ML11125A029

Notification of Inspection and Request for Information

ML11125A029
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	05/04/2011
From:	Brian Bonser NRC/RGN-II/DRS/PSB1
To:	Krich R Tennessee Valley Authority
Speck M
References
Download: ML11125A029 (6)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 4, 2011 Mr. R. M. Krich Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3R-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT NOTIFICATION OF INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Krich:

During the period of June 13-17, 2011, the NRC will conduct baseline emergency preparedness inspection activities at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. The inspection will evaluate activities in the Emergency Preparedness cornerstone using NRC Inspection Procedures (IP) 71114.01, and 71114.04. The inspection will also review the emergency preparedness performance indicators using IP 71151.

To minimize the impact to your on-site resources and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a request for documents needed for this inspection. It is important that all of these documents are up to date and complete, thereby minimizing the number of additional documents requested during the preparation and/or the onsite portions of the inspection. The inspector has requested that the subject informational material be made available to the NRC staff by June 1, 2011, to allow preparation for the inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for these inspection activities with your staff and understand that our regulatory contact for this inspection will be Steve Austin of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector, Mark Speck at (404) 997-4759.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC=s ARules of Practice,@ a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document

TVA 2 Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

/RA/

Brian R. Bonser, Chief Plant Support Branch 1 Division of Reactor Safety Docket Nos.: 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 License Nos.: DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68

Enclosure:

Document Request List cc w/encl.: (See page 3)

ML11125A029 X SUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII: DRS RII: DRS SIGNATURE RA RA NAME M. SPECK B. BONSER DATE 05/03/2011 05/03/2011 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO TVA 3 cc w/encl:

K. J. Polson Senior Resident Inspector Vice President U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Electronic Mail Distribution 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970 C.J. Gannon General Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution J. E. Emens Manager, Licensing Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution T. C. Matthews Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing -

BFN Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 30317 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 James L. McNees, CHP Director Office of Radiation Control Alabama Dept. of Public Health P. O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017

Document Request List Inspection Dates: June 13-17, 2011 Inspection Procedures: IP 71114.01 Exercise Evaluation IP 71114.04 Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan Changes IP 71151 Performance Indicator Verification Note: This is a list of the documents to be delivered to the NRC Region II Office (Attention:

Mark Speck, 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, NE, Suite 1200, Atlanta, GA 30303-1257) and/or provided to the Team Lead Inspector upon arrival for the respective inspections. The current version of these documents is expected unless specified otherwise. Electronic media is preferred, if readily available (the preferred file format is Word or searchable .pdf files on CDROM or thumb drive). Please organize the information as it is arranged below (e.g. a folder labeled Miscellaneous). It is not the intent that large or burdensome data be scanned for this purpose. This data will be inspected using original documentation. If there are questions regarding the documents requested, please do not hesitate to contact the lead inspector.

EP1 Exercise Evaluation Drill and exercise related procedures Core damage assessment procedure Dose assessment procedure Special/emergency exposure procedure Potassium Iodide distribution procedure Assembly/accountability procedure Emergency Facility Activation procedures Previous two exercise packages: scenario timeline drill reports or assessment, and respective Final Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) / Department of Homeland Security (DHS) exercise reports All drill reports within inspection period Current exercise package: scenario timeline, expected Drill and Exercise Performance opportunities, exercise objectives, radiological assumptions and distributions, and scope of play and participation Corrective action program entries related to the exercises and drills for the two year inspection period EP4 Emergency Action Level (EAL) and Emergency Plan Changes Governing document for 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluation process 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluator training program and qualification records Changed procedure 10 CFR 50.54(q) evaluation Changed procedure current and previous revisions to last inspection Corrective action program entries related to Emergency Action Level and Emergency Plan changes for the two year inspection period Enclosure

2 EP01/EP02/EP03 Performance Indicators (PI) Verification Governing document for the performance indicator process Drill and Exercise Performance (DEP), Emergency Response Organization (ERO), and Alert and Notification System (ANS) PI data submitted for the two year inspection period DEP documentation and evaluations for the two year inspection period Current ERO roster Corrective action program entries related to performance indicators, that is DEP, ERO training and participation, and ANS for the two year inspection period Miscellaneous Procedures Current Emergency Plan Safety Evaluation Report approved Emergency Plan Current Emergency Action Levels Safety Evaluation Report approved Emergency Action Levels Current Emergency Plan implementing procedures Corrective Action Program procedure Lead Inspector Contact Information:

Mark E. Speck (404) 997-4759 mark.speck@nrc.gov Mailing Address US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region II ATTN: Mark Speck 245 Peachtree Center Ave., NE Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303-1257 Enclosure