ML091340285

Bellefonte, Units 1 & 2 - Implementation of the NRC Order Granting Reinstatement of Construction Permits Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123

ML091340285
Person / Time
Site:	Bellefonte
Issue date:	05/12/2009
From:	Bajestani M Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, LP 5A, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 May 12, 2009 10 CFR 50.55 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 In the Matter of ) Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439 Tennessee Valley Authority )

TVA IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NRC ORDER GRANTING REINSTATEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PERMITS NOS. CPPR- 122 AND CPPR- 123.

References:

1) Letter from L. Raghavan (NRC) to A. Bhatnagar (TVA), Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2-Order Granting Reinstatement of Construction Permits Nos.

CPPR-122 and CPPR-123 (TAC Nos. MD9564 and MD9565), dated March 9, 2009.

2) Letter from M. Purcell (TVA) to Document Control Desk (NRC), TVA's Nuclear Quality Assurance (NQA) Plan (TVA-NQA-PLN89-A) transmittal, dated March 13, 2009.

TVA hereby acknowledges receipt of the NRC Order granting the reinstatement of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Construction Permits (CP Nos. CPPR-122 and CPPR-123) in the terminated status as transmitted in NRC's March 9, 2009 letter to TVA (Reference 1). TVA has placed the units in terminated plant status in accordance with the applicable portions of the Commission's Policy Statement on Deferred Plants (Policy Statement), as published in the Federal Register on October 14, 1987. TVA revised the NQA Plan to include the appropriate QA provisions necessary to address the Bellefonte Units 1 and 2 in terminated status (Reference 2).

In addition, Corrective Action Program steps have been identified and are being implemented to address the period after the Construction Permits were withdrawn and QA oversight had ceased.

TVA is actively working to address the elements of the Policy Statement that apply to a plant in deferred plant status. Included in these efforts are the reinstatement of key programs and procedures which implement applicable NQA Plan requirements. TVA is proceeding in a deliberate manner in order to achieve deferred plant status as soon as practicable. For planning purposes, we anticipate achieving deferred plant status no later than the end of FY 2009 and we will submit a letter informing the NRC of such at the approprýate time.

Document Control Desk Page 2 May 12, 2009 If you should have any questions, please contact Andrea Sterdis at 1101 Market Street, LP5A, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801, by telephone at (423) 751-7119, or via email at alsterdis@tva.gov.

Sincerely, Masoud a saenis Vice Presi ent/

Watts Bar t '2 Enclosure cc: See Page 3

Document Control Desk Page 3 May 12, 2009 cc: (w/ Enclosures)

Stephanie Coffin U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Two White Flint North 7E 18 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 John G. Lamb, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North MS 8 BIA 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Lakshminarasimh Raghavan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission One White Flint North 8H4A 11545 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852-2738 Regional Administrator U.S: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth St., SW, Suite 23 T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 NRC Senior Resident Inspector Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2 1260 Nuclear Plant Road Spring City, Tennessee 37381-2000

Document Control Desk Page 4 May 12, 2009 cc: G. P. Arent, EQB 1B-WBN J. A. Bailey, LP 5A-C M. Bajestani, EQB IB-WBN A. S. Bhatnagar, LP 6A-C J. S. Chardos, OSB 1A-BLN T. W. Johnson, SP 2B-C F. C. Mashburn, LP 4K-C L. E. Nicholson, LP 3R-C T. J. Niessen, LP 5M-C M. A. Purcell, LP 4K-C Z. W. Rad, LP 5A-C A. Sterdis, LP 5A-C P. D. Swafford, LP 3R-C S. A. Vance, WT 6A-K E. J. Vigluicci, WT 6A-K EDMS, WT CA-K