ML13119A386

Ti 182 RFI 2013003_AS Doc

ML13119A386
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	04/29/2013
From:	Vias S NRC/RGN-II/DRS/EB3
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 April 29, 2013 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR POWER STATION - NOTIFICATION OF NRC INSPECTION AND REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

Dear Mr. Shea:

On May 20, 2013, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will begin inspection activities for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant at the NRC Region II office in Atlanta, GA, in accordance with Temporary Instruction (TI) 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks. This in-office inspection is scheduled to be performed from May 20-24, 2013 and will address the inspection requirements for Phase 1 of this TI.

In order to minimize the impact to your on-site resources, and to ensure a productive inspection, we have enclosed a list of documents needed for the preparation and implementation of this inspection. The documents that are requested for this inspection include all relevant documents that will allow the inspector(s) to adequately complete Phase 1 of this inspection.

We have discussed the schedule for this inspection activity with your staff and understand that our licensing contact for this inspection will be Mr. Paul Herrmann of your organization. If there are any questions about this inspection or the material requested, please contact the lead inspector Abhijit Sengupta at 404-997-4430 or Abhijit.Sengupta@nrc.gov.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRCs Rules of Practice, a copy of this letter and its enclosure will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide

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Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).

Sincerely,

//RA//

Steven J. Vias, Chief Engineering Branch 3 Division of Reactor Safety Docket No.: 50-259,260,296 License No.: DPR-33,52,68

Enclosure:

Temporary Instruction (TI 2515-182)

Inspection Document Request cc: (See page 3)

XSUNSI REVIEW COMPLETE OFFICE RII:DRS RII:DRS RII:DRS SIGNATURE RA RA RA NAME SENGUPTA FLETCHER VIAS DATE 04/24/2013 04 /24/2013 04/27/2013 E-MAIL COPY?

YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO YES NO

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cc:

K. J. Polson Site Vice President Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution S. M. Bono Plant Manager Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution James E. Emens Manager, Licensing Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution E. W. Cobey Manager, Corporate Licensing Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution T. A. Hess Program Manager Corporate Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Edward J. Vigluicci Associate General Counsel, Nuclear Tennessee Valley Authority Electronic Mail Distribution Chairman Limestone County Commission 310 West Washington Street Athens, AL 35611 State Health Officer Alabama Dept. of Public Health P.O. Box 303017 Montgomery, AL 36130-3017 Senior Resident Inspector U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant 10833 Shaw Road Athens, AL 35611-6970

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Letter to Joseph W. Shea from Steven J. Vias dated 27 Apr, 2013.

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Enclosure INSERVICE INSPECTION DOCUMENT REQUEST Inspection Dates:

May 20-24, 2013 Inspection Procedures:

TI 2515-182, Review of Implementation of the Industry Initiative to Control Degradation of Underground Piping and Tanks Inspector:

Abhijit Sengupta, Reactor Inspector Information Requested for the Preparation and Completion of the In-Office Inspection

1. The following documents listed below are requested (electronic copy CD ROM if possible or SharePoint) by May 10, to facilitate the preparation for the inspection.

A. Site point(s) of contact responsible for the implementation of the underground piping and tanks program.

B. Schedule for completion of the following NEI 09-14, Guideline For The Management of Underground Piping and Tank Integrity, Revision 1, attributes:

Buried Piping Procedures and Oversight Risk Ranking Inspection Plan Plan Implementation Asset Management Plan Underground Piping and Tanks Procedures and Oversight Prioritization Condition Assessment Plan Plan Implementation Asset Management Plan C. Copy of EPRI document Recommendations for an Effective Program to Control the Degradation of Buried Pipe.

D. Copy of Site Underground Piping and Tanks Program.

E. Self or third party assessments of the Underground Piping and Tanks Program (if any have been performed).

F. For any of the NEI 09-14, Revision 1, or subsequent revision attributes identified below which have been completed prior to the NRCs Phase 1 inspection, provide written records that demonstrate that the program attribute is complete.

2 Enclosure Buried Piping Procedures and Oversight Risk Ranking Inspection Plan Plan Implementation Asset Management Plan Underground Piping and Tanks Procedures and Oversight Prioritization Condition Assessment Plan Plan Implementation Asset Management Plan Inspector Contact Information Mailing Address Abhijit Sengupta US NRC-Region 2 Reactor Inspector Attn: Abhijit Sengupta 404.997.4430 245 Peachtree Center Avenue, Suite 1200 Abhijit.Sengupta@nrc.gov Atlanta, GA 30303