ML18033B153

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101

Mar ket,Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC

INSPECTION

REPORT

NOS.

50-259/89-57,

50-260/89-57,

AND

50-296/89-57)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

(NRC) inspection

conducted

by

Rich

C.

Chou

on

December 4-8,

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.

Areas

examined

during the inspection

are identified in the report.

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 that certain activities appeared

to violate

NRC requirements.

The violation, references

to pertinent

requirements,

and

elements

to be included in your response

are described

in the enclosed

Notice

of Violations

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.

Should you have any questions

concerning this letter, please

contact us.

Sincerely,

Original signed

by

Bruce A. Wilson

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Bruce A. Wilson, Assistant Director

for Inspection

Programs

TVA Projects Division

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures

- see

page

2

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

January

30,

1990

Enclosures:

1.

Notice of Violation

2. 'RC Inspection

Report

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. Medford

Vice President

and Nuclear

Technical Director

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

0. J. Zeringue, Site Director

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

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

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

(cc w/encls cont'd)

G. Campbell, Plant Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

TVA Representative

Rockville Office

11921

Rockvi1 le Pike

Suite 402

Rockville,

MD

20852

General

Counsel

Valley Authority

400 West Summit Hill Drive

ET 11B 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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S.

D. Ebneter,

RII

D.

M. Crutchfield,

B.

D. Liaw,

S.

C. Black,

R.

C. Pierson,

G.

E. Gears,

D. Moran,

W. S. Little, NRR/RII

A. H. Johnson,

NRR/RII

A. R. Long, NRR/RII

J. Rutberg,

OGC

M. S. Callahan,

GPA/CA

NRC Document Control

Desk

J.

Blake

R.

Chou

R. Carrion

NRC Resident

Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Route

12,

Box 637

Athens,