CNL-14-110, Submittal Extension to the Fifth Progress Update on Improved Flood Mitigation System Project

Submittal Extension to the Fifth Progress Update on Improved Flood Mitigation System Project

ML14183B625
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar, Sequoyah
Issue date:	06/27/2014
From:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
CNL-14-110 L44 1406270 008
Download: ML14183B625 (2)

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L44 140627 008 Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 CNL-14-110 June 27, 2014 10 CFR 50.4 ATTN : Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 NRC Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 NRC Docket No. 50-390 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 Construction Permit No. CPPR-92 NRC Docket No. 50-391

Subject:

Submittal Extension to the Fifth Progress Update on Improved Flood Mitigation System Project

References:

1. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Commitment to Install Improved Flood Mitigation Systems," dated April16, 2013 (ML13108A107)

2. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Progress Update on Improved Flood Mitigation System Project," dated July 1, 2013 (ML13189A135)

3. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Second Progress Update on Improved Flood Mitigation System Project," dated September 30, 2013 (ML13276A048)

4. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Third Progress Update on Improved Flood Mitigation System Project," dated December 31 , 2013

5. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Fourth Progress Update on Improved Flood Mitigation System Project," dated March 31 , 2014 (ML14092A279)

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 June 27, 2014 By letter dated April 16, 2013, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) committed to install improved flood mitigation systems at the Sequoyah Nuclear Power Plant (SQN), Units 1 and 2, and the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) , Units 1 and 2 (Reference 1). TVA committed to complete implementation of the improved flood mitigation systems at SON and WBN by December 31, 2016. TVA also committed to provide periodic written updates regarding the progress of the project. During a public meeting on June 27, 2013, TVA briefed the NRC regarding the status of the improved flood mitigation project and provided the first progress update on July 1, 2013 (Reference 2). TVA also committed in the first progress update (Reference 2) to develop a set of major tasks through TVA's engineering design and project controls processes and to discuss these major tasks as part of the periodic written progress updates. TVA submitted the second progress update on September 30, 2013 (Reference 3),

the third progress update on December 31 , 2013 (Reference 4), and the fourth progress update on March 31 , 2014 (Reference 5).

For the fifth progress update, TVA has scheduled a public meeting with the NRC on July 10, 2014. The purpose of this meeting is to brief the NRC regarding the current status of the flood mitigation system progress.

The purpose of this letter is to notify the NRC that the fifth progress update, originally due June 30, 2014, will be provided by July 25, 2014, following the public meeting.

There are no new regulatory commitments contained in this letter.

If you have questions regarding this update, please contact Kevin Casey at (423) 751-8523.

he a r sident, Nuclear Licensing cc:

NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRR Director- NRC Headquarters NRC Senior Resident Inspector- Sequoyah Nuclear Plant NRC Senior Resident Inspector- Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NRR Project Manager- Sequoyah Nuclear Plant NRR Project Manager- Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 NRR Project Manager- Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2