ML20214D334

Forwards Insp Repts 50-327/86-08 & 50-328/86-08 on 860121-24.No Violation or Deviation Noted.While Screening Procedure Weaknesses Noted at Each Organizational Level, Majority of Issues Being Addressed by Util

ML20214D334
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	02/20/1986
From:	Olshinski J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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ML20214D337	List: IR 05000327/1986008 ML20214D334
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TAC-M83202, NUDOCS 8603050116
Download: ML20214D334 (2)

See also: IR 05000327/1986008

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FEB 2 01996

Tennessee Valley Authority

/ ATTN: Mr. S. A. White

Manager of Nuclear Power

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: REPORT NOS. 50-327/86-08 AND 50-378/86-08

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This refers to a special NRC team inspection conducted during the period

January 21-24, 1986, of activities authorized by NRC Operating License

Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 for your Sequoyah facility. This inspection was conducted

by NRC personnel from the Offices of Inspection and Enforcement, Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, and Region II. The inspection was conducted at the TVA Offices in

Knoxville, at the Watts Bar site, and at the Sequoyah site. At the conclusion of

the inspection, the findings were discussed with those members of your staff

identified in the enclosed inspection report. This inspection related only to

the Employee Concern Prcgram as implemented prior to January 24, 1986.

The inspection consisted of a programatic review of the structure and implementa-

tion of the TVA program for determining which employee concerns apply to Sequoyah

Nuclear Plant and which of these concerns are safety-related and/or safety

significant. This review included an assessment of whether TVA had established

and implemented appropriate sc?eening criteria to make these determinations and

to evaluate the generic applivability to Sequoyah of employee concerns at

other TVA nuclear sites. Aread inspected consisted of selective examination of

j procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observa-

tions by the inspectors. While screening procedure weaknesses were noted at

each organizational level, the majority of safety-related/ regulatory issues were

being addressed by the Sequoyah site. 1

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Within the scope of the inspection, no violations or deviations were identified. 1

Your attention is invited to the observations made in the inspection report. Our

observations and youtf commitments resulting from this inspection have been

transmitted by a previous letter dated February 13, 1986. Your position with

regard to our observations should be included in revisions to your Employee

Concern Program. These matters will be pursued during future inspections.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter or the enclosed inspection

report, please contact us.

Sincerely,

Original signed by

8603050116 860220

PDR ADOCK 05000327

O PDR John A. Olshinski

Deputy Regional Administrator for TVA

Enicosure: (See page 2)

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FEB 2 01986

Enclosure:

Inspection Report Nos. 50-327/86-08

and 50-328/86-08

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5H. L. Abercrombie, Sequoyah Nuclear

Plant Site Director

s R. Wallace, Plant Manager

. W. Whitt, Chief, Nuclear

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L. Williams, Jr. , Supervisor

j Licensing Section

G. B. Kirk, Compliance Staff Supervisor

d. E. Wills, Project Engineer

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4J. R. Denton, NRR

vM. L. Thompson, NRR

/J. M. Taylor, IE

+8. B. Hayes, OI

v8. L. Spessard, IE

v8. J. Youngblood, NRR

SC, R. Stahle, NRR

v$. K. Singh, NRR

S. P. Weise, RII

'P. Holmes-Ray, RII

tt. Barber, IE

J. Lloyd, IE

l AtC Resident Inspector

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State of Tennessee

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