ML062980431
| ML062980431 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 10/25/2006 |
| From: | James Shea Division of Reactor Safety II |
| To: | Singer K Tennessee Valley Authority |
| References | |
| Download: ML062980431 (5) | |
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October 25, 2006 Tennessee Valley Authority ATTN: Mr. K. W. Singer Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 OPERATIONAL READINESS ASSESSMENT TEAM INSPECTION PREREQUISITES
Dear Mr. Singer:
During the public meeting held on October 20, 2006 between TVA and the Browns Ferry Unit 1 (BF1) Reactor Oversight Panel, I discussed the role that an Operational Readiness Assessment Team (ORAT) would serve in the NRCs decision process regarding your plans to restart BF1.
To amplify those discussion I wanted to identify the prerequisites that should be completed prior to this inspection. Please provide us with a written reply when these prerequisites have been satisfied and TVA is ready for NRCs ORAT.
- 2) Completion of the TVA Operational Readiness Review (ORR) described in the Regulatory Framework letter of August 13, 2003, including issuance of the independent ORR team report.
- 3) All Special Programs and safety-related modifications required for startup are essentially complete.
- 4) System Pre-Operability Checklists (SPOC) II for all safety-related and risk-significant systems and areas are complete, and systems turned over to Operations.
- 5) Completion of approximately 75% of the surveillance tests required for start-up, and identification of any significant outstanding surveillance tests required by Technical Specifications.
- 6) Issuance of essentially all safety-related procedure and drawing revisions needed to support startup and power operation.
- 7) Completion of the restart test program and resolution of essentially all test deficiencies for safety-related and risk significant systems required to support startup.
2 As the ORAT inspection activity approaches, we will provide you with a list of the information we need to support our ORAT inspection preparations. If you have any questions regarding these prerequisites, please contact Malcolm Widmann at (404) 562-4550 or Mr. Larry Mellen, at (404) 562-4531.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's "Rules of Practice," a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRCs document system (ADAMS).
ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html the Public Electronic Reading Room).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Joseph W. Shea, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-259 License No.: DPR-33
OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE TXN1 MTW NAME TNazario MWidmann DATE 10/25/2006 10/25/2006 E-MAIL COPY?
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3 cc: Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Larry S. Bryant, Vice President Nuclear Engineering &
Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Brian O'Grady Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Preston D. Swafford Senior Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution John C. Fornicola, General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Bruce M. Aukland, Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Russell R. Thompson, Acting Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Robert H. Bryan, Jr., General Manager Licensing & Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution William D. Crouch, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution 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 Masoud Bajestani, Vice President Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Robert G. Jones, General Manager Browns Ferry Site Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Email Distribution: (See page 4)
4 Letter to K.W. Singer from Joseph W. Shea dated October 25, 2006.
SUBJECT:
BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 OPERATIONAL READINESS ASSESSMENT TEAM INSPECTION PREREQUISITES E-Mail Distribution M. Chernoff, NRR E. Brown, NRR L. Raghavan, NRR C. Holden, NRR J. Boska, NRR M. Lesser, RII J. Shea, RII L. Mellen, RII T. Nazario, RII T. McGinty, RII W. Bearden, RII T. Ross, RII C. Stancil, RII M. Widmann, RII RIDSNRRDIRS PUBLIC