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50-260 Broens Ferry Nuclear,

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50-296 Broujns Ferry Nuclear

PouJer Station.

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AUTH. NAME

AUTHOR AFFILIATION

LESSER

> M. S.

Region

2 (Post

820201)

RECIP. NAME

RECIPIENT AFFILIATION

ZERINGUE> O. J.

Valley Authority

DOCKET 0

05000259

05000260

050002'96

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January

2,

1998

Valley Authority

ATTN:

Mr. 0. J. Zeringue

Chief Nuclear Officer

And Executive Vice President

6A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

SUBJECT:

NRC

INTEGRATED INSPECTION

REPORT 50-259/97-11,

50-260/97-11.

50-296/97-11,

NOTICE OF VIOLATION, AND NOTICE OF DEVIATION

Dear

Mr .

Zer ingue:

On December

6,

1997, the

NRC completed

an inspection at your Browns Ferry

facility.

The enclosed

report presents

the results of that inspection.

During the six-week period covered

by this inspection period, your conduct of

t

activities at the Browns Ferry facility was generally characterized

by safety-

conscious

operations,

sound maintenance,

and good engineering

support of plant

operations.

Based

on the results of this inspection,

the

NRC has determined that two

violations of NRC requirements

and one deviation occurred.

These violations

are cited in the enclosed

Notice of Violation (Notice),

and the circumstances

sur rounding the violations are described in detail in the enclosed

report.

The deviation is cited in the enclosed

Notice of Deviation.

The first

violation addressed

a failure to procedurally control the operation of the

control

room emergency ventilation system priority selector switch.

The

second violation addressed

the failure to prepare

a procedurally requi.red

trend report for Generic Letter 89-10 motor operated

valves.

The deviation

involved a failure to revise applicable instructions associated

with two motor

operated

valves

as committed to in a letter to the

NRC dated January

6,

1997.

You are required to respond to this letter and should follow the instructions

specified in the enclosed

Notices

when preparing your response.

The

NRC will

use your response,

in part, to determine whether further enforcement

action is

necessary

to ensure

compliance with regulatory requirements.

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In accordance

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

a copy of

this letter and its enclosures will be placed in the

NRC Public Document

Room

(PDR).

Sincerely,

(Original signed

by M.

S'. Lesser)

Docket Nos.:

50-259,

50-260,

and 50-296

License

Nos:

DPR-33,

DPR-52,

and

DPR-68

Hark S. Lesser.

Chief

Reactor Projects

Branch

6

Division of Reactor Projects

Enclosures:

1. Notice of Violation

2. Notice of Deviation

3. Integrated

Inspection Report

cc w/encls:

(See

page 3)

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cc w/encls:

Senior Vice Pres.

Nuclear Operations

Valley Authority

6A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Mr. J.

A. Bailey, Vice Pres.

Engineering

and Technical

Services

Valley Authority

6A Lookout Place

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Mr.

R.

R. Baron,

General

Manager

Nuclear Assurance

4J Blue Ridge

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga,

TN

37402-2801

Mr.

M. J. Burzynski,

Manager

Nuclear

Licensing

Valley Authority

4J Blue Ridge

1101 Market Street

Chattanooga.

TN

37402-2801

Mr.,C.

M; Crane, Site Vice President

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35602

Mr . T.

E. Abney,

Manager

Licensing and Industry Affairs

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box 2000

Decatur,

35609

Mr. K.

W. Singer,

Plant Manager

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant

Valley Authority

P. 0.

Box .2000

Decatur,

35609

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 Dept. of Public Health

434 Monroe Street

Montgomery,

36130-1701

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