ML18033B138

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

NOTICE OF DEVIATION

(NRC INSPECTION

REPORT

NOS. 50-259/89-53,

50-260/89-53,

AND

50-296/89-53)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

(NRC) inspection

conducted

by

D.

R. Carpenter

on November

15 - December

18,

1989.

The inspection

included

a

review of activities

authorized

for

your

Browns, Ferry facility.

At the

conclusion of the

inspection.,

the findings were discussed

with those

members

of your staff identified in the enclosed

inspection report.

0

Areas

examined

during

the

inspection

included

surveillance

observations,

licensed

power

indication,

maintenance

observation,

operational

safety

verification, restart

test

program,

and site

management

and

organization.

Within these

areas,

the

inspection

consisted

of selective

examinations

of

procedures

and

representative

records,

interviews

with

personnel,

and

observation

of activities in progress.

The

inspection

findings indicate certain activities

appeared

to violate

NRC

requirements

and other activities appeared

to deviate

from one of your previous

commitments. 'he

violations

involved the failure to

respond

in

a timely

manner

to off-normal conditions

and

to initiate Condition Adverse

to guality

Reports

for disposition

of significant

hardware

test

exceptions.

The

deviation

concerned

your failure to submit,

a special

report in accordance

with

a

licensee

commitment.

The

violations

and

deviation,

with references

to

pertinen't

requirements,

an'd

elements

to

be

included

in your

response

are

described

in the enclosed

Notices.

The first violation described

in the enclosed

Notice is similar to

a violation

contained

in the Notice

sent

to

you

by our letter

dated

August

31,

1989.

Because

"Similar Violations,"

as

described

in the

NRC Enforcement Policy, are

of significant concern

to the

NRC,

please

give particular attention

in your

response

to

the identification of the

root cause

of this

problem

and your

corrective action to prevent recurrence.

Hr. Oliver D. Kinasley, Jr.r

The

response

to the aeviation

should

also

adaress

what prograr.s

are in place

to 1dentl Ty single

Ya i jul e

'i ssues.

In accordance

with Section

2.790 of the

NRC's

"Rules of Practice,"

Part 2,

Tt le 10,

Code

of

Federal

Regula .ions,

a

copy

o

this

le ter

and its

enclosures will be placed in the

NRC Pubiic

Documen-.

Room.

Should you have

any ques

ions concernina this letter,

please

contact

us.

S', ncerely,

Bruce A. Milson, Assistant Director

for Inspection

Programs

roy,ct, Divisioz

Office of Nu;lear Reactor

Regulation

enclosures:

No=ice of Violation

2.

Notice of Deviation

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page)

cc w/encls:

F.

L. Moreadith,

Vice President

Nuclear

Engineering

Valley Authority

400 West Summit Hill Drive

WT 12A 12A

Knoxville, TN

37902

Dr.

M. 0. Medfor d

Vice President

and Nuclear

Technical Direct'or

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Chairman,

Limestone

County

Commission

P. 0.

Box 188

Athens,

35611

Dr. Henry Myers, Science Advisor

Committee

on Interior and

Insular Affairs

U.

S.

House of Representatives

Washington,

D. C:

20515

O. J. 2eringue,

Site Director

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P.

O.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

Manager,

Nuclear Licensing

and Regulatory Affairs

Valley Authority

5N 157B Lookout Place

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

P. Carier, Site Licensing Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

G. Campbell,

Plant Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P.

O.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

TVA Representative

Rockvi lie Office

11921

Rockvi lie Pike

Suite

402

Rockville,

MD

20852

General

Counsel

Valley Authority

400 West

Summit Hill Drive

ET llB 33H

Knoxville, TN

37902

Claude Earl

Fox,

M.D.

State

Health Officer

State

Department of Public Health

State Office Building

Montgomery,

36130

State of Alabama

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M. Crutchfield,

B.

D. Liaw,

S.

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R.

C.. Pierson,

G.

E. Gears,

D. Moran,

W.

S. Little, NRR/RII

A. H. Johnson,

NRR/RII

R.

H. Long, NRR/RII

J.

Rutberg,

OGC

M. S. Callahan,

GPA/CA

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Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Route

12,

Box 637

Athens,