ML20034C457

Forwards Insp Repts 50-259/90-12,50-260/90-12 & 50-296/90-12 on 900404 & Notice of Violation.Notice of Violation Withheld (Ref 10CFR2.790(d) & 73.21)

ML20034C457
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	04/26/1990
From:	Wilson B Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Kingsley O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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ML20034C458	List: IR 05000259/1990012 ML20034C457
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NUDOCS 9005030302
Download: ML20034C457 (4)

See also: IR 05000259/1990012

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Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296

License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68

Mr. Oliver D. Kingsley, Jr.

Senior Vice President, Nuclear Power

Tennessee Valley Authority

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6N 38A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Dear Mr. Kingsley:-

SUBJECT: NOTICE OF VIOLATION

(NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-259/90-12, 50-260/90-12, AND

50-296/90-12)

This refers to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) inspection con 4ted by

D. Thompson on April 4,1990.

The inspect _ ion included a review of "' . ties

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authorized for your Browns Ferry facility.-

At the conclusion

inspection, the findinbs were discussed with--those members of y <

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identified in the enclosed Inspection Report.

Areas . examined during the inspection are ' identified in the report.

Within

these area, the inspection consisted of selective examinations of procedures.

and representative records, interviews with personnel, and observation of-

activities in progress.

The inspection findings indicate that certain activities appeared;to violate

NRC requirements.

The violations, references to pertinent requirements,-and

elements to be included in your response are described;in the enclosed Hotice

of Violation.

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In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790(d) and'10 CFR 73.21, safeguards-. activities and

security measures are exempt from public disclosure. Therefore, the enclosures

to this letter with the exception of the report cover page, which presents a

nonexempt summary, will not 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.

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Should you have any questions concerning this letter, please contact us.

Sincerely,

Original signed by

Bruce Wilson.

Bruce A. Wilson, Assistant Director

for Inspection Programs

TVA Projects Division

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

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Notice of Violation

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NRC Inspection Report

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D. Nunn, Vice President

Nuclear Engineering

Tennessee Valley Authority

400 West Summit Hill Drive

WT 12A 12A

Knoxville, TN 37902

0. J. Zeringue, Site Director

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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Tennessee Valley Authority

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Decatur, AL 35602

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E. G. Wallace, Manager

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Regulatory Affairs

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C. H. Dean, Jr. , Director

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J. B. Waters, Director

Tennessee Valley Authority

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400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN 37902

W. F. Willis

Chief Operating Officer

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400 West Summit Hill Drive .

Knoxville, TN 37902

Dr. M. 0. Medford

Vice President and Nuclear

Technical Director

Tennessee Valley Authority

6N 38A Lookout Place

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Chairman, Limestone County

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Athens, AL 35611

Dr. Henry Myers, Science Advisor.

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General Counsel

Tennessee Valley Authority

400 West Summit Hill Drive

ET 118 33H

Knoxville, TN 37902

Claude Earl Fox, M.D.

State Health Officer

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State Department of Public Health

State Office Building -

Montgomery, AL 36130

State of Alabama

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D. M. Crutchfield, NRR

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S. C. Black, NRR

R. C. Pierson, NRR

G. E. Gears, NRR

D. Moran, NRR

W. S. Little, NRR/RII

R. H. Bernhard, NRR/RII

J. Rutberg, 0GC

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