ML20059B988
| ML20059B988 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 12/17/1993 |
| From: | Peebles T NRC Office of Inspection & Enforcement (IE Region II) |
| To: | Medford M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20059B990 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9401040321 | |
| Download: ML20059B988 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000327/1993037
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DEC 17 993
Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328
Tennessee Valley Authority
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Dr. Mark 0. Medfc d
Vice President.
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3B Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Gentlemen:
SUBJECT:
(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/93-37 AND 50-328/93-37)
This refers to the inspection conducted by D. Charles Payne of this office on
November 15-19, 1993. The inspection included a review of activities
authorized for your Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. At the conclusiori of the
inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff
identified in the NRC Inspection Report, Enclosure 2.
Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the repor.. Within
these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures
and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of
activities in progress. A Simulator Facility Report is included in this
report as Enclosure 3, and a list of documents reviewed during the inspection
is included as Enclosure 4.
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 (Notice). The violations are of concern because a properly
proceduralized licensed operator requalification program and proper
documentation of program activities are necessary to ensure program viability.
The ability of training department evaluators to detect weaknesses in operator
performance and properly analyze the weaknesses was noted as a program
strength. We are concerned, however, about the type and frequency of
weaknesses demonstrated by your operators during their simulator examinations.
Weaknesses were in communications, event diagnosis, understanding of control
board indications, and Emergency Operating Procedure usage.
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 additional
actions you plan to take 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 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of' Practice," a copy of
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The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject
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by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.
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Should you have any questions concerning this inspection, please contact us.
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ORIGINALSIGNED BY T. A.PEEBLES
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Thomas A. Peebles, Chief
Operations Branch
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NRC Inspection Report
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Documents Reviewed
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Craven Crowell, Chairman
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D. E. Nunn, Vice President
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W. H. Kennoy, Director
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Johnny H. Hayes, Director
Tennessee Valley Authority
ET 12A
400 West Sumit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
TVA Representative
Tennessee Valley Authority
Rockville Office
11921 Rockville Pike
Suite 402
Rockville, MD 20852
General Counsel
Tennessee Valley Authority
ET 11H
400 West Sumit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
B..S. Schofield, Manager
Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Tennessee Valley Authority
4G Blue Ridge
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN
37402-2801
Ralph H. Shell
Site Licensing Manager
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
P. O. Box 2000
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
Robert Fenech, Vice President
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P. O. Box 2000
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
R. M. Eytchison, Vice President
Nuclear Operations
Tennessee Valley Authority
38 Lookout Place
1101 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
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Michael H. Mobley, Director
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Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
P. O. Box 2000
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