ML18033B238

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT

NOS. 50-259/89-56,

50-260/89-56,

AND

50-296/89-56)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

(NRC) inspection

conducted

by

E.

H. Girard

on

December

11-15,

1989;

January

8-12

and

22-26,

1990

and

February 9,

1990.

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.

The

inspection

was

performance

based

and consisted

of observations

of equipment

conditions

and in-process

maintenance-related

activities,

reviews of records

and procedures,

and interviews with personnel.

The inspection findings are

summarized

in the Executive

Summary of the report.

In general,

the findings

show that

both your

maintenance

program

and its

implementation

are satisfactory.

This is

a qualified rating,

however,

as

Browns

Ferry

has

not operated

in almost five years

and its

maintenance

capability to support operation could not be directly assessed.

Another factor

which may have negatively affected our evaluation is the extensive modification

work you had in progress.

Noteworthy strengths

in your maintenance

program and

its

implementation

were the techinical

support that

management

has

provided

through

System

Engineering

and

the

application

of 'Pr obabilistic

Risk

Assessment.

Your attention is invited to the weaknesses

identified in the

report.

In particular,

weaknesses

relative

to

deficiency

tagging,

communications,

drawing discrepancies,

coordination of work control,

parts

delays,

and

your large

backlog

of maintenance

requests

should

receive

attention.

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 Violation.

In accordance

with

10 CFR 2.790(a),,a

copy of this letter

and its enclosures

will be placed in the

NRC Public Document

Room.

9004090295

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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

March 26,

1990

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

Bruce A. Wilson, Assistant Director

for Inspection

Programs

TVA Projects Division

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Enclosures

1.

Notice of Violation

2.

NRC 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

(cc w/encls cont'd - See

page 3)

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

3

March 26,

1990

(cc w/encls cont'd)

Edward

G. Wallace,

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. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

TVA Representative

Rockville Office

11921 Rockville 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

bcc w/encls:

S.

D. Ebneter,

RII

D.

M. Crutchfield,

B.

D". Liaw,

S.

C. Black,

R.

C. Pierson,

T. M. Ross,

D. Moran,

W. S. Little, NRR/RII

J. Rutberg,

OGC

M. S. Callahan,

GPA/CA

R.

H. Bernhard,

NRR/RII

(bcc w/encls cont'd - See

page 4)

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

~

March 26,

1990

(bcc w/encls cont'd)

NRC Document Control

Desk

NRC Resident

Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Route 12,

Box 637

Athens,

35611

J. Curtiss,

OCM

A. Gody,

PEB,