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Docket Nos.

50-259,

50-260,

and 50-296

License

Nos.

DPR-33,

DPR-52,

and

DPR-68

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

Senior Vice President,

Nuclear

Power

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC

INSPECTION

REPORT

NOS. 50-259/90-33,

50-260/90-33,

AND

50-296/90-33)

This refers

to the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

(NRC) inspection

conducted

by

C. A. Patterson

on October

16 - November

16,

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.

Within

these

areas,

the inspection

consisted

of selective

examinations

of procedures

and

representative

records,

interviews with personnel,

and

observation

of

activities in progress.

Based

on the results of this inspection, certain of your activities appeared

to

be in violation of

NRC requirements,

as specified

in the enclosed

Notice of

Violation.

We are

concerned

about

the violation because

these

events

were

incorrectly determined

to not

be reportable

and were not thoroughly evaluated.

This violation is similar to

a violation contained

in the Notice in Inspection

Report

259,

260,

296/89-27,

sent

to you

by our letter of August 8,

1989.

Recurring

violations

are

of particular

concern

because

the

NRC

expects

licensees

to learn

from their

past failures

and to take effective corrective

actions.

Although the

NRC does not normally consider monetary civil penalties

for Severity

Level

IV violations,

the

Enforcement

Policy states

that

such

penalties

may

be

imposed for Severity Level

IV violations that are similar to

previous violations for which the licensee

did not take effective corrective

action.

In this case,

we have decided

not to hold an enforcement

conference

nor to propose

a civil penalty

because all three units are defueled.

You are required to respond

to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified

in the

enclosed

Notice

when

preparing

your response.

In your

response,

you should

document

the specific actions

taken

and

any additional

actions. you plan to prevent recurrence.

After reviewing your response

to this

Notice,

including your proposed

corrective actions

and the results of future

90i22803i3 90i2i7

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Nr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

inspections,

the

NRC wi.ll determine

whether further

NRC enforcement

action is

necessary

to ensure

compliance, with NRC regulatory requirements.

In accor'dance

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.

Should you have

any questions

concerning this letter,

please

contact us.

Sincerely,

Enclosures:

(See

page

3)

Bruce A. Wilson, Chief

TVA Projects

E

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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

Enclosures:

1.

Notice of Violation

2.

NRC Inspection

Report

cc w/encls:

M. Runyon,

Chairman

Valley Authority

ET 12A 7A

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

J.

B. Waters, Director

Valley Authority

ET 12A 9A

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxvi1le,

TN

37902

W. F. Willis

Chief Operating Officer

ET 12B 16B

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

D. Nunn, Vice President

Nuclear Projects

1101 Market Street

6A Lookout Place

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dr. M. 0. Medford

Vice President,

Nuclear Assurance,

Licensing

and Fuels

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Chairman,

Limestone

County

Commission

P. 0.

Box 188

Athens,

35611

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 1578 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 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

bcc w/encls:

(See

page

4)

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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

bcc w/encls:

S.

D. Ebneter,

RII

G.

C. Lainas,

S.

C. Black,

F. J.

Hebdon,

P. J. Kellogg, TVAP/RII

J.

Rutberg,

OGC

M. S. Callahan,

GPA/CA

R.

H. Bernhard,

TYAP/RII

T.

M. Ross,

Document Control

Desk

NRC Resident

Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Route

12,

Box 637

Athens,