ML18033B513

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC INSPECTION

REPORT

NOS. 50-259/90-25,

50-260/90-25,

AND

50-296/90-25)

This refers

to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

(NRC) inspection

conducted

by

C. A. Patterson

on July 21 - August 17,

1990.

The inspection

included

a review

of activities authorized for your

Br owns 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 certain activities

appeared

to violate

NRC

requirements.

The violations,

references

to pertinent

requirements,

arid

elements

to be included in your response

are described

in the enclosed

Notice

of Violation.

In accordance

with Section 2.790(a),

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.

9009260288

900917

PDR

ADOCK 05000259

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Nr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

Should you have any questions

concerning this letter, please

contact us.

Sincerely,

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Bruce A. Wilson, Chief

TVA Projects

Enclosures:

1.

Notice of Violation

2.

NRC Inspection

Report

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N. Runyon,

Chairman

Valley Authority

ET 12A 7A

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

Director

Valley Authority

ET 12A llA

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

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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

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Dr. M. 0. Medford

Vice President

and Nuclear

Technical Directo

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

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 Rockvi 1 le Pike

Suite 402

Rockville,

MD

20852

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page 4)

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Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

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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

S.

C. Black,

B. A. Wilson, TVAP/RII

P. J. Kellogg, TVAP/RII

J. Rutberg,

OGC

M. S. Callahan,

GPA/CA

R. H. Bernhard,

TVAP/RII

G.

C. Lainas,

F. J.

Hebdon,

T. M. Ross,

NRC Document Control

Desk

DRP Section Chief

NRC Resident

Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Route

12,

Box 637

Athens,