ML20065F516

FOIA Request for Listed Info Re Plant Administrative Hold Status

ML20065F516
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	06/01/1993
From:	Riccio J Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project
To:	Grimsley D NRC
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FOIA-93-317 NUDOCS 9404110361
Download: ML20065F516 (3)

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• Litigation Group Ralph Nader, Founder f,REEDOM 0F INFORMATION June 1, 1993 ACT REQUEST Mr. Donnie H. Grimsley Division or Rules and Records p.,gg/7 j Office of Administration and Resources Management W f,/,f [

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C. 20555 FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REOUEST

Dear Mr. Grimsley:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 522, as amended and 10 C.F.R. 9.8 of the Commission's regulations, Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project requests copies of any and all records in the possession of or routed through the NRC regarding the Tennessee Valley Authority's reporting of capacity factors for Browns Ferry Units 1, 2&3.

Public Citizer, is seeking information regarding:

1. the use of administrative hold status in calculating TVA.

reactor capacity factors.

2. the use of administrative holi status by other utilitie's in calculating reactor capaci!.y f actors. If other utilities are using this reporting method, please provide a listing of those reactors affected and-documentation as to the period for which administrative hold status is claimed.

3. the NRC's knowledge and/or approval of this reporting method.

In order to facilitate your search I have attached a copy of the applicable pages of TVA's monthly operating report which have given rise to this request.

Pursuant to and in compliance with 10 C.F.R. 9.41 of the i Commission's regulations governing requests for fee waivers, Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project provides the following information.

l Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project seeks the requested information solely to contribute to and help shape the public debate on emergency planning and preparedness as it pertains l

to nuclear issues.

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Public Citizen's Critical Mass Energy Project is a nationally We known non-profit public interest organization founded in 1974. We will use these documents in an analysis of reactor performance.in~ this plan to broadly disseminate the information contained analysis to the press and the general public.

Our past publications Thousands have attracted attention in the local, of copies of the reports have national and trade media. industry, and been. sold or distributed Since to members of the public," disclosure of the information citizen groups.

public interest becauce it is likely to contribute significantly to the public understanding of the operation or activities of -the government and is not primarily in the commercial interest of.the 552 (a) (4 ) ( A) (iii)), we request a complete-requester" (5 U.S.C. incur in waiver of any processing or duplicating costs you might If you rule otherwise, please providing these records to us.

notify us before filling the request.

If all or any parts of this request are denied, please cite -

the specific exemptions on which you rely in refusing to release the documents.

If in some way this request requires clarification or additional detail, please contact us.

Further, since the Freedom of Information Act provides that the remainder 'of a file must be released if only portions are exempt from disclosure, we request that we be provided with we of course, all non-exempt portions which are reasonably segregable.or deletion of' any reserve our right to appeal ' the withholding information.

As provided in the Freedom of Information Act, we will expect to receive the requested records or a final determination within ten working days. If your office is unable to fully respond to this request in that time, please send us a written estimate of when the request will be completed.

If you have any questions about this request, please telephune me at 2 02-54 6--4 9 9 6.

Thank you for your attention to this request.

Sincerely, amp & stb ames P. Riccio ergy Campaigner Critical Mass Energy Project

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SUMMARY

l FEBRUARY'1993 .

1 UNIT 1 i i

Unit one r einalus ,os. ndesinist rative hold to resolve v'arious TVA and NRC -

concerns. This isonth's operating data report reflects the assigrusent ' o!' q adininis' at ive hold st atus' to uni t one ef f ective June 1. 1985. Administrative ,;

hold. status is considered by TVA to.cuspend the accrual of reporcing. period hour s b.:ci.use t hi s uni t. is considered to have a maximum dependable capacity of O MVe Vor this reason. ciusu l a t i ve reporting period hours for the period af ter June 1. l't B 5 to present are not considered when calculating operating-hI4.!us'vilfl.ttsles such as cumulative capacity fdctor rate. These.

runsiderut t ons ulI) affect the .other operating status reporting variables H accordingly. ,

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h Un!! ? votered a r. fueling nut.agu on . J unua ry 29. 1993. The outage is.

scheduled to 1..s t 11'/ days, with estiinated unit restart on May 28, 1993. -The reporting factors have been revised to reflect the administrative hold status .

for Unit ? T roin June 1, l'/85 until restart for cycle 6 (May 24, 1992).

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Unli 3 s en.uin. on adinististra tve hold to resolve various TVA and NRC concerns.

This n.ont le. o;.e ra t i ny,- da t a report reflects the ass igrunent of adatinistrative hold s.ti.tus t o Uni t 3 eilect ive . June -l .1985. Adininist rative hsid status is '

cinnsialcred by TVA to nunpend the:necrum) of reporting period hours, because this unit i t, considered t o have a anx t auss dependable capacity of-0 MWe. Fo r -

this reason. cumulative reporting period hours f or t he period af ter June 1, 1 *# H 's . to pier.ent .erc not considered when calculating operating status

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va r i .ib l e u both as cuinulat ive capacit y t oetor rete. These considerations will

.. ! f c c i the o f he r ope s a t f or, s t u t os report Ing variables accordingly. ,

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MONT1;LY OPERATING REPORT

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTil3?sITY FEBRUARY 1993'-

DOCKET NUMBERS 50 259 50 260, AND 50 296 '

LICENSE NUMBERS DPR.33, DPR 52, AND DPR 68 s

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