ML080150418

Plants, Units 1, 2, and 3 - (Public Version) - Summary of December 10, 2007 Meeting with TVA on Steam Dryer Portion of the Extended Power Uprate Review

ML080150418
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	01/25/2008
From:	Ellen Brown NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2
To:	Tennessee Valley Authority
Brown Eva, NRR/DORL, 415-2315
Shared Package
ML080150453	List: ML080150418
References
TAC MD5262, TAC MD5263, TAC MD5264
Download: ML080150418 (8)

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January 25, 2008 LICENSEE: Tennessee Valley Authority FACILITY: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3

SUMMARY

OF DECEMBER 10, 2007, MEETING WITH TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY ON STEAM DRYER PORTION OF THE EXTENDED POWER UPRATE REVIEW (TAC NOS. MD5262, MD5263, AND MD5264)

On December 10, 2007, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff conducted a Category 1 public meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the licensee) at NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss an NRC letter providing a request for additional information concerning steam dryers for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. Most of this meeting was closed to the public due to the discussion of a significant amount of proprietary information. The enclosure contains a list of attendees. A nonproprietary version of the licensees slide presentation may be accessed from NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System using Accession No. ML080150474.

DISCUSSION In a letter dated October 23, 2007, the NRC staff provided several broad steam dryer issues from the review of the licensees July 27 and August 21, 2007, submittals. The licensee responded in a letter dated November 21, 2007, and those responses were discussed in a public meeting on November 30, 2007.

The discussion was focused on approximately seven questions provided to TVA in draft form on November 27, 2007. The text of those questions are contained in the licensees slide presentation (ML08015474). The licensee sorted the questions into four bins. The first bin contained questions that needed further clarification from the NRC staff, the second were those TVA recommended for an audit, the third were those that did not require additional clarifications, and the fourth were those that were similar to questions provided to Hope Creek. From a discussion of the first bin, the NRC indicated that the below questions would be revised.

- 140/107

- 148/118

- 168/134

- 169/135 EMCB 135/102 was recommended for deletion.

A discussion regarding the use of an audit for resolving these issues was held. The NRC staff noted to the licensee that an audit still requires that information used in forming the NRC staffs technical decision be placed on the public docket and that the NRC would let them know whether an audit would be necessary.

The NRC staff also noted a potential schedule impact regarding the licensees proposal to use scale model testing (SMT) in response to EMCB 129/96. During the November 30, 2007, meeting the licensee had indicated that all information except for Unit 3 actual analyses results would be provided in January 2008. The tentative date for the SMT results is February 2008.

An additional clarification regarding schedule was provided by TVA. The licensee indicated that the responses to three questions would not be provided until June 2008 (EMCB 130/97, 147/114, and 148/115). Subsequently, a revised set of requests for additional information reflecting this meeting, were issued by the NRC in a letter dated December 14, 2007.

No commitments or regulatory decisions were made by the NRC staff during the meeting.

A proprietary version of this summary was issued as separate correspondence.

/RA/

Eva A. Brown, 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

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page

The NRC staff also noted a potential schedule impact regarding the licensees proposal to use scale model testing (SMT) in response to EMCB 129/96. During the November 30, 2007, meeting the licensee had indicated that all information except for Unit 3 actual analyses results would be provided in January 2008. The tentative date for the SMT results is February 2008.

An additional clarification regarding schedule was provided by TVA. The licensee indicated that the responses to three questions would not be provided until June 2008 (EMCB 130/97, 147/114, and 148/115). Subsequently, a revised set of requests for additional information reflecting this meeting were issued by the NRC in a letter dated December 14, 2007.

No commitments or regulatory decisions were made by the NRC staff during the meeting.

A proprietary version of this summary was issued as separate correspondence.

/RA/

Eva A. Brown, 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

Enclosure:

List of Attendees cc w/encl: See next page Distribution:

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List of Attendees U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Meeting with Tennessee Valley Authority Regarding Browns Ferry Power Uprate December 10, 2007 U. S. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY Jeff Sharkey Vik Shah Cheng-Ih Wu Samir Ziada Thomas Boyce Kamal Manoly Eva Brown TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY CONTINUUM DYNAMICS INCORPORATED James Emens Alan Bilanin Beth Wetzel Marie Gillman J.D. Wolcott Ed Hartwig Bob Marks Larry Rinaca Kenneth Spates PUBLIC SERVICE ENERGY GROUP NUCLEAR Jeff Keenan CONSTELLATION ENERGY Gary Pavis Enclosure

Page 1 of 2 Tennessee Valley Authority BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT cc:

Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr. Mr. John C. Fornicola, General Manager Chief Nuclear Officer and Nuclear Assurance Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Steven M. Douglas, General Manager Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar Browns Ferry Site Operations Senior Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Nuclear Generation Development Tennessee Valley Authority and Construction P.O. Box 2000 Tennessee Valley Authority Decatur, AL 35609 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Ms. Beth A. Wetzel, Manager Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Corporate Nuclear Licensing and Industry Affairs Mr. James R. Douet, Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Support 4X Blue Ridge Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street 3R Lookout Place Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. James E. Emens, Jr., Interim Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Mr. H. Rick Rogers, Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 3R Lookout Place Decatur, AL 35609 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 James B. Baptist Browns Ferry Senior Project Engineer Michael D. Skaggs, Site Vice President Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority 61 Forsyth Street, SW.

P.O. Box 2000 Suite 24T85 Decatur, AL 35609 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 General Counsel Tomy A. Nazario Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Project Engineer 6A West Tower Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 400 West Summit Hill Drive U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Knoxville, TN 37902 61 Forsyth Street, SW.

Suite 24T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931

Page 2 of 2 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. Larry E. Nicholson, General Manager Performance Improvement Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. D. Tony Langley, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Michael A. Purcell Senior Licensing Manager Nuclear Power Group Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801