ML20056D133
| ML20056D133 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 07/23/1993 |
| From: | Stohr J NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | Medford M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20056D135 | List: |
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| NUDOCS 9308050023 | |
| Download: ML20056D133 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000327/1993028
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Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328
Tennessee Valley Authority
ATTN: Dr. Mark 0. Medford
Vice President, Technical
Support
3B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Gentlemen:
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SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/93-28 AND 50-328/93-28)
This refers to the inspection conducted by R. B. Shortridge of this office on
June 21-25, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities authorized
for your Sequoyah facility. At the conclusion of the inspection, the findings
were discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed
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 personnel, ano observation of
activities in progress.
Based on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared
to be in violation of HRC requirements, as specified in the enclosed Notice of
Violation (Notice).
The violations are of concern because they indicate
several instances of failure to adhere to approved procedures.
Violation C described ii. the enclosed Notice is similar to a violation
contained in the Notice tent to you by our letter dated October 5,1992.
Recurring violations are of particular concern because the NRC expects
licensees to learn from their past failures and to take effective corrective
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actions. Although NRC does not normally consider monetary civil penalties for
Severity Level IV violations, ti,a Enforcement Policy states that such
penalties may be imposed for Severity Level IV violations that are similar to
previous violations for which the licensee did not take effective corrective
action.
In this case, we have decided not to hold an enforcement conference
nor to propose a civil penalty based on the overall safety significance of the
violation.
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You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions
specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response.
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response, you should document the specific actions taken and any additional
actions you plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this
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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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this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.
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Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.
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J. Philip Stohr, Director
Division of Radiation Safety
and Safeguards
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NRC Inspection Report
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W. H. Kennoy, Director
Tennessee Valley Authority
ET 12A
400 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
R. M. Eytchison, Vice President
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Tennessee Valley Authority
3B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
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B. S. Schofield, Manager
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5B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Robert Fenech, Vice President
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P. O. Box 2000
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
TVA Representative
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rockville Office
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11921 Rockville Pike
Suite 402
Rockville, MD 20852
Ralph H. Shell
Site Licensing Manager
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
P. O. Box 2000
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
Michael H. Mobley, Director
Division of Radiological Health
3rd Floor, L and C Annex
401 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37243-1532
General Counsel
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Hamilton County Courthouse
Chattanooga, TN 37402
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