ML19345H007
| ML19345H007 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Browns Ferry  |
| Issue date: | 04/10/1981 |
| From: | Eisenhut D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY |
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lll 7590-01 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of
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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
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Docket No. 50-296
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(Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit )
No. 3 )
1 MODIFICATION OF JANUARY 9, 1981 ORDER REQUIRING AN AUTOMATIC AIR HEADER DUMP SYSTEM I.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License No. DPR-68 which authorizes the operation of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 3, at steady state reactor power levels not in excess of 3293 megawatts thermal (rated power). The facility consists of a boiling water reactor located at the licensee's site in Limestone County, Alabama.
II.
On January 9,1981 the Commission issued an Order modifying the license, effective immediately, requiring an operable automatic system to initiate control rod insertion at low pressure in the control air header.
The Order, published in the Federal Register on January 28,1981 (46 FR 929'9) required the automatic air header dump system to be operable by April 9,1981 or the facility be placed in cold shutdown within 72 hours8.333333e-4 days <br />0.02 hours <br />1.190476e-4 weeks <br />2.7396e-5 months <br />.
By letter dated April 9,1981, the licensee requested an extension of the Acril 9,1981, deadline to May 1,1981 because of problems discovered during testing of the pressure switches in the new system.
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. 7590-01 The requested extension of time is consistent with the intent of the January 9,1981 Order to provide the required additional margin of safety within a short time period. Operation of the facility for a short additional period of time will r.at present an undue risk to the public health and safety.
For Browns Ferry Unit No. 3, this additional period of time is projected to be 23 days.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, including Sections 103 and 161i, and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 CFR Parts 2 and 50, IT IS ORDERED that the April 9,1981 completion date required in the January 9,1981 " Order for Modification of License" be extended to May 1, 1981.
The Order of January 9,1981 except as modi-fied herein remains in effect in accordance with its terms.
IV.
Any person whose interest may be affected by this. Order may request a hearing within 20 days of the date of publication of this Order in the Federal Reaister. Any request for a hearing will not stay the effective date of this Order. Any request for a hearing shall be addressed to the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D. C.
20555. and shall set forth with particularity the nature of the requestor's interest and the manner in which such interest may be affected by this Order. A copy of the request should also be sent
. 7590-01 to the Executive Legal Director, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission, Washington, D. C.
20555.
V.
If a hearing is held concerning this Order, the issue to be considered at the hearing shall be:
Whether the completion date for the automatic air header dump system required by the January 9,1981 Order for Modification of License, be extended to May 1, 1981.
Operation of the facility on terms consistent with this Order is not stayed by the pendency of any proceedings on the Order.
R THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Darre1G.E(senhut, Director Division of ticensing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Effective Date:
April 10,1981 Eethes da, Maryland
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