ML070750222

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
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
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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 Mr. Robert G. Jones, General Manager Nuclear Operations Browns Ferry Site Operations Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 6A Lookout Place Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street P.O. Box 2000 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Larry S. Bryant, Vice President Mr. Larry S. Mellen Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Browns Ferry Unit 1 Project Engineer Tennessee Valley Authority Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 6A Lookout Place U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1101 Market Street 61 Forsyth Street, SW.

Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Suite 23T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 Brian OGrady, Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Ms. Beth A. Wetzel, Manager Tennessee Valley Authority Corporate Nuclear Licensing P.O. Box 2000 and Industry Affairs Decatur, AL 35609 Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge Mr. Preston D. Swafford, Senior Vice President 1101 Market Street Nuclear Support Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place Mr. William D. Crouch, Manager 1101 Market Street Licensing and Industry Affairs Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority General Counsel P.O. Box 2000 Tennessee Valley Authority Decatur, AL 35609 ET 11A 400 West Summit Hill Drive Senior Resident Inspector Knoxville, TN 37902 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Mr. John C. Fornicola, General Manager 10833 Shaw Road Nuclear Assurance Athens, AL 35611-6970 Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place State Health Officer 1101 Market Street Alabama Dept. of Public Health Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 Mr. Bruce Aukland, Plant Manager P.O. Box 303017 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Chairman Decatur, AL 35609 Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice President Athens, AL 35611 Browns Ferry Unit 1 Restart Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Mr. Robert H. Bryan, Jr., General Manager Tennessee Valley Authority Licensing and Industry Affairs P.O. Box 2000 Tennessee Valley Authority Decatur, AL 35609 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801