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The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy Conservation and Power Committee on Energy and Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C.
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Dear Mr. Chairman:
Enclosed for your information is an announcement that the Nuclear '
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301/492-7715 (Wednesday, March 7, 1984)
NRC STAFF PROPOSES $40,000 CIVIL PENALTY AGAINST TVA FOR ALLEGE 0 VIOLATION AT BROWNS FERRY The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $40,000 civil penalty against Tennessee Valley Authority for alleged violation of NRC security requirements at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant near Athens, Alabama.
This action is being taken because of NRC inspection findings which con firmed a notification by TVA that a Browns Ferry security officer left the entrance to a vital area unattended during a practice radiological evacuation drill on November 10, 1983.
(NRC regulations define a " vital area" as one which contains "any equipment, system, device or material, the failure, destruction or release of which could directly or indirectly endanger the public health and safety by exposure to radiation.")
1 James P. O'Reilly, NRC Regional Administrator in Atlanta, said the fine is being proposed "to re-emphasize the need for Tennessee Valley Authority to ensure that its security program is adequately managed to prevent violations of this nature from occurring in the future."
Mr. O'Reilly said the violation was discussed with TVA management during an enforcement conference on December 16, 1983, at the NRC regional office in Atlanta. He said TVA has now revised its procedures to improve its security program management.
TVA has 30 days to pay the civil penalty or to protest it in whole or in part.
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