L-87-015, Bellefonte, Units 1 and 2 - Withdrawal of Construction Permits CPPR-122 (Unit 1) CPPR-123 (Unit 2) - Supplemental Information
| ML061840287 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Bellefonte  |
| Issue date: | 06/29/2006 |
| From: | Morris G Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| GL-87-015 | |
| Download: ML061840287 (2) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 June 29, 2006 10 CFR 51.41 10 CFR 50.55 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Attn: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Gentlemen:
In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-438 Tennessee Valley Authority ) 50-439 BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT (BLN) UNITS 1 AND 2 - WITHDRAWAL OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS CPPR-122 (UNIT 1) AND CPPR-123 (UNIT 2)-
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION This letter provides supplemental information to TVA's letter to NRC dated April 6, 2006, requesting NRC's approval to withdraw BLN construction permits in accordance with Generic Letter 87-15, "Policy Statement on Deferred Plants."
During a conference call with the NRC Project Manager on June 21, 2006, TVA was asked to provide additional information regarding whether the subject BLN units can be considered a "Utilization Facility" as defined in 10 CFR 50.2 as follows:
Utilization facility means any nuclearreactorother than one designed or used primarilyfor the formation of plutonium or U-233.
In their present condition, neither of the subject units can be considered a utilization facility as so defined. At the time that construction of the units was deferred, TVA considered Unit 1 to be 88 percent complete and Unit 2 to be 58 percent complete.
At this time, neither reactor has the necessary structures, systems or components in place to sustain a controlled nuclear reaction. For example, over the past several years, key components such as the control rod drive mechanisms for both Unit 1 and 2 have been removed from the site which precludes the ability of the units to operate as nuclear reactors. In addition, as stated in TVA's letter of April 6, 2006, there is no nuclear fuel located at the BLN site.
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 June 29, 2006 If you have any questions, please contact Rob Brown at (423) 751-7228.
Sincerely, Glenn W. Morris Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs cc: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 Douglas V. Pickett, Sr. Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08G9A One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 James E. Dyer, Director U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08G9A One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738