ML12164A283
| ML12164A283 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Bellefonte  |
| Issue date: | 06/12/2012 |
| From: | Milano P Watts Bar Special Projects Branch |
| To: | Skaggs M Tennessee Valley Authority |
| Milano P | |
| References | |
| TAC ME8665, TAC ME8666 | |
| Download: ML12164A283 (5) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555*0001 June 12, 2012 Mr. Michael D. Skaggs Senior Vice President Nuclear Construction Tennessee Valley Authority 6A Lookout Place 1101 Market Street Chattanooga, Tennessee 37404-2801
SUBJECT:
BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 - REVIEW OF 60-DAY RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RECOMMENDATION 9.3 OF THE NEAR-TERM TASK FORCE RELATED TO THE FUKUSHIMA DAI-ICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT ACCIDENT (TAC NOS. ME8665 AND ME8666)
Dear Mr. Skaggs:
By letter dated March 12,2012, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a request for information pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Section 50.54(f), which included the Near Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation 9.3 for Emergency Preparedness. Specifically, licensees and holders of construction permits in active or deferred status were requested to assess their means to power communications equipment onsite and offsite during a prolonged station blackout event and to perform a staffing study to determine the staff required to fill all necessary positions in response to a multi-unit event. If a licensee or permit holder could not meet the requested 90-day response, then that licensee or permit holder was required to provide a response within 60 days of the issuance of the letter describing an alternative course of action and estimated completion date.
By letter dated May 3,2012, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted its 60-day response for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 proposing an alternative course of action based upon the site currently being in a deferred plant status as defined by the Commission's Policy Statement on Deferred Plants (Generic Letter 87-15).
The NRC staff concludes that TVA has provided an adequate basis for its proposed alternative course of action that it plans to take in response to NTTF Recommendation 9.3 regarding communications and staffing in the 10 CFR 50.54(f) letter.
M. Skaggs
- 2 If you have any questions, please contact me at 301-415-1457.
Sincerely, Patrick D. Milano, Senior Project Manager Watts Bar Special Projects Branch Division of Operating Reactor Licensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-438 and 50-439
Enclosure:
Staff Assessment cc w/encl: See next page
M. Skaggs Tennessee Valley Authority cc:
Mr. K. D. Stinson Vice President, Bellefonte Project Tennessee Valley Authority 2744 Bellefonte Road, OSB-1 A Hollywood, Alabama 35752 Mr. P. C. Gaillard Senior Manager, Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 2744 Bellefonte Road, OSB-1A Hollywood, Alabama 35752 Mr. P. D. Swafford Chief Nuclear Officer and Executive Vice President Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street Lookout Place 3R Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801 Mr. J. W. Shea Vice President (Acting), Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street Lookout Place 3R Chattanooga. TN 37402-2801 Mr. D. C. Romashko Senior Manager. Quality Assurance Tennessee Valley Authority Bellefonte Nuclear Plant 2744 Bellefonte Road. OSB-1A Hollywood, Alabama 35752 Mr. E. J. Vigluicci Assistant General Counsel Tennessee Valley Authority 400 West Summit Hill Drive West Tower 6A Knoxville, TN 37902 BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Chairman Jackson County Commission Courthouse Scottsboro, AL 35752-0200 Director Alabama Emergency Management Agency P.O. Drawer 2160 Clanton, AL 35045-5160
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION STAFF ASSESSMENT INFORMATION REQUEST MADE UNDER 10 CFR 50.54(f)
REGARDING NEAR-TERM TASK FORCE RECOMMENDATION 9.3 TENNSEESS VALLEY AUTHORITY BELLEFONTE NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2 DOCKET NOS. 50-438 AND 50-439 By letter dated March 12, 2012 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML12073A348), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a request for information pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
Section 50.54(f), which included the Near Term Task Force (NTTF) Recommendation 9.3 for Emergency Preparedness (EP). Specifically, licensees and holders of construction permits in active or deferred status were requested to assess their means to power communications equipment onsite and offsite during a prolonged station blackout event and to perform a staffing study to determine the staff required to fill all necessary positions in response to a multi-unit event.
If a licensee or permit holder could not meet the requested 90-day response, then that licensee or permit holder was required to provide a response within 60 days of the issuance of the letter describing an alternative course of action and estimated completion date.
By letter dated May 3, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12129A039), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted its 60-day response for Bellefonte Nuclear Plant (BLN), Units 1 and 2 proposing an alternative course of action based upon the facility being in a deferred plant status.
TVA will submit a construction reactivation letter to the NRC for BLN Unit 1 in accordance with the provisions of NRC Generic Letter 87-15, "Policy Statement on Deferred Plants," for the resumption of construction at the site when TVA is ready to move forward with construction activities.
BLN Units 1 and 2 are currently in a deferred plant status and are not required to have an EP program while in this status. When TVA submits an update to its existing operating license application for BLN Units 1 and 2, it will submit an Emergency Plan as required by 10 CFR 50.34(b). The submitted Emergency Plan will be subject to the regulations in 10 CFR 50.47 and Appendix E of 10 CFR Part 50. The submitted Emergency Plan will also be required to include all requested actions and information in the 10 CFR 50.54(f) letter for the NTTF Recommendation 9.3 for communications and staffing, the new EP Rule issued on November 23, 2011, and other rulemaking and regulatory changes that have occurred since the existing operating license application was submitted.
The NRC staff reviewed TVA's proposed alternative and the basis for the proposed alternative as outlined in the May 3, 2012, letter. The NRC staff concludes that TVA has provided an adequate basis for its proposed alternative course of action that it plans to take in response to NTTF Recommendation 9.3 regarding communications and staffing in the 10 CFR 50.54(f) letter.
Enclosure
- concurrence via email OFFICE NRR/DORLlLPWB/PM NRR/DORLlLPWB/LA NSIR/DPR/DDEPE/NRLB/BC NAME PMilano BClayton KWilliams*
DATE 16/12/12 6112112 6/11/12 OFFICE NRR/JLD/PMB/BC NRR/DORLlLPWB/BC NRR/DORLlLPWB/PM NAME RPascarelli SCampbell/JPoole for PMilano DATE 6/12/12 6/12/12 6/12/12