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Other: CNL-14-129, Third Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, CNL-15-036, Fourth Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 1, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051), CNL-15-068, Completion of Required Action by NRC Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation, CNL-15-160, Fifth Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051), ML12307A102, ML13063A436, ML13063A437, ML14323A295, ML15069A358
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MONTHYEARML12307A1022012-10-29029 October 2012 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents (Order Number EA-12-050) Project stage: Other ML13063A4372013-02-28028 February 2013 Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order EA-12-051) Project stage: Other ML13063A4362013-02-28028 February 2013 Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Hardened Containment Vents (Order Number EA-12-050) Project stage: Other ML13157A1642013-06-18018 June 2013 RAI Re. Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order EA-12-051)(TAC MF0881 - MF0883) Project stage: RAI ML13206A0052013-07-18018 July 2013 Response to NRC Request for Additional Information Regarding Overall Integrated Plan in Response to the Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Project stage: Response to RAI ML13274A6572013-11-14014 November 2013 Interim Staff Evaluations and Request for RAI Regarding the Overall Integrated Plan for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Project stage: RAI CNL-14-129, Third Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant2014-08-28028 August 2014 Third Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Project stage: Other ML14323A2952014-11-26026 November 2014 Plan for the Onsite Audit Regarding Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Reliable Spent Fuel Instrumentation Related to Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051 Project stage: Other CNL-15-036, Fourth Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 1, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)2015-02-27027 February 2015 Fourth Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 1, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) Project stage: Other ML15069A3582015-04-0606 April 2015 Report for the Onsite Audit Regarding Implementation of Mitigating Strategies and Reliable Spent Fuel Instrumentation Related to Orders EA-12-049 and EA-12-051 Project stage: Other CNL-15-068, Completion of Required Action by NRC Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation2015-06-0909 June 2015 Completion of Required Action by NRC Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation Project stage: Other CNL-15-160, Fifth Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051)2015-08-28028 August 2015 Fifth Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012 Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051) Project stage: Other 2014-11-26
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 EA-12-050 October 29, 2012 10 CFR 2.202 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:
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) - Initial Status Report in Response to March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents (Order Number EA-12-050)
References:
- 1. NRC Order Number EA-1 2-050, Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Hardened Containment Vents
- 2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-02, Compliance with Order EA-12-050, Reliable Hardened Containment Vents, Revision 0, dated August 29, 2012 On Mapch 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC" or "Commission") issued an order (Reference 1) to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs TVA to have a reliable hardened vent (RHV) to remove decay heat and maintain control of containment pressure within acceptable limits following events that result in the loss of active containment heat removal capability or prolonged station blackout (SBO). Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.
Reference 1 requires submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of the final interim staff guidance. The final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) was issued August 29, 2012. The purpose of this letter is to provide the initial status report pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.2, of Reference 1 within 60 days following issuance of Reference 2.
This report confirms TVA has received Reference 2 and is in the process of evaluating the guidance for the purpose of having a reliable hardened vent (RHV) to remove decay heat and maintain control of containment pressure within acceptable limits following events that Printed on recycled paper
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 October 29, 2012 result in the loss of active containment heat removal capability or prolonged station blackout (SBO) as described in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.
Reference 2, Section 4.0 contains the specific reporting requirements for the initial status report. The following information provides the status pursuant to Section 4.0 of Reference 2.
Major activities completed during this reporting period:
Resources are being identified and project plans initiated, including development of milestones, to assure compliance with Reference 1.
Planned activities for the next six months:
Development and submittal of the overall integrated plan.
Technical difficulties encountered that could affect the ability to provide the licensee's February 28, 2013, submittal:
None at this time.
Project milestones schedule through completion of installation and testing:
" A project milestones schedule will be provided with the overall integrated plan.
Implementation of the order will be completed for each Browns Ferry unit prior to startup from the Refueling Outage (RFO) as indicated below:
o Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 prior to startup from RFO 11, Fall/2016 o
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 2 prior to startup from RFO 18, Spring/2015 o
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit 3 prior to startup from RFO 17, Spring/2016 If you have questions regarding our comments, please contact Kevin Casey at (423) 751-8523.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on the 29th day of October 2012.
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- Ily, J..
Shea Iv* President, Nuclear Licensing
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