IR 05000259/2016001

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant - NRC Integrated Inspection Report 05000296/2016001, January 1, 2016, through March 31, 2016

ML16134A224
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	05/13/2016
From:	Alan Blamey Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Shea J W Tennessee Valley Authority
References
IR 2016001
Download: ML16134A224 (62)

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May 13, 2016

Mr. Joseph Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3R Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT: BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT - NRC INTEGRATED INSPECTION REPORT 05000259/2016001, 05000260/2016001, AND 05000296/2016001

Dear Mr. Shea:

On March 31, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) completed an inspection at your Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3. On April 19, 2016, the NRC inspectors discussed the results of this inspection with Mr. S. Bono and other members of your staff.

Inspectors documented the results of this inspection in the enclosed inspection report. NRC inspectors documented 8 findings which were determined to be of very low safety significance (Green) in this report. Seven of these findings involved violations of NRC requirements. The NRC is treating these violations as noncited violations (NCVs) consistent with Section 2.3.2.a of the Enforcement Policy. If you contest the violation or significance of these NCVs, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your denial, to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Document Control Desk, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; with copies to the Regional Administrator, Region II; the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555-0001; and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. If you disagree with a cross-cutting aspect assignment in this report, you should provide a response within 30 days of the date of this inspection report, with the basis for your disagreement, to the Regional Administrator, Region II, and the NRC Resident Inspector at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 2.390, "Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding," of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter, its enclosure, and your response (if any) will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC's Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,/RA/

Alan Blamey, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos.: 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68

Enclosure:

IR 05000259/2016001, 05000260/2016001 and 05000296/2016001

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