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Notice of Meeting with Browns Ferry to Discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment of the Browns Ferry Operating Units
ML070710024
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Site: Browns Ferry  
Issue date: 03/12/2007
From: Widmann M
Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To: Singer K
Tennessee Valley Authority
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March 12, 2007 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:

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

- MEETING CATEGORY 1 - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT - DOCKET NOS.

50-259, 50-260 AND 50-296

Dear Mr. Singer:

This letter confirms the telephone conversations between Mr. William Crouch of your staff and Mr. Thierry Ross on February 27, 2007. The conversations were concerning an Annual Assessment Meeting requested by us which is scheduled for April 2, 2007, at 1:00 p.m. (CDT).

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the NRCs Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment of your operating Browns Ferry Units 2 and 3, and applicable portions of Unit 1.

During the meeting, we recognize that you may have information which you want to present to us or any members of the public in attendance. Accordingly, if you so desire, after our presentation you will be afforded an opportunity to respond to any information contained in the Annual Assessment Letter and to discuss any new or existing programs that are designed to maintain or improve your current performance. The meeting will be held at the Browns Ferry Training Center at the plant site in Athens, Alabama.

The meeting will be an open meeting in accordance with NRCs Policy Statement for Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, May 28, 2002 (Federal Register Volume 67, Number 102, 36920-36924).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (Public Electronic Reading Room). The Annual Assessment Letter is also accessible from ADAMS or from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/LETTERS/bf_2005q4.pdf

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Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 562-4550.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Malcolm T. Widmann, Chief Reactor Projects Branch 6 Division of Reactor Projects Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 72-52 License No. DPR-33, DPR-52, DPR-68 cc: (See page 3)

OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP SIGNATURE TXN1 MTW NAME TNazario MWidmann DATE 3/ 9/2007 03/12/2007 E-MAIL COPY?

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cc w/encl:

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 Robert G. Jones, Acting Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P. O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 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 Beth A. Wetzel, Manager Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 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 Distribution w/encl: (See page 4)

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Letter to K. W. Singer from Malcolm T. Widmann dated March 9, 2007

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT

- MEETING CATEGORY 1 - ANNUAL ASSESSMENT - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT - DOCKET NOS.

50-259, 50-260 AND 50-296 Distribution w/encl:

Region II Administrators Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II Resource Management Branch Region II Receptionist Region II Regional Coordinator OEDO Headquarters Operation Officer PMNS J. Boska, NRR E. Brown, NRR L. Raghavan, NRR L. Slack, RII EICS L. Mellen, RII RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRDIRSIPAB OE Mail PUBLIC

Enclosure

SUBJECT:

PUBLIC MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY FACILITY:

Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant DOCKETS:

50-259, 50-260 and 50-296 DATE & TIME:

Monday, April 2, 2007 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM (CDT)

LOCATION:

Browns Ferry Training Center Auditorium at the plant site in Athens, AL.

PURPOSE:

To discuss the NRC Reactor Oversight Process Annual Assessment of the Browns Ferry operating units. The NRCs Policy Statement, Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC Web site, www.nrc.gov and contains information regarding visitors and security.

CATEGORY:

This is a Category 1 meeting: The public is invited to observe this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

NRC OFFICE(S)

PARTICIPATING:

Region II (RII)

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:

None PARTICIPANTS:

NRC M. Widmann, Chief, Reactor Projects Branch 6, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), Region II (RII)

T. Ross, Senior Resident Inspector, DRP, RII W. Bearden, Senior Resident Inspector, DRP, RII R. Monk, Resident Inspector, DRP, RII E. Christnot, Resident Inspector, DRP, RII LICENSEE Brian O' Grady, Site Vice President, Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant David T. Langley, Licensing Supervisor, Licensing and Industry Affairs MEETING CONTACT:

Tomy Nazario, NRC, RII 404-562-4710 TXN1@nrc.gov