ML061880398

03/09/2006 Summary of a Meeting Held Between the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority on the License Renewal Application for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3

ML061880398
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	07/06/2006
From:	Sanabria Y NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/RLRA
To:	Tennessee Valley Authority
Sanabria, Y D, NRR/DLR, 415-1594
References
TAC MC1704, TAC MC1705, TAC MC1706
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July 6, 2006LICENSEE:TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FACILITY:BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3

SUMMARY

OF A MEETING HELD ON MARCH 9, 2006, BETWEEN THE U.S.NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE TENN ESSEE VALLEYAUTHORITY ON THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC 1704,MC1705, AND MC1706)On March 9, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met with theTennessee Valley Authority (TVA or the applicant), during the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) public meeting to discuss issues related to the drywell shell liner ultrasonic testing (UT) examination results. These relate to the drywell shell liner Open Item (OI) 2.4-3 referenced in the final safety evaluation report (SER). During the ACRS meeting the applicant gave details of the UT examinations performed in Unit 1 and the nature of a specific result thatshows a mechanical defect (i.e., inclusion). The ACRS members were satisfied with the applicants explanation, however, the information will be submitted to the NRC staff for review. Therefore, OI 2.4-3 is unresolved at this point. Enclosure 1 provides a listing of the meeting participants.

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Ms. Yoira Diaz Sanabria, ProjectManager, at 301-415-1594 or by e-mail at yks@nrc.gov

. Sincerely,/RA/Yoira Diaz Sanabria, Project ManagerLicense Renewal Branch A Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Enclosure:

As statedcc w/encl: See next page July 6, 2006LICENSEE:TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FACILITY:BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3

SUMMARY

OF A MEETING HELD ON MARCH 9, 2006, BETWEEN THE U.S.NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE TENN ESSEE VALLEYAUTHORITY ON THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC 1704,MC1705, AND MC1706)On March 9, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff met with theTennessee Valley Authority (TVA or the applicant), during the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) public meeting to discuss issues related to the drywell shell liner ultrasonic testing (UT) examination results. These relate to the drywell shell liner Open Item (OI) 2.4-3 referenced in the final safety evaluation report (SER). During the ACRS meeting the applicant gave details of the UT examinations performed in Unit 1 and the nature of a specific result thatshows a mechanical defect (i.e., inclusion). The ACRS members were satisfied with the applicants explanation, however, the information will be submitted to the NRC staff for review. Therefore, OI 2.4-3 is unresolved at this point. Enclosure 1 provides a listing of the meeting participants.

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Ms. Yoira Diaz Sanabria, ProjectManager, at 301-415-1594 or by e-mail at yks@nrc.gov

. Sincerely,/RA/Yoira Diaz Sanabria, Project Manager License Renewal Branch A Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationDocket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296

Enclosure:

As statedcc w/encl: See next pageADAMS Accession No.: ML061880398OFFICPM:RLRA:DLRLA:RLRA:DLRBC:RLRA:DLRNAME:YDiaz-SanabriaYEdmondsLLundDATE:4/4/063/28/067/6/06OFFICIAL RECORD ONLY LIST OF PARTICIPANTS FOR MEETING HELD BETWEEN THE U.S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ON THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONFOR THE BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3MARCH 9, 2006NameAffiliationPao-Tsin KuoU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Louise LundNRC Ram SubbaratnamNRC Yoira Diaz SanabriaNRC David JengNRC Ken BruneTennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Russell JansenTVA Robert MollTVA Rich DeLongTVA Masoud BajestaniTVA William CrouchTVA Note to Licensee TVA from Y. Diaz Sanabria dated July 6, 2006

SUMMARY

OF A MEETING HELD ON MARCH 9, 2006, BETWEEN THE U.S.NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE TENN ESSEE VALLEYAUTHORITY ON THE LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR THE BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC 1704,MC1705, AND MC1706)HARD COPYDLR R/FYDiaz SanabriaE-MAIL:JFairRWeisman AMurphy RPettis GGalletti CLi GBagchi SSmith (srs3)

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AHodgdon CCarpenter DCoe EKleeh MMarshall RidsOpaMail BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANTTennessee Valley Authority cc:Mr. Karl W. Singer Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801Mr. 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