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Review of Extended Power Uprate Applications for Browns Ferry Units 1, 2, & 3 (TAC Nos. MC3812, MC3812, MC3743, and MC3744) (TS-431 and TS-418)
ML070750222
Person / Time
Site: Browns Ferry  Tennessee Valley Authority icon.png
Issue date: 03/18/2007
From: Chernoff M
NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2
To: Singer K
Tennessee Valley Authority
Chernoff M, NRR/DORL, 415-4041
References
TAC MC3743, TAC MC3812, TAC MD3744
Download: ML070750222 (3)


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March 16, 2007 Mr. Karl W. Singer Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2 AND 3 - REVIEW OF EXTENDED POWER UPRATE APPLICATIONS FOR BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3 (TAC NOS. MC3812, MC3743 AND MC3744) (TS-431 AND TS-418)

Dear Mr. Singer:

By letters dated June 25 and 28, 2004, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee) submitted amendment requests for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN), Units 1, 2, and 3. The proposed amendments would change the BFN operating licenses to increase the maximum authorized power level by approximately 20 percent above the current maximum authorized power level for Unit 1, and approximately 15 percent for Units 2 and 3.

On January 25, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff requested that TVA provide a description of the revised steam dryer approach, assumptions, and schedule for submittal of the steam dryer analysis by February 2, 2007. This information was requested to allow the staff to manage staff resources. On January 31, and February 16, 2007, TVA responded to the NRC staff's request for schedule information and indicated that a response would be provided by April 2, 2007. As the steam dryer analysis is currently in progress, TVA will inform the NRC staff if there is a change in schedule.

To date the NRC staff has tracked the extended power uprate application reviews under TAC Nos. MC3812, MC3743, and MC3744 for Units 1, 2 and 3 respectively. The NRC staff has completed a substantial portion of the review of your applications, but is unable to complete the review at this time because of a lack of information concerning the steam dryer analysis.

Therefore, the NRC staff is closing TACs MC3812, MC3743, and MC3744. Upon receipt of the information necessary to support your applications, the NRC staff will resume its review. New TACs will be established to track the NRC staffs review of the steam dryer analysis, and any other ancillary reviews necessary to complete the reviews of your applications.

K. Singer If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact me at 301-415-4041.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Margaret H. Chernoff, Senior Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 cc: See next page

ML070750222 NRR-106 OFFICE LPL2-2/PM LPL2-2/PM LPL2-2/LA LPL2-2/BC NAME LRegner MChernoff BClayton LRaghavan DATE 3/16/07 3/16/07 3/16/07 3/16/07

Mr. Karl W. Singer BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Tennessee Valley Authority cc:

Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar, Senior Vice President Nuclear Operations Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Larry S. Bryant, Vice President Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Brian OGrady, Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Preston D. Swafford, Senior Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority ET 11A 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Mr. John C. Fornicola, General Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Bruce Aukland, Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice President Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Robert G. Jones, General Manager Browns Ferry Site Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Larry S. Mellen Browns Ferry Unit 1 Project Engineer Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW.

Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 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 Mr. Robert H. Bryan, Jr., General Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801