ML12122A190

Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss the Status of Tva'S Preparations for NRC Supplemental Inspection in Accordance with Inspection Procedure 95003, Supplemental Inspection for Repetitive Degraded Cornerstones

ML12122A190
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	05/01/2012
From:	Eugene Guthrie Division Reactor Projects II
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 May 1, 2012 Mr. Joseph Shea Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 4B Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259

Dear Mr. Shea:

This letter is to inform you of a Category 1 public meeting which has been scheduled for May 15, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. Central Daylight Time (CDT). The enclosed meeting notice provides additional details. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the status of TVAs preparations for NRC supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95003, Supplemental Inspection for Repetitive Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inputs, or One Red Input, at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter will be made available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document 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/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4662.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Eugene F. Guthrie, Chief Special Project, Browns Ferry Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-259 License No.: DRP-33

Enclosures:

1. Meeting Information

2. Meeting Agenda cc w/encls: (See page 2)

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NAME CKontz EGuthrie DATE 5/1/2012 5/1/2012 E-MAIL COPY? YES NO YES YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO TVA 2 cc w/encls:

K. J. Polson James L. McNees, CHP Site Vice President Director Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Office of Radiation Control Tennessee Valley Authority Alabama Dept. of Public Health Electronic Mail Distribution P. O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 C.J. Gannon General Manager Senior Resident Inspector Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Electronic Mail Distribution U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 10833 Shaw Road J. E. Emens Athens, AL 35611-6970 Manager, Licensing Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Manager, Corporate Nuclear Licensing -

BFN Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution T. A. Hess Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 Donald E. Williamson State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health RSA Tower - Administration Suite 1552 P.O. Box 30317 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017

TVA 3 Letter to J. Shea from Eugene Guthrie dated May 1, 2012

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259 Distribution w/encls:

Region II Administrators Secretary Region II DRP Division Secretary Region II Division Directors and Deputies Region II Counsel Region II State Liaison Officer Region II Public Affairs Officer Region II Resource Management Branch Region II Receptionist Region II Regional Coordinator OEDO Headquarters Operation Officer PMNS C. Evans, RII L. Douglas, RII RIDSNRRDIRS RIDSNRRPMBROWNSFERRY OEMAIL PUBLIC

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-259 FACILITY: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant DOCKET: 50-259 DATE & TIME: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. (CDT)

LOCATION: Calhoun Community College Aerospace Training Center 6250 Hwy. 31 North, Tanner, AL 35671 PURPOSE: The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the status of TVAs preparations for NRC supplemental inspection in accordance with Inspection Procedure 95003, Supplemental Inspection for Repetitive Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Degraded Cornerstones, Multiple Yellow Inputs, or One Red Input, at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant.

The NRCs Policy Statement, Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings, effective May 28, 2002, applies to this meeting. The policy statement may be found on the NRC Web site, www.nrc.gov, and contains information regarding visitors and security.

CATEGORY: This is a Category 1 meeting: The public is invited to attend this meeting and will have one or more opportunities to communicate with the NRC after the business portion, but before the meeting is adjourned.

The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities, where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this meeting, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the meeting in another format (e.g., braille, large print), please notify the NRCs meeting contact listed below. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.

NRC OFFICE(S) Region II PARTICIPATING:

OTHER None ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:

PARTICIPANTS: NRC (partial list)

V. McCree, Regional Administrator, Region II J. Yerokun, Deputy Director, Division of Construction Inspection, RII E. Guthrie, Chief, Special Project, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII C. Kontz, Senior Project Engineer, Special Project, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII C. Stancil, Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII P. Niebaum, Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII L. Presley, Resident Inspector, Browns Ferry, DRP, RII Enclosure 1

2 MEETING Eugene Guthrie, NRC, RII CONTACT: (404) 997-4662 Eugene.Guthrie@nrc.gov AUDIO TELE- Interested members of the public may participate in this meeting via a toll free CONFERENCE: audio teleconference. Please contact the NRC meeting contact in advance of the meeting, indicating your intent to attend and to obtain teleconferencing information.

VIDEO- Not Available CONFERENCE:

AGENDA - Attached Enclosure 1

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

95003 INSPECTION STATUS PUBLIC MEETING May 15, 2012 I. OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION II. REGULATORY STATUS AND INFORMATION III. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY IV. PUBLIC QUESTIONS V. CLOSING REMARKS Enclosure 2