ML16158A430

Notice of Intent to Apply the Previously Approved Quality Assurance Plan to Spent Fuel Storage Activities, and to Store Spent Fuel at an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)

ML16158A430
Person / Time
Site:	Watts Bar
Issue date:	06/06/2016
From:	Simmons P Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
TAC MC0676, TAC MC0677, TAC MC0678, TAC MC0679, TAC MC0680, TAC MC0681, TAC MC0682, TAC MC0683, TVA-NQA-PLN89-A
Download: ML16158A430 (2)

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Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37402 June 6, 2016 10 cFR 72.1 40(d) 10 cFR 72.212(bX1)

ATTN: Document Control Desk U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555-0001 Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-91 and gO lndependent Spent Fuel Storage Facility NRC Docket Nos. 50-390, 50-391 , and72-1048

Subject:

Notice of lntent to Apply the Previously Approved Quality Assurance Plan to Spent Fuel Storage Activities, and to Store Spent Fuel at an lndependent Spent Fuel Storage lnstallation (lSFSl)

Reference:

1. NRC letter to TVA, "Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1,2, and 3; Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and2; Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 Regarding Quality Assurance Program Change (TAC Nos. MC0676, MC0679, MC0680, MC0681, MC0682, MC0677, MC0678, MC0683),' dated May 28,2004 (M1041550313)

2. TVA letter to NRC, CNL-16-085, "Nuclear Quality Assurance Plan, TVA-NQA-PLN89-A,' dated May'10, 2016 (ML16131A508)

Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 72.212, "Conditions of general license issued under 572.210," paragraph (bX1) requires the general licensee to notify the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), using instructions in 10 CFR 72.4, at least 90 days before first storage of spent fuel. Accordingly, the Tennessee Valley Authority (rvA) is hereby notifying the NRC that TVA intends to load the first spent fuel cask and begin independent spent fuel storage installation (lSFSl) operations at the Watts Bar Nuclear Plant (WBN) on September 19, 2016.

Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 72.140(d) "Previously-approved programs," TVA is also notifying the NRC of our intent to apply the NRC-approved TVA Nuclear Quality Assurance Program (NQAP), TVA-NQA-PLN89-A (Reference 1), to ISFSI activities for

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 June 6, 2416 WBN Units 1 and 2. The NQAP is described in Chapter'17 of the WBN Unit 1 Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) and the WBN Unit 1 FSAR. Section 2.0 ot the NQAP notes that the NQAP applies to ISFSI activities. ln Reference 2, TVA submitted the current version of the NQAP, Revision 32,tothe NRC.

In accordance with the instructions provided in 10 CFR72.212(bX1), TVA is providing the following information:

Licensee's Name: Tennessee Valley Authority Licensee's Address: Watts Bar Nuclear Plant P.O. Box 2000 ADM 1.L.WBN Spring City, TN 37381 Reactor License Nos.: NPF-91 and 96 Docket Numbers: 50-390, 50-39't , and72-1048

Contact:

Russell A. Stroud Sr. Program Manager, Site Licensing Tennessee Valley Authority Post Office Box 2000 Spring City, TN 37381 There are no new regulatory commitments associated with this submittal. Please address any questions regarding this notice to Gordon Arent at (423) 365-2004.

Respectfully, Paul Simmons Site Vice President cc:

NRC Regional Administrator - Region ll NRC Senior Resident lnspector - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant NRR Project Manager - Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Robert Carrion: Region ll, Division of Reactor Safety, Engineering Branch 3 Raynard Wharton: Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Division of Spent Fuel Management, lnspections and Operations Branch