ML13191A172

Notice of Category 1 Meeting - Regulatory Conference Browns Ferry

ML13191A172
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	07/10/2013
From:	Kontz C Reactor Projects Region 2 Branch 6
To:	James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority
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EA-13-0118
Download: ML13191A172 (4)

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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION REGION II 245 PEACHTREE CENTER AVENUE NE, SUITE 1200 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1257 July 10, 2013 EA-13-0118 Mr. Joseph W. Shea Vice President, Nuclear Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority 1101 Market Street, LP 3D-C Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY CONFERENCE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-260

Dear Mr. Shea:

This letter is to inform you of a Category 1 public meeting which has been scheduled for July 24, 2013, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The enclosed meeting notice provides additional details. The purpose of this Regulatory Conference, scheduled at your request, is to discuss the safety significance of one preliminary Greater Than Green finding associated with one Apparent Violation that was documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000260/2013012 (ML13162A780). This finding involved the failure to properly implement procedure 2-OI-99, Reactor Protection System. Specifically, during restoration of 2B Reactor Protection System (RPS) 480 volt power, the RPS motor generator set tie to battery board 2 breaker on the 2A RPS bus motor generator set was incorrectly opened, causing a Unit 2 reactor scram and main steam isolation valves (MSIV) closure. This conference will also address whether enforcement action is warranted for the associated Apparent Violation.

It is expected, but not required, that you provide on the docket, at least seven days prior to the Regulatory Conference, any information considered applicable to the finding.

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).

J. Shea 2 Should you have any questions concerning this meeting, please contact me at (404) 997-4715.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Craig Kontz, Acting Chief Special Project, Browns Ferry Division of Reactor Projects Docket No.: 50-260 License No.: DRP-53

Enclosure:

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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, Site 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

J. Shea 4 Letter to Joseph Shea from Craig Kontz dated July 10, 2013

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY CONFERENCE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-260 Distribution w/encl:

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 OEWEB PUBLIC

SUBJECT:

MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT - CATEGORY ONE - REGULATORY CONFERENCE - BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, DOCKET NO. 50-260 FACILITY: Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant DOCKET: 50-260 DATE & TIME: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. (EST)

LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 245 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Suite 1200 Atlanta, GA 30303 PURPOSE: The purpose of this Regulatory Conference, scheduled at your request, is to discuss the safety significance of one preliminary Greater Than Green finding associated with one Apparent Violation that was documented in NRC Inspection Report 05000260/2013012 (ML13162A780). This finding involved the failure to properly implement procedure 2-OI-99, Reactor Protection System. Specifically, during restoration of 2B Reactor Protection System (RPS) 480 volt power, the RPS motor generator set tie to battery board 2 breaker on the 2A RPS bus motor generator set was incorrectly opened, causing a Unit 2 reactor scram and main steam isolation valves (MSIV) closure. This conference will also address whether enforcement action is warranted for the associated Apparent Violation.

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.

Certain portions of this meeting will be closed to the public because the staff has determined that the information is sensitive in nature.

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.

Enclosure

2 NRC OFFICE(S) Region II PARTICIPATING:

OTHER None ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING:

PARTICIPANTS: NRC (partial list)

V. McCree, Regional Administrator, Region II L. Wert, Deputy Regional Administrator, Region II R. Croteau, Director, Division of Reactor Projects (DRP), Region II W. Jones, Deputy Director, DRP, Region II C. Kontz, Acting Chief, Special Project Browns Ferry, DRP, RII J. Heisserer, Senior Project Engineer, Reactor Projects Branch 6, DRP, RII R. Bernhard, Senior Reactor Analyst, Region II E. Guthrie, Chief, Special Project Browns Ferry, DRP, RII Licensee (partial list)

J. Shea, Vice President of Licensing E. Cobey, Manager, Corporate Licensing K. Polson, Browns Ferry Site Vice President MEETING Craig Kontz, NRC, RII CONTACT: (404) 997-4715 Craig.Kontz@nrc.gov AUDIO TELE- Interested members of the public may participate in this meeting via a toll CONFERENCE: free 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

3 REGULATORY CONFERENCE AGENDA TENNESEE VALLEY AUTHORITY JULY 24, 2013 NRC REGION II OFFICE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA OPEN SESSION I. OPENING REMARKS AND INTRODUCTION II. NRC REGULATORY AND ENFORCEMENT POLICY III. STATEMENT OF ISSUE AND APPARENT VIOLATION IV. TENNESEE VALLEY AUTHORITY V. PUBLIC QUESTIONS VI. NRC REMARKS/BREAK CLOSED SESSION VII. TENNESEE VALLEY AUTHORITY VIII. BREAK/NRC CAUCUS IX. NRC FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS X. CLOSING REMARKS Enclosure