ML20236S087

Forwards Audit Rept Conducted by NRC Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,Of Commitment Mgt Program at Sequoyah Nuclear Plants,Units 1 & 2

ML20236S087
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Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	07/17/1998
From:	Hebdon F NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Scalice J TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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ML20236S089	List: ML20236S087 ML20236S092
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Mr. J. A. Scalice Chief Nucle r Officer end Executive Vice President July 17,1998 Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 i

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SUBJECT:

NRR AUDIT OF LICENSEE PROGRAMS FOR MANAGING COMMITMENTS I

! MADE TO THE NRC 1

Dear Mr. Scalice:

l The enclosed report provides the results of an audit conducted by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, of the commitment management program at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. The insights gained from the audit at your

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facility will be used, along with the results from similar audits of seven other licensees' commitment management programs, to determine what, if any, changes to NRC policy or regulations are warranted. In addition, the staff has undertaken discussions with the Nuclear Energy Institute to determine if changes in their guidance document, " Guideline for Managing NRC Commitments," might be mutually beneficial for licensees and the NRC staff. The staff's efforts and recommendations in this area will be presented in reports to the Commission later this year.

We thank your licensing staff and other personnel who participated in the audit for their cooperation. If you have any questions or comments concerning this report or the related efforts to improve NRC and industry guidance in the area of commitment management, please contact Ronald W. Hernan at (301) 415-2010 or William Reckley at (301) 415-1314.

Sincerely, Original signed by Frederick J. Hebdon, Director Project Directorate ll-3 Division of Reactor Projects 1/11 Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 o

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f Mr. J.'A. Scalice SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT Tennessee Valley Authority cc:

Senior Vice President Mr. Pedro Salas, Manager Nuclear Operations Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Sequoyah Nuclear Plant i 6A Lookout Place Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street j

P.O. Box 2000 '

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 l

Mr. Jack A. Bailey Mr. J. T. Herron, Plant Manager {

Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant i Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 i 6A Lookout Place Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 l 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ,

Mr. Masoud Bajestani Region ll Site Vice President 61 Forsyth S+ eet, SW.

Sequoyah . Nuclear Plant Suite 23T85 Tennessee Valley Authority Atlanta, GA 30303-3415 P.O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 Mr. Melvin C. Shannon Senior Resident inspector General Counsel Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ET 10H 2600 Igou Ferry Road 400 West Summit Hill Drive Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 Knoxville,TN 37902 Mr. Michael H. Mobley, Director Mr. Raul R. Baron, General Manager TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Nuclear Assurance Division of Radiological Health Tennessee Valley Authority 3rd Floor, L and C Annex SM Lookout Place 401 Church Street 1101 Market Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 County Executive Mr. Mark J. Burzynski, Manager Hamilton County Courthouse Nuclear Licensing Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

, Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801  !

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