ML070720379

Summary of Meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority, Browns Ferry, Unit 1 to Discuss the BF1 Restart Project Status and Review Key Issues

ML070720379
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	03/09/2007
From:	James Shea Division of Reactor Safety II
To:	Tennessee Valley Authority
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March 9, 2007 LICENSEE: Tennessee Valley Authority FACILITY: Browns Ferry Unit 1

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- INTERNAL MEETING OF THE BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 RESTART PANEL - DOCKET NO. 50-259 On March 5, 2007, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a meeting of the NRC Browns Ferry 1 (BF1) Restart Oversight Panel at the NRC Region II Office in Atlanta, GA. The panel was established in accordance with NRC Inspection Manual Chapter (IMC) 2509, Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Project Inspection Program. The purpose of IMC 2509 is to provide the policies and requirements for the restart inspection program, the BF1 Restart Oversight Panel, and the documentation of the major regulatory and license actions associated with the restart. In addition, the IMC provides guidance for assessing the licensees readiness for restart and the return of the unit to the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). The Restart Panel was established via a charter issued on October 13, 2005.

The purpose of the panel meeting was to discuss the BF1 restart project status and review key issues. Discussion topics during this internal NRC meeting included: TVA Schedule Status; status of licensing activities; review of Inspection Plan and Schedule (IP&S) reports; remaining System Preoperability Checklist (SPOC) schedule; update on Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) transition plan; update on memos and letters to be issued; ORAT status; restart schedule and coverage; and planning for the next Internal Panel meeting. The NRC will continue to inspect BF1 restart activities as the Browns Ferry Unit 2 outage continues.

Both Catherine Haney and Lakshminaras Raghavan have resumed their responsibilities as Panel members, respectively, as of this meeting. contains a list of the restart oversight panel members participating in the meeting and other NRC attendees. Enclosure 2 contains the Inspection Plan and Schedule Report.

TVA 2 Documents associated with the NRC oversight of the BF1 Recovery can be found on the NRCs website at http://www.nrc.gov/NRR/OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/bf1-recovery.html .

Sincerely,

/RA/

Joseph W. Shea, Director Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-259 License No.: DPR-33

Enclosures:

1. List of Attendees

2. Inspection Plan and Schedule Report Distribution w/encls: (See page 3)

OFFICE RII:DRP RII:DRP RII:DRS SIGNATURE /RA/ /RA/ /RA/

NAME TNazario MWidmann JShea DATE 03/09/2007 3/8/2007 3/12//2007 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO TVA 3 Memo to BF Unit 1 Panel Members from Joseph W. Shea dated March 9, 2007

SUBJECT:

MEETING

SUMMARY

- INTERNAL MEETING OF THE BROWNS FERRY UNIT 1 RESTART PANEL - DOCKET NO. 50-259 Distribution w/encls:

W. Bearden, DRP J. Boska, NRR E. Brown, NRR M. Chernoff, NRR C. Haney, NRR M. Lesser, DCI T. McGinty, NRR L. Mellen, DRP T. Nazario, DRP L. Raghavan, NRR T. Ross, DRP J. Shea, DRS C. Stancil, DRP M. Widmann, DRP

List of Attendees NRC Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Oversight Panel Meeting (March 5, 2007)

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel Members Region II J. Shea, Director, Division of Reactor Safety (DRS) - Chairman M. Widmann, Chief, Branch 6, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP) - Member W. Bearden, Senior Resident Inspector Unit 1, Branch 6, DRP - Member M. Lesser, Chief, Division of Construction Inspection (DCI) - Member L. Mellen, Senior Project Engineer, Branch 6, DRP - Member Headquarters C. Haney, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing (DORL), NRR - Vice-Chairman (participated via VTC)

L. Raghavan, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch III-1, DORL, NRR - Member (participated via VTC)

Other Participants T. Ross, Senior Resident Inspector Units 2 and 3, Branch 6, DRP, Region II T. Nazario, Project Engineer, Branch 6, DRP, Region II N. Staples, Reactor Inspector, DRS, Region II M. Chernoff, Project Manager, DORL, NRR (participated via VTC)

R. Jenkins, Chief, PRA Support Branch, Division of Risk Assessment and Special Project, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (participated via VTC)

J. Andersen, Chief, Performance Assessment Branch, Division of Inspection and Regional Support (DIRS), NRR (participated via VTC)

S. Weerakkody, Chief, Fire Protection Branch, Division of Risk Assessment (DRA),

NRR (participated via VTC)

P. Qualls, Fire Protection Engineer, Fire Protection Branch, Division of Risk Assessment (DRA), NRR (participated via VTC)

Enclosure 1