ML18033B644

Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dear Mr. Kingsley:

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC

INSPECTION

REPORT

NOS.

50-259/90-40~)

50-260/90-40,

AND

50-296/90-40)

This refers

to the Nuclear

Regulatory

Commission

(NRC) inspection

conducted

by

C.

A. Patterson

on

December

19,

1990 - January

18,

1991.

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

design

control

measures

must

be

correctly

implemented

to

ensure

correct

equipment

modification.

One example resulted

in installation of several

thousand feet of

unqualified

cable after

a

problem reporting

document restricted

the

cable

usage.

The

second

example

resulted

in modification installation

problems

because

the

drawings

used in the design

had not been

updated

from a previous

modification or the modification workplan contained

an incorrect drawing.

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

inspections,

the

NRC will determine

whether further

NRC enforcement

action is

necessary

to ensure

compliance with

NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance

with Section 2.790(a),

a copy of this letter

and its enclosures

will be placed in the

NRC Public Document

Room.

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Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

The responses

directed

by this letter

and its enclosures

are not subject to the

clearance

procedures

of- the .Office of Management'nd

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.'incerely,

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Enclosures:

(See'age

3)

Bruce A. Wilson, Chief

TVA. Projects'

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

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 Projects

Valley Authority

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 157B Lookout Place

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

P. Carier, Site Licensing Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear P]ant

Tennessee. 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

Rockvi 1 1 e,

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

bcc w/encls:

(See

page

4)

bcc w/encls:

S.

D. Ebneter,

RII

S.

C. Black,

G.

C. Lainas,

F. J.

Hebdon,

P. J. Kellogg, TVAP/RII

J. Rutberg,

OGC

M. S. Callahan,

GPA/CA

R.

H. Bernhard,

TVAP/RII

T. M. Ross,

~Document Control

Desk

NRC Resident

Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Route

12,

Box 637

Athens,