ML061810505
| ML061810505 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Bellefonte  |
| Issue date: | 09/14/2006 |
| From: | Catherine Haney Plant Licensing Branch III-2 |
| To: | Singer K Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Pickett D, NRR/DORL, 415-1364 | |
| References | |
| GL-87-015, TAC MD1185, TAC MD1186 | |
| Download: ML061810505 (5) | |
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September 14, 2006 Mr. Karl W. Singer Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - WITHDRAWAL OF CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NOS. CPPR-122 FOR UNIT 1 AND CPPR-123 FOR UNIT 2 (TAC NOS. MD1185 and MD1186)
Dear Mr. Singer:
This is in response to your letter of April 6, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 29, 2006, requesting termination of Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123, issued to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on December 12, 1974. Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123 authorized construction of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. As requested in your letter of April 6, 2006, your application to withdraw Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123 is hereby granted. Accordingly, the staff considers Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123 to be terminated.
The staff has reviewed the Unit 1 and 2 Site Stabilization Plan, included in your letter of April 6, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 29, 2006, and concludes that TVA has maintained the site in an environmentally stable condition that is not capable of being operated as a utilization facility. Therefore, the staff finds the Site Stabilization Plan acceptable.
The staffs safety evaluation is enclosed.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: See next page
September 14, 2006 Mr. Karl W. Singer Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - WITHDRAWAL OF CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NOS. CPPR-122 FOR UNIT 1 AND CPPR-123 FOR UNIT 2 (TAC NOS. MD1185 and MD1186)
Dear Mr. Singer:
This is in response to your letter of April 6, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 29, 2006, requesting termination of Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123, issued to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on December 12, 1974. Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123 authorized construction of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2. As requested in your letter of April 6, 2006, your application to withdraw Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123 is hereby granted. Accordingly, the staff considers Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123 to be terminated.
The staff has reviewed the Unit 1 and 2 Site Stabilization Plan, included in your letter of April 6, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 29, 2006, and concludes that TVA has maintained the site in an environmentally stable condition that is not capable of being operated as a utilization facility. Therefore, the staff finds the Site Stabilization Plan acceptable.
The staffs safety evaluation is enclosed.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Catherine Haney, Director Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439
Enclosure:
Safety Evaluation cc w/encl: See next page Distribution PUBLIC LPL2-2 R/F RidsNrrPMDPickett RidsNrrLACSola RidsNrrDorlLpl2-2 RidsNrrDorl RidsOgcRp RidsNrrDlrReba RidsNrrAcrsAcnwMailCenter RidsRgn2MailCenter S. Crane, NRR RidsNrrDnrlNepb ADAMS Accession Number: ML061810505 NRR-106 OFFICE LPL2-2:PM LPL2-2:LA NEPB:BC OGC LPL2-2:BC DORL:D NAME DPickett RSola CNolan MYoung JDixon-Herrity CHaney DATE 08/30/06 08/31/06 07/25/06 07/10/06 08/31/06 09/14/06 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Mr. Karl W. Singer Tennessee Valley Authority BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT cc:
Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Larry S. Bryant, Vice President Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Robert J. Beecken, Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority ET 11A 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Mr. John C. Fornicola, Manager Nuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Glenn W. Morris, Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Jack A. Bailey, Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Business Support Tennessee Valley Authority 3F Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chairman Jackson County Commission Courthouse Scottsboro, AL 35752-0200 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Director Alabama Emergency Management Agency P.O. Drawer 2160 Clanton, AL 35045-5160
SAFETY EVALUATION BY THE OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR REGULATION WITHDRAWAL OF CONSTRUCTION PERMIT NOS. CPPR-122 AND CPPR-123 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NO. 50-438 AND 50-439
1.0 INTRODUCTION
This safety evaluation supports withdrawal of Construction Permit Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123, which authorized construction of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant (BLN), Units 1 and 2, located in Jackson County, Alabama. The Construction Permits, which are held by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, permittee), were issued on December 12, 1974.
In accordance with the guidance of Generic Letter (GL) 87-15, Policy Statement on Deferred Plants, TVAs letter of December 12, 2005, informed the staff of its intention to permanently terminate construction activities associated with BLN, Units 1 and 2. In addition, TVAs letter dated December 15, 2005, included the following information: as of October 1, 2005, TVA ceased equipment lay-up activities and associated inspections as allowed by the Nuclear Quality Assurance Plan; there has been no special nuclear material located at the site since 1992; TVA has removed safeguards information from the site; and TVA will maintain compliance with all appropriate federal, state, and local regulations.
2.0 EVALUATION The BLN facility is located about 6 miles east-northeast of Scottsboro, Alabama, on the west shore of the Guntersville Reservoir at Tennessee River Mile 392, in Jackson County, Alabama.
TVA plans to maintain such major components as the intake and discharge facilities, cooling towers, wastewater system, and transmission switch yards. Structures not identified as necessary will be sold, taken apart, and removed from the site, abandoned in place, or demolished.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.41, Requirement to submit environmental information, and GL 87-15, TVAs letter of April 6, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated June 29, 2006, submitted the Site Stabilization Plan for BLN, Units 1 and 2, to redress portions of the BLN site affected by construction activities.
The staff has reviewed the Site Stabilization Plan for BLN, Units 1 and 2, and concludes that the actions therein are appropriate and acceptable. BLN, Units 1 and 2, cannot be used as utilization facilities. In addition, all nuclear fuel and nuclear sources were removed from the site. The BLN site is in an environmentally stable condition that poses no significant hazard to persons on site, and BLN, Units 1 and 2, cannot be operated in their present condition.
For further details regarding the proposed action, see the permittee's letter dated April 6, 2006, and TVAs Final Environmental Assessment dated January 30, 2006, which is publicly available at the permitees website, http://www.tva.gov/environment/reports/bellefonte2/index.htm.
3.0 ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATION
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.21, 50.32, and 50.35, the NRC staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, which was published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2006 (71 FR 50948). Accordingly, based on the environmental assessment, the Commission has determined that terminating the construction permits will have no significant effect on the quality of the human environment.
4.0 CONCLUSION
On the basis of the foregoing considerations, the staff concludes that CPPR-122 and CPPR-123 can be terminated without undue risk to the health and safety of the public or workers, and without any significant impact on the public or the environment.
Principal Contributor: S. Crane, NRR Date: September 14, 2006