ML20136H022

Forwards Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty in Amount of $50,000.Penalty Re Misconduct of Licensee Activities in Compliance W/Nrc Requirements

ML20136H022
Person / Time
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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UNITED STATES

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\*****lt EA 96-269 March 17, 1997 l

Tennessee Valley Authority '

ATTN: Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

President, TVA Nuclear and Chief Nuclear Officer 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street l l

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 l

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 l 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 years in the area of fire protection. However, the bases for citing the j 4' 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 9703190032 970317 PDR ADOCK 05000327 G PDR \$l%E{E{E%%lhi 1

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l 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 l Treasurer of the United States and mailed to James Lieberman, Direct.+, Office 1 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 l 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

Tennessee Valley Authority cc w/ enc 1: (Con't)

Raul R. Baron, General Manager Nuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4J Blue Ridge .

1 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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