ML20128G686

Forwards Insp Repts 50-327/85-19 & 50-328/85-19 on 850508 & Notice of Violation.Notice of Violation Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790 & 73.21)

ML20128G686
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	07/03/1985
From:	Grace J NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Parris H TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Shared Package
ML20128G690	List: ML20128G686 ML20128G719
References
EA-85-067, EA-85-67, NUDOCS 8507090288
Download: ML20128G686 (3)

See also: IR 05000327/1985019

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License Nos. DPR-77, DPR-79

EA 85-67

Tennessee Valley Authority

ATTN: Mr. H. G. Parris

Manager of Power and Engineering

500A Chestnut Street Tower II

Chattanooga, TN 37401

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION: EA 85-67

(INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/85-19 AND 50-328/85-19)

This refers to the special inspection conducted on May 8,1985, at the Sequoyah

Nuclear Plant to review the circumstances which led to an opening in a vital area

barrier being unprotected for a period of forty-one minutes. This event,

resulted from the inadequate communications between security personnel at the

compensatory post. The violation was discovered by licensee security personnel.

At the time of the violation, Unit I was in mode five and Unit 2 was in mode

four. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) concerns were discussed by

Mr. John A. Olshinski, Deputy Regional Administrator, and Mr. James P. Darling,

Director, Office of Nuclear Power, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), in an

Enforcement Conference held at NRC Region II, Atlanta, Georgia, on May 15, 1985.

In accordance with the " General Statement of Policy and Procedure for NRC

Enforcement Actions," 10 CFR Part 2, Appendix C (1985), the violation described

in the enclosed Notice has been classified as a Severity Level III violation.

Normally a civil penalty is considered for a Severity Level III violation.

However, after consultation with the Director, Office of Inspection and

Enforcement, I have decided that a civil penalty will not be proposed in this

case because of your prompt identification and reporting of the violation and the

unusually prompt and extensive corrective action.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed Notice when preparing your response. In your response,

you should document the specific actions taken and any additional actions you

plan to prevent recurrence. After reviewing your response to this Notice of

Violation, including your proposed corrective actions, the NRC will determine

whether further NRC enforcement action is necessary to ensure compliance with

NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(d) and 10 CFR 73.21, safeguards activities and

security measures are exempt from public disclosure; therefore, the enclosures

l to this letter, with the exception of the report cover page which presents a

l nonexempt summary, will not be placed in NRC's Public Document Room.

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The responses directed by this letter and the enclosed Notice are not subject to

the clearance procedures of the Office of Management and Budget as required by

the Paperwork Redt:ction Act of 1980, PL 96-511.

Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely,

J. Nelson Grace

Regional Administrator

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

(Safeguards Information)

2. Inspection Report Nos. 50-327/85-19,

50-328/85-19

(Safeguards Information)

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H. L. Abercrombie, Sequoyah Nuclear Plant

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