ML20059H031
| ML20059H031 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 08/30/1990 |
| From: | Wilson B NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II) |
| To: | Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
| Shared Package | |
| ML20059H033 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 9009140198 | |
| Download: ML20059H031 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000327/1990023
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Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328
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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
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Senior Vice President, Nuclear Power
Tennessee Valley Authority
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6N 38A Lookout Place
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Chattanooga, TN 37402-2001
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Dear Mr. Kingsley:
SUBJECT: NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/90-23 AND 50-328/90-23-
'This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by
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R. Shortridge and W.-Gloersen on June 25-29, and July 30, 1990. The inspection
included & review of activities authorized for your Sequoyah facility. At the
conclusion of the inspection, the findings were discussed with those nembers of
your staff identified in the enclosed Inspection Report.
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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, and observation of
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activities in progress.
This inspection focused on worker dose maragement because sillective dose at
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your Sequoyah facility was well above your annual collective dose goal for
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fiscal year 1990.
Particular attention was directed to assessing management
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awareness of, involvement in, and support for your facility's ALARA program.
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Although there were no violations identified, we are concerned because several-
of the weaknesses identified in the suninary of the report.have been found et
other facilities to be early precursors of a significant program decline.
We therefore encourage you to ' provide increased managenent. attention to
radiological controls to assure that such a decline does not occur at Sequoyah.
We are aware of the large work scope of the Unit 1, Cycle 4 outage and the dose
reduction initiatives taken at your facility during the outage; however, during
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the inspection, weaknesses were noted in your program to manage occupational
dose that nerit your attention. Most significant was the failure by managenent
to use a realistic collective annual dose goal as a tool to manage collective
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dose, particularly with the compressed outage schedule.
The enclosed report docunents proposed licensee actions-(Paragraph 3) outlined
by a licensee representative, and discussed during the exit interview, and
again by. telephone on July 30, 1990, between D. Collins, B. Wilson. J. Brady..
R.- Shortridge, of our office, and C. Vondra, C. Kent, and C.J:hittemore of the
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If your undt:rstanding of these proposed actions
differs from the report statt.ntnt, please inform this office pronptly.
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resolution of these issues is also of interest to the hRC, you are requested to
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subrit to this office, within 30 days of the date of this letter, your written
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assesstrent of each weakness, including acticns that you have taken or plan to
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tale to in. prove these areas and the dates when the actions will be cerrpleted.
The respensts directed by this letter are not subject to the clearance
procedures of the Office of Managerrent and Budget as required by the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No. 96.511.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(a), a copy of this letter and its enclosure
will be placed in the NRC Public Docunient Room.
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Shculd you have any questions ccncerning this letter, please contact us.
Sincerely.
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BruceM. Wilson, Chief
TVA Projects
Enclosure:
NRC Inspection Repcrt
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M. Runyon, Chairman
Tennessee Valley Authority
ET 12A 7A
400 West Sunnit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
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J. B. Waters Director
Tenncssee Valley Authority
400 West Sunnit !!ill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
W. F. Willis
Chief Operating Officer
ET 12B 16B
400 West Sumit flill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902
D. Nunn Vice President
Nuclear Engineering
Tennessee Valley Authority
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WT 12A 1EA
Knoxville, lh 37902
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Dr. M. O. Medford
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Vice President and Nuclear
Technical Director
Tennessee Valley Authority
6N 3CA Lookout Place
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
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County Judge
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Hamilton County Courthouse
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Dr. Henry Myers Science Advisor
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Committee on Interior and
Insular Affairs
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington, D. C.
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C. A. Vondra. Plant Manager
Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
Tennessee Valley Authority
P. O. Box 2000
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
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E. G. Wallace, Manager
Nuclear Licensing and
Regulatory Affairs
Tennessee Valley Authority
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SN 107E Lookout Place
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Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
M. Eurzynski
Site Licensing Manager
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Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
P. O. Box 2000
Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379
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TVA Representative
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Rockville Office
11921 Rockville Pike
Suite 402
Rockville, VD 20852
General Counsel
Tennessee Valley Authority
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400 West Sunnit Hill Drive
ET 11B 33H
Knoxville, TN 37902
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Michael H. Mobley, Director
Division of Radiological Health
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Pashville,TN- 37247-3201
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S. D. Ebneter, RII
S. C. Black, NRR
L. J. Watson TVAP/RII
J. B. Brady, TVAP/RII
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G. C. Lainas. NRR
F. J. Hebdon, NRR
J. N. Donohew NRR
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