ML062080577
| ML062080577 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 07/27/2006 |
| From: | Chernoff M NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2 |
| To: | Singer K Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Chernoff M, NRR/DORL, 415-4041 | |
| References | |
| GL-87-002, TAC MC4796 | |
| Download: ML062080577 (5) | |
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July 27, 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, UNIT 1 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 87-02, SUPPLEMENT 1 (TAC NO. MC4796)
Dear Mr. Singer:
By letter dated October 7, 2004, the Tennessee Valley Authority submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a response to Generic Letter 87-02, Supplement 1, which transmitted the NRCs Supplemental Safety Evaluation No. 2 on the Seismic Qualification Utility Groups Generic Implementation Procedure for Seismic Verification of Nuclear Power Plant Equipment, Revision 2 (GIP-2) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1.
A response to the enclosed Request for Additional Information is needed before the NRC staff can complete the review. If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-4041.
Sincerely,
/RA by EBrown for/
Margaret H. Chernoff, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-259
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information cc w/enclosure: See next page
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SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR RESPONSE TO GENERIC LETTER 87-02, SUPPLEMENT 1 (TAC NO. MC4796)
Date: July 27, 2006 DISTRIBUTION:
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In its letter dated October 7, 2004, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) stated that it will complete the operations review of the BFN Unit 1 USI A-46 verification of Safe Shutdown Equipment List (SSEL) following approval of BFN Unit 1 Operations Procedures, and notify the NRC of the results of that review prior to BFN Unit 1 restart.
Please provide the status and the schedule for completion of the verification of SSEL.
- 2. to TVA submittal dated October 7, 2004, provides the BFN Unit 1 USI A-46 Seismic Evaluation Report. Chapter 5 of that report indicated that a total of 84 individual items of mechanical and electrical equipment on the SSEL were identified as outliers.
The report indicated that designs have been completed for to resolve the outliers where the resolution method was plant modification. The licensee stated that follow-up verification of each outlier that is resolved by work order or design change will be performed during plant area turnover walkdowns as described in Appendix H of the report. Appendix H contains a Punch List of 139 SSEL equipment items requiring verification of the final configuration for outlier resolution prior to plant restart. Please provide the status and specific schedule for completion of the implementation of outlier resolution as delineated in Table 5-1 and Appendix H of the USI A-46 Seismic Evaluation Report.
Mr. Karl W. Singer BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Tennessee Valley Authority 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 Brian OGrady, Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 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. Bruce Aukland, Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice President Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Robert G. Jones, General Manager Browns Ferry Site Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Larry S. Mellen Browns Ferry Unit 1 Project Engineer Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW.
Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 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. William D. Crouch, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611