ML20059E174

Informs That Plant Restart Review Board & Related Functions Will Be Phased Out on Date Fuel Load Commences

ML20059E174
Person / Time
Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	08/31/1990
From:	Wallace E TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
To:	NRC OFFICE OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM)
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NUDOCS 9009100074
Download: ML20059E174 (2)

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CH ATTANOOoA; TENNESSEE 374o1 SN 157B Lookout Place AUG 311990 EU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ATTN: Document Control Desk Washington, D.C.,

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50-260-50-296 BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT-(BFN) - UNITS 1, 2. AND 3 --PHASE 0UT OF THE BFN RESTART REVIEW BOARD (RRB)-

The-purpose-of this letter is to inform you that the BFN RRB and its related functions wil1 be phased out when fuel load begins. TVA considers that the

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beginning of_ fuel load is an appropriate milestone for~this phaseout since-

. work on most safety-related systems will be complete. As a result, the4 balance of the the current outage at BFN more-closely: resembles' the refueling -

. outage of an operating plant where emergent-issues are reviewed on a daily-

' basis to determine applicability;to the present outage.

lAt the time of shutdown in 1985 significant regulatory and hardware deficiencies existed at BEN.L In 1986 TVA established a special Task Force to

verify the identification of problems and initiate actions forgresolution

-where necessary prior to restart of-BFN. 'The Task Force also_ developed a

, process and_ criteria for review of issues to determine whether'resciution of I-each issue would be required-prior to_ restart of BEN. The-BFN RRB -which is-currently a subcommittee of the Plant Operations Review Committee, was initially established'as=a subcommittee of the Task, Force to' assist in the<

discovery and review of items required for Unit-2 restart. The RRB and:the restart requirement-criteria were both described in the-Browns Ferry Nuclear Performance' Plan-(Volume III),-Revision 2, dated October-24,51988.-

Therefore, unless TVA is otherwise informed in writing, TVA will phase'out the

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RRBLand its telated functior.s on the date fuel load commences.

Very truly yours,

TENNESSEE ALLEY AUTHORITY E. G. Wallace, Manager Nuclear Licensing and Regulatory Affairs cc:-- See page 2 9009100074 900831 DR ADOCK 0500 9

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