ML20134P806

Ack Receipt of & Electronic Transfer for $100,000 in Payment for Civil Penalty Imposed by NRC in

ML20134P806
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	02/21/1997
From:	Lieberman J NRC OFFICE OF ENFORCEMENT (OE)
To:	Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
References
EA-95-199, NUDOCS 9702260125
Download: ML20134P806 (3)

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o & WASHINGTON D.C. 2064 5 0001 s*****/ February 21, 1997 EA 95-199 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

President, TVA Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PROPOSED IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY -

$100,00 (NRC Office of Investigation Report No. 2-93-015 and Department of Labor Administrative Law Judge Recommended Decision and Order, dated July 31,1996)

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter dated February 11, 1997, and your

. electronic transfer for $100,000 in payment for the civil penalty imposed by NRC in a letter dated January 13, 1997. The NRC's expectation is that the civil penalty in this case will serve to remind the Tennessee Valley Authority I of the importance of ensuring that employees feel free to raise safety concerns without fear of retaliation as stated in the NRC Statement ~ of Policy,

" Freedom of Employees in the Nuclear Industry to Raise Safety Concerns Without Fear of Retaliation; Policy Statement," 61 Federal Reaister 24336 (May 14, 1996).

Your corrective actions will be examined during future inspections.  !

Sincerely, t

6 ames Lieberman, Director  !

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Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328 License Nos. DPR-77, DPR-79 cc:

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Dr. Mark O. Medford, Vice President Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 R. J. Adney

! Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379 2

General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority ET 10H 400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN 37902 1

i Raul R. Baron, General Manager Nuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 l Pedro Salas, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue P,idge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Ralph H. Shell, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Sequoyah Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Soddy-Daisy, TN 37379 J. T. Herron, Plant Manager I Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority 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 County. Executive Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402

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