IR 05000259/1997012

Ack Receipt of Informing NRC of Steps Taken to Correct Violations Noted in Insp Repts 50-259/97-12, 50-260/97-12 & 50-296/97-12 Issued on 980212.Corrective Actions Will Be Examined During Future Inspections

ML18039A277
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/26/1998
From:	Christensen H NRC OFFICE OF INSPECTION & ENFORCEMENT (IE REGION II)
To:	Zeringue O TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
References
50-259-97-12, 50-260-97-12, 50-296-97-12, NUDOCS 9804020218
Download: ML18039A277 (8)

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ACCESSION NBR:9804020218 DOC.DATE: 98/03/26 NOTARIZED: NO DOCKET FACIL:50-259 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, Tennessee

'5000259 50-260 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 2, Tennessee 05000260 50-296 Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3, Tennessee 05000296 AUTH.NAME AUTHOR AFFILIATION CHRISTENSEN,H.

Region 2 (Post 820201)

RECIP. NAME RECIPIENT AFFILIATION ZERINGUE,O.J.

Tennessee Valley Authority SUBJECT: Ack receipt of 980313 ltr informing NRC of steps taken to correct violations noted in insp repts 50-259/97-12, 50-260/97-12

.& 50-296/97-12 issued on 980212.Corrective actions will be examined during future inspections.

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SUBJECT:

NRC INSPECTION REPORT NOS. 50-259/97-12, 50-260/97-12, AND 50-296/97-12

Dear Hr. Zeringue:

Thank you for your response of Harch 13, 1998, to our Notice of Violation, and Notice of Deviation issued on February 12, 1998, concerning activities conducted at your Browns Ferry facility.

We have evaluated your response to the violations and found that it meets the requirements of 10 CFR 2.201.

We have also evaluated your response to the deviation.

We will examine the implementation of your corrective actions during future inspections.

We appreciate your cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely, (Original signed by H.

O. Christensen)

Harold 0. Christensen, Chief Reactor Projects Branch

Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 License Nos.

DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68

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