ML081050481
| ML081050481 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry, Watts Bar, Sequoyah  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/2008 |
| From: | Purcell M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| GL-08-001 | |
| Download: ML081050481 (3) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 April 10, 2008 10 CFR 50.54(f)
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 Gentlemen:
In the Matter of
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Docket Nos. 50-259 50-327 Tennessee Valley Authority
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50-296 50-390 50-328 50-391 50-260 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT (BFN) UNITS 1, 2 AND 3, SEQUOYAH NUCLEAR PLANT (SQN) UNITS 1 AND 2, AND WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT (WBN) UNITS 1 AND 2 - ONE MONTH EXTENSION REQUEST TO REPLY TO GENERIC LETTER (GL) 2008-01: MANAGING GAS ACCUMULATION IN EMERGENCY CORE COOLING, DECAY HEAT REMOVAL, AND CONTAINMENT SPRAY SYSTEMS The purpose of this letter is to request a one month extension to the subject generic letter with respect to the alternative GL 2008-01 "3 month response" milestone.
NRC provided the "3 month response" option in GL 2008-01 by stating that if licensees cannot meet the requested "9 month response" date (due October 11, 2008), they shall provide a response within 3 months that describes the alternative course of action, including the basis for acceptability.
TVA believes a one month extension to the alternative 3 month response is necessary in order to further evaluate the scope and/or need for piping walkdowns to support gas void evaluations. If walkdowns inside containment are necessary to establish a design basis relative to gas voids, then TVA may need to schedule some walkdowns during the first refueling outage after fall of 2008 for some of our operating units. These walkdowns would exceed the "9 month response" milestone; however, TVA has not made a final decision to go beyond the October 11, 2008 completion date.
This letter and extension were discussed among TVA and NRC's Staff members (Brendan Moroney and Jerry Wermiel) by telephone on April 7, 2008.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 April 10, 2008 Please direct any questions to Rob Brown at (423) 751-7228.
I declare under p nalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on the day of 4
, 2008.
Sincerely, MIchael A. Purcell Senior Licensing Manager Nuclear Power Group Enclosure cc: See page 4
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 April 10, 2008 Enclosure cc (Enclosure):
Eva A. Brown, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08G9A One White Flint, North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 Thomas H. Boyce, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North MS 08G9A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 Patrick D. Milano, Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North MS 08G9A 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2739 Mr. Victor McCree, Acting Regional Administrator U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, Alabama 35611-6970 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2600 Igou Ferry Road Soddy Daisy, Tennessee 37379-3624 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000