ML20215D721
| ML20215D721 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 06/10/1987 |
| From: | Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS |
| To: | White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
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| ML20215D725 | List: |
| References | |
| NUDOCS 8706190122 | |
| Download: ML20215D721 (4) | |
See also: IR 05000327/1987018
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION g ' WASHINGTON, D C. 20555 5 Q .; y % June 10, 1987 . Docket Nos. 50-327 I and 50-328 Tennessee Valley Authority ) ATTN: Mr. Steven A. White j Manager of Nuclear Pcwer j 6 North 38A Lookout Place q 1101 Market Street i Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 Gentlemen: SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH SPECIAL TESTING INSPECTION (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/87-18 AND 50-328/87-18) ' This letter refers to a special testing inspection conducted by an NRC team at the Sequoyah facility during March 16-27 and April 13-17, 1987. The inspection included a review of activities authorized for your Sequoyah facility. At the , conclusion of the inspection, the inspection findings and conclusions were i discussed with those members of your staff identified in the enclosed inspec- ! tion report. Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within those areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observations of activities in progress. The inspection findings indicate that certain of your activities appeared to violate NRC requirements. The violation, references to pertinent require- ments, and elements to be included in your response are described in the enclosed Notice of Violation. We are concerned that the numbers and types of testing deficiencies, which were identified during this inspection using a , small sample of relatively simple tests, may indicate the potential for more
serious problems when a large number of relatively complicated tests are , performed immediately prior to restart of the plant. j The majority of the deficiencies identified in this inspection clearly fall into two major areas--inadequacies in the test procedures and instructions themselves and a lack of organizational discipline in the station staff in the ! area of adherence to procedures. The former aspect has significant programmatic implications and the latter implies lack of attention to detail by the station staff and managers. Therefore, your corrective actions should address the dual nature of our concerns, i.e., broad programmatic issues and failure to adhere to procedural requirements. 8706190122 870610 DR ADOCK 0500 7-
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. . Tennessee Valley Authority -2- June 10,'1987 1 In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's " Rules of Practice," Part 2 f Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosure j will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room. The responses directed by 1 this letter and its enclosure are not subject to the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by the Paperwork Reduction i Action of 1980, PL 96-511. j Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us. Sincerely, ^ b Stewart . Ebneter, Director I TVA Projects Division Of" ice of Special Projects Enclosures: 1. Notice of Violation 2. Inspection Report Nos. 50-327/87-18 and 50-328/87-18 cc w/ enclosures: See next page . l'
- _ _____ . Tennessee Valley Authority -3- June 10, 1987 cc w/ enclosures: H. L. Abercrombie Mr. M. R. Harding Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Site Director Tennessee Valley Authority i TVA/Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Sequoyah Nuclear Plant P. O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37379 i Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37379 Mr. W. C. Drotleff County Judge i ATTN: Mr. J. A. Roulston Hamilton County Courthouse ! Tennessee Valley Authority Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 l 400 West Summit Hill Drive, W12 A12 j Knoxville, Tennessee 37902 Mr. Michael H. Mobley, Director _ Regional Administrator, Region II Division of Radiological Health U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission T.E.R.R.A. Building 101 Marietta Street, N.W., Suite 2900 150 9th Avenile North Atlanta, Georgia 30323 Nashville, Tennessee 37203 Mr. Bob Faas Mr. L. M. Nobles Westinghouse Electric Corporation Plant Manager P. O. Box 355 TVA/Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15230 P. O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37379 Tennessee Department of Public Health Mr. K. Jenison ATTN: Director, Bureau of Environmental Senior Resident Inspector Health Services U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission j Cordel Hull Building 2600 Igou Ferry Road l Nashville, Tennessee 37219 Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37379 ' Mr. R. L. Gridley Tennessee Valley Authority SN 128B Lookout Place Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 l
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