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Meeting Summary, Status of Unit 1 Power Uprate (TAC MC8312 and MD3048) (TS-418)
ML063380112
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 12/28/2006
From: Mauricio Gutierrez
NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLIII-1
To:
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chernoff M, NRR/DORL, 415-4041
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TAC MD3048, TAC MD3812, TS-04-18
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December 28, 2006 LICENSEE: Tennessee Valley Authority FACILITIES: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1

SUBJECT:

SUMMARY

OF NOVEMBER 29, 2006, PUBLIC MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY REGARDING THE STATUS OF UNIT 1 POWER UPRATE (TAC NOS. MC3812 AND MD3048) (TS-418)

On November 29, 2006, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted a Category 1 public meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss various topics regarding TVAs power uprate amendment request for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN),

Unit 1. The meeting was open to the general public. Enclosure 1 contains a list of attendees.

BACKGROUND By letter date June 28, 2004, TVA, submitted an amendment request for Unit 1. The proposed amendment would change the Unit 1, operating license to increase the maximum authorized power level from 3203 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 3952 MWt. This change represents an increase of approximately 20-percent above the current maximum authorized power level. The proposed amendment would also change the BFN licensing bases and any associated technical specifications (TSs) for containment overpressure and remove the upper bound limitation on peak-cladding temperature.

SUMMARY

The meeting began with a discussion between TVA and the NRC staff regarding the status of testing and analysis to determine the suitability of the steam dryer to operate with sufficient safety margin upon 120-percent operation. In order to gather the needed data, strain gages were placed along the steam lines. TVA first collected data at 105-percent power, and then identified and removed background noise by taking additional data at 0-percent power. TVA indicated that additional information was forthcoming, and the results could be provided to the staff sometime in early 2007 and recognized that this may impact NRCs amendment review process.

A discussion on upcoming presentations to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safety followed. Topics discussed included containment overpressure, fuel design and methodology, large transient testing, and steam dryer analysis. The main focus was to ensure that all relevant information had been provided to the NRC staff regarding safety concerns.

A status of licensing activities was discussed. With regards to the Fire Protection Program, TVA informed the NRC staff that they had performed a walk-through in preparation for addressing multiple spurious actuations using guidance provided by Regulatory Issue Summary 05-030 Clarification of Post-Fire Safe-Shutdown Circuit Regulatory Requirement.

December 28, 2006 A list of attendees is attached. A member of the public was present. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received.

No commitments or regulatory decisions were made by the NRC staff during the meeting. No proprietary information was discussed.

Please direct any inquires to Eva Brown at 301-415-2315, or EAB1@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Justin C. Poole, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-259

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page

December 28, 2006 A list of attendees is attached. A member of the public was present. Public Meeting Feedback forms were not received.

No commitments or regulatory decisions were made by the NRC staff during the meeting. No proprietary information was discussed.

Please direct any inquires to Eva Brown at 301-415-2315, or EAB1@nrc.gov.

/RA/

Justin C. Poole, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch III-1 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-259

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page Distribution:

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority Status of Power Uprate November 29, 2006 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Lakshminarasimh Raghavan Jennifer Dixon Herrity Kamal Manoly Margaret Chernoff Eva Brown Ralph Caruso, ACRS Staff Justin Poole Mauricio Gutierrez TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Bill Crouch - Site Licensing Manager Anthony Langley - Browns Ferry Units 2 and 3 Licensing Manager GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Pat Campbell Enclosure

Page 1 of 2 Tennessee Valley Authority BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT cc:

Mr. Karl W. Singer Mr. John C. Fornicola, Manager Chief Nuclear Officer and Nuclear Assurance Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 Mr. Bruce M. Aukland, Plant Manager 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. Masoud Bajestani, Vice President Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart 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. Robert G. Jones, General Manager Browns Ferry Site Operations Brian OGrady, Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Larry S. Mellen Mr. Preston D. Swafford, Senior Vice President Browns Ferry Unit 1 Project Engineer Nuclear Support Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 6A Lookout Place 61 Forsyth Street, SW.

1101 Market Street Suite 23T85 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 General Counsel Mr. Robert H. Bryan, Jr., General Manager Tennessee Valley Authority Licensing & Industry Affairs ET 11A Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive 4X Blue Ridge Knoxville, TN 37902 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

Page 2 of 2 Tennessee Valley Authority BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT cc:

Ms. Beth A. Wetzel, 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