ML17131A029

Site Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure Revisions

ML17131A029
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	05/10/2017
From:	Bono S Tennessee Valley Authority
To:	Document Control Desk, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
References
EPIP-12, Rev. 0019, EPIP-3, Rev. 0040, EPIP-4, Rev. 0039, EPIP-5, Rev. 0052
Download: ML17131A029 (3)

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Tennessee Valley Authority , 1101 Market Street, Chattanooga , Tennessee 37402 May 10, 2017 10 CFR 50.4 10 CFR 50.54(q) 10 CFR 50, Appendix E 10 CFR 72.44(f)

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, 50-296, and 72-052

SUBJECT:

Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant - Site Emergency Plan Implementing Procedure Revisions In accordance with the requirements of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.54(q) , 10 CFR 50, Appendix E, and 10 CFR 72.44(f) , the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is submitting a description of changes to the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN) Radiological Emergency Plan (REP). The affected documents are the BFN Emergency Plan Implementing Procedures (EPIPs) named below.

EPIP Revision Effective Date EPIP-3 0040 Alert 04/10/2017 EPIP-4 0039 Site Area Emergency 04/10/2017 EPIP-5 0052 General Emergency 04/10/2017 EPIP-12 0019 Emergency Equipment and Supplies 04/10/2017

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 2 May 10, 2017 Description of Changes and Summary of Analysis EPIP-3, Revision 40, and EPIP-4, Revision 39, was revised to incorporate several editorial/typographical changes throughout the procedures. The revision removed the second sentence in the second paragraph of section 1.1(Classifications upgrades made following the Technical Support (TSC) becoming operational are accomplished from Appendix G of the procedure) . This instruction is not needed because it is found in step 3.0[1 ]. This change removed the redundancy of having two steps give the same instruction.

EPIP-5, Revision 52 , was revised to incorporate several editorial/typographical changes throughout the procedure. The revision removed "Activate the Emergency Response Facilities" from the Public Address announcement in Appendix G. The revision changed several steps in Appendix B to prevent an unnecessary activation of TVA Enterprise Emergency Notification System (TEENS) .

The Notification of the NRC table in Appendix C was changed to improve the usability of the table in the event of an emergency that affects multiple units at the site. Lastly, a change was made to how time requirements for notifying the State of Alabama/Risk Counties are detailed.

EPIP-12 , Revision 19, was revised to incorporate several editorial/typographical changes throughout the procedure. This revision changed the format of Attachment 8, "Agreement Hospital Cabinet Inventory. " The majority of the supplies in the cabinet are currently found inside labeled containers that are stored inside the cabinet at each agreement hospital. This change will streamline the process of verifying the inventory in the cabinet. Several inventory checks , that are now obsolete, were removed from applicable attachments. Signature lines were added to Attachments 10 and 16. This change provides a method for documenting completion of the inventory that more accurately reflects who was responsible for completion of the checks contained in the inventory. Lastly, this revision replaced "10 CFR 50 Appendix R" with "major fire event" in accordance with NFPA-805 requirements in the caution box in Attachment 15.

These changes were evaluated in accordance with 10 CFR 50.54(q)(3). It was determined that the changes did not reduce the effectiveness of the BFN REP , and the BFN REP, as revised ,

continues to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 50, Appendix E and the planning standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) .

There are no new regulatory commitments in this letter. If you have any questions regarding this submittal , please contact B. F. Tidwell at (256)729-3666.

cc: See Page 3

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Page 3 May 10, 2017 cc:

NRC Regional Administrator - Region II NRC Senior Resident Inspector - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRR Project Manager - Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant NRC Director - Division of Spent Fuel Management, NMSS