ML092450036
| ML092450036 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 08/28/2009 |
| From: | Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| References | |
| Download: ML092450036 (2) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 August 28, 2009 10 CFR 50.4 U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296
Subject:
Technical Specifications (TS) Changes TS-431 and TS-418 -.
Extended Power Uprate (EPU) - Containment Overpressure (COP) for 10 CFR 50, Appendix R
Reference:
1,.
Letter from WVA to NRC, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) -
Unit 1 - Proposed Technical Specifications'(TS) Change TS - 431 -
Request for License Amendment - Extended Power Uprate (EPU)
Operation," dated June 28, 2004
- 2. Letter from WVA to NRC, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Units 2 and 3, Proposed Technical Specifications (TS) Change - 418, Request For License Amendment Extended Power Uprate (EPU)
Operation," dated June.25, 2004 By letters dated June 28, 2004 (Ref. 1) and June 25, 2004 (Ref. 2), WVA submitted license amendment requests (LARs) for the EPU operation of BFN Unit 1, and BFN Units 2 and 3, respectively. The LARs would increase the maximum thermal power level of each reactor by approximately 14% to 3952 megawatts, which is 120% of the original licensed thermal power.
On August 11, 2009, WVA met with the NRC staff to discuss a path forward on 10 CFR 50, Appendix R, "Fire Protection Program fro Nuclear Power Facilities Operating Prior to January 1, 1979," with regard to COP credit. During that meeting TVA indicated that the proposed approach for COP would be submitted to the NRC on August 28, 2009. However, as agreed during a telephone conversation between E. Brown of the NRC and G. Arent of WVA on August 27, 2009, WVA will submit the proposed approach for COP by August 31, 2009.
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U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 August 28, 2009 Please direct any questions concerning this matter to J. D. Wolcott at (256) 729-2495.
Respectfully,
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R. M. Krich Vice President Nuclear Licensing cc:
NRC Regional Administrator-Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant State Health Officer -'Alabama Department of Public Health