ML18038B636

Valley Authority

ATTN:

Hr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

President,

TVA Nuclear

and

Chief Nuclear Officer

6A Lookout Place

1101 Harket Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-280l

SUBJECT:

NRC

INSPECTION

REPORT 'NOS; 50-259/96-01,

50-260/96-01,

AND

50-296/96-01

AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Dear Hr. Kingsley:

This refers to the inspection

conducted

on December

31,

1995 to February 3,

1996 at the

Browns Ferry facility.

The purpose of the. inspection

was to

determine whether activities authorized

by the license

were conducted

safely

and in accordance

with NRC requirements.

At the conclusion of the inspection,

the findings were discussed

with those

members of your staff identified in the

enclosed

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,

the

NRC has determined that

a

violation of NRC requirements

occurred.

The violation is cited in the

enclosed

Notice of,Violation (Notice)

and the circumstances

surrounding it are

described

in detail in the subject inspection report.

You are required to respond to. thi.s .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.

Your response

may reference

or

include previous docketed

correspondence, if the correspondence

adequately

addresses

the required

response.

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 the

NRC regulatory requirements.

In accordance

with 10 CFR 2.790 of the .NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

a copy of.

this letter, its enclosures,

and your response will be. placed in the

NRC

Public Document

Room (PDR).

To the extent possible,

your response

should not

include any personal

privacy, proprietary,

or safeguards

information so that

it can

be place in the

PDR without redaction.

9603i40303

960229

PDR

ADOCK 05000259

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PDR

The responses

directed

by this letter and the enclosed

Notice are not subject

to the cl'earance

procedures

of the Office of Management

and Budget

as required

by the Paperwork

Reduction. Act of 1980,, Pub..L.

No.96-511.

Sincerely,

Original Signed pry

'ilS. lesser

Nark S.

Lesser,, Chief

Reactor Projects

Branch. 6

Division of Reactor Projects

Docket Nos.

50-259, 50-'60,

and 50-296

License

Nos.

DPR-33,

DPR-52,

and 'DPR-68

Enclosures:

1.. Notice of Violation

2.

NRC Inspection

Report

cc w/encls:

'(See

page

3)

0

cc w/encls:

Hr. 0. J. Zeringue,

Senior Vice Pres.

Nuclear Operations

Valley Authority

3B Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Dr. Hark 0. Hedford, Vice Pres'.

Engineering

5 Technical

Services

Valley Authority

3B Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Hr.

P.

P. Carier,

Hanager

Corporate

Licensing

Valley Authority

4G Blue Ridge

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Hr. T. D. Shriver,

Manager

Nuclear Assurance

and Licensing

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

Hr. Pedro Salas

Site Licensing Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

Hr.

R.

D. Hachon, Site Vice President

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

TVA Representative

.

Valley Authority

11921 Rockville Pike

Suite

402

Rockville,

HD

20852

General

Counsel

Valley Authority

ET 10H

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

Chairman

Limestone, County Commission

310 West Washington Street

Athens,

35611

State Health

Officer

Alabama Department of Public Health,

434 Monroe Street

Montgomery,

36130-1701

Distribution w/encls:

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page

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M. S. Lesser,

RII

.F. J.

Hebdon.

J.

F. Williaiiis. NRR

S.

M. Shaeffer,

RII

G. T. MacDonald, RII

C.

F. Smith, RII

6.

B. Kuzo, RII

D.

H. Thompson.

RII

J.

H. Moorman, RII

PUBLIC

NRC Senior Resident

Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Cmmission

10S33 Shaw Road

Athens,

35611

OFFICE

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G. T. Hacoonald,

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C. F. Smith, RII

G.

B. Kuzo, RII

D. H. Thompson.

RII

J.

H. Hoorman, RII

PUBLIC

NRC Senior Resident

Inspector

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

10833

Shaw Road

Athens,

35611

OFFICE

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W. Herschoff, RII

H. S.

Lesser,

RII

F. J.

Hebdon,

J.

F. Williams,

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S.

N. Shaeffer,

RII

G. T. NacDonald,

RII

C.

F. Smith, RII

G.

B. Kuzo, RII

D.

H., Thompson,

RII

J.

H. Hoorman,

RII

'PUBLIC

NRC Senior Resident

Inspector.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

10833

Shaw

Road

Athens,