ML13189A133

Watts Barr, Units 1, Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Power Group Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project Plan

ML13189A133
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry, Watts Bar, Sequoyah
Issue date:	07/01/2013
From:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
Download: ML13189A133 (2)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 July 1, 2013 10 CFR 50.4 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-33, DPR-52, and DPR-68 NRC Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-260, and 50-296 Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-77 and DPR-79 NRC Docket Nos. 50-327 and 50-328 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 Facility Operating License No. NPF-90 NRC Docket No. 50-390

Subject:

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Nuclear Power Group Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project Plan

Reference:

TVA letter to NRC, "Additional Information Regarding March 28, 2013, Public Meeting With NRC Regarding The Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA)

Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project," dated April 30, 2013 (ML13123A163)

The purpose of this letter is to inform the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff that the TVA Nuclear Power Group Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project Plan was approved for implementation on June 21, 2013.

In Enclosure 2 of the referenced letter, TVA provided the NRC with a TVA Nuclear Fleet Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project Action Plan Summary that included Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project Milestones. In Milestone 2, TVA stated that a detailed Commercial Grade Dedication Project Plan would be issued by June 30, 2013.

The TVA Nuclear Power Group Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project Plan describes the evaluation process being used to determine whether an adequate basis exists, and is documented, that provides reasonable assurance that a commercial grade item to be used as a basic component will perform its intended safety function.

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 July 1, 2013 The Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project Plan establishes the scope of the project, identifies the numbers of specific items that must be evaluated, and describes the grouping of items for evaluation by type, supplier, and time frame of procurement.

The Commercial Grade Dedication Recovery Project Plan also describes documentation that TVA will generate during the evaluation process for items that are installed and/or currently in inventory; for items that are obsolete and through regular preventive maintenance are no longer installed in safety related applications; and for inventory items that have not been purchased or issued since Part 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations was amended in 1995.

There are no new regulatory commitments contained in this letter. Should you have any questions, please contact John Laffrey, at (423) 751-3262.

Res tfully, J. W. Shea V President, Nuclear Licensing cc:

NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Sequoyah Nuclear Plant NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant