ML20215D721

Forwards Special Testing Insp Repts 50-327/87-18 & 50-328/87-18 on 870316-27 & 0413-17 & Notice of Violation. Inadequacies in Test Procedures & Instructions & Lack of Organizational Discipline in Staff Noted

ML20215D721
Person / Time
Site:	Sequoyah
Issue date:	06/10/1987
From:	Ebneter S NRC OFFICE OF SPECIAL PROJECTS
To:	White S TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
Shared Package
ML20215D725	List: ML20215D721 ML20215D738 ML20215D751
References
NUDOCS 8706190122
Download: ML20215D721 (4)

See also: IR 05000327/1987018

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        ATTN: Mr. Steven A. White                                                          j
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        Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
        Gentlemen:
        SUBJECT: SEQUOYAH SPECIAL TESTING INSPECTION
                    (NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-327/87-18 AND 50-328/87-18)
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        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.
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 . Tennessee Valley Authority            -2-                     June 10,'1987
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  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,
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                                       Stewart
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                                                 . 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
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cc w/ enclosures: H. L. Abercrombie Mr. M. R. Harding Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Site Director Tennessee Valley Authority TVA/Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Sequoyah Nuclear Plant i 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 l 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

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Nashville, Tennessee 37219 Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37379 Mr. R. L. Gridley Tennessee Valley Authority SN 128B Lookout Place Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801

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