ML062050056

Changes to Extended Power Uprate Review Schedule (TAC Nos. MC3812, MC3743, and MC3744) (TS-431 and TS-418)

ML062050056
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	07/24/2006
From:	Dyer J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Singer K Tennessee Valley Authority
Chernoff M, NRR/DORL, 415-4041
References
TAC MC3743, TAC MC3744, TAC MC3812
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July 24, 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:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 CHANGES TO EXTENDED POWER UPRATE REVIEW SCHEDULE (TAC NOS. MC3812, MC3743, AND MC3744) (TS-431 AND TS-418)

Dear Mr. Singer:

This letter discusses changes in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) review schedules of the extended power uprate (EPU) amendment request for Browns Ferry Units 1, 2 and 3. By letters dated July 11 and 12, 2006, the NRC staff advised the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) that the remaining outstanding information concerning the steam dryers and errors in the containment overpressure net positive suction head analyses was needed by July 21, 2006. The information was needed by July 21st for the staff to complete and document the review to support Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) meetings in November - December 2006. In your letters dated July 21, 2006, TVA indicated that key portions of the requested information concerning these issues would be deferred.

Because the outstanding information was not provided as scheduled, there is insufficient time for the NRC staff to complete the review and support the scheduled ACRS presentations.

Therefore, the NRC staff will not have sufficient information to complete its safety evaluation as scheduled, so the ACRS meetings for Browns Ferry will be delayed at least a month. Once complete acceptable responses are received, you will be notified of the new date for the EPU presentations to the ACRS subcommittee and full committee.

Even with these delays, the NRC staff should be able to complete the EPU review to support your requested restart of Unit 1 in May 2007 if TVA provides timely and complete information to staff questions. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Margaret Chernoff at 301-415-4041 or Ms. Eva Brown at 301-415-2315.

Sincerely,

/RA by MWeber for/

J. E. Dyer, Director Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 cc: See next page

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SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 STATUS OF EXTENDED POWER UPRATE REVIEW (TAC NOS. MC3812, MC3743, AND MC3744) (TS-431 AND TS-418)

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Mr. Karl W. Singer BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Tennessee Valley Authority cc:

Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar, Senior Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 6A Lookout Place Decatur, AL 35609 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Robert G. Jones, General Manager Browns Ferry Site Operations Mr. Larry S. Bryant, Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 6A Lookout Place Decatur, AL 35609 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Larry S. Mellen Browns Ferry Unit 1 Project Engineer Brian OGrady, Site Vice President Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority 61 Forsyth Street, SW.

P.O. Box 2000 Suite 23T85 Decatur, AL 35609 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 Mr. Robert J. Beecken, Vice President Mr. Glenn W. Morris, Manager Nuclear Support Corporate Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority and Industry Affairs 6A Lookout Place Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street 4X Blue Ridge Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Mr. William D. Crouch, Manager ET 11A Licensing and Industry Affairs 400 West Summit Hill Drive Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Knoxville, TN 37902 Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Mr. John C. Fornicola, Manager Decatur, AL 35609 Nuclear Assurance and Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Senior Resident Inspector 6A Lookout Place U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1101 Market Street Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970 Mr. Bruce Aukland, Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant State Health Officer Tennessee Valley Authority Alabama Dept. of Public Health P.O. Box 2000 RSA Tower - Administration Decatur, AL 35609 Suite 1552 P.O. Box 303017 Chairman Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice President Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart