ML040620220

2/26/04 Meeting Summary with Browns Ferry, Unit 1, & NRC License Condition 2.C (4) for Unit 1 Technical Specifications

ML040620220
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/02/2004
From:	Jabbour K NRC/NRR/DLPM/LPD2
To:
Jabbour K, NRR/DLPM, 415-1496
References
TAC MC2008
Download: ML040620220 (4)

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March 2, 2004 LICENSEE: Tennessee Valley Authority FACILITY: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

SUMMARY

OF FEBRUARY 26, 2004, MEETING REGARDING THE RESOLUTION OF BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 LICENSE CONDITION IN THE IMPROVED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (TAC NO. MC2008)

Background

On February 26, 2004, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met with Tennessee Valley Authoritys (TVAs or the licensees) representative at the NRC Headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The objective of the meeting was to discuss TVAs proposed resolution for an open item in the Regulatory Framework letter dated August 14, 2003 (ADAMS Accession No. ML032190680) regarding Condition 2.C(4) in License Amendment No. 234 dated July 14, 1998 (ADAMS Accession No. ML020040291), which issued the Improved Technical Specifications (ITS) for Unit 1. The meeting was classified as a Category 1 meeting. is a list of attendees, and Attachment 2, which contains TVAs agenda for the meeting, is a copy of TVAs handout distributed at the beginning of the meeting.

Discussion TVAs representative discussed the history and the purpose of the license condition. The purpose was to allow issuance of the conversion to the ITS for all three units with Unit 1 being in a long-term lay-up condition and to ensure the changes to the Unit 1 ITS identified in the application as lacking the required analysis were supported by the plant design basis prior to returning the associated equipment to service. License Condition 2.C(4) states that:

The licensee shall review the Technical Specification (TS) changes made by License Amendment No. 234 and any subsequent TS changes, verify that the required analyses and modifications needed to support the changes are complete, and submit them for NRC review and approval prior to entering the mode for which the TS applies. This amendment is effective immediately and shall be implemented prior to entering the mode for which the TS applies.

The participants discussed the interpretation of this license condition and its scope. The licensees representative proposed two options, stated on pages 16 and 17 of the handout, for resolution of this license condition. In addition, the participants discussed the potential for an inspection to vertify the conformance between Unit 1 as designed and built and its ITS. This potential inspection would likely be considered as part of NRC inspections prior to the restart of Unit 1.

Conclusion The NRC staff did not make any regulatory decisions during the meeting and will review TVAs proposed resolution in a timely manner.

The member of the public in attendance did not have any comments.

Please direct any inquiries regarding this meeting to me at 301-415-1496 or KNJ@NRC.GOV.

/RA/

Kahtan N. Jabbour, Senior Project Manager, Section 2 Project Directorate II Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-259 Attachments: As stated cc w/atts: See next page

ML040620220 OFFICE PDII-2/PM PDII-2/LA IROB/SC PDII-2/SC(A)

NAME KJabbour E. Dunnington for TBoyce MLMarshall for:

BClayton WBurton DATE 3/2/04 3/2/04 3/2/04 03/02/04 Mr. J. A. Scalice BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Tennessee Valley Authority Revised 3/2/04 cc:

Mr. Karl W. Singer, Senior Vice President Mr. Robert G. Jones Nuclear Operations Browns Ferry Unit 1 Plant Restart Manager Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 6A Lookout Place Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street P.O. Box 2000 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. James E. Maddox, Vice President Mr. Mark J. Burzynski, Manager Engineering & Technical Services Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar, Site Vice President Mr. Timothy E. Abney, Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 2000 Tennessee Valley Authority Decatur, AL 35609 P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Senior Resident Inspector ET 11A U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 400 West Summit Hill Drive Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Knoxville, TN 37902 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611 Mr. T. J. Niessen, Acting General Manager Nuclear Assurance State Health Officer Tennessee Valley Authority Alabama Dept. of Public Health 6A Lookout Place RSA Tower - Administration 1101 Market Street Suite 1552 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Mr. Michael D. Skaggs, Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Chairman Tennessee Valley Authority Limestone County Commission P.O. Box 2000 310 West Washington Street Decatur, AL 35609 Athens, AL 35611 Mr. Jon R. Rupert, Vice President Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609

ATTENDANCE LIST NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY AT NRC HEADQUARTERS RESOLUTION OF BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 LICENSE CONDITION 2. C (4)

FEBRUARY 26, 2004 NRC TVA Member of the Public T. Boyce T. Abney J. Weil (McGraw Hill)

A. Hodgdon W. Burton K. Jabbour L. Licata Attachment 1