ML080180032
| ML080180032 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry, Watts Bar, Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 01/24/2008 |
| From: | Moroney B NRC/NRR/ADRO/DORL/LPLII-2 |
| To: | Campbell W Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Moroney B, NRR/DORL, 415-3974 | |
| References | |
| TAC MD7302, TAC MD7303, TAC MD7304, TAC MD7305, TAC MD7306, TAC MD7307 | |
| Download: ML080180032 (8) | |
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January 24, 2008 Mr. William R. Campbell, Jr.
Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
SUBJECT:
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY-REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING CHANGES TO THE NUCLEAR RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PLAN (TAC NOS. MD7302 THROUGH MD7307)
Dear Mr. Campbell:
By letter dated November 2, 2007, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), requested approval of a proposed change to the consolidated TVA Nuclear Radiological Emergency Plan. The proposed change would remove the provision for a mobile radioanalytical laboratory and would use only a fixed radioanalytical laboratory.
In order for the staff to complete its review of the information provided, we request that TVA provide responses to the enclosed request for additional information (RAI). Based on discussions with your staff, we understand that you plan to respond to the enclosed RAI by February 29, 2008. If you have any questions about this material, 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 Nos. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296 50-327, 50-328 and 50-390
Enclosure:
Request for Additional Information cc: See next page
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REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CHANGES TO RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PLAN TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY DOCKET NOS. 50-259, 50-260, 50-296, 50-327, 50-328 and 50-390 By letter dated November 2, 2007, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) requested U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approval of changes to the TVA Nuclear consolidated Radiological Emergency Plan, which is applicable to the Browns Ferry, Sequoyah and Watts Bar nuclear plants. The proposed change would remove the provision for a mobile radioanalytical laboratory and would use only a fixed radioanalytical laboratory.
In order for the NRC staff to complete its review of the information provided, we request that TVA provide responses to the following:
- 1. a. With relation to Browns Ferry, Sequoyah, and Watts Bar, where is the fixed lab located?
- b. With relation to Browns Ferry, Sequoyah, and Watts Bar, where is the mobile lab located or normally stationed?
- 2. Explain how the removal of the mobile lab will influence the timeliness of radiological results for all durations of events. This should encompass augmentation times from the start of a release as well as the later hours and days of a postulated release.
- 3. a. Provide a description of the current staffing (number, qualifications, etc.) of the fixed and mobile radioanalytical labs.
- b. Describe any staffing changes resulting from the proposed revision and justify any effects on the ability to perform radiological analyses.
- 4. a. Provide any documentation validating the higher efficiency and better resolution of the samples analyzed at the fixed radioanalytical lab.
- b. The request indicated that the facilities in the fixed radioanalytical lab are capable of handling more active samples than the mobile radioanalytical lab. Please quantify the difference in capability.
- c. Describe and justify any changes in the requirements of the currently-approved plan regarding the ability to maintain sampling capability.
- 5. a. What isotopes can the fixed radioanalytical lab detect?
- b. What isotopes can the mobile radioanalytical lab detect?
Enclosure
- 6. What are the capabilities and quantities of each facilitys other onsite radiological monitoring vehicles, i.e., number of radiological monitoring vehicles per site and what these vehicles can handle?
- 7. With regards to chemical and radiological laboratories or facilities, please explain their roles as they may pertain to interactions with either the fixed or mobile radioanalytical labs duties during a radiological emergency?
- 8. Describe the interaction with local, state, and federal officials with regards to these facilities and any additional laboratories, fixed or mobile, which they will be committing to an event.
Provide copies of any Letters of Agreement, Memoranda of Understanding, or any state/federal plans which may be applicable.
- 9. Describe and justify the impact that the proposed removal of the mobile radiological laboratory will have on the determination of each sites Emergency Action Levels and Protective Action Recommendations.
- 10. Provide copies of the revised Radiological Emergency Plan sections that are affected by the proposed change and are used to justify the responses to Questions 1 - 9 above.
Page 1 of 2 William R. Campbell, Jr.
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT Tennessee Valley Authority SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT cc:
Mr. Ashok S. Bhatnagar Senior Vice President Nuclear Generation Development and Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. James R. Douet Senior Vice President Nuclear Support Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. H. Rick Rogers Vice President Nuclear Engineering & Technical Services Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. James D. Smith, Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, TN 37384-2000 Mr. Lawrence E. Nanney, Director TN Dept. of Environment & Conservation Division of Radiological Health Third Floor, L & C Annex 401 Church Street Nashville, TN 37243-1532 Mr. Christopher R. Church, Plant Manager Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, TN 37384-2000 Senior Resident Inspector Sequoyah Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy Daisy, TN 37379 Mr. John C. Fornicola, Manager Nuclear Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority 3R Lookout Place 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 General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 6A West Tower 400 West Summit Hill Drive Knoxville, TN 37902 Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Brian J. OGrady, Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 Mr. Larry E. Nicholson, General Manager Performance Improvement Tennessee Valley Authority 4X Blue Ridge 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801
Page 2 of 2 Mr. James E. Emens, Jr., Interim Manager Licensing and Industry Affairs Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, AL 35609 James B. Baptist Browns Ferry Senior Project Engineer Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW.
Suite 24T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 Tomy A. Nazario Browns Ferry Project Engineer Division of Reactor Projects, Branch 6 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 61 Forsyth Street, SW.
Suite 24T85 Atlanta, GA 30303-8931 Mr. Steven M. Douglas General Manager Browns Ferry Site Operations Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Decatur, Alabama 35609 Senior Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970 County Mayor Hamilton County Courthouse Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. Timothy P. Cleary Site Vice President Sequoyah Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Soddy Daisy, TN 37384-2000 Mr. Michael D. Skaggs Site Vice President Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 Mr. Masoud Bajestani, Vice President Watts Bar Unit 2 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority P.O. Box 2000, EQB 1B Spring City, TN 37381 Mr. Michael J. Lorek, 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 Ms. Ann P. Harris 341 Swing Loop Road Rockwood, TN 37854