ML091600367
| ML091600367 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Bellefonte  |
| Issue date: | 05/14/2009 |
| From: | Bailey J Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML091600367 (5) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, LP 5A, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 May 14, 2009 10 CFR 50.55(e)
CDR 50-438/09-01 CDR 50-439/09-01 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555 In the Matter of
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Docket No. 50-438 and 50-439 Tennessee Valley Authority )
BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT (BLN) UNITS 1&2 - PLANT CONFIGURATION CONTROL DEFICIENCIES By letter dated August 26, 2008, TVA requested the reinstatement of BLN's Construction Permits (CPPR-122 and CPPR-123). In that letter, TVA stated that after the Construction Permits were withdrawn in September 2006, preservation and maintenance activities ceased and some investment recovery activities took place at the Bellefonte site. TVA reinstituted BLN's Quality Assurance Plan on March 16, 2009, after the Construction Permits were reinstated on March 9, 2009. Plant structures, systems or components, as defined by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, will be entered into the corrective action program and prohibited from being placed into service without evaluation and having been restored or replaced. Nonetheless, in the period of time in which the Construction Permits were withdrawn, the BLN Quality Assurance Plan was terminated and configuration control and physical equipment issues were not, and could not be documented under a qualified plan.
The purpose of this letter is to document the fact that configuration control and physical equipment issues were not documented under a qualified plan for the above mentioned period.
This deficiency was initially reported to the NRC Operations Center on May 14, 2009, as Problem Evaluation Report 170988. Though background information was provided to NRC in TVA's August 26, 2008, letter, this letter provides additional information given the resumption of TVA's reporting responsibilities under 10 CFR 50.55(e).
The enclosure to this letter contains the final report for the subject matter. The attachment to the enclosure provides the list of commitments made in this submittal.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 May 14, 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, J
A. Bailey
'ice President, Nucler teneration Development lPre SGeneration D elopment & Construction Enclosure cc: See Page 3
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 May 14, 2009 cc: (w/Enclosure)
Patrick D. Milano, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08H4 One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Mr. Luis A. Reyes, Regional Administrator U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 11 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 Loren R. Plisco, Deputy Regional Administrator for Construction U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region 11 Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931
Enclosure TVA Letter Dated May 14, 2009 ENCLOSURE 10 CFR 50.55(e) FINAL REPORT BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT (BLN)
PLANT CONFIGURATION CONTROL DEFICIENCIES DESCRIPTION OF DEFICIENCY Configuration control was not maintained and physical equipment issues were not documented under a Quality Assurance Plan for the period of time from in which Construction Permits CPPR 122 and CPPR-123 were withdrawn until they were reinstated.
SAFETY IMPLICATIONS There are no safety implications because controls are in place under TVA's corrective action program that will prohibit current plant structures, systems or components, including those affected in the course of resource recovery activities, from being placed into service without being further evaluated and having been fully restored or replaced.
CAUSE OF THE DEFICIENCY From the time in which the BLN Construction Permits were withdrawn in September 2006 until they were reinstated in March 2009, preservation and maintenance activities ceased and some investment recovery activities took place at the Bellefonte site. In this period of time, the BLN Quality Assurance Plan was terminated and configuration control and physical equipment issues were not, and could not be documented under a qualified plan.
CORRECTIVE ACTIONS I. TVA reinstituted BLN's Quality Assurance Plan on March 16, 2009.
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Structures, systems or components, as defined by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, that have been subject to long-term deferral or affected in the course of resource recovery activities will be entered into the corrective action program and prohibited from being placed into service without evaluation and having been restored or replaced.
- 3. Should TVA decide to complete construction of BLN, TVA will perform an evaluation of structures, systems, and components, as defined by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B, to determine whether to restore or replace such in order to meet full design qualification.
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Enclosure TVA Letter Dated May 14, 2009 ATTACHMENT TO 10 CFR 50.55(e) FINAL REPORT BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT (BLN)
PLANT CONFIGURATION CONTROL DEFICIENCIES LIST OF COMMITMENTS
- 1. Structures, systems or components, as defined by 10 CFR 50, Appendix B,, that have been subject to long-term deferral or affected in the course of resource recovery activities will be entered into the corrective action program and prohibited from being placed into service without evaluation and having been restored or replaced.
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Should TVA decide to complete construction of BLN, TVA will perform an evaluation of structures, systems, and components, as defined by 10'CFR 50, Appendix B, to determine whether to restore or replace such in order to meet full design qualification.
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