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Valley Authority

ATTN:

Dr. Hark 0. Hedford

Vice President,

Technical

Support

3B Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Gentlemen:

SUBJECT:

SYSTEMATIC ASSESSMENT

OF LICENSEE

PERFORMANCE

(SALP)

BROWNS

FERRY UNIT 2

REPORT

NO. 50-260/93-31

The

NRC Systematic

Assessment

of Licensee

Performance

(SALP) has

been

completed for Unit 2 of your Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

The facility was

evaluated for the period of May 24,

1992 through September

18,

1993.

The

results of the evaluation

are documented

in the enclosed

SALP report.

This

report will be discussed

with you at

a public meeting to be held at the Browns

Ferry site

on November

15,

1993 at ll:00 a.m.

This

SALP was conducted

under the revised

SALP process that was implemented

by

the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

on July 19,

1993.

The revised

SALP process

rates

licensees

in four functional areas:

Operations,

Maintenance,

Engineering

and Plant Support.

The Plant Support area includes: radiological

controls, security,

emergency

preparedness,

fire protection,

chemistry,

and

housekeeping

controls.

The performance of Browns Ferry Unit 2 continues to improve.

During the

SALP

period,

management's

attention to plant safety resulted in excellent oversight

and control of plant activities.

The active role of management

is evidenced

by good plant material condition and

an excellent operating record.

For this

SALP period, Operations

and Plant Support were rated

as superior.

Maintenance

and Engineering

continued to be rated

as good;

however,

improvement in these

areas

was noted.

The success

of the Unit 2 refueling outage in all

SALP areas

was

commendable.

Continuing challenges

noted

by the

SALP Board include

addressing

personnel

performance

in procedure

adherence

and procedural

adequacy;

establishing

management

control of the measuring

and test equipment

program;

and improving the technical

adequacy of licensing submittals.

Although Plant Support

was rated

as superior overall

due to excellent

performance

in several

areas,

we direct your attention to the challenges

identified in the areas of security

and fire protection discussed

in the

SALP

report which require additional

management

attention.

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Valley Authority

Our reviews of your self-assessment

efforts indicate that your programs in

this area

are generally effective,

in-depth

and normally identify and correct

weaknesses

in your programs.

The challenges

identified above concerning the

measuring

and test equipment

program

and the adequacy of licensing submittals

were exceptions

which continued to arise throughout the

SALP period.

In accordance

with Section 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice,"

a copy of

this letter and its enclosuress will be placed in the

NRC Public Document

Room.

No reply to this letter is required;

however,

should you have

any questions

or

comments,

I would be pleased to discuss

them with you.

Sincerely,

(Original signed

by S.

Ebneter)

Enclosure:

SALP Report

cc w/encl:

(See

page 3)

Stewart

D. Ebneter

Regional Administrator

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NOV

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Valley Authority

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Hr.

W. H. Kennoy, Director

Valley Authority

ET 12A

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

Hr.

R.

M. Eytchison,

Vice President

Nuclear Operations

Valley Authority

3B Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Mr. Pedro Salas

Site Licensing Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

B. S. Schofield,

Manager

Nuclear Licensing

and

Regulatory Affairs

Valley Authority

4G Blue Ridge

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Mr. J.

H. Hayes, Director

Valley Authority

ET 12A

400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

TVA Representative

Valley Authority

11921 Rockville Pike

Suite

402

Rockville,

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Valley Authority

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Limestone County

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Athens,

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State

Department of Public Health

State Office Building

434 Monroe Street

Montgomery,

36130

Hr. T. D. Shriver

Site guality Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

Hr. C. Crowell, Chairman

Valley Authority

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400 West Summit Hill Drive

Knoxville, TN

37902

Hr. 0. J. Zeringue,

Vice President

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

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Decatur,

35602

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