ML052870481

(BFN) - Units 1, 2, and 3 - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) - Certificate of Compliance (Coc) No. 1014, Amendment 1, Condition 9, Special Requirements for First Systems in Place

ML052870481
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry, Holtec
Issue date:	10/14/2005
From:	Crouch W Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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October 14, 2005 10 CFR 72.212 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Director, Spent Fuel Project Office Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Gentlemen:

In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-259 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-260 50-296 72-052 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) - UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 -

INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION (ISFSI) -

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE (COC) NO. 1014, AMENDMENT 1, CONDITION 9, SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST SYSTEMS IN PLACE

Reference:

TVA letter to NRC dated September 19, 2005, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) - Units 1, 2, and 3 - Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) - Registration of Spent Fuel Storage Casks Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.212(b)(1)(ii)

In the above reference, TVA registered with NRC the initial use of three Holtec Type 68 multi-purpose canisters (MPCs) for BFN. The purpose of this letter is to satisfy the requirement to provide heat load validation test results, for up to 16 kilowatt (kW), for those casks.

In accordance with Condition 9 of COC No. 1014, a report of the heat transfer characteristics for each unique cask system (i.e., unique MPC type) shall be submitted if the cask system has a heat load equal to or greater than 10 kW. Temperature measurements shall be recorded and analyzed to demonstrate the validity of the analytic methods and predicted thermal behavior of the HI-STORM Cask System.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 October 14, 2005 The COC also states that no additional testing is required for a cask system after it has been tested at a heat load equal to or greater than 16 kW. Further, cask users may satisfy the COC requirements by referencing validation test reports submitted to the NRC by other cask users.

Accordingly, TVA is using the validation test performed at Columbia Generating Station (Holtec Report HI-2043195) using an MPC-68 with a 17.1 kW heat load. The results of this validation test were submitted to NRC by Energy Northwest in a letter dated July 28, 2004. Holtec International determined that the test results validated the analytical methods and predicted thermal behavior described in Section 4 of the HI-STORM 100 CFSAR, Revision 2. Therefore, Holtec Report, HI-2043195, is referenced in the BFN 10 CFR 72.212 Report of Evaluations for Condition 9 of COC No. 1014.

There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter. If you have any questions, please contact me at (256) 729-2636.

Sincerely, Original signed by:

William D. Crouch Manager of Licensing and Industry Affairs cc: See Page 3

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 October 14, 2005 cc:

(Via NRC Electronic Distribution)

Mr. William D. Travers, Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 NRC Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, Alabama 35611-6970 Ms. Eva A. Brown, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North (MS 08G9) 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 Ms. Margaret Chernoff, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint, North (MS 08G9) 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 4 October 14, 2005 DTL:JWD:BAB cc: B. M. Aukland, POB 2C-BFN A. S. Bhatnagar, LP 6A-C J. C. Fornicola, LP 6A-C R. G. Jones, NAB 1A-BFN R. F. Marks, PAB 1C-BFN G. W. Morris, BR 4X-C N. M. Moon, LP 6A-C B. J. OGrady, PAB 1E-BFN J. R. Rupert, NAB 1A-BFN K. W. Singer, LP 6A-C E. J. Vigluicci, ET 11A-K NSRB Support, LP 5M-C EDMS WT CA-K s:\lic\everyone\ISFSI COC Condition 9 Temp Monitoring.doc