ML072540455
| ML072540455 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Watts Bar  |
| Issue date: | 09/18/2007 |
| From: | Moroney B NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2 |
| To: | Campbell W Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Moroney B, NRR/DORL, 415-3974 | |
| References | |
| EA-02-026, EA-06-137, TAC MD4621 | |
| Download: ML072540455 (4) | |
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September 18, 2007 Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.
Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT, UNIT 1 - CORRECTED LICENSE PAGE (TAC NO. MD4621)
Dear Mr. Campbell:
By a letter dated August 9, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, Commission) issued a conforming license amendment to incorporate the mitigation strategies required by Section B.5.b of Commission Order EA-02-026 and the Radiological Protection Mitigation Strategies required by Commission Order EA-06-137 (Agencywide Documentation and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML072200032). This amendment included revised pages 4, 5 and 5a to Facility Operating License NPF-90.
On September 5, 2007, the Watts Bar Licensing Manager informed the NRC staff of an error on revised license page 5. Due to an administrative error, license condition 2.E on page 5 did not reflect a previous change that had been issued on April 30, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML070960086). Please replace license page 5 with the attached corrected page.
The Watts Bar licensing staff should be commended for identifying this error. We apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused.
If you have any questions, please contact me at (301) 415-3974.
Sincerely,
/RA/
Brendan T. Moroney, Project Manager Plant Licensing Branch II-2 Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket No. 50-390
Enclosure:
Revised Page 5 of Facility Operating License No. NPF-90
William R. Campbell, Jr.
Tennessee Valley Authority cc:
WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Preston D. Swafford Senior Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Walter M. Justice II Interim Vice President Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Michael D. Skaggs, Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Mr. John C. Fornicola, Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Robert H. Bryan, Jr., General Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 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. James D. Smith, Acting Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 Mr. Michael J. Lorek, Plant Manager Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 Senior Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, TN 37381 County Executive 375 Church Street Suite 215 Dayton, TN 37321 County Mayor P. O. Box 156 Decatur, TN 37322 Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director Division of Radiological Health Dept. of Environment & Conservation Third Floor, L and C Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Ms. Ann P. Harris 341 Swing Loop Road Rockwood, TN 37854
ML072540455 NRR-106 OFFICE LPL2-2/PM LPL2-2/LA LPL2-2/BC NAME BMoroney RSola TBoyce DATE 9/13/07 9/12/07 9/18/07
5 (2)
The facility was previously granted an exemption from the criticality monitoring requirements of 10 CFR 70.24 (see Special Nuclear Material License No. SNM-1861 dated September 5, 1979). The technical justification is contained in Section 9.1 of Supplement 5 to the Safety Evaluation Report, and the staff's environmental assessment was published on April 18, 1985 (50 FR 15516). The facility is hereby exempted from the criticality alarm system provisions of 10 CFR 70.24 so far as this section applies to the storage of fuel assemblies held under this license.
(3)
The facility requires an exemption from 10 CFR 73.55(c)(10). The justification for this exemption is contained in Section 13.6.9 of Supplement 15 and 20 to the Safety Evaluation Report. The staff's environmental assessment was published on April 25, 1995 (60 FR 20291). Pursuant to 10 CFR 73.5, the facility is exempted from the stated implementation schedule of the surface vehicle bomb rule, and may implement the same as late as February 17, 1996.
(4)
The facility was previously granted an exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR 73.55(d)(5) relating to the returning of picture badges upon exit from the protected areas, such that individuals not employed by TVA who are authorized unescorted access into protected areas can take their badges offsite (see 59 FR 66061, December 22, 1994). The granting of this exemption is hereby affirmed.
(5)
The facility was previously granted an exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, such that the State of Tennessee, which is within the ingestion exposure pathway emergency planning zone, need not participate in the November 1995 full-participation exercise (see 60 FR 54526, October 24, 1995). The granting of this exemption is hereby affirmed.
E.
TVA shall fully implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the Commission-approved physical security, training and qualification, and safeguards contingency plans including amendments made pursuant to provisions of the Miscellaneous Amendments and Search Requirements revisions to 10 CFR 73.55 (51 FR 27817 and 27822) and to the authority of 10 CFR 50.54(p). The combined set of plans, which contains Safeguards Information protected under 10 CFR 73.21, is entitled:
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Security Plan, Training and Qualification Plan, and Safeguards Contingency Plan, Revision 3, submitted by letter dated May 16, 2006.
F.
TVA shall implement and maintain in effect all provisions of the approved fire protection program as described in the Fire Protection Report for the facility, as approved in Supplements 18 and 19 of the SER (NUREG-0847) subject to the following provision:
TVA may make changes to the approved fire protection program without prior approval of the Commission, only if those changes would not adversely affect the ability to achieve and maintain safe shutdown in the event of a fire.
Revised by letter dated August 9, 2007 and Correction letter dated September 18, 2007