ML20150A664

Forwards Insp Repts 50-327/88-06 & 50-328/88-06 on 880104- 08.Violations Noted,Including Failure to Properly Establish Administrative Requirements for Sys Alignment & Configuration Control Process

ML20150A664
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	03/01/1988
From:	Barr K NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II), NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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ML20150A667	List: ML20150A664 ML20150A673 ML20150A679
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NUDOCS 8803150376
Download: ML20150A664 (2)

See also: IR 05000327/1988006

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Docket Nos. 50-327, 50-328

License Nos._DPR-77, DPR-79

Tennessee Valley Authority

ATTN: Mr.-S. A. White

Manager of Nuclear Power

6N 3SA Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT: NOTICE 0: VIOLATION

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/88-06 AND 50-328/88-06)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection conducted by

J. B. Brady on January 4-8 and 19,1988. The inspection included a review of

activities authorized for your Sequoyah facility. At the conclusion of the

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

identified in the enclosed inspection report.

Areas examined during the inspection are identified in the report. Within

these areas, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures

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. and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of

activities in progress.

The inspection findings indicate that certain activities appeared to violate

NRC requirements. The violations, references to pertinent requirements, and

elements to be included in your response are described in the enclosed Notice

of Violation. Violation A involves several examples where administrative

i requirements for the system alignment and configuration control process were

not properly established, implemented or maintained as required by Technical

j Specification 6.8.1. Violation B involves a failure of your system alignment

corrective action program to ensure that the system alignment checklists were

adequate prior to their use. Violation C involves a failure in your

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maintenance and modifications program to prevent storage of loose conductive

material in safety related electrical panels.

In accordance with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," Part 2,

Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations, a copy of this letter and its enclosures

will be placed in the NRC Public Document Room.

The responses directed by this letter and its enclosures are not subject to the

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

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Pub. L. No.96-511.

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

Sincerely.

Original signed by  !

William Little for

Kenneth P. Barr, Acting Assistant l

Director for Inspection Programs  !

TVA Projects Division i

Office of Special Projects i

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2, NRC Inspection Report

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H. L. Abercrombie, Site Director

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Sequoyah Nuclear Plant  !

J. A. Kirkebo, Director, t

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R. L. Gridley, Director .  ;

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Nuclear Safety and Licensing

M. R. Harding, Site Licensing

Manager

TVA Representative, Bethesda Office

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l J. N. Grace, RII

l S. D. Ebneter, OSP

S. D. Richardson, OSP

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G. G. Zech, OSP

B. D. Liaw, OSP

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W. S. Little, OSP/RII

F. R. McCoy, OSP/RII

R. E. Carroll, OSP/RII

J. B. Brady, OSP/RII  ;

J. Rutberg, OGC  ;

N3C Resident Inspector >

DRS Technical Assistant

NRC Document Control Desk i

State of Tennessee

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