ML20128A908

EN-85-035:on 850502,notice of Violation & Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalties in Amount of $75,000 Will Be Issued to Licensee.Action Based on One Safeguards Violation in Which Vital Equipment Not Protected Properly

ML20128A908
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	04/29/1985
From:	Axelrad J, Klingler G NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE)
To:
References
EN-85-035, EN-85-35, NUDOCS 8505240359
Download: ML20128A908 (1)

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A April 29, 1985 EN 85-35 0FFICE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT NOTIFICATION OF SIGNIFICANT ENFORCEMENT ACTION Licensee: ; Tennessee Valley Authority

. Docket Nos. 50-25!, 50-260 & 50-296

' License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, & DPR-68

Subject:

PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY - $75,000 1 This is to inform the Commission that a Notice of Violation and Proposed '

Imposition of Civil Penalty in the amount of Seventy-five Thousand Dollars

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-($75,000) will be issued on or about May 2,1985 to Tennessee Valley Authority.

This action is based on one safeguards violation in which vital-equipment was not. afforded the level of protection specified in the Physical Security Plan.

The base civil-penalty was: increased by fifty percent because of prior poor performance in the implementation of the. Physical. Security Plan.

It should be noted that the licensee has not been specifically informed of the enforcement action. The Regional Administrator has been authorized by the Director, Office of-Inspection and Enforcement, to sign this action. The schedule of ~ issuance and notification is:

4 Mailing of Notice May 2, 1985

-Telephone Notification of Licensee May 2, 1985

_A news release has been prepared and will be issued about the time the licensee receives the Notice. The State of Alabama will be notified.

The licensee has thirty days from the date of the Notice in which to respond..

Following NRC evaluation of the response, the civil penalty may be remitted, 1 mitigated, or imposed by Order..

Contact:

G. Klingler, IE 24923 J. Axelrad, IE 24909 Distribution:

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-PRELIMINARY INFORMATION - NOT FOR PUBLIC DISCLOSURE UNTIL MAY 2, 1985.

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