ML033250118

Summary of Public Meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority Re Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Project Status

ML033250118
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	11/20/2003
From:	Cahill S Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	Scalice J Tennessee Valley Authority
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November 20, 2003 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. J. A. Scalice Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING

SUMMARY

- BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 RESTART PROJECT - BROWNS FERRY DOCKET NO. 50-259

Dear Mr. Scalice:

This refers to the meeting conducted at our mutual request at your Browns Ferry Site in Athens, Alabama, on November 12, 2003. The meetings purpose was to discuss the Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Project Status. Discussions during this management meeting included the following topics: accomplished work activities to date, schedules for future milestones, responses to challenges, and understanding activities important to NRC oversight and inspections regarding Unit 1. Enclosure 1 contains a list of NRC and TVA attendees and is the presentation handout used by you and your staff. The meeting was informative and a beneficial exchange of information. Although it did not result in specific action items or decisions, both sides gained a better understanding of near term priorities.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).

ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 562-4520.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Stephen J. Cahill, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-259 License No.: DPR-33

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Handout - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant - Unit 1 Restart cc w/encls: (See page 2)

2 cc w/encls: State Health Officer Karl W. Singer Alabama Dept. of Public Health Senior Vice President RSA Tower - Administration Nuclear Operations Suite 1552 Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 303017 Electronic Mail Distribution Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 James E. Maddox, Acting Vice President Chairman Engineering and Technical Services Limestone County Commission Tennessee Valley Authority 310 West Washington Street Electronic Mail Distribution Athens, AL 35611 Ashok S. Bhatnagar Distribution w/encls: (See page 3)

Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Michael J. Fecht, Acting General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Robert G. Jones, Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Mark J. Burzynski, Manager Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Timothy E. Abney, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution

3 Distribution w/encls:

K. Jabbour, NRR RIDSNRRDIPMLIPB PUBLIC OFFICE DRP/RII SIGNATURE SJC NAME SJCahill:aws DATE 11/ 20 /2003 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO OFFICIAL RECORD COPY DOCUMENT NAME: C:\ORPCheckout\FileNET\ML033250118.wpd

List of Attendees NRC/TVA Unit 1 Restart Management Meeting Nuclear Regulatory Commission Headquarters J. Dyer, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR)

E. Leeds, Deputy Director, Office of Licensing and Project Management (DLPM), NRR E. Hackett, Director, Project Directorate II (PDII), DLPM, NRR A. Howe, Section Chief, PDII, DLPM, NRR K. Jabbour, Browns Ferry Project Manager, PDII, DLPM, NRR S. Burnell, Office of Public Affairs C. Sydnor, Nuclear Safety Intern, NRR Region II L. Reyes, Regional Administrator, Region II (RII)

V. McCree, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), RII S. Cahill, Chief, DRP, RII, Branch 6 B. Bearden, Unit 1 Senior Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII S. Shaeffer, Senior Project Engineer, DRP, RII, Branch 6 C. Casto, Director, Division of Reactor Safety, (DRS), RII M. Lesser, Chief Engineering Branch 2, DRS, RII E. Christnot, Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII Browns Ferry (TVA)

J. Scalice, Chief Nuclear Officer A. Bhatnagar, Site Vice President J. Rupert, Unit 1 Vice President M. Skaggs, Plant Manager J. Valente, Unit 1 Engineering Restart Manager J. Ownby, Project Support Restart Manager T. Abney, Site Licensing & Industry Affairs Manager S. Tanner, Unit 1 Nuclear Assurance Manager R. Drake, Unit 1 Maintenance & Mods Manager G. Little, Unit 1 Operations Manager J. Corey, Unit 1 Rad. & Chem Control Manager S. Bridges, Unit Procedures and Process Manager C. Beasley, Public Affairs R. Jackson, (Bechtel)

D. Olson, (Stone and Webster)

Enclosure 1