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)
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| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 02/27/2015 |
| From: | James Shea Tennessee Valley Authority |
| To: | Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| CNL-15-036, EA-12-051, TAC MF0881, TAC MF0882, TAC MF0883 L44 150227 002 | |
| Download: ML15064A188 (8) | |
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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 CNL-15-036 February 27, 2015 ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, DC 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 10 CFR 2.202 10 CFR 50.4
Subject:
Fourth 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 (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)
References:
- 1. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012 (ML12054A679)
- 2. NRC Interim Staff Guidance JLD-ISG-2012-03, "Compliance with Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," Revision 0, dated August 29, 2012 (ML12221A339)
- 3. NEI 12-02, "Industry Guidance for Compliance with NRC Order EA-12-51,
To Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation,"' Revision 1, dated August 2012 (ML12240A307)
- 4. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)- Initial Status Report in Response to the March 12, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Requirements for Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051 )," dated October 29, 2012 (ML12307A105)
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U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page2 February 27, 2015
- 5. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA}- 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 Number EA-12-051} for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant," dated February 28, 2013 (ML13063A437}
- 6. Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3-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 (Order Number EA-12-051} (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883}," dated June 18, 2013 (ML13157A164}
- 7. Letter from TVA to NRC, "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 (Order Number EA-12-051}
(TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883}," dated July 18, 2013 (ML13206A005}
- 8. Letter from TVA to NRC, "First 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," dated August 28, 2013 (ML13247A290}
- 9. Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 -
Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information Regarding the Overall Integrated Plan for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (TAC No. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883}," dated November 14, 2013 (ML13274A657}
- 10. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Second 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 (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883}, dated February 28, 2014 (ML14174A041}
- 11. Letter from TVA to NRC, Third Six-Month Status Report in Response to the March 1.2, 2012, Commission Order Modifying Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (Order Number EA-12-051}
for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883}," dated August 28, 2014 (ML14247A430}
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 February 27, 2015 On March 12, 2012, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued an order (Reference
- 1) to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Reference 1 was immediately effective and directs TVA to install reliable spent fuel pool level instrumentation (SFPLI). Specific requirements are outlined in Attachment 2 of Reference 1.
Reference 1 required submission of an initial status report 60 days following issuance of the final interim staff guidance (Reference 2) and an overall integrated plan pursuant to Section IV, Condition C. Reference 2 endorses industry guidance document Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12-02, Revision 1 (Reference 3) with clarifications and exceptions identified in Reference 2. Reference 4 provided the TVA initial status report regarding SFPLI strategies.
Reference 5 provided the TVA Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 overall integrated plan. On June 18, 2013, the NRC issued a request for additional information (RAI) (Reference 6) and TVA provided its response on July 18, 2013 (Reference 7).
Reference 1 requires submission of a status report at six-month intervals following submittal of the overall integrated plan. Reference 3 provides direction regarding the content of the status reports. TVA submitted the first six-month update on August 28, 2013 (Reference 8).
The NRC issued its Interim Staff Evaluation and RAis regarding TVA's overall integrated plan on November 14, 2013 (Reference 9). TVA submitted the second six-month update on February 28, 2014 (Reference 1 0) and the third six-month update on August 28, 2014 (Reference 11 ).
The purpose of this letter is to provide the fourth six-month status report pursuant to Section IV, Condition C.2, of Reference 1 that delineates progress made in implementing the requirements of Reference 1. The enclosed report provides an update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the third six-month status report, including any changes to the compliance method or schedule.
There are no new regulatory commitments contained in this letter. If you have any question regarding this submittal, please contact Mike Oliver at (256) 729-7874.
I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on the 27th day of February 2015.
Respec y, 1vy_
J.
. Shea Vi e..President, Nuclear Licensing
Enclosure:
Tennessee Valley Authority Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant's Fourth 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) cc:
See Page 4
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page4 February 27, 2015 cc (Enclosure):
NRR Director-NRC Headquarters NRO Director-NRC Headquarters NRC JLD Director-NRC Headquarters NRC Regional Administrator-Region II NRC Project Manager - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRC JLD Project Manager-Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRC Senior Resident Inspector-Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant
Page 1 of 4 ENCLOSURE TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT FOURTH 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) 1 Introduction Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) developed an Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1 in Section 8 of this Enclosure), documenting the requirements to install reliable spent fuel pool level instrumentation (SFPLI), in response to Reference 2. This enclosure provides an update of milestone accomplishments since submittal of the third six-month status report (Reference 8),
including any changes to the compliance method or schedule.
2 Milestone Accomplishments The following milestone(s) have been completed since submittal of the third six-month status update (Reference 8), and are current as of February 9, 2015.
Unit 1 Design Engineering Unit 2 Design Engineering Unit 3 Design Engineering Develop Training Plan 3
Milestone Schedule Status The following updates the milestone schedule to support the Overall Integrated Plan. This section provides the activity status of each item and the expected completion date, noting any change. The dates are planning dates subject to change as design and implementation details are developed.
The milestone target completion dates do not impact the order implementation date.
Target Completion Revised Milestone Date as Stated in the Activity Status Target Third Six-Month Completion Update (Reference 8)
Date Submit 60 Day Status Report 10/29/2012 Complete Submit Overall Integrated Plan 02/28/2013 Complete Submit 6 Month Updates:
Update 1 08/28/2013 Complete Update 2 02/28/2014 Complete Update 3 08/28/2014 Complete Update 4 02/27/2015 Complete Update 5 08/28/2015 Not Started Update 6 02/282016 Not Started Update 7 08/28/2016 Not Started June 18, 2013 RAI Response 07/18/2013 Complete NRC ISE RAI Response 10/31/2014 Started 11/15/2015 Modifications:
Unit 1 Design Engineering 11/03/2014 Complete Unit 1 Implementation 07/15/2015 Started 09/15/2015 Unit 2 Design En_gineering 09/30/2014 Complete Unit 2 Implementation 03/25/2015 In-Progress 03/23/2015 Unit 3 Design Engineering 11/04/2014 Complete Unit 3 Implementation 07/10/2015 Started 09/15/2015 Procedures:
Create Procedures 10/31/2014 In-Progress 03/20/2015 Trainin_g_:
Develop Training Plan 12/08/2014 Complete Training Complete 03/25/2015 In-Progress 03/23/2015 Full Site SFPLI Implementation 07/15/2016 Not Started 09/15/2015 Submit Completion Report 08/15/2015 Not Started 11/15/2015 4
Changes to Compliance Method There are no other changes to the compliance method as documented in the Overall Integrated Plan (Reference 1) and the first, second, and third six-month updates (References 5, 7, and 8).
5 Need for Relief/Relaxation and Basis for the Relief/Relaxation Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) expects to comply with the order implementation date and no relief/relaxation is required at this time.
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6 Open Items from Overall Integrated Plan and NRC Evaluation The following tables provide a summary of the open items documented in the Overall Integrated Plan or the NRC Evaluation and the status of each item.
Overall Integrated Plan Open Item Status 01-1) TV A will complete an instrument channel Engineering and vendor uncertainty calculation and document instrument documentation are in progress.
channel accuracy and calibration requirements.
This will complete on the Design Engineering milestone shown in the table in Section 3.
01-2) TV A plans to utilize Guided Wave Radar Closed - Guided Wave Radar technology. Confirm final technology selection technology was utilized.
after contracts are complete.
01-3) Confirm that the sensor cable and light weight at Engineering and vendor the bottom of sensor cable will not damage the documentation are in progress.
SFP liner from impact during seismic event.
This will complete on the Design Engineering milestone shown in the table in Section 3.
01-4) After detailed engineering design is complete, Engineering and vendor confirm that SFP level channel components and documentation are in progress.
cable routing will be contained within seismic This will complete on the Design structures such that the installation will comply Engineering milestone shown in with the reasonable protection guidance of the table in Section 3.
Draft Safe Evaluation 0 en Item Status None N/A 7
Potential NRC Evaluation Impacts There are no potential impacts to the NRC Evaluation identified at this time.
8 References The following references support the updates to the Overall Integrated Plan described in this enclosure.
- 1. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Tennessee Valley Authority {TVA)- 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 Number EA-12-051) for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant," dated February 28, 2013. (ML13063A437)
- 2. NRC Order Number EA-12-051, "Issuance of Order to Modify Licenses with Regard to Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation," dated March 12, 2012. (ML12054A679)
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- 3. Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3-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 (Order Number EA-12-051) (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883),"
dated June 18, 2013. (ML13157A164)
- 4. Letter from TVA to NRC, "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 (Order Number EA-12-051) (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)," dated July 18,2013.
- 5. Letter from TVA to NRC, "First 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," dated August 28, 2013. (ML13247A290)
- 6. Letter from NRC to TVA, "Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3-Interim Staff Evaluation and Request for Additional Information Regarding the Overall Integrated Plan for Implementation of Order EA-12-051, Reliable Spent Fuel Pool Instrumentation (TAC No. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)," dated November 14, 2013. (ML13274A657)
- 7. Letter from TVA to NRC, "Second 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 (TAC Nos. MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883), dated February 28, 2014 (ML14174A041)
- 8. Letter from TVA to NRC, "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 (TAC Nos.
MF0881, MF0882, and MF0883)," dated August 28, 2014 (ML14247A430)
- 9.
RAI Response On November 14, 2014, the NRC issued RAis with its Interim Staff Evaluation (Reference 6).
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