ML092570391

Response to Request for Additional Information on Programs for Licensing Basis Preservation and Construction Refurbishment

ML092570391
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	09/08/2009
From:	Bajestani M Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC MD6581
Download: ML092570391 (3)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Tennessee 2000, Spring City, TN 37381-2000 September 8, 2009 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory u.S. Regulatory Commission ATTN:

AnN: Document Control Desk Mail Stop: OWFN OWFN P1-35 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 NRC Docket No. 50-391

Subject:

. RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS FOR LICENSING BASIS BASIS PRESERVATION PRESERVATION AND AND CONSTRUCTION REFURBISHMENT (TAC NO.

CONSTRUCTION REFURBISHMENT NO. MD6581)

MD6581)

Reference:

1. NRC Letter dated April 28, 2009, "Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 - Request for Additional Information Information on Programs for Licensing Basis Preservation Preservation and Refurbishment (TAC NO. MD6581)

Construction Refurbishment(TAC MD6581)

This responds to a request for additional additional information information (RAI)(RAI) (Reference (Reference 1) regarding details details of the process process steps used in the Unit 2 Licensing Licensing Basis Preservation Preservation Program.

Program. Enclosure 1 provides excerpts excerpts from Procedure 25402-3DP-GO4G-00081, Revision Procedure 25402-3DP-G04G-00081, Revision 002, "Engineering "Engineering Document Construction Construction Release," which which address how how each Unit Unit 2 design change change is evaluated for licensing basis impact.

In Reference Reference 1, NRC also also requested requested information information regarding regarding equipment refurbishment. ThisThis information information was provided provided in TVA's letter to NRC dated dated July 8, 2009, 'Watts 8,2009, 'Watts Bar Nuclear Nuclear Plant Plant (WBN)

(WBN) Unit 2 - Response Response to Request Request for Additional Additional Information Information on Program for Construction Construction Refurbishment Refurbishment (TAC NO. MD6581)."

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Enclosure:

Procedure 25402-3DP-GO4G-00081,

1. Procedure 25402-3DP-G04G-00081, Revision 002, "Engineering "Engineering Document Construction Release" Document Construction cc (Enclosure):

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory U. Commission Regulatory Commission Region IIII Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Federal Center 61 Forsyth Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 Resident Inspector NRC Resident Inspector Unit 2 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1260 Nuclear Plant Road 1260 Road Spring Spring City, Tennessee 37381

to ENCLOSURE 1 ENCLOSURE I Procedure 25402-3DP-GO4G-00081, Revision Procedure 25402-3DP-G04G-00081, Revision 002, "Engineering "Engineering Document Construction Construction Release" Release"