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M. Runyon, Chairman
C. A. Vondra, Plant Manaear
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
ET 12A 7A
Tennessee Valley Autho.ity
400 West Sumit Hill Drive
P. O. Box 2000
Knoxville, TN 37902
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
J. B. Waters, Director
E. G. Wallace, Manager
Tennessee Valley Authority
Nuclear Licensing and
ET 12A 9A
Regulatory Affairs
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville, TN 37902
SN 1578 Lookout Place
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
W. F. Willis
M. Cooper
Chief Operating Officer
Site Licensing Manager
ET 128 16B
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
400 West Summit Hill Drive
P. O. Box 2000
Knoxville, TN 37902
fo'dy-Daisy, TN 37379
D. Nunn, Vice President
TVA Representative
Nuclear Projects
Rockville Office
1101 Market Street
11921 Rockville Pike
6A Lookout Place
Suite 402
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Rockville, MD 20852
General Counsel
Dr. M. O. Medford
Tennessee Valley Authority
Vice President, Nuclear Assurance,
400 West Sumit Hill Drive
Licensing and Fuels
ET llB 33H
Tennessee Valley Authority
Knoxville, TN 37902
6N 38A Lookout Place
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Michael H. Mobley, Director
Division of Radiological Health
County Judge
T.E.R.R.A. Building, 6th Floor
Hamilton County Courthouse
150 - 9th Avenue North
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Nashville, TN 37247-3201
J. Wilson, Site Vice President
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(See page 4)
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P. O. Box 2000
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
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W. S. Little, TVAP/Ril
J. B. Brady, TVAP/RIl
J. Rutberg, OGC
J. N. Donohew, NRR
G. R. Jenkins, EICS
Document Control Desk
NRC Resident Inspector
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
2600 I nu Ferry
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
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