ML100120107

December 14, 2009, TVA Letter Additional Information Regarding Environmental Review - Cultural Resources

ML100120107
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	12/14/2009
From:	Bajestani M Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Wiebe, Joel NRR/DORL/WBSP, 415-6606
References
TAC MD8203
Download: ML100120107 (4)

Text

Tennessee Valley Authority, Post Office Box 2000, Spring City, TN 37381-2000 December 14, 2009 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Mail Stop: OWFN P1-35 Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 NRC Docket No. 50-391

Subject:

WATTS BAR NUCLEAR PLANT (WBN) UNIT 2 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW - CULTURAL RESOURCES (TAC NO. MD8203)

References:

1. NRC letter dated December 3, 2009, "Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 -

Request for Additional Information Regarding Environmental Review (TAC NO. MD8203)

2. TVA letter dated February 15, 2008, "Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) -

Unit 2 - Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Completion and Operation of Unit 2"

3. TVA letter dated July 2, 2008, "Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) - Unit 2 -

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - Request for Additional Information (TAC No. MD8203)"

4. TVA letter dated January 27, 2009, "Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) Unit 2 -

Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement - Severe Accident Management Alternatives (TAC No. MD8203)"

The purpose of this letter is to provide additional information in support of NRC's environmental review of WBN Unit 2 as requested by NRC in Reference 1 subsequent to a site audit in October 2009. The WBN Unit 2 FSEIS (June 2007) was submitted to NRC on February 15, 2008 (Reference 2). By letter dated July 2, 2008 (Reference 3), TVA responded to an NRC request for additional information. By letter dated -January 27, 2009 (Reference 4), TVA provided the Severe Accident Management Alternatives (SAMA) analysis report for WBN Unit 2.

Printed on recycled paper

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 December 14, 2009 provides a cultural resources information package associated with the WBN site prepared to assist NRC in its environmental review. Attached to the Enclosure is an Optical Storage Media (OSM #1) with additional cultural documents. This package was discussed during the site audit. Information in this package is to be withheld from the public pursuant to 36 C.F.R. §800.11(c) and 18 C.F.R. §1312.18.

There are no regulatory commitments associated with this submittal. If you have any questions, please contact me at (423) 365-2351.

Sincerely, Masoud B'* stani Watts BRr nit 2 Vice President

Enclosure:

1. Cultural Resources Information - Watts Bar Site - withhold under 36 C.F.R.

§800.11(c) and 18 C.F.R. §1312.18

Attachment:

1. OSM #1 Additional cultural references-withhold under 36 C.F.R. §800.11(c) and 18 C.F.R. §1312.18 cc (w/o Enclosure):

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

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 December 14, 2009 bcc (w/o Enclosure):

Lakshminarasimh Raghavan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08H4A One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Patrick D. Milano, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08H4 One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Loren R. Plisco, Deputy Regional Administrator for Construction U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 4 December 14, 2009 GPA:JEM:CLH bcc (w/o Enclosure):

Lakshminarasimh Raghavan U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08H4A One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Patrick D. Milano, Senior Project Manager U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission MS 08H4 One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738 Loren R. Plisco, Deputy Regional Administrator for Construction U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Region II Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center 61 Forsyth Street, SW, Suite 23T85 Atlanta, Georgia 30303-8931 G. P. Arent, EQB 1B-WBN M. Bajestani, EQB 1B-WBN R. R. Baron, EQB 1B-WBN A. S. Bhatnagar, LP 6A-C M. K. Brandon, ADM 1L-WBN D. E. Grissette, ADM 1V-WBN R. M. Krich, LP 3R-C A. L. Sterdis, LP 5A-C E. J. Vigluicci, WT 6A-K K. W. Whittenburg, SP 2B-C EDMS, WT 3B-K (Re: A02

T02 080215 001; T02 080702 003; T02 090127 001)