ML18033B368

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE

OF

VIOLATION

(NRC

INSPECTION

REPORT

NOS.

50-259/90-15,

50-260/90-15,

AND 50-296/90-15,

AND

NRC

INVESTIGATION REPORT

NO.

Q2-89-009)

This refers

to the investigation

conducted

during the period

June

19,

1989

through

March I,

1990 of activities at the

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

The

investigation report synopsis,

including pertinent site inspection activities,

is enclosed for your information.

The

NRC Office of Investigation inquiry reviewed the circumstances

associated

with the apparent falsification of the quality records

for

the Restart

Test

Program,

including the

TVA identification, investigation,

and corrective actions

concerning

this matter.

Your investigation

concluded that

there

was

a high

probability that

a portion of test

2-BFN-RTP-082 for the diesel

generators

was

not conducted,

contrary to the test records.

Other unauthorized test record

changes

of less

significance,

by the

same individual, were identified.

Our

inquiry reviewed your

documents

and

interviewed

two of your

key personnel

involved, and concluded that

no further

NRC inquiry was

needed.

Our review concludes that certain activities appeared

to violate

NRC requirements.

The violation and references

to the pertinent requirements

are described

in the

enclosed

Notice of Violation.

The violation involves faHure to develop

and

maintain complete

and accurate

test records

and

was found to be willful on the

part of the responsible

individual.

The

NRC places

great

emphasis

on the integrity and credibility of individuals

performing safety-related

activities

and the accuracy of the records of such

activities.

We are especially

concerned

about willful violations,

and

NRC

enforcement

pol.icy requires

that

we consider

a escalated

enforcement

in this

case.

After our evaluation,

escalated

enforcement

is not warranted

since:

TVA identified the matter, it was

promptly reported

to the

NRC,

TVA took

prompt

and

thorough corrective

and disciplinary action,

the matter

appeared

to be limited to one individual, and there

appears

to be adequate

confidence

that the restart test program

was conducted properly.

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Nr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

We

have

reviewed

your corrective

action

and

no further response

to this

violation will be required.

Nevertheless,

we expect that you will reinforce to Tennessee

Valley Authority

and contractor

employees

the

importance of integrity in the conduct of all

activities that are

associated

with the safety of the plant.

Recurrence

of

this

type of violation would

be

considered

to represent

a potentially

significant lack of attention

toward licensed responsibilit'ies.

In accordance

with Section -2.790(a),

a copy of this letter and its enclosures

will be placed in the

NRC Public Document

Room.

Should you have

any questions

concerning this letter,

please

contact us.

Sincerely,

(Original signed

by A. Ignatonis)

Bruce Wilson, Assistant Director

'for Inspection

Programs

TVA Projects Division

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

1.

Notice of Violation

2.

NRC Investigation

Synopsis

cc w/encls:

(See

page

3)

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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

cc w/encls:

M. Runyon,

Chairman

Valley Authority

ET 12A 7A

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

C.

H. Dean, Jr., Director

Valley Authority

ET 12A 11A

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

J.

B. Waters, Director

Valley Authority

ET 12A 9A

'400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

W.

F. Willis

Chief Operating Officer

ET 12B

16B

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

D. Nunn, 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 Nuc'lear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

E.,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

L. W. Myers, Plant Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

TVA Representative

Rockville Office

11921 Rockvil le Pike

Suite

402

Rockvi lie,

MD

20852

General

Counsel

Valley Authority

400 West Summit Hill Drive

ET 118

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:

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page 4)

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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

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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

J. Rutberg,

OGC

M. S. Callahan,

GPA/CA

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NRR/RII

t4RC Document Control

Desk

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Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

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Box 637

Athens,