ML20136H022
| ML20136H022 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 03/17/1997 |
| From: | Jordan E NRC OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR OPERATIONS (EDO) |
| To: | Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
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| NUDOCS 9703190032 | |
| Download: ML20136H022 (3) | |
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EA 96-269 March 17, 1997 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.
President, TVA Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
ORDER IMPOSING CIVIL MONETARY PENALTY - $50,000
Dear Mr. Kingsley:
This refers to your letter dated December 19, 1996, in response to the Notice of Violation and Proposed Imposition of Civil Penalty (Notice) sent to you by our letter dated November 19, 1996.
Our letter ar.d Notic: described four violations of NRC requirements identified during an inspection conducted during the period luly 8 through August 22, 1996, at your Sequoyah Nuclear Plant. The results of tha inspection were originally documented in Inspection Report Nos. 50-327 anc 59 328/96-10 issued on September 27, 1996.
To emphasize the importance of management attantion to, and oversight of, fire protection activities, as well as the need M prompt corrective actions, a Severity Level III problem and a civil penaity of $50,000 was proposed in the Novemhr 19, 1996 letter.
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In your response, you agreed that the violations occurred; however, you n;aintained that the NRC's categorization of the violations at Severity Level III with a proposed civil penalty of $50,000 was inconsistent with the Enforcement Policy.
You requested that the NRC reconsider the severity level of the violations and mitigate the associated civil penalty in its entirety.
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After consideration of your response, we have concluded, for the reasons given j
in the Appendix attached to the enclosed Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty, that the violations, the severity level, and civil penalty associa:ad with the Severity Level III problem should stand as proposed, four response focused on the safety and regulatory significance of each of the violations
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taken individually, as well as the actions you have implemented in recent 4'
j years in the area of fire protection. However, the bases for citing the violations collectively as a Severity Level III problem was the significant lack of attention and priority given to your fire protection program.
In addition, the actior was based on the significance of the violations taken collectively, not ir.cividually. Whi the NRC acknowledges some progress in improving the fire protection prograt at Sequoyah, the continuing lack of i
timely resolution of long-standing issues in the fire protection area j
indicates your actions have not been fully effective. Accordingly, we hereby serve the enclosed Order on Tennessea Valley Authority imposing a civil i
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1 Tennessee Valley Authority monetary penalty in the amount of $50,000. As provided in Section IV of the enclosed Order, payment should be made within 30 days of the date of this l
Order, by check, draft, money order, or electronic transfer, payable to the Treasurer of the United States and mailed to James Lieberman, Direct.+, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint Nortn, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738. We will review the effectiveness of your corrective actions during subsequent inspections.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the N?s " Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and the enclosure will be placed in the NRC's Public Document Rosa.
Sincerely, f/ps-Edwar
. Jordan Deput Executive Director for for Regulatory Effectiveness, Program Oversight, Investigations and Enforcement Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328 License Nos. DPR-77, DPR-79
Enclosure:
Order Iaote.ing Monetary Civil Penalty cc w/ encl:
- 0. J.'Zeringue, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations
' 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 General Counsel Tennessee Va'. ley Authority ET 10H 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902
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Raul R. Baron, General Manager Nuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Pedro Salas, Manager Licensing and Industry Affaire Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue Ridge 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 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 2
Nashville, TN 37243-1532 County Executive Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402 a
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