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Briefing Slides on Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 Restart
ML070120142
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Issue date: 01/10/2007
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COMMISSION BRIEFING SLIDES/EXHIBITS BRIEFING ON BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 RESTART JANUARY 10, 2007

Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart January 10, 2007 ILuis Reyes, Executive Director for Operations

Agenda

  • Licensing Status

" Inspection Status

  • Summary 2

Licensing Status

" License Amendments, Relief Requests, Exemptions

" Special Programs

License Renewal

  • Application submitted on January 6, 2004

" ACRS approval letter of March 23, 2006

" Licenses renewed for all 3 units on May 4, 2006

" Over 9,000 staff hours for Unit 1 reviews (16,000 staff hours for Units 2 & 3) .

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License Amendments, Relief Requests, Exemptions

  • 21 aimendments submitted for restart
  • 17 completed, remainder are on schedule
  • 12 relief requests and 3 exemptions completed
  • About 13,000 staff hours 5

Special Programs U

" Review of generic letters and bulletins

  • Fire protection

" About 8,000 staff hours 6

Unit I Power Uprate o Unit I uprate to 105% for restart

  • Draft safety evaluation to ACRS on December 1, 2006
  • ACRS subcommittee meets on January 16, 2007
  • ACRS full committee meets on February 1, 2007 7

Extended Power Uprate Issues For The 3 Units

" Steam Dryer Integrity

" Large Transient Testing

" Containment Accident Pressure

" Fuel Methodology 8

Regulatory Oversight

- Requirements for inspections

- Key features used from IMC 0350

- Transition to ROP

  • Reactor Oversight Process (ROP)

-4 of the 7 cornerstones already in use 9

Inspection Status

  • Staff Support
  • Areas of Inspection

" Remaining Inspections

- System Preoperability Checklist

- Operational Readiness Assessment Team

- Restart and Power Ascension Testing Inspections 10

Performance Assessment

  • NRC to TVA letter dated 8/15/06 discussed plant performance

" Unit I Enforcement History

  • Unit I Allegations 11

Restart Inspection Status E-Open Items with scheduled inspections El Open Items with field inspection complete N Closed Items 12

IMC 2509 Restart Process Panel & Regional Panel Management recommends briefed on ORAT estart I.

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Summary

" Unit I preparations continue to be performed in a safe manner

" ORAT inspection will provide insight into status of readiness

  • Request authority for Unit I restart in accordance with IMC 2509 14

Acronyms

" ACRS- Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards

  • IMC- Inspection Manual Chapter

" EPU- Extended Power Uprate

  • NRR,- Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 15

Acronyms

  • ORAT- Operational Readiness Assessment Team SRA- Regional Administrator
  • SPOC- System Pre-Operability Checklist 16

TENNE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT UNIT 1 RESTART NRC Commission Briefing January 10, 2007 AUTOR ALLE

Agenda 0 Introduction Karl Singer

  • Unit-1 Recovery Overview Ashok Bhatnagar
  • Recovery Process Masoud Bajestani
  • Operational Readiness Brian O'Grady
  • Conclusion Karl Singer Karl Singer 2

Introduction -ft AH

  • We are Confident that it is Safe to Operate Browns Ferry Unit 1

- Identical to Units 2 & 3 restart processes o Rigorous design and modification process through turnover to operations o Extensive testing, self assessments and quality oversight o Unit 1 returns to service with improved margins

- Operational perspective throughout modification and testing

- Time and resources to do the job right Karl Singer 3

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Unit 1 Recovery

" Regulatory Framework Agreed to Between NRC and TVA

" Unit 1 Recovery Based on Lessons Learned from Units 2 & 3

" Scope of Unit 1 Restart Project Incorporated:

- The same restart programs as Units 2 & 3

- The same upgrades as installed on Units 2 & 3 including Power Uprate (105%)

  • Unit 1 has the Same Licensing Basis as Units 2 & 3

" Unit 1 is Operationally Similar to Units 2 & 3

" Effective Recovery Process used for Units 2 & 3 Yielded a Ten Yearý Gross Capacity Factor - 91.5%

Ashok Bhatnagar 7

Rigorous Recovery Process Project is 98% Complete

- All design modification packages issued

- Bulk of design modifications implemented o Drywell work complete o Reactor Building work essentially complete o Remaining work is primarily balance of plant systems o NRC inspection of 26 of 30 Special Programs complete

- 38 Systems modification complete

- Two Phased approach to system completion o Modification and component testing complete o System and surveillance testing complete Masoud Bajestani 8

System Turnover & Test

  • Restart Test Program

- Purpose

- Post-maintenance and post-modification component testing

- System testing

- Integrated system testing

  • System Turnover Process

- Organizations Involved

- Key Elements

- Rigorous / Disciplined approach to demonstrating system operability

- Results to date Brian O'Grady 9

System Turnover & Test

  • Fuel Load Completed December 22, 2006
  • Power Ascension Test Program

- Systematic, controlled approach to full power

- Single pump trip tests

- Large transient testing o Generator load reject o Main steam line isolation valve closure Brian O'Grady 10

Trained/Qualified Staff IIVAI

" Staffed for Safe Three Unit Operation

  • Successful Transition to an Operating Organizational Structure
  • Operations Organization

- Experienced staff

- Licensed on all three Units Brian O'Grady 11

Comprehensive Oversight

  • Self Assessments

- Department Self Assessments

- Challenge Boards

- Corrective Action Program

  • Operational Readiness Assessment Program

- Nuclear Safety Review Board (with external members)

- Institute of Nuclear Power Operation Review

" Nuclear Assurance

- Formal program audits

- Focused assessments

- Unit 1 Startup Oversight Plan

  • NRC Inspection Activities Brian O'Grady 12

Conclusion IRAI

" Work is Nearly Done

  • Recovery Processes are Effective and Yielding Positive Results in our Testing

" Readiness Reviews and Assessments Complete

  • Plant Ownership is Imposing High Standards of Nuclear Safety

" Regulatory Process and Communications are Sound Karl Singer 13