ML092680057

Acknowledgement Receipt of Letter Regarding Revised Schedule for Extended Power Uprate Review

ML092680057
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	09/22/2009
From:	Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC MD5262, TAC MD5263, TAC MD5264, TS-431
Download: ML092680057 (2)

Text

Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402-2801 September 22, 2009 10 CFR 50.90 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:

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Extended Power Uprate Review:

Reference:

Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3

- Revised Schedule for Extended Power Uprate Amendment Request Review (TAC Nos. MD5262, MD5263, and MD5264) (TS-431)," dated September 18, 2009.

The purpose of this letter is to acknowledge receipt of the reference NRC letter of September 18, 2009, delaying the review of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3 Extended Power Uprate (EPU) Amendment Requests to allow for the development of regulatory guidance on the use of containment accident pressure (CAP).

Based on your letter,1 TVA understands that the NRC will continue to work to close the other remaining EPU technical issues currently outstanding for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, and resolution of the CAP issue can be expected in the Spring of 2010.

TVA considers that EPUs are an effective and efficient means of producing additional clean, economical power using existing generation assets. Additionally, TVA will work closely with the NRC to achieve closure of the remaining open items related to the EPU amendment.

Please direct any questions concerning this matter to G. P. Arent at (423) 365-2004.

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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 September 22, 2009 I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct executed on this 22nd day of September 2009.

Respectfully, R. M. Kric 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