ML060970168

Transmittal of Supplement 1 to the Safety Evaluation Report (NUREG-1843) - Supplemental Safety Evaluation Report Related to the License Renewal of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 (TAC Nos. MC1704, MC1705, MC1706)

ML060970168
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	04/21/2006
From:	Gillespie F NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
To:	Singer K Tennessee Valley Authority
DIAZ-SANABRIA, Y /NRR/DLR/RLRA, 415-1594
References
NUREG-1843, TAC MC1704, TAC MC1705, TAC MC1706
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April 21, 2006Mr. Karl W. SingerChief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT RELATED TO THELICENSE RENEWAL OF BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC1704, MC1705, AND MC1706) - TRANSMITTAL OF SUPPLEMENT 1 TO THE SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT (NUREG-1843)

Dear Mr. Singer:

By letter dated December 31, 2003, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA or the applicant)submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the staff) for therenewal of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3 operating licenses for up to an additional 20 years. The license renewal application (LRA) was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54, "Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licensesfor Nuclear Power Plants." The staff determined that the LRA was complete and acceptable for docketing on March 4, 2004. Since that time, the staff has reviewed TVA LRA, issued requests for additional information (RAIs), reviewed the applicant's responses to the staff's RAIs and developed a safety evaluation report (SER) with open items dated August 9, 2005, and a final SER dated January 12, 2006, to document its findings associated with the safety review of the LRA. Subsequent to these transmittals and based on further recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, the staff has now developed a Supplement 1 to the final SER, which is enclosed. This completes our safety review of your renewal application.If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact the License Renewal ProjectManager, Ram Subbaratnam, at 301-415-1478 or via e-mail at RXS2@nrc.gov

.Sincerely,/RA/ P.T. Kuo forFrank P. Gillespie, Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-259, 50-260 and 50-296

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BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANTTennessee Valley Authority cc:

Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. Larry S. Bryant, Vice PresidentNuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Brian O'Grady, Site Vice PresidentBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609General CounselTennessee Valley Authority ET 11A 400 West Summit Hill DriveKnoxville, TN 37902Mr. John C. Fornicola, ManagerNuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. Bruce M. Aukland, Plant ManagerBrowns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice PresidentBrowns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Robert G. Jones, General ManagerBrowns Ferry Site Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609Mr. Scott M. ShaefferBrowns Ferry Unit 1 Project Engineer Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931Mr. Glenn W. Morris, ManagerCorporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. William D. Crouch, M anagerLicensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Tennessee Valley Authority cc:

Senior Resident InspectorU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970State Health OfficerAlabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017ChairmanLimestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I St., NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-2708Mr. Robert J. Beecken, Vice PresidentNuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Letter to Karl W. Singer From Frank Gillespie dated: April 21, 2006

SUBJECT:

SUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT RELATED TO THELICENSE RENEWAL OF BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC1704, MC1705, AND MC1706) - TRANSMITTAL OF SUPPLEMENT 1 TO THE SAFETY EVALUATION REPORT (NUREG-1843)DISTRIBUTION

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